Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-01-31
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

road from Winchester to Staunion, and for other
purposes, with nm amendments.
The House ooncnrred in the amendment, and lie
bill IS now alaw,
On motion of Mr.. McClintick, Resotred, THAI tle
commiucc for Courts Of Justice inquire into the es-
pcdiency of reducing tho Grand Jufles of the County,
tonits from four In two IN the year. E
On motion Of Mr.. Dunlap, Resgired, Thu, leaYs
be gwen TO bIing III a bill, To amend an act. entitled,
- an act to extend the limits of the town of Union
IN the county OF Monroe" passed February. 1893. =
THE PUBLIC LANDS.
On motion Of Mr.. Dorman, the House resumed
the consideration Of the licpor, Of thu Sclect Com.
miltsn on the subject of the Public Lands.
he motion to strike out The Ath resolution, beiaf
the pending question:
Mr.. Ncnablc read an amendments. which he meant
To offer as u substitute 10 that stlcftdby Mr.. Ba,Iy.
lie explaiMed the reasons which induced him to tf
Ter with some OF his political friends, and expressed
ms surprise that gentlemen claiming 10 be OF The
siriclest sect Of State Rights Republicans. shoufl
Yield their assent 10 such n construction of lie
Constitution "a the 4lh resolution Indicated. He
denied the authority of Congress 10 collect money
ior distribution IN any shape, but particularly 10 col
lect II u%ncqually and distribute IL equally. Such a
system. apart from the Constitutional objection
would be a wastciul system. IL would be subject TO
commissions, delalcalions, &c. IN collecting, and 10
a new expense IN distribution. lie Preferred leay.
,ng iha money with tho people, and he would not
place Virginia IN the disgfaceiul attitude of n pen-
N''' A''' iiitt
reference To documents 10 sustain his views, aud con
olnded by the remark, that our forelaihcfs had IN
view only the establishment Of liberty, when they
coded the lands 10 the general government; ii waB
not "A mere question of dollars aud cents, &c.
Mr.. Dorman expressed his hope that the friends
OF the measure Of distribution wonld 70 against the
molion to strike out, and they would not permit a
combination OF the friends Of other schemes 10 de-
feat the proposition. Mr.. ID. supported the ptineiple
Of the All resolution, aud by a reference To dorn.
mcnls, undertook to show that the purchased lands
were paid Tor out olihe proceeds OF the sales Of the
coded lands, aud that, therefore, the States were ca.
Titled to \ distribution without a distinction. Mr..
ID. replied to the Arguments ofNlr Whether ON ,lia
head, and To those of Mr.. Edmunds ON The general
proposition. lilo urged the necessity of promp, at
ton, &c.
Mr.. Wi,chcr gave his views a, some length, in sup.
port OF ms dInslintlion between the power Of tho
government over the ceded lands, and over tlose
that were acquired by treaty. lie urged the propri.
" of the adoption Of Mr.. Tunslall's amendment, SO
as TO waive all question on the latter branch OF the
proposition At present and Mr.. w. replied to the
remarks of Mcssrs. Dorman, Venable, Edmunds.a and
Stuart and concluded by an appeal to those who
thought with HIM on one point, not to force him 10
to the necessity Of Withholding his vote from the
whole, &c.
Mr.. Dorman explained. aud stated tina, an OK.
planatory resolution could be amended. so as 10 ol,.
yate all difficulty, &c.
Mr.. kinney thought that harmony and union
could be best attained by n Of the 4th
resolution, and moved lis reference accordinsly.
This motion was sustained by Mcssrs. Nav,
WIicher Souihall. TunstalI and klnney-and oppo.
sed by Messrs. Edmunds Of H., Laughorne, vena-
bic, Bots and Baly.
The ayes and noes being ordered. the question on
was decided in the affirmative by the fol.
loving vote
A~yss.-Messrs. Gilmcr, (Speakcr,) Cropprr.
Son,hall, Wood. Stuart, Kinney, Cobbs, Mitchell.
FryaIt, Snodcrass. Shanks, Peyton, Tar, Menu,
Kyle. Flood, Toer. Fox, Corbin, Wilcox, Ed
monds of F%auqulor, T'dball, Payne, Ilale of
Franklin, Wade, Shetrard. Barton, Watkins. Daiu.
geriield, Turner, Odel. Park, White, Seymour.
Flowe,s' Armstrong. Martin, Tyler, Washington.
Reynolds, Smith Of Kanawha, Tayloe, Conway.
Beard. Ramey, Taylor of Loudon. Bootun, Caid.
well, Smith OF M. &c jackson, Goode, diamond.
Clayton, Dunlap, oFerraIl, Hodges Cunningham.
Waits. VERIFY, MCoy, May, TunstaIl, Wiclof,
Gay, Harris, Sturm, Robertson, Ltynurn, Dornan.
Davis, Urquhart, CrrtchGeid, Crockett Of 1azewell
Stephenson, Walkcr, Jack ION, Crockett OF Wyile
10.
Noes-Mcssrs. Bayly of AccomncL, Ilolloway. Ca
bell, M'Clinioek. Hoffman, Haskins. Caldwell,
Cox, Carson. Broadns, Wilson, Vaughan, Lorimrr,
Ball. WAITE, Deskins. Chapman, Smith of G.. Hal
of e., Edmunds of Halifax, Taylor Of Halifax,
Bolts, Smith, of. of W., Wright, Sliadwick.
Richmond. Farley. Orgain, Taylor Of NJ, & NJ,
Dorteh, Whitehead, Langhorne, Alexander, Faz-
gerald. WooIiolk, Cloud. Carroll, Yenable, Rob-
eris, Stands, Radcliffe. Pendleton, Smiti, Of Rock
Ingham. Thomas, Smith Of Russell, Culberson.
Bare, Conn, Filzhugh, Prince, Goodson-5l.
Ga motion of Mr.. Leyburr, the several conmn-
nica,ions from the Auditor OF Public Accounts, ths
Second Auditor, the Treasurer, the Register of the
Land Office. and the Secretary Of the Common
wealth, relative to the Clerks 10 their respective de-
partments, and the amo unit other salaries. were ia
ken up. and ordered TO be committed to a coa,mittee
of Messrs. Leyburn, Toler, Sherrard, Cunningham.
Robertson, Kyle and Corbin.
PETITIONS were presented s.
BY Mr.. Witeher. from citizens Of Piusylvania.
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