Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-03-22

Alo, = hil coucrrnin. thens. f,r.crics, aud de
,rueuon Of wills, Re. Laid on the Table
Ga motion Of Mr.. Bondurap, the Senate adjourn
ed.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Fri4dY March l6
MI Smnh of IA, offered the following resolu.
ton:
Resolved. &c. That the Auditor of Public hc-
counts be directed 10 publish, without delay, IN the
columns al the Wing aud Enquirer The act cntlilcd
- au act 10 amend act entitled an act to amend
and explain tic laws concerning Western Iaud Ii
Hes. aud ior other purposes
Nh MAY moved In amend by aiding Ike National
lnelhgencer, bs wlnch he thought the ohjec dcs,r-
ed would he attauIed which was to make the Law
known to non-resdenrs. whom 1t pJnclpaN con-
eerurd.
Mr. f,shci moved 10 amend the above, by inserting
= the Globe rs bad the greatest circulation. and
the lnfor nation was such should be spread over
all - The Glabc." "A Iaugh1
Mr. May thon:ht rs the Information wished
10 be oneul ded lor The benefit Of the land holders
who were generally con,idcfcd 10 be " arsiocrats."
hr did not suppose ihes vert readers ol the Globe
q laugh0
The amendments we're both accepted by Mr.. Smith
Of H.. when
Mr. Fisher Observing thai there was no ncccssi,,
whatever 10 90 10 such an enormous expense. moved
to lay lhr resolution the table, winch agreed
Ia.
Mr.. Mcdowell, from the S.lec, Committee on
'' su"Jcci ifIhlfd pliI 10 pfoFlUe Tor TIE IHbltC
Printing oi the tonmonHe ,IlI, which was twicc
read and committed.
MI I1.l0e, IRON the Select Committee. ia M
cure lntP ihs s.pcdlcncy of an explanatory deca-
ration of the right Of suffrage existing Under the
Constitution, or Of any change IN the existing laws
relating 10 elections, winch might tend lessen The
number OF hcal. the decision Of contested cleo
TONS, made d report.
The report concludes with tne following resou-
tons
Resolved Tia, the 3od rule Of this House be re-
sclndcd aud, instead thereof,
Resolved. That Select Committee shall be cho-
sen lor the decision o contested ceotio s. any pc
rtion be presented complaining OF the undue cleo
non of 4 member.
Resolved, That u Select Committee shall be cho-
sen IN the following manner. VIZ:
l. When tue petition - presented, day shall be
appointed Ion taking the same into oousii rraon, aud
notice thereof gwen TO thc parties.
> On day designated, # there be not II last
one hundred members present there shall be call
nj the House, When the required number is in at
tendance, the names OF all the members present,
written separate pieces Of paper shall be depos-
ued III a ballot box. The tlcrk shall then draw the
names OF 40. The sitting and contested members
can for deemed suit ;Icnt by the House, SET
aside any member, the House may excuse any
member Ion good cause. Oihcr names shall be
drawn To supply the number set aside or excused
After the names oi - thus obtained, the sitting
and conlestlng members may each select one from
among the members present whose names have not
been drawn. 1t either iaIl TO select, the place shall
be filed by ballot az above. From the 10 members
thus chosen. the sitting and contcsmg members
shall alternately strike oil Que, until the number -
reduced 10 -. The sand 10, together with the two
nomuotedby the parties, shall be a Select Commit
tee to Try and determine the merits OF the return,
coidng to the evidence submitted to thtn, the Con
stiluton aud the Laws.
3. The Select Committee shall elect its Chair
man. the member first drawn IN the House having
casting vote III the OF tie IN SAID election.
4. In each aud every contest, Select Committee
shall be constituted III the foregoing manner.
ExcnASGr BASK or VIRGINIA.
Mr.. Fisher offered The following resolution which
after disoussio hcw The mover and Mcssrs
Cunningham, Bolts, May and Watkins was land ON
the table
Resolved That select committee be appointed
to inquire into and report to this House what amount
OF the States subscription has been paid 10 the
Exchange Bank of Virginia, and what amount OF
private stock has been subscribed to, and actually
paid into said institution whether the said bank has
into operation not, and if not, what dSpusi-
ton, If any, has been made by SAID institution OF the
funds OF the State. paid 10 sand corporation ac-
count OF the States subscription to the capital stock
thereof.
bill to increase the capital stock of the Roa-
nohe Navigation Company, and for other purposes,
was taken up. Aller some conversation between
Messrs. Tunstal and Edmunds, rs to the amount
10 WHICH Tue company may extent IT'S capital, winch
was finally fixed at S6j0,000,) Mr.. Cabell moved a
ryder, which was agreed to III the following form.
BE II further enacted That If At any time here
after, the wants OF the country shall require an ex-
tension OF the SAID Improvement up the Dan AMI
Stanton rivers, the branches of either the right
is hereby reserved TO the Legislature to require the
said Company TO open books If subscription for the
purpose 81 increasing their capital stock to extend
said Improvements, aud If the State or private ind-
vduals shall subscribe for the aforesaid PURPOSE the
SAID company shall extend their improvement as re-
CURED, aud the new stock shall come IN on equal
terms with The additional stock created by the act.
The bill was then passed. without a d, sion.
bill TO suspend the act increasing the banking
capital Of this Commonwealth, was also passed.
SMALL NoTE BILL.
On motion of Mr. May, the bill the object OF
which is 10 put down the circulation OF Shin PIas-
tiers, called was taken up being on its final pas
sage.
Mr.; May moved TO Gil up the first blank with the
word " two" which would limit the time allowed to
all institutions aud individuals issuing shin pasers
to withdraw their noies from Giro ulation aud to le-
deem them. 10 the period Of two months.
Mr.. Robertson deenilns the time which would be
allowed, not sufficient. moved TO amend, so ms to
read " six months"
Mr.. Bolts moved the indefinite postponement OF
the bill.
Mr., Stuart opposed tie motion and read tho fol