Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-10
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

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Mr. GIBSON of Hampshire r,iay added TO the
Committee on Roads and Internal Navigation
i Mr. MARSHALL offered the following resolution:
i RsSorcd, ythc Gcacra .1SScmHy That the Board of
Public Works survey To bc made by the Irlnci-
pal other Engineer of the most suitable route
for road from Brrrys Ferry 70 u;crscc the Stounon
Road At MddIciown, and to rcpor, what public
advantages will result thc7e!7om, and the probable cost
OF cnns;ructng the same.
Mr.. 81 EwELL moved To amend, ,r inserting, instead
Of the .'Staunton Road, the words VALLEY Turn
\ pike.
On motion Of Mr.. SuiTu of !. of w, the resolution
and amendment were lad on the table.
i Mr. GREGORY offered the following resolutions:
i l. Resorcd, That the Committee for Courts of JUS
tcc be instructed to inquire into the Proprey OF proVd-
ing by law for the appointment OF suitable person by
the Legislature, whose duty it shall he 10 draft all bills
which BE- ordered by the Committees of this House
to be brought in; and that said Committee, If II be their
opinion that such person should he appointed, shall fix
The SALARY of SAID officer
Il , R,soircd, That the Committee Of Finance be IN
strucicd 10 inquire into the cXpcdrncy of raising the
salary 81 the Governor Of This Commonwealth.
: =: RcSoircd, That Tie Committee of Finance hc IN
structcd 10 inquire INTO the cNpcdicncy Of raising tn
salary Of the judges OF this Commonwealth
!. t. Rc#o'rtd, That the Committee "f Finance bc IN
Il structcd 10 inquire into the rNpecncv of increasing the
pay OF the Members Of the General Assembly.
The Isl resolution rejected, after short discus
sion, in which Mr. CRrrcurIxLp opposed il, and Mr..
i GREGORY supported il. The other resolutions
SMiru of l. fW; tn" I'd. on motion of Mr.. DommtH..
II MILITARY BOUNTY LANDS.
! Mr. SorrHALI referred To previous proceedings OF
the Legislature the subject OF an additional approprl-
alton of Lands BY Congress for the satisfaction Of m'i
tarv warrants, issued under the authority of Virginia 10
soldiers Of the Revolution The instructions and re-
quests heretofore made seem To- have been Intellectual,
bat repetition them the only method left o., at
tanning the object Mr. s therefore offered the follow
ing resolution:
ReSoircd by The General .7sScnaby, That Senators
in Congress be instructed, and Representatives re-
oucstcd 10 their best exertons TO procure from
Conrr additional appropr: aton of Land, to satisfy
the outstanding Military Bounty Land Warrants issued
under authority of this Commonwealth TO the officers
and soldiers of the Revolution, their legal Rcprcscn-
tativcs.
be requested To transmit copy Of the above resolution
to each Of Sator" "''L Representatives III Tie
Congress Of the |. ;.
/ Mr. Sul1m of Of W. opposed the resolution, tn nix
ng il was TO put stop system which produced
perjury and fraud aud adduccd instance support
of his position, developed before the Executive Of
Virginia years since
i Mr. RosEETsoS stated some facts to show that the
Executive OF Virginia IN their action upon land claims,
were liable of the charges suggested by Mr.
SMITH The greatest vigilance had been shown in all
the which had come under his knowledge, and he
believed III all others.
Mr. SorTmALL made some remarks in reply to Mr..
SNITI and enforced his views by reference 10 the
scryation expressly made By Virginia for these warrants
when she ccdcd her share Of the public domain OF the
| Us.
