Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-01-12
lOLSE OF DELEGATES.

PETITIONS.
Petitions we've presented and referred to appropriate
committees:
BY Mr.. Gold, Of cilizrns Of Panher's Gap and ia vi,
only IN TIE county Of hoekbtldee. iur Rail road from
Richmond Ia the Ohm river.
by Mr. Thompson. of y. Of citizens Of Doictuurt.
asking an extension Of the canal fruin lyneburp To
C"vngnn. aud demonstrating agains, my appropriation
10 any lateral improvement until that work Ia completed
10 Covtnglon
by Mr Powell. Of Capt. james r. lonea. prayng
an alteration IN The act passed March 27,h lSi3 aur
h"rzng company oi artillery ou OF parts Of Amherst
Camphell aud buckingham, 10 embrace The coun
y OF Appomaox IN lieu ot The counties vi Campbell aud
Buckingham.
by Mr. Ednnnds, Of Tho. J. Green, in behalf Of his
son, VIM L.. Green. Of Halifax.
BILLS PASSED
Tho ullon ing hills read third time and passed
IA bill divoelng Peter {. DAVIS rom his wife Sa
rhh T. ~ and
"A bili for simplifying indictments for re,jary.
Bills considered IN their early stages some OF
which were ordered In be engrassrd.
Mr. Burwell presented plan Of popular education.
RlCIMOND AND ONO RAIL ROAD.
The bill 10 "lnrorprale The Richmond and Ohio
Rail Rphd' came up op lis second reading,
Mr. loler moved 10 amend the bllby Inserting a, the
end otihe / lh s,clinn, the following proviso
"Propided. That The construction III lne said work
shall be c"amenced AT the lawn OF Lyncibnfg. and
snail be completed 10 lis western terminus before The
eastern section shall be pu under cunitac'
Mr. Iul,r said we had nov a caual from Riehnnnd
10 Iynehhug and no Thought /. sound policy roi 10
hrg,n the work # Lynohhurg. The great ohjecI
should be the trade aud travel 10 The canal,
aud do that. the kork nav projected, should begin
al the oi The canal and proceed wesiwardy.
MIR. lyons regretted very much, thai the member
from Campbcll had seen any necessity for This amend
ment lie argued that IT raising question prema
urely, aud requiring vote which the friends Of The bill
were no prepared 10 give The amen Imeni woult con
ncl with another section III The bill which provided Tor
hr survey o the route prescribing simpy HAT II should
be un the south side OF James RIVER The amendment
made certain that Lyneliburq should be included IN
the Mr.. Lyons was SURF tho road would 90 Il"
Lynchburs. it practicable, but II might MOI be and
The House should not say that IL shall 60 Ia lynchburg
whether II be practicable or lie would probably
gree with the gentleman from Campbell Ia the pru-
pretty Of commencing The Ioad al tho West but
he could not decide where il should commcnrc. un.
I'll The had been designated by COMPETENT men, 10
whose wse Sc lection II should be- leii. The object Of
the bill obtain The shortest and mist practicable
route. II might he wise, not To tuuch Lynch1nrg, but
10 make lateral road 10 that places If so. the House
should require that the road should 90 there, mat
Ter what the expense and inconvenience.
Mr.. Iulcr said there were not an improvement bes
tween Lynchborg aud Richmcnd already in existence,
adequate 10 The wants u rsde he would mt have oiief-
ed his amendment, bni would have been willing 10 leave
the matter with ihe engineers; iur he satisfied that
Iynchborg would be embraced. Ii all The surveys that
had been made, IynclbnTg had been a piHi. But II
would be sound policy on the part OF the company to
commence their work at The end oi the canal as they
would he enabled the complete the connection
with the Ohio and attract sn much sooner the the uade
along the central lneit would be. too, greatly to the
interest Of the State III view Of its deep interest in The
canal the freight and travel which ought To be III.
creased IN every possible way. II The read be cnmmenc-
ed at the terminus "f the canal il would become
feeder Of the cans; If commenced east Of it, instead o
being feeder il would be a competitor.
Mr. Mrpherson opIrscd the amendment. Hs was in
favor of improvements yet he had come for the FIRST
time 10 interfere with The subject His constituents
were rpposed to imprUv ements by the State. But al
the State was expected 10 pay any money TO this
work, he iet himself free 10 support II.
Mr. Lyons 10 correct, Mr. McP. read the provisions
of the bill, which authorize the Board Of Public Work
to subscribe than two fi,hs of the capital
the company when three Gnhs shall have been subscr
bed for and paid by individuals.
Mr. McPherson understood from the reading hatth
was nothing Imperative in il.
Mr. LYONS assured MIR. Mcp. that his construction
was correct.
Mr. Mcpherson. Then, as the State is not RESPONSE
ble he was free express his sentiments. lie Though
the Conpany unght he permitted 10 commence wher
they pleased He criticised Mr.. T"lers POSITION in al
tempting 10 force the company To- coinnence al Lynch
burn file was in favor Of The canal, but was tor stop
ping il at Iynchburg; he voted against the Souihwes
tern Road bill the uer day, because II did not begin
Lynchbnrg. The gentleman seemed to Do IN tavor I
improvements only So far they promoted the interes,
= of his town. Mr.. McP. in favor Of all schemes
Improvement by ndiv idua enterprise and, this prir
chile he would vote for the Yorktown and RichnU'
Railroad bill.
Mr. Tolor's amendment was rejected without d
vis,on.
Mr.. Garustt moved to amend the bill by striking OF