Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-02-19

mercy ol the Federal Government or without such
a prohibition ~ would prevent another Government
j from ihe use Of our State institutions eu better
| terms than hose winch the State itself would be
Authorized 10 use them
Ahrr some conversation between the Speaker aud
MeSa'. M'y, Bolts, Smi,h III l. OF W. and Wat
h'n' the bill "asread by lis lc aud .co,nnlrdl TO
! the committee on Banks.
On motion Of Mr.. raylnr
Resolved. That ihr committee on Schnols and
Colleges be instructed II inquire into the eNpedieney
ol SO amending the act al 22d March. 1896 ns 10
authorize the school commissioners of the several
countess ciiits, towns, or borouYhs, In apply the
whole ora pat Of the additional fund drved from the
surplus revenue, To the colleges academies within
! Their respective counties.
Ga motion OF Nj Kinney
Resolved. That the eur,niilee G,r Couris OF Jus
tee enquire INFO the cSptdtruC, oi ,,anen,ilng the
thnd section ol the act antiilcd 'an amend
the several acts relating III The appointment and du
tits al shr''tls,' passed 2sih Feb. leei-as 10
'hoilHr HE county counts al this commonwealth,
"hefr the, deem II csrcdlcnt 10 do. place all
county le,ies and poor rates, Which be returned
nnsatlsic by HE sheriff INTO tie baud. oi cansl,blrs
Ion collection.
On nonon ,I MI Tnlor of I.oudonn,
Resolved, That select eotnh,tt.c he instruct
ed 10 mqnic into ilr expectancy al 80 amending the
la" IA relation 10 the mileage of mrnbcts 81 he LIZ
c'slaiufs, rs 10 provide what specified shall be-
received ior nleag-. by memh.,. representing The
dtiicieht counties, cies towns. OF boroughs III the
/ toinnonm cath.
Nh, Buck offered ,hr fol- wing resolution, which
was nrcai,yed
Resolved That the committee for toutts of JUS
ice lac instructed 10 inquire INTO the expr,,eney oi
$" amending thc law, 10 admit 1T appeals from
judgments "i Justices Of the peace N I'll cases
mhetr either parry may feel apsiieyed; Provided.
such party give sulio'en, s,curlly Tor all coats and
damages Imposed on him, her, them, Ion having
taken such appeal
l>rrnNAL lMrUoVrMrSrs.
On motion If Nj. Watkins. the report of the com
mhee OF nalsnld luirmal Nivigaoa on the Inter
nal lnptevrmcn question:. WI, taken mp. and Mr.
Segar renewed hs mnIion Tor iis indefinite post
ponemrut.
Mr. Sngar thcn IN compliance with Ia, no'ier
addressed the House III behalf oI the roit OF the
committee advocating system OF enlarged naiiona
irptoscments. Mr. :, took WIDE view oi the
question, embracing Important topics OF political e
conomy. Tie showed ho" increased iatrrnaton,
communication lncitcd cnterpnzc eau,ed tie devtl.
"pmcni oil thu national resources aud the acruuula
ton OF national welhh--anl how y costly transport,
ton, brmg y bounty On the productions of the couu-
ny, huithens aud tetltds trade and operates some
tunes 10 It's entire prohibition. The two-hlihs aud
three hllhs system wis examined and Nj 5. sh,ard
how II opcntrdto destroy thr effective pursuance oi
Internal improvements. Mr.. =, went nto u statisti.
calslew OF the operations OF Internal improvement
plans lnoilel STATES and tie imn,cuSe increase TO
ttadc resulting bonn them. The dram upon the pa.
pulatlon ID wealth ol the State by emlg,aion, was
sed upon the House with mn,h warmth tie ne
rcssS ri attesllng lhr spr. by the adnp,ion al IA
enlarged system OF lnteIual Improvements lie
entered INTO comparative view of the Progressive
incicaSc OF the population Of Virginia. aud OF other
states by winch II appeared that IN ioiiy year, the
population OF New Iorh had been qulnluplcd, thai
al Penn lsana guad,upled. ME thit oi Virginia
hHd only increased about 100 900 Tie effect OF la
ternal Improvement I" increase population was II
Illustrated by particular aud striking u oher
81 Il, Inn,
featuring, l., lntcrnnl improvements Was pouflrayed
With much larec. Nj :. mai touch, Il the ours
III It's bearing upon the political character of the
conIrrrtcS. The ,le, tui bringing the States 10 h
IN that harmony aud close connection wblch re-
suits itom eonunous liues Vi international couInin-
ncatIon-a connection, nunded III ,Rffreat--wa4 en-
lorf cd with much enrigy and the importance, aud
atdcnily drsrrd em, of strengthening the ties ol the
! union by udIssoublr cham, nas adyriird IL IN
eloquent aud happy -lylr by Mr.. = lie then.ntcr-
ed into clos' serdilny al tie tf5 fJhS and .Hrt.
HFbS principle, and showed the mpossbllny oi rl-
irelinG any great Improvements under the poey-
AID how none of the States which ave mad, any ad-
yhncemcni N internal improvements had bten able
rrovR step nnll they had Abandoned It. The
report oi the Committee was thrn defended by Nh
=, aud the proprIcy oil lis recotnni"u nd ATOMS
lutd aud sustained rNtenso. Ilr Arguments 81 the
Gentlemen llon Prince Edward and Halifax. with n
gard 10 HE nnproductnQ character ol railways and
( ,annals Wcrr ll,Yn replied Ia ~ lonrih.
Ga motion OF Nj peudeton. at near three q
clock the report o the Committee laid On the
tablc, Mr.. St.ar welding The floor, aud niicat-
M that he would continue the Argument on Mon
dly.
The Speaker Lad before the House eomnnnlea-
ton from the Bund oi Public Works. transmit
ing aippnit OF the Chei Grolonis o ir ST ltr, de-
taIag the progress Of the Gcolog ical Survey the
yelr 81.
Nj. kinney moved 10 las the report on the table
aud the pruning nj 300 copies.
NJ Il, mimi | nd NJ
HARRISON remaihug that the documrur
| poiiaul one and should be- circulated amuug the
people al Ihey might de result OF HE Geolog-
! cal Survey, moved the printing ot 10000 copies,
which asl motion WAS agreed tn.
Petitions were presented and reeucd--by Mr..
Williams of cItixcns OF Prince Nill,m, for The re-
mo,aI Of free persons ol coouf (ltd the ablr)
by Nh. Peytuu OF citizens 81 Buc haan praying Tor
the incofpora lou Of Literary AssociaIiou, und,a
the name aud sylc Of the Mash Il Society OF
tourr, tor new county of part oil SAL county,
with accompanying documents.
B.lls were take up on thrf inst aud second read
inSs.
, ELLIS Pissip.
Declaring Greenbrier River public highway;
! 10 enable, hr Richmond. Fredericksburg aud Po-
! lomae Rad Road Company, 10 augment then capital
stoch for certain purposes;
AnthorsIng u loan on behalf of the State. 10 the
! Portsmouth, and Raanokc Rail Road Company.
On motion OF Mr.. Witen,
The House adourned.
Aonday February ~,
/ communication was received from the Senate,
stating that the, have passed the bill entitled = an
ACT authorize the removal OF causes III einliy from
the Inferior 10 the Superior Coutts," with amend
ment@ IN which they rrquestthe occurrence 81 the