Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-02-25
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE or DELEGATES.
Monday. Feb, Is, 1850
prVpr bv Hny ki,nan
Payer hv Rev Almon Gare
KEHOKE EKOM CONMlIEEES

VI I
NJ Jones' Of &. upon the Comm tee Of Propositions,
Sc. presented lepon4 upon the lcrps Of The county
cmtt t'ilmer, for midilrlon Of The act anihufz-
mo county courts ia levy road flod Of ell
I.ns of III town UppesiIle Tor act lneop ofang
SAID town; ami bills
To inc Ipaate he Alexandria Gns I.iphi Cnmrany
Incorporating The MON Mu ulI Fine Insurance com
pany of Alexandria
To confirm TIE grant Of the Common Council If Alex
nndt, at the right of way through sud town. AMI the
pnvle1" Of nsn, steam, to the Orange and Alexandra
faIlroad company, and
To Incorporate the Alexandria water comprny
Mr. Inyne from the conm,,lee Of CLAIMS presented a
bl io tha re'e oi Roh Gag. Adu ant of the l6tth
regiment Of Virginia Mlra; and from the committee of
Ii ads S".. bill Ia incorporate the Madison aud Rapp,-
hammock turnpike company
Mr. l'arve. from thu committee On hanks reported A
bill Ia ineorpotate ihc Wylhcvllle Savwp4 Bank
Nj NlhI'z h"m III" committee app5iocd In examine
The Second Aodno,'-olre presented supplemental 10
port and bill ialrcrase th" sars the SECOND and
ihuJ clerks IN the Second Andrl's flee
PEll IONS
by Mr. NrWnan-oi rltizcns of The county of Madi
son. lr the rel, asr II the rghl o the State the Oaupr
and NcNandta railtoad olc1taln public money.
By NJ Hammond memorial of the members ui he
Pre-hyte'an congregation at Mattshurp tpmonst alluu
against he passage olan act la n0iho ~ the lot and
church belonging To said congregation 10 hr ID.
By Nj ll'ck-pelnon IT tiiz"ns of the county OF
Mason, asking that tatharne Cralg Tree woman of
e"lor may be permitted 10 remain in the Common
Nsath
BY the sane OF Bryant, 10 be authorized l., nav
ee''an "rde out The school quota If the county oil
Mason Tor the p'e.cni year.
Bv Mr. Scuoley-ui certain merchants Of The conn
ri loadnrb, ior amendments Ia The revenue laws IL
compel class ot pedlars allied market men TO pay Ii
cehse.
RESOLUTIONS
TN mntnn 4 Mr. F"fansin the resolution submit ed
On The l2lh inst by Nj Edwards. taken up and hay
ing been amended follows:
Resolved. That when this House adjourn to-day it
VIII ADJOURN Ia meet on each day afterwards clock
A. NJ
Mr. Dorman submitting The following resolutions:
Resolved, That from and at er Ia day, NO memhe,
shall debate question Tor lunger tnehan fifteen min
minutes.
Resolved that this rule shall moi be su,p nded or re-
scinded by less Than a two third vote
Aiitr som discussion, motion made by Mr. IIar-
We that the further consideration of said resolutions be
lndhnty sponrd. pending the conSidera ion of which
/ the House posed /" the order OF The day:
FRENCH SpOIIATlONS
he rrpr ID he select cnmmllteeu the French spo-
Iiains upon the commerce of the State WAS taken nm
and road. The adn'on If the following preamble and
ties ,utinns WAS recommended
Whereas, IT Is represented to the General Assembly
nat many It the cllhens Of Virginia with others have
petii0ued the Congress of the lnired States for redress
nr wrongs and patnns perpetra ed ON their commecs
by authority nj the Government Of France PRIOR To Sen
ember IN the year 1900; and that by treaty made he
tween the United STATE and France Of that date the
ned Stat surrendered and released to the French Gov
eminent he SAID claims Of citizens IN France for said
Spra'ns, IN consideration of release by France IN the
United States, # dangerous aud burhensIme treaty st
uailo 5: therefore. f
! Resolved that So far as by the convention of 30 h
september lSuu, between the government Of the nlted
states and ttauce, the claims a our citizens upou Franc.
lr spo'aons upon our commerce. were released hv IN,
1 oNil' States 10 discharge national obligations the l.
ntd States ate bound To Indemnity such citizens n,do
'at at'cr "' lhe constitution which provides tina, ,r
Vate property shall not be taken for public use w,br,
Just compensation, as well upon general principes nj
justice and equity.
Resolved, That our Senators and Representatives !,
Congress be- requested To their exenns 10 p,oc,,
the passage oi such lave will indemnify The spa,
eis under such act vi the Government of the Unid
States. '"'''o
Considerable discussion ensued; parlicpo,ed IN b,
""S''s oN"'h'r, Ferguson, Butwel, Southa Claiborne
aud others. N''''o'"e
Mr. Ferguson moved the indefinite postponemer, .
u'e p, e a"ole aud Resolutions Nrgatryed. AYES So
. ih' PRESTON REQUIRED upon the adoption Of the SAM
ana was determined in the affirmative by the r lli
vote: = "'e 'oi'o"ihs
IS AfkS-.lrssrs Funcy, Allen, Carer. Snowdsu ,vo
Is ii9,rs'e, McCue, Shei;y Mi,che. Bnrw.u F,,Sys
;. MIS- Clarke ri c. Lacy. Page, Clarke If T. lJ",
Il beo s. D""rnnt. Woud, Wall. p.ndle,os IN
rice, o'ovail. Fleming. Wickham. Mnrt,s of II Sm'i
II an Worlhlngtoa Patrick w aIlace. E,ssh,m ST. -
= nue. bali. jones I'M Hicks " ilIausor N Sa,n
. Dnckwah kbg. P-row. Smb,e Ra, Nm ,''n
e. u heae, Synr. 1nwaes, Gurism W. snhy