Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-01-18
uozpA, MORNING.. JAvv,Rx Is. 1917.
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
llOl SE OF nEIEG Nrfs.
SATURDAY. January nh. isis.
JAMES RN FIR \ KAN AWllA COMPANY.

JAMES RIVER \ kANAWll\ COMPANY.
Mi d, man m we'd to take up and consider the bull,
with amendment providing lot the extension OF tie
James Il yer Can Ia buchanan.
MI Verb, horel lheGonilcman from Rockhridge would
not pres upon the House to take up and consider this
llnaw. II II WIS merly deened To take II pi,r the
purpose nj maku Il The order Of the day Tor early
daN, he would mot oyti otherwise he must-he desired
time 10 lask lnnls professionalism understand theamend
mont proposed liz The gentlemen iom Rockhrldec. aud
III, sahum dos auod l. he offered l> thegrntl,man lron
Rapfanun'eh-l nS WIS u very important hll. aud he
hoped No meahel would he denied toll opportunity Of
mt I'M ~ hlns Il as 10 It's proflsoas.
Mn, horman caad not aeecle to the proposition Of the
grutlcman from NoHHlnpfon-ths hill. with the amend.
mcnls, had been lon! enough before the House for every
m"Wbcr 10 become til. roughly acquainted with II.
The bull was taken up.
Wbep the It'll Vas ~ Yesterday lad on the table the
question pending MIS-, The adoption rejection Of tie
amendment Offered by MI Doraan, As sabsttutetr the
second section.
Ni Uotman remarked, that, as the gentleman from
RHpHhamuel, MI. Suaher.) designed uletlug sub
sulute In tie whole bill lac would. In the purpose of
avoiding en- anassmcut, withdraw hIs amendment hr
thu pll,enl
Mr. Shelley hoped the amendment woall not be with
dlaWehe thought best that the sense OF the lpuse
,hould ~, taken itst upon tha and then the hull
aaca,d. and the substitute to he offered b, the gentle
man faIn EtPralsnnpeh. would CONT up IN lar eompe-
ton.
hlr Slr,her thought it entrel, unnecessary 10 wi,h
draw the All endment ltNas adopted II would thcn no
perfectly uidtr ta Ole altuic tu The whole hill
aad h dldnot tntan atsantag, would be ealeed
hy withdraw lngl VAS. however, wholly mmat, rial with
INN what course va, rat,i,d.
Mr. l1oun5n then aatd that. If II designed 10 offer
any munlmeat IA las amendment he would peter with
dlaN0g lti,r the present, otherwise not,
Without discussion Mi Dorman' amendment VAS then
u, opted. substitute rihe second section OF the bill
Nh Suoha then oli,rrd substitute ion the whole
bill, as amended, and meNtd ill the fourth blank III the
9Th section t s b,uic with t6l OGu and the second
@,..iEt l..a.4 AoA Rifcr
ugsr sL,noN.
b n ftpUla1. pataf.d. That thu President and Dnc
tor, Il the llat, L vi and kanauha Company shall
eNpead. II - much la required, = dollars Of the
stock oane undc9 ia act The aaapl aton o the worn,
u Ih,5Aud Company INN / neihug 10 --. And
dat t5e sad President aad Duee shall ,NIeud if
mucI h. required. - dollars Of the SAID stock IN the
construction ii dam and lock afross The l>ooawlnl
n Y sb.az. nHar thereto suitable foundation
af te can he obtained, audou til, completion Il thu
comedians.
1lr nouuaa sand that if the canal was 10 be extended
only 10 Tia mouth of the North River the proposed
sauld bc suleeu; tut II h buchanan, then 81 100 CuO
would b necessary, anl II II Nasmtendod III addition u
construct the south sc connections. ard the dam acruf
the kanlnha Al '}lcl 5 Shois. ihrn the sum n .sY
oao would be required. He would now only give H. |
2ehf sa'eot ies. which he hldlcanrd from an ~ In
nation NJ lhcsohrrt: hs Flank Wastllod with A5H \
ueo that amount would com lcle The canal 10 the mo-, H. |
II .9b rYpr. aud do notla9 II with 81 IN, Jo |
II WOULD be SUM n - tahIt tG III, canal Ia butiYH.
and nHlna metc; 1t would complete it l. the mouth ot
North raIaud make the South side, liy ma aud llde
Wael conn cii9ns From b,sc acts he conceived hat
tto question mdsr 6e between S6l2UO0aud Sl.2lDun l.
Mr.. pcroW th,nno1ed 10 fl The inst blau. with >, II
29D OoO dollas. \
Mrlhomlasn ii 5oteouTt said thai his cnatllnI ala
were deeply interested III tho continuation Il tins nnpn H.
menr, and hc lapd would BE- the Ptasueof the u.s.
make provision tNtgnd II 10 buchanan. NJ uncI h
sud- could adequate estimate Il the ImnrnsJ
at tI bs bX NfI
la section ut country rcmlng with poducts Il all fnds
tad the most valuable mmrfals. BY thus Aendmi an
earnest Would b. gwen 10 the people o the W est jat II
WIS the DEF uulnullon oil the sata that tins qcI i'm
ptoycncnt should be extended YET farther, and jn duo
tune II the OHIO fly,r. 1t would be esteemed hy the
people OF the West boon beyond the value Of tr sure
their iht he sad had lood anNousl and Gag rly
Tie tlue when thNmWoytneht should pass Their doors,
and ehauuI ruPsnd 10 them lay which II convey then
many pro ucts Ia market and reap the reward OF ar la
toa-ind they " h equal aud greater ineern, wle still
expecting H. Shut n by moanlan barriers and feniod
any aeue to market, uler lot Was ndced hardl one.
aud # denied an improvement Which they had Ii ped and
been led would b. extended 10 then mid,t they
must eventually SEE, homes I'll, where lie hoped that
IN This instance The Legislature would act IN splnt OF
negpanmiiy and upon enlarged and liberal potS and
thus declare 10 the state that II is its purpose 10 SNtcnd
this Improvement t. the 0hp river
Nh fos said h. know il 10 be the wish Of arie por
ton Of his constituents That lie present terminus VI tho
canal should bC eauaed and they would ospl ally
insist Gas h. shond) thai It rcnaln nov, prov cd
vas made apparent lt Wa TO bc extended 10 Bihan-
an. aud no Ijller For himself, lac was ANXIOUS see
the improvement continued, and at present would vle lur
I's6XteHson to lie mouth OF North river and he Would
submit II 10 the gentleman from Boelour 10 say wActh-I
ef he did dealulf ole advisable. III view Of the n
ufryay which might b. generated between Lynch Nrg
\ u hanaabY 1t, escnsun 10 the latter place comp
the work only the mouth Of North present. Ne
l,rIlne its further extension until means could be aordhd-
Ter IT'S completion 10 tuSlnnton}
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