Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-04
GENERAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
TurspAr. March 9, 1919.

| TUESDAY,. March 9, 1912.
communication was received from the Senate
sns mat they have passed the bill entitled ian
s1 70 explain the entitled an act to provide Ger
me completion Of tina, part Of the road from Prices
twnPihc TO the Cumberland Gap, which passes
through the county Of Lee"
&, nnu cave postponed indefinitely the bill entitled
wards, s"N' ""N
.nIeporis were received from several committees.
College," wv ''u'''e' " Ne''0'
a., An act concerning the lien Of judgments" and
"e1 allowing compensation 10 Sherifs ard
other officers for conveying person. under arrest.
IA eIvI cases, from one county 10 another''-were
'e'e'a'iy read third time and passed.
Par. rIos
wa, presented by Mr. Mayo-of citizens Of West
n'o'e'no' praying law to prevent feee negroes
"V,n seilng grain wihou: certificate.
| r ohI amending the act concerning the mileage
., members OF the Geuercl A,sembyn-wth the
Gne:uiuusent OF the committee, repeating the act
uniting the sessions Of the General Assembly was
'"Son up oa Its second reading.
Hr heen moved TO lay on the table, because, he
49, 'ne gentleman from Norfolk Borough was alb
sen, VINO had advocated the passage of the bill 70
- ee sessions OF the General Assembly, and who,
nv ssePPoSeu, would now oppose its repeal.
AAueI some little conversation among members,
N n Sayiy moved the previous question.
n' heen said he was implicated IN the bill and
ne nope9 the gentleman would therefore withdraw
i
"ou'u refuse to sustain the call.
Nn pyrd hoped the House would not sustain the
previous question. lie said he wished TO amend
.ns ausndment by the addition Of the foowiug:-
tos'dsd, however, that said act she'll be and 70.
man In tnll force anu effect during the present sss-
sion OF the General Assembly,
| t"e house then ordered the previous Question
oehs the adoption OF the amendment OF the COM
"lee' which was decided in tho affirmative, as fol-
AYE; A9ESD p' sOpihalI tsp.aketJ Bayly,
NnW9nh, kivss, Holloway, EArvie Davis of A
NewkIrk, Robinson, Cox OF & l.. Harrison of r
zones oil Buck, To,er. Samuel, Cox of ChcsterielJ'
living, Scott OF F, Mclaughlin, Early. Wood
RRY,c, Gae',an, Erskne, Watkins. Vance. Mullen,
DAVIS OF q. Dabney, Edmonds, ClenSenin.
Taylor Of L, Holiday, Marshall. Martin of Al
Digs Smith of NJ & }, Scott Of Meek. Harrison
Q, VI. Capeiton. orriek, Lyon, Watts, Mcpherson.
Brown Of =, Heath, Elliott. s:rothsr. Rsn'sI In,,
eurn' Warren. Walker, Martin of T, Buck. Nh,
jr., and Lsitwich-65. o.
NOES-Messr.. Kinney, Brooke. M,v.,
W W,usne'S' "llIehea Hunter, Riddick. Moore,
nO"ln, AppeFson, Cardwel, Brosdu, Thomns
PsyHs, Woods, French, Robins, Carroll, Snencsr
S.Ik, Fugh, Thempson, McRae Griess. Bewdon
Wallace OF n q. Ramey, MIhlnsy, DAVIS of nj
=, HsFrel', Taylor of n 3, Etheridsc, Yorbv.
SmIh OF Northumberland, Keen, Dey, Brawncy
MeCsu'ey, ShiPman, Smith of Rock. Cow
SI,aiewoot, Crawio;d, Tate, Urquh,ri, CrutcbeeS'
Ford, Bower, GoodsOn and JscRson25o' -
ne o.I wa: tnen ordered to be engrossed, by
MIR Crutchfeld called up on its ed reading bill
70 authorize The construction ofa turnpiLe road
'sor1 Gorton.ve 10 Ha.risorburv hsre,o.or. "a
on tns Table eonsiderlb BIC debate aro,s upon It's
merits OF the bill, between Mr. Holiday fayoring.
opposing. '''''' u 'N'''"na
MIR C'utehkeld moved its indefinite pos.noren,or,
upon which motion Mr. Hunter called the prey;ou,
f"es'''' NhIch was ordered-ani the bill w,s
Postponed indehnhelY by vote nf IOl to IL.
20 = 'Aouoh OF Mr. Scott Of F. the bill and meme
rs' IN relation = State convention, w,re ,,ken
up and made the order OF the day for MonJsv
next " -"Oneay
Mr Ho!lsman moved to lay tho bill, in pro,ress
upon the table. IN order to enable him to prcsen,
certain letters from tho Presidents of the RsnEs :.