Mr.. sMrrm disclancd all imputa,ion upon the Exc
cuiivc of virginia, though he had not seen, while
member OF il, any properly authenticated claim Tor
bounty
Mr. DoRM,S called for the ayes and nocs-whch
ordered and the resolution was passed By the fol-
lowing vote:
7ycS-Niessrs Gilmrr (Spcntcr,l Bayly, Chopper,
Southa Carpenter, Wood, Cabcll, VI Cue, Stuart,
Lockridgc, Burwcll Of b., MITCHELL Myers Of B., Hun
ter, Hannah, Jackson, MMilan, Meredith, Kyle,
Flood Thornbure, Tccr, Fox Corbin, Coleman, Card
we'll Cox, BurwcIl Of c. 4 w. Brnadus, Wilson,
Whilworth, Craiord, Rpanc Powell, Marshall, Scott
Of Fauqurr Anderson. Payne Howell, Hale, Baker,
Byrd King Smith Of Glou, Carroll of Grayson Butts
Tavor of Halifax Clarke Of H., Gibson, Alien of H.,
White Seymour, Lee, Armstrong VI Rae, Hamlet,
/ Gregory Wurthington, Reynolds, Wright, Tayloc of
X c. Tayl"c Of l.. \ r., Ewing, Lawson, Beard. lia
mcy Harrison, Organ, Banks, Scott Of Marshall, Iay
4 lor Of NJ & W., Saith of Mason and Jackson, Baskcr
VILE Goodc, Clayton, Evans, Chapman, Wade of vi.
& p, Myers of Morgan, Allyn Of -, Watts, Ethc-
ridrr VERIFY, lIudnaIl, Mcconnell, Hidden, Acshirr,
liner Tunsall, Keen Taman, Carroll, Ncnablr, l'o-
bcr,s Heath Radcliffe, Walden, Robertson, SNYDER,
Cricvcr, Ridley Cru,chcd, Fitzhugh, Clarke of Sur
~, Prince, Spotts Stephenson Walker jackson OF "
Stangcr-lli.
Hp--Mr. Smith Of |. of W
Mcssrs MAY Fo>rAI>E and MAssrE were excused
from voting al their request having some personal IN
,rrrst in claims embraced by the resolution
J,uEs RIVER ASD k,NAwIrA COMPANY
Mr.. TORN submitted the following resolutions
EcsO'rcd jy the frncrGi .iSsemby ~ EirGnt0, That
/. t,,c interests Of this Commonwealth Stakeholder
Tn, James RIVER and kanawra Company, require that
no IA hcr contracts for the prosecution OF that work
above the town Of Lynchhurg should under present
circumstances he made ny the PRESIDENT ana Dcc'oiS
( of said Company.
Mr. TnLEK, on submitting the above resolution, re-
marked that It proper, for the information OF mem
bcrs, accompany il with few explanatory remarks
- Rnorf al nt n
had convened in Lynchburg, and, although quorum
was not present il had entered into conditional con
tracts for the construction OF that portion OF the Inc
Of the canal between Lvnchbur", and North RIVER
These contracts subject 10 the ratification OF III
,urc Board which is to assemble in this city on Wed
ncsday next Mr.. T. said, it was evident IN the pre-
If sent condition Of the J1mcs River and kauawha Com
/ panv being without money and compelled to pay al
dcrnands agains; in lis own Scrip which was IRON
10 to Il per cent below par that all contracts entered
into mus; have reference TO that depreciation; that IN
der such circumstances, III every new contract chcre'
" into the difference between the scrip and par cur
rcncy would be cxacted by the contractor. Was th
state as Stockholdcr prepared or proper, tina
it should be subjected to this shaving operation ow
ever this might be, Mr.. T. insisted that the consum
nation Of these contracts should be deferred until aie
the general meeting of the Stockholders OF the Com
$ pany which will convene i'll few weeks IN order ina
= thov NAV have some voice in the determination OF
question so vitaiv affecting their interests. IL IN
e Board had awaited the meeting OF the Stockholders
a Mr. T. would have been concnted with tactr decision
Is whatever il might have been, although IN that case
e should have felt his duty to have offered resolution
e nsructing the State proxy to vote against the MAXIM
70 of new contracts 10 be paid for in deprecated cur
g rency The premature action OF the Board, however
had left him other course than TO oer the
5. h;ch he now submitted.
10 Mr.. DoRMAs was not much surprised at the resou
r ton coming from the quarter it did The gentlem,a
&c from Campbell but truly represented the wishes Of HI
ii constituents in presenting it. For, notwthstaneln
co. - "oCT oIh he IN
a. all the zeal OF the people oI LynenouS ~ -;
ID prosecution of this great work. they did not desire