Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-02-02
,VIRGfNTA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF. DELEGATES
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poin,neiiI of n lo,nr-commiter 10 IN. urn Dati
Campbell Esq. oil hls election as Governor o
this Commonwealih--ahd have appointed !
ocmmtteeon Their part;
The following gentlemen Constitute the com
mittee on the part OF the Seqaia, ~: .Messts.
McMullen, McCamanr, Anderson, Smith q
Culpepcr, aud Carr.
The Speaker then apnounced the committee
on the part Of the House, VIZ: Mcssrs. Gibson,
Chapmaa. Wilson Of Bot Rses, lessee, Me
Cauley. Gillespie, and Dayi>.
On motion OF Mr. Wilson OF b.. the President
and Directors of the James River aud kanawha
Company were requested TO report to TIN. House
as soon as practicable, the names ofal tle=oiii-
ce ;, agents aud sarrants, IN employment Of said
Company, TEX ept hands employed by contact
ors, together with the amount oil salary TO each
and also. whether per anqum or per diem
salary the amount OF mileage aud other con
tngent expenses 10 each aud all such uiieers.
since the organization OF the Sar ii Comuany, and
also the amount paid by The sariou, corporations
on their respective subscriptions Of stock 10 the
said Company.
Petitions were preseuted-by Mr.. Moore, Of
citizens OF Lexington. pra4lug thai the ftns-
tees OF said town may be authorized 10 impose
taxes on certain properly now eAcmpt-hy llr.
Witcher, oil the stockholders Of the Roanoke,
Danyle and Junction Raj road. asking SUP
scripton Of one million of dollars 10 The stork Of
sad company also. Of Dck. Tree mau-oi color
OF the county. OF Patrick, lor leave TO remain in
the Commonwealth.
Mr. CPuTCnftIlp mqtcu that ls5 copies OF
Professor Rogers Report upon the Geology ol
the State, be printed for the use Of members. !
Mr.. WlTeBIn suggested 500 copies, the sub
lect beng one N which HE poop e 81 bis coan
", felt great interest.
Mr. CHAPMAN thought the importance Of the
subject authorized the circulation Of murh lar
ger number. aud moved The printing Of o0o.
The other propositions having been with.
drawn, the question was taken upon pfiutlns
1000, and decided IN the affirmative.
MIR LElGHrS RESIGNATION.
On motion of Mr. Bayly of A., the House
again took up The Report Of the Select Com
m,t,ee on the subject OF Mr.. Leghs letter o
resignation.
Nj Bayly then delivered bis views against
the preamble aud resolutions, and IN favor Of
the indefinite postponement
When Mr.. BayIy had conc II led Mr. Vaughan
moved the previous question, aud asked thdt
!, be taken by ayes aud noes,
Mr.. FlsHrR asked the Withdrawal of the cali
for the previous question, but Mr.. Vaughan re
fused 10 withdraw IT, The question was then
,aken-shall the nam question be now put, aud
decided IN tie negative, as follows: -ays %,
noes 90
Mr.. SrASARo inquired of the Char, if the ei.
feet al the DECISION lnst made, was not TO take
the subject from before the House for tins day.
The Char replied thai according TO parlla.
meptary rule, such would be the effect, but the
practice olthis House had generally been differ
cnk The House could control lis own proeee
dings
Mr.. SrANARp was willing TO allow ample time
for the discussion. The House could now pro
csed Will other business, aud the subject might
be resumed tomorrow.
Mr. WooiroaK hoped not one Of the Van
Buren, Democratic party would speak on the
question. ltwas thgme on winch other gen
tlenen might descani, and Introduce Mates IN
general He said he intended, after he should
have heard one more speech tomorrow, 10 re
new the motion Tor the previous question.
BANKING REGULATE IONS.
onmoion Of AIR May, the House took up the
bill establishing general regulations for the in
corporation of Banks; and alter some time spent
therein,
Mr. Voolfolk moved that the bill be laid on
the table for the present Agreed To.
The Speaker laid before the House the 2lsl
annual Report oil the Board Of Public Aofks
which was, on motion OF Mr.. Harrison, ordered
10 be printed.
On motion OF Mr.. Garland, the petition ofthc
Roanoke, Danvle and Junction Ran road Com
pany, was ordered 10 be printed.
On motion Of Mr. Voolfolk,
The House adjourned.
Friday Jan. 81
A message was received from the Senate STA
ting that they had passed bill concerning Johr
Druty, of the comfy OF Bedford and bill, al
lowing Aaron Banks, free man Of color, to re
MAN IN the Commonwealth.
Petitions Were presented and refered-hy Mr.
Cruichfeld, of citizens OF Frederck> hurg aud il
vicinity, cordially uniting with the Virginia GO
lonizauon Society, asking and OF the lcgislatur
10 promote the establishment of colony OF IRE
blacks on the coast of Africa 10 bear the name
Nlrgnla--hy Mr.. Beard of citizens of l.oudour
asking that Barry Stone free negro may !,
main IN the Commonwealth
On motion of Mr. Wilson OF b. the Comm
tee on the Militia Laws was instructed 10 inqulr
into the exp"dlency of amending or repairing lh
law OF the last session, concerning W ashlngio
College, IN the county OF Roekbrdse.
On motion of Mr. Stapald. the Committee
Courts OF Justice was instructed TO inquire int
the expediencv of bringing IN bill providing fu
temporary. special term Of the Court OF Al
peals
Mr. Stanard, in making the above motor
stated that il was designed to enable the Ran
dolph Wall case TO he argued before the Court
Appeals with a liulc delay as possible Tha
Court had been prevented from making deere
IN that case by the death OF Judge Carr the q
mount OF property depending was very large an
1t was important that 1t should be decided witt
out delay
On motion Of Mr. Marshall of L.. the Con
mlttee of Roads, &c. was instructed to nquil
into the expsdieney of Incorporating a compan
for the purpose Of constructing rail road fror
the town of Petersburg, through the town
Danvlle, and from thence to the town of Lynch
burg
BANKING REGULATIONS
On motion of Mr.. May, the bill prescrlbin
general regulations for the Incorporation Of Bank
was taken up,
Mr. SMITH OIL of w. moved the followin
amendment:
Before the commencing clause insert
=" And be IL farther endcted, That all I'LL