Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-02-27

Inc question on extending the chastlcl Is years
recurred--carried ayes l2, noes 6.
AYES-Holt (Speaker) Clopton, CHAIRMAN John
son, Brown Wyatt, Dade, Page, Campbell, Cabeli,
Otey, Claiborne, Rose, IL.
NoES---Coodwin, Allen, Ruffn, Hoge, Duncan,
Thorn, Hill and Braxton,8.
The question recurring the Sd reading Mr..
Hill moved to lay the bill on the table, to have
fuller house on the last Cabell opposed il,
and 1t was lost ayes, Z, noes, ID.
Mr.. Hill offered an amendment to the following
purport That in the general meeting of the Stock
holders in May next receive reject the terms
offered by this bill, Stakeholder shay vote any
proxy executed previous to the 31st March next pre-
ceding---carried without division.
Inc bill having been read Sd time, and the ques-
ton recurring on its passage, on this question Mr..
huFFIN cal'edfo the ayes and noes.
AfES---Hol, (Speaker) Clopton, Brown, Wyatt,
Dade, Page, Thorn, Campbell, Cabell, Otcy, Clai-
borne, Rose, IL.
NOES.-Goodwin, Chapman johnson, Allen,
Ruthn, Hoge, Duncan, Hill, and Braxton, @.
(Ihe Senate thus by vote of II TO s. passed the
BILL as reported from the Select Committee--ex-
tending the Cbarter 10 years, upon the condition OF
! Bonus of $4,000 to the Univcrsity-No general
discussion occurred as was expected there bemg a
common disposition manifested to avoid it.)
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
TUESDAY, Feb. %.
The House passed the bill to reduce into one act,
the several acts concerning executions and for tho
| relief of Insovent debtors.
Another bill with the same title I'm, with diff
fcrent object, viz. to reduce Sherifs' commissions
from their present rate on executions. to two per
cent for the first three hundred dollars and one nor
cent. afterwards, was taken up, on molten of MI,
Chiffon. This bill excited m,cl, discussion in which
! Nessrs. Chiffon, Everett, Watkins of p fS..a,d
| Blackburn, Thompson of Fairfax Mason, CT South
ampton, Winston. Yancey, Colston, Mays Of Green
bricr, Booker and Cabell took part The remunc.
ration OF Sherfs, and the manner in which they for
the most part conduct themselves in Office was de-
bated at large, and the mischefs sought to be rene
died by This bill, generally admitted to exist. 1t
was ultimately, however, on motion OF MIR. Hole.
man, postponed indefinitely, by the following vote.
AfES.--Nlessis Mann, Cooke, Booker, Garland,
Crawford, Stuart, Coston, Robinson, Breckenridge
taylor, EdSngton, Pattcson, Of Buckingham, Yam
cey, Goggin, Campbell, Everett, junior, Lailley,
M Alister, Wilson Of Campbell, Parker, Tyler, Car
rington, of Charlotte, Harvey of Charlotte Branch,
| Wynn, Ross, Cotton, Muse, Brockcnbrough, Fauni-
leroy, Payne, Strange, Galloway, Spidow, Smith,
w atkins ofG. Bryce, jr. Hail, Mays of G. KncaiG,
| Darlington OF II. Heiske Of II. King of Hampshire,
DAVIS OF Han. Van Meter, Sedcn, Burton, Bouldin,
King of Henry, Holleman Henley, Kirby, Slaugts
ter, HARDWOOD, Pollard of King and Queen, Garter,
| Bland, Maxwell, Winston, Daniel of Louisa, Tho
mas, Dgges, Patterson of Mat. Jesse Dunlop, Croc-
kett, Edmundson, Rives of Nelson, Masse, Ch.isti-
an, stephenson, Kelly, Lee, Thompson of Norfolk
county, Bets, jr Jones of Pendeton Dice, Ciland
Slgier, linn, Ward, Woodhouse, Rives Of p George
Daniels, Carter OF Richmond CO. Branhain, Eutler-
ford, Caldwell, Jesse of Russell, Rinker Mason of
Southampton, Briggs, Mason of Stafford, Daniel of
Stafford, Crump, Vclvin, Mason of Sussex Peery.
Fulton, Bradley Friel, Jones OF Y. Russell, Spooner
| Harvie of Richmond city-iO5.
| NoES-Messrs. Drummond, Gordon, Randolph
Legrand, Valentine, Maysc of Bath, Blackburn.
! nj MILAN of Brooke, Dromgoole, Dickinson Anter-
son, Hill, Turner, Wilson of Cum. Miller, Collier
thompson OF Fairfax, Moore, Marshall, Holland
| Barton. Lev %
| LIN, Nevill, kincheloe Purte, REYNOLDS. Hooe Me.
MILAN of Lee, Heiskel of Lee, Chiffon Striblinp
Banks (Speaker) Briggs of Madison, Newman, A.
lexander, Peete, Morgan, Raymond, Vass, Shcrrard.
Sustln' Murdaugh, Dunton, Faris, Davis of Orange,
mallory, latum, HairStou, Cabell, Witcher. Wat
kns OF p. Edward, Dupuy, Collcy, Foster Martc-
ney, Bowyer, White, Wilcox, Kilgore, Bare Georoc
Delashmutt Russell of Tyler, Carey, Jones of War
Hungerford, Chapman, Loyal, Moody-72.
On motion OF Mr.. Raymond, the House then PRO.
ceeded to execute the joint order of the ay ha wing
for its object the election of Judge of the Court of
Appeals, vice William Fleming, Esq. deceased
DABNEY CARR, Esq. Chancellor of the Winches.
ter and Clarksburg District, was nominated bv Mr..
Sexton supported by Nlessrs. Barton, Chiffon, Nor
gan and Edgington.
PHILIP p BARBOUR, Esq. n REPRESENTATIVE IN
Congress, was nominated by MIR. Yancey supported
by Messrs. Davis, of Orange, Gordon and Winston
w nj. BRoCKENBRoUGH, Esq. Judge of the
General Court, was nominated by MIR. Christian,
supported by NesSfs DAVIS, OF Hanover, Haryie. Of
| Richmond, and Muse.
Carr, Barbour. Brockenbrough Scat'nr
LIST Bal. 80 &c SO
Cd Bal. III 81
So that Dabney Carr, Esquire, was declared du
ly elected.
On motion of Mr.. Colston, the House resolved it.
self into committee of the whole Mr. Taylor in tie
chair on the bill Making provision for the sale of
lots and lands vested in the Literary Fund for tbe
non-payment oftaxes." After some time spent there.
| IN, the committee rose, and
| The House adjourned
The proceedings of the House OF Dc'erates
tor two days pasth have not been ofayerv interest
ing nature. Wednesday they were chiefly en-.
gagged IN maturing the Pentcntiary bill, and YES
terday, they passed the bill, prescribing the
mode OF selling lands forfeited to the Literary
fund."-Much local business was also done.
Errata. Mr.. RiYes of p. GEORGE voted r