Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-03-12

journment.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
The following bills communicated from the
Senate were read and passed:
To incorporate lime and marble company IN
the county of Botctourt.
Incorporating the machine boot and shoe man.
ufaeturng company of Virginia lin the city OF
Richmond.)
HouDoN's STATUE OF WASH INGroN.
4 joint resolution communicated from the Sc.
mite, authorizing the purchase fr om " m H.
HUBBARD. of bronze cast Of IIoudot's statue OF
Washington, 10 be placed in the Virginia Militia
ry institute, and appropriating sum mol 10 ex-
eeed Sl0,oO0 for the purpose. was take up Its
objects eloquenty explained by Messrs. Floyd
and Garnet, and passed unanmously -Yeas '0o
THE ARMORY MILLS.
\ JOINT resolution from the Senate author Eng
the Governor to lease out the west wing Of the
Armory for milling purposes, was on motion If
MIR. Floyd, laid upon the table for the present.
REASSESSMENT OF LANDS.
The House resumed the consideration Of the
Senate bill to provide for the reassessment Of the
lands throughout the Commonwealth fhe pen
ding question was on the adoption of the sabsti-
tute proposed by Mr., Christian.
Mr.. Christian ia favor Of a reassessm ent,
but could moi vote for the original bill II pro-
posed to revive system which was very ohldc-
tionable. He moved that the bill and ame 1d-
ilenlS ~ lRlu upon the tanle. l he MOTION vas
disagreed to-yeas lS, nays SO.
Mr. Christian thereupon Withdrew his sabsti-
tutr.
Mr.. Pcndcton, of Giles, announced hi in ten
ton of voting against the bill because. in his
opinion its provisions would operate I'M nrious
ly upon the landed interests of the Weste II por-
ton of the State, unless the Legislature, at this
session, would make the appropriations to the
leading works ofinterna improvement, and there
Inv pnlt tI,. ,yn1, Of Il, Ill
ty.instead of prospectively. He wurnodhis West
efn friends against the bill
Mr.. Wellman represented more Western
county (Wayne) than that represented by MIR. p.
but, nevertheless, he did not perceive any obiec-
ton to the bill. 1t was his opinion. that if the
State abandoned the leading lines Of intern al i'm
provement, the lands in the West would dc preci-
ate and ont the other hand,if appropriations were
made, the value of those lands would be anhan-
ced. Consequently, it seemed to him, that what
ever might be the fate of the public works. the
people of the West would not suffer by IL reas-
sessment of their lands.
Mr.. Preston, of Smy the, expressed his surprise
at the objections urged against the bill b. the
gentleman from Giles. He was himself west
ern man, and SO far from believing that tn bill
would operate unfairly against the people of the
West. he was of the opinion that it's prov sions
would unequally affect the land holders of the
tide water section of the State
Mr.. Brannnn objected strenuously to the pas
sage of the bill. He contendcd that the law would
operate unequully, and create dissalisfaciion in
the Northwest, which portion of the State had
received but a small portion of the appropriations
which had been made to works Of internal i'm
provemeBt.
NJ. kemper had understood, when he had
been induced at former sessions to vote for APP
preparations tina, the revenue of the State would
he greatly increased by the consequent enhan-
ced valuation of Western lands. He would be
compelled hereafter to vote against further ap-
preparations if the bill now pending was defeat
ed
The discussion continued further by Mes
srs lmboden, Anderson, Segar, Burwe, Gar
nett and Claiborne IN support of the measure
Mr. Floyd addressed the House in support of
the proposition to defer action upon the bill, con
tending that until appropriations were previous
ly made 10 the leading works of internal improve
ment II would be unjust and unnecessary. 10 pass
the bill. He moved that it he laid upon the table
for the present. and pledged the undivided sup
port OF the West fer the measure, SO soon as APP
preparations were made for the completion of
progressing works of internal improvements
The motion Ia lay the bill upon the table, was
rejeeted-yea> 81, nays a
The question upon the passage of the bill was
then put, and determined in the affirmative by
the following vote:
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