Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-01-22
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Tuesday, Jan. -.

a communication was reselseo rom VIC oeha"t
stating TINT they had ,sed The b'll-anihofiz'ng
the trustees Of the town of Lexington 10 borrow
money, and for other purposes,
| Petitions were presented and referred as ioi-
/ lows
BY Mr.. Shands, of Chas. +. Osborne, praying
that The provisions Of the act OF the last sessof
declaring tho upper Appomatiox rver lawful
! fence, my be extended to all parts OF the james
/ River lis creeks and tributary streams, navsable
| by vessels drawing four ieet depth OF water by
| MIR Berry. Of sundry citizens of Jefferson county
praying for an act Of Assembly to inc 'rporate a
company for insurance against tue absconding oi
I slaves.
/ On motion ofMr Witcher, The COMMITTEE Tor
Courts of Justice were Instructed to inquire into
the cxpediency of so amending the 9th section Of an
&C, for extending the charter of the Farmers Bank
of vi ginia, as TO make the same conformabe 10 an
ordinance adopted by the Stockholders at their last
general meeting.
On motion OF Mr.. Collins, the COMMITTEE on
Roads and Inicrnol Navigation, were instructed
to inquire into the cxpeJiency OF permitting the
Albemarle Rail- Road Company Of North Catoli-
na TO extend their railroad within the limits OF
Vwglnla.
JAMES RIVER ASD KAHAwnA IMPROVEMENT.
On motion of Mr. johnson OF II tho bill TO au.
thorizo the corporation Of Richmond 10 make fur
Their subscription TO the stock ollhe James River q
Kanawha Company, was tacDcp.
Mr. Brooke addressed the House in opposition
10 the bill, nn1 was followed by Mr.. Gregory, who
oontcndeJ that the measure was no, only unjust,
bu, would ultimately prove Intellectual.
Mr.. Watkins explained his reasons for opposing
the bill.
On motion Of Mr. Cosion tho ayes and noes
were ordered on tho passage Of the bill.
Mr.. Garland OF NJ rose 10 put question 10 the
friends OF the bill. lilo had understood the gen
tleman from Richmond to say a few days since,
tina, in case OF Its passage, means would be Ia
ken to Obtain decision OF the Court tf Appeals
on It's constllulionaity. IL asked if such the
intention Of the advocates Of the measure.
Mr. Johnson Of r., replied, that he had said the
other dn that far as he was concerned he would
not allow The corporation of Richmond 10 attempt
TO raise money for the purpose Of subscribing to
this stock until the opirion OF the Court of Appeals
was known upon tic cons,nuonalIty of the Lee
gslatiyc gran, of authority, Such was still
his intention. The result of such decision, If
ugainst the eonstitutonallty of the act, would be
to render it void IN favor OF ITS constntlonali
IT, TO enable the city to proceed and take up the
stock.
! MIR Johnson Of r., then addressed the House at
length in reply 10 tho remarks OF The opponents Of
! the bill.
A ler some INTERPRETATIONS from Mr.. Witch
err the question was put the passage of the
bill and decided in the affirmative by the following
vote.
AWS-Messrs Drummond, Grnnlds Rives,
Randolph Luync, Garland Of Amherst, Craig
Maysc, Pate, lIo', Miller, Wilson of Botetouf,
M'Millan, Booker OF Buckng ham, Yancey lamp
tom Saunders, Burton Madison, Ball Price, Payne,
S,eger lo md, Wade, Watts of Giles, Blair,
Wethered, Vance, Mullcn, Kincheloc, Bolts, IIolle
man. Summers, Emanuel Lawson, Harris, May
Garland of Mecklcnburg, Wiley, Morgan Alex,
ander M'caaley, Webb, Cabell, Collins, Watts of
Norfolk Coanty, Parker, Leland, Brady, M Lure,
Voolfolk, Robertson, Jones of pcndIelon, Cack-
| ley, Nash, Carroll. Woodhousc, Williams, Boothe,
M'Dowell, j., Moormon, Harley, Moncure, Wit
ten, Delashmutt, Clark, Jet, Prentiss, Siunger,
Cunningham and Johnson of Rchmond-72
Noes-Mcss's Banks, (Spcakcr,) Booker of A.
melia Brooke, Cos,on Hunter of b.. TurnbuIl,
lIorJ, Christian, Johnson of Chesterfold, Broadus
Wilson OF Cumberland. Scott, Servant Hunter of
Essex MARSHALL, French, Gibson, Barton, Smith
Of Frederick, Smith of Gloucester, Watkins, A
vent, Carrin ,ton, Nixon, Sh.nn, Gtavely, Gregg :
ry, Berry, Gaaher, lIooe, lIawcs, Caldwell, Iion-
man, Jaooey, Beard, M'Catty, Todd, Waggener
Rodgers, Sherrarj, Epcs, Witcher, Swanson, Du-
puv, Shanls, Thornton, Cline, Hopkins Spear,
Bare, Jones of Shenandoah, Crutchied, Crump,
Harsraye and Brownie.
On motion of Mr. Wilson of B.,
The House adjourned.
Wednesday, Jan. H.
The Senate have passed the bs-to incorporate
The Louisa Mining Company-to incorporate the
Sosscn Mining Company have also agreed
to the resolution of the House for the election of The
FIRST and Second Auditors and Register of ,ht
Land Office.
On motion Of Mr.. Marshall, the Committee o.
Courts OF Justice were instructed to enquire into the
exocdloncy OF SO amending the law, as to provide
more effscually for the return of executions by she
riffs and their deputies
On motion of Mr.. Holland, leave was given tc
bring IN bill, TO change the place ofhollinS the
separate election heretofore authorized IN the coun
ty OF Franklin, from the house of Shelton Taylor
(now deceased) to the S,ore.houso OF John d
Booth, near the same place.
, On motion OF Mr.. Marshall, the Committee o
Courts OF Justice was instructed TO inquire into tn,
cxpedlency OF passing an act authorizing the Clerk.
OF the several County Courts to keep proceS.
book, in which the sheriff shall give his receipt fol
all process taken by him out of the Office and ha,
the same committee be further instructed 10 inquire
INTO the expedency of authorizing said clerks &c
send process by mail to distant counties and charge
the postage IN the taxation of costs against the un
successful parry.
Petitions were presented and referred-By Mr.
Dclashmu I, ofcltlzens ofthe counties of Harrison
and Tyler, for the passage of a law TO authorize
the President and Directors of the North Western
Turnpike Company TO make a branch thereof from
SIscrsville 10 intorsect said road-by Mr. Gala
her, OF ctlz MS of the North Eastern part of Frcde
rick county for the formation Of new county-anc
of Charles Gun, to be divorced from his wife La
vin'a-oy Mr. ColSion, of Committee of the
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