Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-02-06

S,coyn to support Mr.. G said he
was surprised that any gtfrIeman
should make such motion.
Ne. M'Coy nioved TO FIJI the blank
with the first day of Ap,d neaf'
Mr. Doddridge supported The mo.
ton Hc Meant TO oppos. the fOh
passage OF the bill at some length. and
he wished ii TO have no objectionable
feature, that it might be resisted upon
its merits alone
Mr.. Shelly doubted the propriety of
even filing the blank with the words
from the passage thereof The
law as il DOW stands holds out over
lures to tie members and Officers, to
accep, their present places for given
allowance Many of them may have
made their calculations accol dlngly
some may have brought their ,amiIc,
here aud made thciT arrang ments,
SSc. Those members in favor of the
motion OF Mr.. Garland could decide
Tor thcmselves-dut those opposed To-
it would be placed in an uup;eusant
predicament Ifthey should compose ;7e
| minority.
The blank was filled the FIRST of A
pril-ayes 1ll-noes ~.
Mr. Mennis then moved to lay the
bill on the table, iuiimatDg his ru,cn-
ton of moving the suspension OF one
| Of the rules, with view OF Offering
| substitute, containing the same pripci-
| pie as that offered on the da, before
| Ivy Mr. Goggin.
On this motion Mr.. Galloway called
| 'or the ayes and noes
Messrs Doddridge and Page sup
ported the motion The latter bad no
! Itiea Of icej,lating for posterity alone.
Why, he asked should that house set
less value on the services Of their
successors. than on their own? He
| said he should be Influenced by the in
iunction, 8 do uniu others as you would
dat others should DO unto you
! Mr. Garland opposed the motion,
and Doddridge again advocated it j;
saving he was unwell. and was anx-
ious to deliver his sentiments in oppo-
sition TO the bill. and earnestly hoped
]
to be INDUCED
Mr.. Miller of Cumberland said,
that although he was friendly to the
passage of the bill, he should vote for
laying it on the table. He considered
it well to all our principles of liberty to
allow the freedom of debate which
had been claimed, Sc.
Mr. Baldwin moved an adjourn
ment, as the usual hour would arrive
before the ayes and noes could be
! taken, and as an adjournment would
| lay the bill on the table
| Upon the question to adjourn Mr.
Powell called for the ayes and noes
Mr.. Baldwin then said he would with
draw his motion, it the ayes and noes
were to be taken upon it.
| The question to lay the bill on the
table was then carried in the atirma-
the. ayes 103, noes SO.
On motion of Mr.. Epps, the report
of the military committee on the sub.
ject of the Public Guard was read
concluding with "a resolution that it is
eApedient to reduce the number Of
the public guard This resolution
was agreed 10 by The house.
Tuesday, Jan q.
An engrossed till converting the
free bridge near Lynchhure into toll
bridge was read third time and
passed
A message was received from the
Senate by MIR Tucker, that they insist
upon the lst, end, and 5th am"nd-
ments, proposed by them to the hill
g;uing effect to The articles of Com
uention agreed upon by the Commits
sionerS Of this state and of The state
Of Kentucky' CThesc amendments
strike out the guarantee J The bill
and the amendments were then laid
upon the table
The ho;ise were occupied near four
hours on this day in the election of
Superintendent of the p, nitentiarv-
The candidates were Mr.. Ed. PendIe-'
ton. the present, and MIR Samuel p.
Parsons, the former, Superintendent.
The former was nominated by Mr..
Parker, supported by Mcssrs. Mason,
Rvcs of Aibemalie, Iernard and
Galland-Thc latter was nominated
by VT Mayo, supported by Mcssrs.
Burton and Rives OF Campbell. The
joint ballot resulted as follows: e.
majority OF all the votes given being