Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-07

~ Oae third at thu. taxable property ni the olh'e
Va. hp brlieved. impnring IN value ny Tue ln.'''
meddng and fanpering al one section o' '"'
t,niu and If foreign governments, with our ms
,,n,;uus H. commended earnestly for the asser-
,np and maintenance If the rights of the State
aud for opposing and refusing honors and Paone
trusts 20 all who were not fully eonmiffrl 10 me
support If the constitution and the laws Tor the
proiectinn If Southern rights.
On motion If Mr. Floyd, the following resoiu-
ton adopted.
Resolved. That the Committee on Roads, &c.
inquire into and report to the House the sums
81 money appropriated hy law to works OF inter
mi Improvement since the year d and what
sums have been actnnIly expended tor such pur
poses, and also tpinquirp into the amount III IN
debicdnes$ ON the part Of joint stock companies
in which Tho Commonwealth is Interested. either
as Stockholders or endorsprs& bonds. and what
provision has been made TO meet the same.
AIDING THE ESCAPE OF SLAVES.
On motion of Mr.. Mallory the following JOINT
resolutions was adopted:
Resolved. by the General Assembly. That
joint cnnmitte of seven members of the Senate
and TIL teen of the House of Delegates BIO APP
pointed with view 10 the adoption OF more ef-
fpetual means to prevent the escape of slaves
from this Cnmmnnweath to the Nnrthern States
and I" provide tor the summary punishment OF
persons suspect-d in aiding or abetting the same
Of etaliatinn aud self defence, against such OF
the Northern States rs are engaged ina war up
on our Institutions.
Pending this resolution. some conversation oc-
cured aud the sentence enquiring into the expe-
dencv If retallatory measures we're suggested
by Err. Garnet.
Mr.. Mallory stated that the system OF entcing
Of the slaves carried to such an extent in
his district, that without some remedy by the
State. his constituents would take the law IN
their own hands. and following Judge Lynch,
would catch & hung las high as IIaman,every man
they found aiding their slaves to escape. The
slaves Of owners who were driven from home by
the plague, had been visited and seduccd away
By dzrn-, before their masters return. by the
aholitonist-, and without some remedy their de-
signs eonSumma'ed.
CONTESTED ELECTION.
Mr. Garnett presented the petition Of s.. NJ.
Gaal II conte.,ng the election ct Daniel Fr"st
the Delegate returned from the county uf Jack
son.-- Referred to committee on elections.
VARIOUS SUBJECTS.
Resolutions were offered and adopted inqur
ing into the exppdiency of various matters, viz.
BY Mr.. Johnston: Relative to an amendment
Of the 1T and End sections of chapter 10 of the
Code.
BY Mr.. Ronald Of Incorporating the Mont
gomery White Sulphur Springs company.
enue for ittsylvania county.
By Mr.. Boreman OF charterin3 Bank at
William-town in the county Of Wood captai
Sl0O,000
By Mr.. DodSon: OF authorizing Randolph Ma
con College to receive Il part of the income from
the Literary Fnnd.
BY Mr.. Ellyson-Of authorizing the Stnte
Colonization Board to appriate so much OF the
registration and capitaton tax as shall be neces-
IL 81. &c tinfr np,.
grants to Liberia from their places Of residence
tn the port of embarkation.
By Mr.. Fl ,ys OF fnrming new county oat
of part of Glimer county.
UsURY LAWS.
On motion of Mr.. Kemper.
Resolved, That the Committee of {. OF D. in
quire in the expendency of repeating or essen
TALLY modifying aud relaxing the usury Laws
THE MILITIA.
On motion of Mr. kcmper, the Committee ON
I the Militia were instructed to inquire into the ex-
pedipncv If re on ganzng the militia, restoring
periodical mustcr-. md providing more eftectually
f6r the dress and drill of the militia.
On motion of Mr. To,nlin, the Clerk was in
structpd to have 200 copies of the diagram of the
House printed for the use OF members
INSPECTIONS OF GUANo. &c.
/ On motion of Mr.. Bnndurant, resolution was
adopted, inquiring into the expedicncy of abolish
ing ;he inspection of guan". plaster and fish, and
! of reducing the chtrge for the Inspection of
/ -four.
PETITIONS.
/ Petitions were presented and appropriately re-
I tcrrrd.
| BY Mr.. Lee: Ofcitizens of Orange Court house
for an net of Incorporation. BY Mr. Claiborne;
! Of the Union Agricultural Society of Virginia
and n Carolina, for the estab ,hmrnt of an Ag
rieutural College to be connected with the Model
Farm near Petersburg. by Mr.. Ellyson: Of the
Va. Mechanics Institute for a charter. BY Mr.,
| Lee: Ofth- Stockholders of the Frederick -burg
aud G'rdonsyille Railroad for a change in the
route of their road from Gordonsvlie to Orauhe
c. H., and thence TO thaLotte- vile. BY Mr..
! Bass: Of j. job nson. Clerk If Bntetourt.
On motion Of Mr.. Nicholson, the House adj
journcd.