Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-01-29

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Cumberland Gap n@d To the ooutls of the coun,,rs
through which the rad passes. on certain conditions
and An act anihotlrlng baalun IN lieu nj rcppental
mns'ets IN the ~ regiment III Ntglnia militia with
amendments IN Which they request th, ,on,u rr,nc nt
tht House.
Upon questions sevetally put. all the amendments
were cnncuffed IN.
PETITIONS.
by Mr.. Street, ii citizens of Bedford, that new
county may he termed ou oi the counties of bedford
Campbell and pnis,l,an,a
by MI Gallison, al cllzens oi Geenhfier 10 be IT,.
leased inam The payment Of Tolls on The Red aud Bin,
Sulphur Turnpike Road; asb 81 citizens o same n re-
naS'fah'e against The afnalton 81 cnnnty out oil
The counties III fayetle, Nicholas and Gfeenhrlrr
ny Mt faths, al rlzens OF tatn'ltno. asking Tor the
passage oi law aoihoiz.ng The county court Il, have
thu Man street wdsnrd and srlp Intend and la elauo,
the nane at lhe place bark - llllssIlle
II Nv Mr. Me)tatmon. II c'iizens of Appumaiox, that
the precinct rlsctons III SAID county be done away ul,b
II The election o delegate.
BILLS PASSED..
The following ongfossed bi Ia were read A hind lin,
and passed,
bill Incorporating the Famets' and Mechaucs' IA .
WINS Bank IN flucasllr
/ hill changing the time Of Kidding hp county eouf
ol Cabe
RICHMOND AND ONO RAILROAD.
The hill Tor the Incorporation Of the Richmond and
OH" Railroad Company, was read a third lines and
the question being on lIs passage.
Mr. Dr'iShn moved that the bill be laid on the table
anG ordered Ia be printed urging US reason for thai
course TINT the bill had be.n much amended ntd that
II WAS NIL fully understand and involving imporlan,
principles hs did II should be acted on hou Le
ing fully understood
Mr.. tocke trusted that iht House would nui longer
delay bull iranghi with such great benefits LOT the
ate. II had been investigated with jraluuey, even
SUSPECT h--snsplcon Witch hr believed uufourlrd Il
invited rapmI 10 The State, aud ,x,coded the privilege
ii buying. aud improving .sern lands and ther ,ly
OF changing, as lar AS lose engaged N ,ht teheme
could. that state oi things mneh complained ol npw
the disparity hewern ,he contrib iiluns To The treasury
from the West onl irm the East II promised, m, fe
over. great lac,iniesui communication between the Fns
aud he West. and would afford outlet produce
now locked up and dead. He could just grounds
IN the movement, whrh he re- arded oHy intended To
cripple and siifle the bill
Mr., Denison said he gentleman started with the pos
n'.e relative to the importance Of the hill IN whch he
runcnfrrd aud which he regarded the sirresi reason
why we should examine the bill calmly The gentle
man Mr.. Cotkc) spoke 81 iilng The bill So Tar fnln
that. The contrary mas lru, had been fofced along
by lis friends. II introduced ~ an unusual manner
sud NOT upon The pelnns Of people Of Virginia Was
II not perhaps thought here ~ The hr, ethes pocket Of
sone one from New YORK; lie protested against pres.
sing bill Infaduced. as this had bpen ihrnuph The
House, while oher important business sumbeled the
II tle
Mr. VERIFY had mi hcod one substantial reason for
! laying the hill an he table
MT. hflz UuIed me OH would be lah on the table,
There were two features in II which be did nnder~
stand and he could for the bill though he desir
I'd 10 do 81, unless il be laid on the liable
MIR. locnck did that the bill nuphtin be laid
On The table, However, II the gentleman from ShenanS
doah though 81, the mniiun very proper une; or
If he wished defeat the bill. the motion for indefinite
posipuhcmen would be equally proper aud The friends
Of The hill ought mol 10 complain OF euher.
Mr.. Mrllae alluded To The remark Of Mr.. Bocock.
that the friends o the bill had no right 10 complain Of
/ Law tail.
motion after The prolonged aud rigid investigation which
The bill Ind undergone unnecessary it's being bet
Ter undfrs,od and the Inference was. thn design
ed 10 defeat The bill and therefore minated II might be
complained Of mnlon 20 lnd.lnilely postpone would
be less exceponabe. because more direct and plain.
Mr. Denson SAID the gentleman irom Henrico Mr.
MeRae) presumed thai the bill was generally understood
Such was not the
Mr. Cocke further upp,sed the laying the table
coniendlng that any who did olly understand
it, could ~, have IT readconld cali for the rendlnp Of any
particular section, and have It's effect aud character
planned Ia his satisfaction.
Mr.. Yves demanded the previous queston, which
sustained.
| The moiiun Ia lay the table aud print was mega.
tived--3b TO II
| Mr. John H. Cuslis demanded the ayes and noes on
| the pa sage OF lhr hill
| NJ. Mcpherson SAID he had been plred in the atis
iude Ut opposition to internal Improvements, heeanse
he his private upuIun uppused 10 improvements
bat because his constituents were opposed h The appo-
prstion Of money out ol line Treasury To such works
But he for this hill because IT asked Tor
nothing from the Treasury; while II pronsed 10 confer
lasting benefits u the Stale nt Virginia Ii had been
SAID il land specializing scheme, lie could tell
gentlemen the practical effect would he The very reverse
II wall Increase the valuation u lands within 20. nay
Ice miles of The riuie OF The rail nsd. Let the bill
pass-ihai moment The price 81 lands will b. enhrnrtd
in The region here the rad expected PISS
and when II oraled. The people al the West woud
he vide awake, aud he could inform gentlemen would
unt lih ~ be taken 10 BY foreigners from where
they may.
Mr. iiiet said as gentlemen claimed the right ex,
plaza tclr votes, he would explain his. He considered
this the m's gigantic, YES the mammoth ol all the
schemes lta had passed the Legislature Vi Vgina and
he wnnld vote against ~.
Mr.. Flowers, upon the ground that every II divdual
had The rght 10 construct road his own lands,
would vote for this hill.
The bill was then passed by the following vote:
AyEs-Messrs. (sosde Isl eaher,) Harvle, Powell
Mchtll. soak Campe!l. Camden. Miller, Turnbul
d cock. Flood. Toler, Lacy, Hobson, Garrett, Moss
Scott, Hall Of Fauanier, AlcClung, Deskcs. Stree.
Saunders Wall. Cahcr. Jones' Leake Parks. Ca'li>on
Siovall, Brown of Hanover, Lee Flowers. Nj Rae.
Woo'ton, Turner, iowner, Gains, Gresham, Goare,
Mclnye.. Taylor. EIzey Basby, Claytn, Parro't'
Adams, Hamilton, EdnondSon. Michael, kllby. Cab.
eli, Newton, Happier. Yerhv, Ohver, Edgnaion, MIC
Phersun Lanier, Cooke Fairfax Des. McDearnoo.
Long. Siruher, Lyons. fldliaday, Hall Of Taylor.
Laird, West. Rice. Nral-7I
Nous Nessfs. w. H. p. Gusts. Joo II. Gusts,
S"utusl Brown 0f AIprnarle Layne ,'assie. D.ctiu-
sun of Balb, Thompsen Of Boelout Dickinson of Tar
0iine Darlington, Nlniree, StIliman Edmunds. He't,
Tnumps,n &C H.. Goodwin. Robinson, Duff. g. rdon.
Arbpgsst. Daniel. pnclad, Gold, Harper. MARI,
Nan Bri al kipy