Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-01-28
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEC ATS.
tn s,i0v, Jan. 10.
On motion Of Mr.. summers,


Fan act ta ailer ard reform do mode II ptp,,c
ding in tic courts Of chaGccty, passed tue 9TH o
March $50 a. 10 lesscn tie time within whcI
causes may be heard aud determined IN sai'
counts. upon the reports q commissioners IN chan
Gerry.
On motion Of Nj Garland Of y,
Resoirfa. That the President and Directors o
tho Lunaiic Hospital d, " iIliamsbufe he request
cd TO furnish tbs house (wihout delay with iiI'
number aud names of the persons that constituted
their Board Of Directors on the FIST DAY Of Janu
aty, 1926 also tic subsequent changes that have
taken place N hat r ard up to the first day TIM
month. January 1890, and DE cause Of sneh chan
pes. So rs Ia slow he tine that each Director has
continued III Office subsequent to tue period
aforesaid aSn the number Of olIc ets III HAT IN
~ttuton receiving an annual salary, the amount o.
salary paid each, and whether iEe,e officers re-
cei,c any oher perquisifcs ia tie Wy Of proVlsl-
onq, fuel llonses 81 oil crvi,c, II Tie expense OF
that ins,uion and # they 90, sae What they
arc, and the authority undcr winch they are fur
| nished
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
! b. Nj Stlnafd--oi the citizens OF Richmond,
counter 10 the petition OF the Manchester and Pc
,crsburg Turnpike Company, and praying tie IN
corporation Of company TO construct a Raj Road
from Rlchmand 10 Petersburg.
Ry Mr.. Witeher--of citizens Of PinS'lynnia
! praying a change oft tie place Of holding pre-
! cinct election in SAID county.
By Mr.. Dorman--oi citizens Of thotown d Lex
! ington, praying certain changes relating 10 the
! Lexington Arsenal, ard for the endowment Of a
deaf and dumb ass lnm
ABOLITION.
/ This subject was again taken az, the question
/ pending being ,p5n Mr. SlauaId's appeal from
/ the decision file clair upon p0u o! order.
! Mr. Sanard made some further remarks IN
support OF Lis appeal.
Mr. Miller moved that the resolutions under
consi,, ration he for tic present land upon the
table, for the purpose OF presenting set OF resoln
lions which VT. prepared m der he hope Of re-
concnC conflicting opinions, aud which had re-
ccivcd tie APPRECIATION of many gentlemen on
both sides.
The motion to lay on tic table having been
greed to, Nj. Miller Submitted prcami le and res
buttons.
Mr.. Stanltd considered tie propo.ea rcSoln-
tons falling shott of the instructions Of the rco-
pile ON this subject,
Mr.. Parker, Nj. Gtogot!, and Mr. Brown Of
p, took tic same SIDE.
McSsrs, Gil Ct, and Hunter OF T., sustained the
| compromise.
After some remarks BY Mrssr' Miller, Hole
man, Stanafd, Gilmer, and CtuchGeld,
Nj. GiImcr moyodto print the resolutions Of
f,rcd by Mr. Miller which moliun was arIc,d to,
On motion oil aIr CulchGcld,
The House adjourned.
Iedn,s3ay, Jan. 20.
On motion Of Mr. Gregory,
RtSoirc8. IL tho Legislature of Virginia, That
tic Board al Public WORKS be directed to cause
survey and location TO be made Of The most suitable
route for a Rail Road from the city Of Richmond 10
Yorktown il Virginia, during IT," present year,
by conn cltlt engineer, and that said engineer
report his proceedings, toprthrr with a profile OF
said route to the next Legislature.
ABOLITION.
Nh. Miller moved 10 take up the compromise
rcsoUtiore. lie lcIcd the gentlemen advoca-
tinr the other propositions would consider that
No disroSpret was intended them. by proposing to
take up this amendment in preference 10 theirs,
and that the vote upon taking up should be- con-
,idcicd test question.
Alter much debate, the question was put upon
taking up the compromise resolutions, and decided
10y ayes and noes, as tullowS:--
Ayes us, noes 3.
The question WAS hcntakon ou each resolution,
and they were adopted, as follows.
|. Hsolrtd, Fiat this Commonwealth only has
tue right to control or interfere with the subject
of d,mcslic slavery, within its limits, and that this
right will lie maintained at all hazards-(C
imousv)
?, Re>oire3, That the State of Virginia has
a right to claim prompt and efficient legislation
by her costatcS, to- restrain, as far as may he, and
to punish those Of thclr citizens, who, in defiance
OF the ohlil aliens OF social duty and those of the
constitution, as>ail her safety and tranquility, by
forming associations for the abolition OF slavery, or
printing, publishing or circulating tlrou,l dc mail
or otherwise, seditiou, and iuccneiry pnhlIca-
tions; and that this right, founded as ii is on the