Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-02-12
EDITORS RRESPO.A'DE.NGE
RICHMOND, February ISL

RICHMOND. Febru ny Z 1916.
The close of neat week will bring us 10 the rxpir.'
on OF the ''seveniy five day lawn Other words
VIII pu us upon haJ1oy. But it will tie impossible to
terminate the Session sooner than the 2Jh--snd shall
not be surprised II 1t shall not into the mouth Of
March. An immense mass Of busins is yet upon the
table, among which several bills Of high, ln.,n,.
tanl character and wich cannot be decided wiihpnt
elaborate discussion.
The most important question acted upon sncr li.t
wrote is The bill providing fr HE en- en to, Of h+ canal
To Buchanan aud for couI elion 10 lde wafer and
which was day alltr bret dscnssiu n.ost nnrA,
pectedly defeated, while process Of am 'uduan by
motion Of indefinite pos ponemeni Ios me al t.e pra-
visions Of this bill, which have heretofore delsrd
am, as yon are a"aie opposed, but r,nntru il,st
those " no are III ayr III doire sntfhing 10 keep the
COMPANY alive aud h'n fcla, empIoyei mrr. cur a.
by this summary m'de Of proceeding ir oproltu-
MY Of submitting lloloslih rs whirh lave d,nbt
would have been mure iavorably received than the !
original bill. Nevertheless, il fairly nj irbe. from
the state of the vote, (62 10 co.. that nothing will b.
done, and that the work will remain in ain quo anoh.
er yeaf- although AN attempt will pr,biby be nsde 10
revive the subject. This Inference is bsssd upnn rhe
tact that sulne OF the members Chow nany do mol
KNOW who voted against The indefinite posponentnt.
p'Aapoo 'J DtitNtu SUCH WullOn uHlef tAsllip
cumsiances, not altogether in accordanc With the par>
courtesy usually extended to friends of
important measures i'll n'tvote for any bill that may
be framed he defeat of the bill Is manly attributable
10 the detection OF that portion Of the Northwestern del
egaies who were in favno granting the fright Of way
10 the Baltimore and Ohio ral>road npsny To Pa.
kershurg, aud Who lake the ground that they can
lotge vote irr appropriations improvement. the
SfT, il, ,,.l tIprM
own application.
The Convention question is s urdecle I. Mr.
Lefwich. Of Nyihe, Who opened the debate, made
ptolracIed aud sung a'gun, III III favor OF Ihr wbIrn
sis, as the only acceptable principle II. ON which ta
body, if convoktd by the Wi. of lie people, ,unld
oreanized, He npIdt To, in an ingrnlors AID ht
cloe speech, evncye Of The proverbIa Industry aud
search of HE speaker, b, Mr. Edmuuds Of IalraA-F
MI Mcpherson Of Page and Mr.. Tur,5nlI Of Bru''I
wick followed in bret and cIear arguments tn fTnfrI
IN favor Of The white basis, aud the latter opposition
it. The question will probably no, be taken tor se'er'
days, and The ultimate decision a mat OF no hlI
uncertainty My present impression is that, II any b.
shall pass IL Will be- one merely 10 ascertain The SENS
OF the people, and leaving the mex Legislature Sh@
a majority Of hem vote for the call Of Convention,
determine The principles upon which ii shall be org
zed.
The House yesterday recons doed AMI passed b
which the day before II rejected, app tntlng Mrs'
John NJ. Patton aud Conway Robinson of this cry
revise the laws Of the common weallh--a change bsI
first made in the bill SO as To make tn compensate
of the revisors 5000, instead of $1,000, urg'nac
provided. Even the former sum was deemed too lafy
by some who voted for the bill, but who deemed the
jecl contemplated too essential to be deferred longer
hal a1oft, .b, finn Iv yopd agalv
the bill we're Influenced by no hostility to the mea'o
hut by belief that the revisa should be conhied
single mind, instead of dividing the labo and rep'
bly of lis execution.
The report Of the committee Of elections, IN the
of he contest from Frederick county, was this morn
laid upon our desks. 1t makes quarter volume
closely printed pages, and il considered and aceo
BY the House, would probably consume not Tess
two weeks in The investigation of the numerous co"P
votes. This, presume, Will hardly b, a'iemP'1
this late period ofthe session--witt such mass
'ness yet untouched - and with the Siarva'""
staring us in the face. The committee came to INC
cuson that John +. Wall. (Whg) one OF Inc %
me'nbes aud James II Carson (Loco) who e'nf''
Ieht 81 1Io CHER stuG acmter, James