Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-01-08
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
I'atydaB. Decc MIR 40

speedy sale oil runaway stoves confned in the coun.
y and torrofation lila.
On motion of MIR. Craig, the Cofnmiuee 81
Courts OF Justice was instructed TO ina,1re into
the espcdiency of providing by law tina, securities
III roeognlzances may have remedy as to their
principals, similar to ,hit which Lnn have in civil
cases
On motion OF MIR. Burton, leave was given to
bdng in bill to authorize the consiables of the
corporation Of Lonchburg to levy distress waraots
FOE rents within the Limits offhc town.
Ga motion Of Mr.. Sheuari The Committee m
the Audofs Oiliqe was instructed 10 inquire wheth-
er any, and If any, what amendments are necessary
10 The law, allowing the first clerk in the AUDITORS
othce, compensation for any ezra services which
have been required or may be required
The Speaker presented the following commune:
cation from the Governor:
To he House If Delegates.
have the honor 10 lay before you the enclosed
letter of resignation, recently received from Briya
dier General Francis Preston, who lately command
cd the Seventeenth Brigade Of tho Virginia Militia;
md TO say TO you lint tho reasons assigned by him
have constrained me to accept the resignation Of
one OF the oldest md beat officers Of tic Common
wcsllh, whose place i,belones to you 10 supply.
My knowledge of the Slate fo,bds me 10 doubt tha.
his equal may be found my knowledge of tho
man, npkes ne confident that his superior does
not probably exist within il.
Very respectfully,
LIrn. w TAznwrLr.
Erecutipe Department. Dec. 80, 1884
The following resignation was enclosed in tho
letter OF the Governor:
ABINGDON Dec the Cd, 1894
Dear Sir Age and lnhrmity impel me TO resign
my commission us Brgadicr of the l7lh Brigade
OF the militia of Virginia, which you vii! please
| 10 accept
have the honor to be, your mos, obi. bumbo
scrv'i. FRANCIS PRESTON
10 his ExcellcGey the Governor Of Virginia.
JAMES nIysas KAsAwuA IMPROVEMENT.
On motion Of Mr.. Johnson of r. the Bill to au.
thofize tho Common Hall OF the City OF Richmond
10 make an additional subscription TO the sock of
Inc James Rvcr and konawha Company was 10.
ken up and read.
Mr.. Johnson then presented two memorials from
the citizens Of Richmond, demonstrating against
the passage Of the Bill, and entering ut large into
arguments to show the ru,nous effects upon The in
leresie OF the city, Of the large subscription propos-
cd One of these memorials prays, IN conclusion.
that the minority Of the citizens be heard by eoun
sci nj the Bar Of the House.
Mr. }. presented the Report Of the Committee of
The Common Hall, containing n statement of the
! votes OF tho citizens Of Richmond on the question
o, authorizing the Common Hall TO make the ad.
donul subscription.
These documents having been read,
Mr.. Johnson sad TINT ono Of the memorial,
which had been presented TO tho House was very
obviously prepared before the provisions of III bill
/ now before the House had been nsced lined; and
hence IT vas, that the statement was made by the
nemofitiist', thu those v no had subscribed to tho
stock would be held to the engagements entered M
10 by That subscription, and would also be taxed to
pay Tor tho subscription 10 be made by The Common
HAL i hs statement would not have been made
! ItH In IpVf .nfl "a. l,,ii
nllsis. The other petition closes ltb a reqIcst
that tho ncmoralisls DO heard by counsel at tho
bar OF the House. Mr.. would Willingly submit
motion for that purpose, being DESTROYS that tho
minority Should have every opportunity to be
heard, ana he had 10 doubt that the House would
have accorded this request. Indeed he had intend
ed 10 make this motion: But he had asccrtained
from those Of the gentlemen who intended 10 adj
dress the House, who present to day that.
however much lie wished to meet their views, they
could mol be heard before the House, unles: thu
Bill were postponed. lie found tho, they could
not bc heard today or tomorrow, and unless tic
subject should be offered until after tomorrow.
ihey could not be heard AT all. Ii was therefore
WIN very great reluctance that he found 10 bo
his duty to proceed with this Bill without hearing
The counsel OF the minority. The delay which they
required TO prepare themselves 10 address tire
House, would inevitably forfeit the charter. He
looked upon such a delay entirely out of the
question. Bu, fany member wond take upon
himself the responsibility Of moving n postpone.
men ofihIs bill, in order move that the minority
be heard at the bar oil the House, Mr. J. would take
his sea-, TO allow The motion TO be made although
he should feel constrained to oppose it.
MIR. Cosion said, that if no other member present
was prepared TO move that The House gran, the re.
quest OF the minority to be heard at the Bur of thu
House, he would move tina, this bill be postponed
and would subsequently make the first named mo.
ton lie thought a very strong case had been
m de by the minority, and it oppcarcd,to him that
40 'noorvcniencc would result from granting their
reqaes. to be heard because there was another
bill on the table proonging The time for keeping
open the books Of subscription TO the stock Of tho
| company and If that bill were now acted upon,
there was no necessity for passing tho measure un.
lei consideration with SO much precipitation as 10
re'u5e TO hear ali the argumen,spro or con in rea-
non 10 1t TINS bill could be postponed for scyc.
raj days without injury 10 the scheme, ifthe extern
sion OF time asked for behalf of the COMPANY
was granted lie therefore moved 70 lay this hill
on the table, and would suggest to the gentleman
from Richmond the propriety Of calling M tho
othei bill II tha, bill should not lass, he would
decline Offering tho motion that tho minority be
| h~atd
Mr. Johnson of Il. said, that if the bill which
had been introduced yesterday, had been passed.
mere could be nc objection to laying this bill on tho
table, IN order that the minority should be heard.
according to their re4uest-But that bill was now
IN It's incipicnt stages, and it impossible 10 say
when Il would pass-perhaps it would not pass to-
morrow, when, in that case. the cooks Of the Com
n