Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-03-09
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

Grayson Harrison, and othors-And, changing
the compensation of the General Agent or Store
,nont', to ncroase the capital stock of the Dismal
swamp Canal Company. bill and mendmcnts
laid on the table, on motion of Mr.. Faulkner.l
INSPECTION OF TOBACCO.
On motion of MIR. BrodadL, bill further to
amend the several laws concerning the inspect ton
OF tobacco, was taken up, and read u second time.
THE principal objects of this bill the increase
of the salary fthe Inspectors, in where the
shipping duty is not sufficient for that purpose, the
provision to remain for one year-and the County
Courts when the usual amount is inspected, to re.
commend three instead of four Inspectors.1
Mr.. Brodndr moved to amend the bill so as to
make the provision in regard to the salaries of
inspectors permanent. On which motion discus
sion took place, in which Messrs. Brodnar Rires
and Bro'on, took part, hen it adopted The bill
was then further amended motion of Mr. BroG
mar, to strike out the words ''ffteen hundred ~
and insert mine hundred" to make it in.
cum6ent on the Cou rts of Counties where nine
hundred hogsheads of tobacco shall be inspected.
TO recommend three instead of four persons for
the office of inspectors. Tho blu was then order
cd to be cngrossed!
PUBLIC ROADS
MT. fices moved to take up the bill providing
lot the opening and repairing of the public roads.
MT. H'tcher opposed the motion, and hoped it
"ouid not be Ia ken up, it would lead to debate,
and consequently to delay
Mr.. Cdid,ceH hoped it would be the pleasure of
the House to take up the Bill. He considered it
OF great Importance to large portion of the
Commonwea lth-said the bill had been printed and
IN the hands of the members a long time, and pre-
sumed they were prepared to act promptly. The
motion prevailed.
on motion of Mr.. Caldwell, several blanks in
the OIL were filled. He then stated tho genuine
provisions of the Bill-pointeJ out the difference
between 1t and the present system of road laws
"hich no emphatically pronounced unjust, une-
quail, oppressive and utterly inoperative-said he
differed with many of his friends upon the subject
he was disposed to make more radical change
than the present bill contempatcd-but Welded to
the suggestions of others in order to make it as
acceptable to the House possble-adverted to
the oppression of the present system upon the
poorer class OF the community. He believed that
the wretched state of our roads grew out of the
Wre'ched policy OF our laws--and cited the prin-
ciples upon which the road laws of several other
states were founded, and urged the necessity of
changing ours-if not radical, a general change
such as this Bill proposes. He hoped the bill would
pass.
The question the passage of the bill was lost,
Al TO SO.
The following engrossed bills were read third
time and passed:-Incorporatng the Portsmouth
and Roanoke Rail Road Company-to authorize
two sePara elections in the county of Fauquier
TO authorize two separate elections in the county
of Caroline.
JAMES RIVER IMPROVEMENT
On motion of MIR. CabelI, the House resolved
itself into Committee of the Whole to consider
James River Company-Mr Ghoson in the chair
The motion of MIR. CabeH, to strike out the
clause excluding the Kanawha road from the in
vestments to be made in the stock of the new com
pany, was taken up, and after remarks by
Mr.. Erskine, was agreed to-Ayes So, Noes 25
On motion of Mr. CAJelL, the 24th section was
stricken out.
MIR. Summers moved to strike out from the same
section, the words, 'mouth of the acknowledgement
insert "Ohio Rivcr"-so as to leave to the COM
pany a discretion as to reaching the Ohio River
by Inc kanawha River, or by some other route.
Alter few remarks from Messrs. CabeH, Sam
mers and SpurLock the motion was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. CabeH, the 29th section was
amended by adding the following: "And for the
accommodation Of the trade, on both sides of the
James River, they shall extend proper of the
road across the river to all towns and other con-
venient places Of deposit, on the opposite shore
thereof"
On motion of Mr.. Ripes, the 10th section was
amended by making the ton 2249 lbs.
On motion of Mr.. CabelI, the 18th section was
amended by inserting after the provision that the
tolls fixed by the bill may be received as soon
| as the improvement shall be completed to Lynch
burg: provided, That until the improvements
aforesaid shall be completed to the mouth of the
North River, in Rockbridge the tolls from Lynch
burg downward, on such articles shall have pass
| ed the Locks on the mountain canal, shall not ex-
coed two cents per mile"
| The same section further amended by the
insertion of, and if the ''aforesaid improvements
shall be extended above the mouth of the North
River, then the new tolls may be dema nded and
received upon the transportation, such parts of
the extended line ofimprovement above that point,
as may, from time to time be completed and fit for
use;-provided, that such tolls shall be received
on parts of such extended line, until it shall be
completed, far as Crows Ferry, and that none
such shall be received the transportation above
Crows Ferry, part of such extended line, less
| than ten miles in extent.
| On motion of Mr.. Cabel, the following was ad-
| ded to the 54th sections ''To the end that the
Commonwealth and the other stockholders NAV
enjoy the profits of the stock in proportion to the
amount of their respective capals,--th dividends,
declared aforesaid, upon each share, shall al
ways be, in proportion to tho amount actually paid
| thereupon by the acknowledgements the Com.
monwealth shall be regarded as having paid the
full amount of her interest in the property and
works of the present James River Com pan when
1T shall have been transferred to the new Com
pany."
Mr.. RDO,ceU moved to amend the Same section
by striking out fifteen and inserting ten in the
clause fixing the maximum Of profit on the inn
proyement. This motion was discussed by Messrs.
| CdbeH and McDo,oeH at great length, and was re-
Jected. Mr.. Med. then moved to amend, so as to
make the profits Is per centum, until per cent.
the capital stock be accumulated, and after that
| time shall never exceed 10 per centum, which
further discussed by Mcssrs. CdbeH and Mcdonnell,
and rejected
| On motion of Mr.. Garter of P. w. the commit
lee rose and reported: and motion of Mr.. Sum
ners, the bill was laid on the table.
Mr. Bro,en presented petition from citizens of
Petersburg, for the incorporation Of company for
| the manufacture of cotton.
| On motion of Mr.. Moore the House adjourned
q DRAWING of the Virginia Wesburg
aI Lottery, Extra No. 3:
50 u 81 81 10 Al.