Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-02-25
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OFDELEGATES

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TANrstab, ttb. IA message was received
from the Senate, stating that they had pissed the
| bill 10 authorize the Common Council otthe City
Of Richmond 10 subscribe to the stock Of the James
River aud Knuawha Company. They haye nlso
passed with amendments, the bills to revive and a
mend act TO incorporate the town OF Dahfiiie III
the county ni Iittsysanla--io amend an act CON
ecrning delinquent Iunds The amendment Of ihc
Senate 10 the latter bill VAS TO strike ont the pro
vision giving 10 clerk FEC Of % cents for eaeh
tract Of Hand sold, to be paid by individual purcha-
sers, or by tic commonwealth, when purchased by
H. Mr. Brown OF Petersburg, moved to amend
! !he amendment ofthe Senate, SO Us 10 allow the
fee 10 ali cases in Which lands were pateha5od by
individuals, which was agreed to
A message was received from The Senate, Stating
that they had agreed to the JOINT resolution eoncer-
MIN our commissioncrto South Carolina, with
some verbal amendments. The amendments were
agreed To.
On motion of Nj Daniel the Committee Of
{ ants Of Justice was directed 10 impure into The
lexpadcncy Of placing the owner OF oeeupier Ci n
mil having ess lhan fifty acres Of land attached
thereto upon the same footing, IA ,egard 10 Ice
Ping their swine, the owner or occapjor Of
mill having hlty acres OF land attached 10 the
same.
Nj, Gmer from the Select Committee on the
sufiec. % At ran Coloni alton, reported blll. ma
KIM appropriations tot the removal Of sec lcrso
OF colour a,i mJsod mat II be read, which motion,
after some discosaion, was rejected. The bll will
| come up III It's order
Onmutlon OF Mr. PaltesonorB. B., the b Il TO incorpe-
rate the Black Heath Company of Golfers was Ia
ken up ana iile question recurring on the adoption
of hc engros>ed ryder, milking the private estates
of the octbodets liable ter the debts of the CON-
pany, Il wos passed.
| Tho question being on the passage Of the bill
amended. the remonstrance of snndry cVlliers n
gainst the bili, WAS read on motion Of Mr. Watkins
oiGooohand, aud the biil passed,
Tho bill 10 authorize subscription on the part
Of the Commonwealth tothc capital stock OF the
Portsmouth and Roanoke rail road Company was
taken up on rs cugrossment, and after consilcra-
bic discussion in which Msssrs Brown fPet,
Murdangh, Collins and Mcdowell participated
Mr. Brown OF Pet made unsuccessful motion
tp lay the bll on the labe-whcn il was ordered
10 be cngtossed
On motion of Mr. Mullen, the House then adj
journcd
Saturday, Etb l6.-Thc engrossc1 bill to pro.
VIDE ur cleaning and repairing the arms at the
Lexington Arsenal was read a Sd time and On its
irassage, was discussed Ivy Mcssrs Moore, Wallace,
Carter of II u L., Gregory, and Dieherson.-- Mr..
Knox moved its indefinite posipunem,n,, which
was agreed to--Ayes 81, Noes l3
The cngro.sed bin to autiorze subscription
on behalf the Commonwealth Ia the stock of the
Portsmouth and Roanoke R4i Road Company
came up on It's passage
Mr. Brown ot Petersburg opposed lhe Bill At con
siderable length p,d was replied to by Mr. blade
who supported the bill Mr.. Bruce though the oh
jet Of the bill highly important but he objected 10
the policy Of loans, and should therefore vote a
gains, II. alr Murdaush continued his remarks
IN favor Of the bill MI sims said, that a,uo4gl.
he thought the work IN important one, he should
I vote asalns IT, MS he disapproved the principle OF
the bill Mr., Dickerson opposed the bill Oh tho
ground that the quota ofprivate subscriptions WAS
no, complete. Mr. Murlaush sal the state was
not asked 10 subscribe unit, the 3 5tAs had been
suhscrlbed,-Mr Brodnax explained his opposi-
ton to the bill Us InexPedcnt, and particularly ON
The ground OF lls embracing the principle of loan
, Mr. Watkins of q supported The bull Mr. Car
ter OF +. w. opposed it on the ground that il would
njure the Petersburg improyemcnt--Mr King
made some stutcmeuls as 10 the disposition Of the
citizens Of Norfolk to take the stock of the compa-
ny. Mr. Campbell advocated the bill a, some
length, and was followed on the same side by
/, Messrs. Muriaugh and lloleman, when the ques-
ton being put, the ayes and noes hayIn. been or
dered on motion of Mr.. Shnnds it was sided on
the passage of The bill, in the affirmative, as fol-
t lows Ayes &C, Noes 81
And on motion OF Mr.. Dunlon, the House ad-
Journsd.
, Monday, Eb lS.-A message was received
hom the Senate stating ,hut they had passed bills
Ito authorize the Bank of Virginia and Farmers
Bank of Virginia TO subscribe to the stock of the
James River and Kanawia Company and 10
change the fall terms o! the Superior Courts of the
NTH Judicial circut-and that they had rejected the
bill allowing Jacob and Celia his wife free persons
OF colour, to remain in the county Of Scot, for the
term OF three years.
MIR. Marshall offered the following resolution
Resolred, That leave be given 10 bring in BIZ.
enabling certain citizens of France, Switzerland
and Germany to hold lands within this Common
wealth, and transmit the same by devise or other
wise as If they were native citizens.
| On motion Of Mr.. Jones, the words +" citizens OF
France, &c" were stricken ou land the word allie as
lnserted-and the resolution having been briefly
SunnOrfed hv MesSrs Marehau pr.,j,,~ o,I