Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-01-17

borrowing Of the money therein provided for, al
rate OF interest not exceeding Gper cent.
On Mr.. kIssEY's moion, :
| Resolrtd. That the Comrniiee on Roads. and Ia
t-nal Navigation enquire INTO the expediency or ~
v,ing and amending act entiled An act 20 'pSor
po'"'e company 10 construct Railroad iroH
Siaunon 10 Scolnvillc, or To some other convenient
point On James river" passed March Q, 1880.
On Mr. SruAnr's morton
htsotrfd, That the Committee Of Claims DO In
st'nc'cd into cnquIne 10 the cxpcdency Ofienewing
tho pension heretofore grated 10 Alice Cavendish,
once tie wtdow of WIN McCiinic, Il soldier of the
Revolution, who was badly wounded the battle Of
Guillorl.
The Guam laid before the House the following
com caon.
10 The HoHe NJ Delegates $
lay before the House ol dele gates tho AnfIaa
Report Of he Board Of Directors and Of the Supsr-
n,endcnt Of the Penn tnniihry 1lfh tia aceelnmpa-
nyng Documtnis aud most respe tfnfly invite their
particular attention 10 the Commu beation Of tho
President OF The Board Of Directions, and llie Joint
report OF tho Snpefiu,c n,am and attending physt-
Ci,n.
The frequent application Of DE Magistrates TO she
Executive, iorsopp,es Of tlepna's Justice, which
cannot be supplied Induce me 10 suegest 10 Tie Fth-
r,a Assembly The propr,eiy Of adopting in Iiacc4of
tina, Work, one lately published by Professor iDs-
Wis, ot the Unyels,ty OF Virginia, entitled "a Trea-
ties on Criminal Law, with an Exposition Of the Of
heo and authority Of JUSTICES oil the Peace ~ Fr-
ginn." including iorns OF Practice. ng
Professor Davis furnish the Sfute with A.
ny number of copies whith may be desired, and on
reasonable terms. DAVID CAMPBELL.
ENtcur,E DEPARTMENT., Jan. II, 1858.
Mr.. Mr proposed tn submit the above Ccmmp-
ncation 10 the tomtnawr of Cuuts Of Justie e---but
on ilie suggestion ot Mr. fRuT, uFikLp that il et-.
braces two different objects, Mr. M confined hs nv
ton 10 40 much At he Comm ubiCaiton as relates to
Professor Dayrss Work. which was carried--and i.
the Report respecting the fcniteniary, was ordered
10 he printed, .#t
Mr.. MeCoNSrl' submitted the following Reso-
luton:
"Rtsolrod, That lhe Committee Ron,la and in-
tcrnal Navigation be Insruct.dto enquire nta the pro-
priey "t constructing guarded mad on Staieac-
couo or otherwise. from tInksburgI 10 Wheeling,
an5 hat uhry report y ban az otheiw se.''
A,. tAtnwtLL proposed 10 add the following
clausc;
"And TINT said cmmitcr also inquire iio The cs-
pedency Of altering the location " Baii road that
the may be made TO pass through llic flats at
Grave Creek IN the county 81 afsha, that said
Road may he made 10 terminate al that point Oh Ihs
Ohio Rlyer."
The resolution, thus amended, was adopted. :.
On Mr.. MAY ai,iuion, lhc Comm,iee ioi Couris
OF justice we've Instructed In enquire into ilr expo.
dlency ol amending the laws respecting the Mten :
dance and compensation Of wtuesses aud tho taking
Of dc ilosons IN civil cases.
Mt FLowrRy submitted tho following rcsolu.
ton:
"Rtsolrcd, That the ComIhilcc Of II dads and In
cxprdienc, OF adopting some general scheme, Of la.
tcrnal improvement bro ughouttle Coslnunw eaIlls"
which NDs tcted.
Mr.. CuSNISGul.f offered the fol'pwins resoll,.
ton. ....#.
Rtyolrea, That the duty of examining into N.
condition of the Banks Of he Comnonwea here.
toiore discharged bytle Joint Committee on Banks
be devoved on the Select Co mmi,ec whichhas been
appointed oh that subject -, ...p
Mr. VOOLFOLK thought M good could grow GU;
all nti oil
PEELED last 10 take the ia,enenis oil the Bank ON
GERS. lie would amcndhc resolution as TO require
report from the Bank officers on oath, -.
Mr. CuSNINduAMs said that there had formerly
been a standing uilc Of The House providing fot the
appointment of Joint committee 10 examine into thu
condition OF he Banks, but that The rule had been re-
scnded on motion Of The gentleman from Orange
that the duty must be performed by some ose--,las
he bad suggested TO the Chairmao Of the Solcc, Com
m'iec on Banks lhc propriely Of rc-adopting tho
rule for Joint COMMITTEE who had suggested
that the duty had better be dcvo, ed the coninit-
tee already appointed; and he had, therefore, olier
ed the resolution now before the House. o., .,
Mr. LANGIoRN supported the resolution. He
m'ued as had been alleged, they ought 10 be laid
batc. The Bank oilirers could not be expected 10
give evidence against themselves.
Mr. MAY thou gli tina, the iulics of the Select Com
miee we've sufficiently onerous, and would prefer
that the duty Of examining the condition olthe Bauks
should be devoved pom some other committee, Il nd
wonld sgest 10 the gentleman from Norfolk Boz,
rough the propriey oil Withdrawing the resolu-
ton
Mn CUNNINGHAM agreed 10 The suggestions Of the
gent cIncn iron Peicrsbur aud hoped hat con,mil-
tee would be appointed with the gentlemen from
Orange At its lead, to perform tile task OF eNamin-
ing l,ilo The alleged abuses, and invited rigid scru-
tiny into the past oreations aud present condition Of
the Banks.
On motion of Mr. NARns, go
Rcs0irea, Tlmi Select com hi1fee he appointed 70.
enquire into the expedicncy Of allowing VIM. Crump
of the county Of Powhatan farther time 10 erect
his mill dam across Appomatox river, witt. leave 10
report by bill or otherwise. 49,
On Mr.. FENABLE's motion, the following rcso-s
luton was adopted:
" RSoircd, That the Second Auditor be regsies-
ted To furnish this House statement Of all loans
the sob Of September, l836-the rates Of interest OH
SAID oans-the premiums, If any, said loans; az
the bids made for said loals for any part or
portions Of said loans and whether in every instance
the hghest bid las been accepted, either Tor apart or
the whole OF said loans; also. whether Efforts ays
been made by the Board OF Public Works "a tego.
cate leans through any agency out 0f the State, or
have employed any Bauk agent for the purpose
OF negoc rating any of said loans, any other agent
a so IA statement 1T lie additional aggregate amount
of interest which will have been paid by the State at
the end OF the term, for which the 6 per cent loans
have been made and above what would havs
been paid, il the loa MS had been obtained at per
cent"
On Mr. DoRMAN o,ion, the following resolution
" as adopted
Resolred, That the Committee on the Militia Laws
be instructed 10 inquire iuo the expediency otimpoI
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