'n's city, gong 10 slew that the amouo, Of not
oi these hanks IN circulation at the North was far
less than had been supposed-and on his n,ot;on
printed. " Oe
TO the South Western Road
Mr. IO!er said, that he I sd understood III. f,isnj.
Of ths DILL thought It cumberei bv thenm.nJn,.n,
some time since offered by him with the view of So
Iu'ns us passage, and therefore he now Withdrew
mat amendment, with leave OF the House.
'ir bo"oen, IN orasr, he said, to open the 1vboie
indefinitely. "'' oh
=. NOO1soh snlo ne was not IN the habit Of Dub-
&c speaking, and would not therefore detaip IN.
mouse with any EFFORT Of that sort II. would
ihotely make 10 the House a short .ts:smen, OFF,,
~ 'hrd 10 mo PROBE, contemplated by the bill be-
etnen' winch had grown out OF 4 memorial una
niHodsiy adopted by the convention held n, Chic
lisnssurg. He then gave the resnt, ne 81
uattohs tending 10 show the importance of erseut
ing this great scheme. Tho work was one. he ,aJ !
very dear TO him and his constituents and he wouId
DC much pleased that gentleman Should aid him by,
fhe
gentlemen from Aseomac and Isle of Wight had
oo'h made hne speeches in favor Of the road. I'm, n
:hey had given him his choiss he would have ne
49, lheir pare votes, leaving them TO make the
'Pseenes TO their constituents if they wished IL,
EAr Bowdsn roIe, no said, to explain 10 The Uou,,
laat ne was not, as 1t might seem from his motion
opposed to internal improvement generally:-b
ne le! himself sonsirained by the present state Of
,ne nnailees o! ihs commonwealth. to vote against
an appropriation from the Treasury to this or anv
other improvement however important,
Mr. scott oil +, said he was inclined 10 fear tb,, |
'he motion OF the gentleman from WilIiapnshurg |
would prevail; de thought the temper mani.
esipd by the House yesterday in nar,ioII,, 80.
ms TO relieve the James River & Kana,VbS c..
panY from thor difficulties, left scarce hone that
hey would now make an appropriation TO hi, inn
PoVernent, which was not yet commenced. The
gentleman from v. Borough (Mr Tavlor \ y.s,.r
cay made some allusIons TO sectional inhusnces-
For himself, Mr. s. shd, he was not dlspo,ed to
suspect the motives OF any; and he was SUR moro
essld suspect him OF bsing swaysd by local in,o
rests m regard 10 this Dill for his constituents yyere
too far OF 10 be benefited by the Improvement
But he did not consider himself bound 10 look ~
tho interests Of Fauquier aiOno-no, he roprescnt.
ed IN part the whole Commonwealth and You'd
erteavour TO discard all sectional confederation ond
lsave his judgment free in relation 10 ali rost,sr,
Ike the present, OF general importanes 10 the S,,c
In view Of the low state OF the TroaEury and m.
general financial ernbarassments he hsd Cou,d
great difficulty in bringing himself to vote for his
apPfopraton-hs had dons Sc however. belisving
lnat the proposed improvement was ons invoIvinS
70 great extent the interest Of the whole Sto,c
New York, said MIR s. had made her grsnt inn.
provement around by the lakes and WINS now 90 .
Toying tie great and rich commerce of tho state
Yves. Of her-Pennsy.vana and MARYLAND Ind mad
IKE great Improvements, and were now proffting Inv
them Virginia had stood sill with foIdod ar.
| ara iook ID quietly on wins these States yycre no
R"ndZ'ng themselves and securing the fruits ~
| cnHrprze, which should have been her own. I, a
olica view the intercs' Of the West was onooteI
| To that OF the North; and It the James Riysr anJ
hanawhs improvement and this great South Wes.
tern Road were ones finished Vireini, v,orId
gamer to herself this great commerce now eniovcd
~ these Northern States New Yorkis g,e.t 4, -
was annually booked up by ice usually as esrIv Al
! Northumberland the farmers Of these w.,
states were thereby compelled t. wal, till the ~.
niier Their crops were made before thev c.pii ,.
them 10 market. The completion Of the Jsr9s
River end k0nawha Canal would give Vi,-,ni
all these products, md Ibis South Western ro,,
would DO the great feeder OF Tint improvsmso,
Looking 70 Tho impouon &C Of these two IMAGE.
menie, he said, he was retdy 20 vote any rsosona,
IQuTruUrntIDv I'd fhstr