Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-02-17

considered this question as having been already
sufhcientely debated and that the lateness of the
session called upon the House to despatch bust
ness, called for the previous question. This
call supercedes the right of debate on the motion
itself, as well as the main question to which it
refers, provided it is sustained,) The required
number OF members rising in support of the
call, Mcssrs Mallory, Blackburn, Dromgoole,
Gordon, Jones, of York, Laidley and Harvie de-
Precated an attempt to restrict debate on this or
any other question before the Legislature of
virginia, and several requests were made to MIR.
Smith to withdraw his motion. But that gen.
uetnan persistng in it, the chair put the ques-
tlon-ShaN the main question be r,oto put and it
was decided In the negative ayes 26-noes 1856.
by parliamentary usage, the call for the pre-
Vions question:, whether sustained, or rejected,
withdrew thesubjectfrom the consideration of the
| House for that day-the chair having explained
this fact, and no gentleman insisting on its en-
iorcenent, b. general consent,
Mr.. Mallory resumed the debate on the bill.
and advocated its passage. He was followed by
MIR. Barton, who advocated its passage i'm a
speech of an hours length.
Mr. Gordon followed in opposition to the bill,
In a speech of much information fine feeling.
and genuine humour.
MIR. Garland followed Mr.. Gordon and was
succeeded by MIR. Tyler, both in favor of the bill
when Mr.. Tyler had concluded his Argument
on motion of MIR. Blackburn the House adjourn
ed.
On Saturday, Mr.. Bryce of GoochIand, smoke
against the passage of the bill-as did Mr.. Nor
RS OF Hanover, and Gen. Blackburn, at great
length, and with still greater force.
MIR. Loyal and Mr. Tyler explained, and Mr..
ttaryle again advocated its passage.
when Gen. Blackburn concluded, the ques-
ton was put by ayes and noes, and carried in
the affirmative ayes 117-noes rs.
AYES.-Messrs. Randolph, Cooke, Garland.
crawford, Colston, Robinson, Breckenridge
Taylor, Edgington, M'Millan of Brooke: Patte
son, of Buckingham; Gogrin, Campbell Ta;dIey
M'Allister, Wilson, of Campbell, Dickinson
Parker, Tyler, Armistead, Darlington, of Char
lotte; Harvey, of do; Hill, Turner, Wilson, :.
Cumberland; Thompson, of Fairfax Moore. .
do. Marshall, Jr Payne, Galloway, Holan
Sexton, Barton, Snidow, Smith, Lewis, Morris.
OF Gloucestr; Watkins, of Goochland Hal.
Oglesby, Mays, of Greenbrier Kincaid. Car
rlnSton, of Halifax, Heiskell, of Hampshire
Mmg, dido; Davis, ofHanoyer, Ncvill, Van Me
ter, kincheloe, Burton, Bouldin, King, ofHenry
Slaughter, Reynolds, Carter, of King George
Gilnour, Helskell, of Lee; Bland, Maxwell
Chiffon, Thornton, Mason, of Stafford; Danie]
ofdo.; George, Peery, Delashnutt. Russell. o.
Tyler; Fulton, Bradley, Hungerford, Jett, o
Westmoreland; Prentis, Chapman, Saunders,
fr1el, Loyal, Harvie, of Richmond CITY; Moo
dy, f'arls, Davis, of Orange; Mallory, Tatum,
Hairston, Jones, of Pendleton; Dice, Cabell.
Wltcher, Watkins, ST.; Old, Sigler, linn,
Ward, Woodhouse, Foster, Harrison. of Prince
William; Martenev, Carter of Richmond CITY.
Bowyar, White, Rutherford, Bare, Rinker. ir.:
Briggs, Thomas, Newman, Digges, Patterson
OF Mathews; Morgan, Crockett, Gustin, Hun
ter, Rives, jr.; Stephenson, Kelly, Lee, Jet, o.
Northumberland-117.
NOES.-NIessrs Drummond. Gordon Mann
LeGrand, Booker, Stuart, Valentine ir.
Mayse, of Bath, Blackburn, Dromgoole, Ever
EFT Jr. Branch, Anderson of Chesterfield, Miller
OF Cumberland, Wynn, Ross, Muse, Broken
bfough, Strange, Bryce, Lundy, Maclin, Plea
SAINTS, Morris of Hanover, Cether, sridcn,
POLICEMAN, Purdie, Henley, Kirby, Davenport.
Wilson OF Kan. Harwood, Pollard of King and
Queen, Hooe, Pollard ofKing Vim. Aylette jr.
Hall, Mcmillan of Lee, Daniel of Louisa, Fish
er, Alexander, Peete, jesse of Middlesex.
liealey, Raymond, Dunlop, Vass, Sherrard'
Murdaugh, Massie jr. Christian, Graves, Not
InSham, Dunton, Belts jr. Walking and An
derson of Nottoway, Gilland, Dupuy, Riyes of
+. George, Colley, Bramham jesse of Russell.
Caldwell, Wilcox, Kilgour, Mason of South.
ampton, Briggs of Southampton, Crump. Vel
vim, Mason and Harrison of Sussex, Jones of
Warwick, Jones of York and Russell-76.
So that the bill rechartering the Farmers,
Bank ofVirginia for six years, was passed an
sent to the Senate.
The debate on this bill, has been in all pro-
liability, the ablest which has occurred in the
House of Delegates, since the session of 1917.
| we regret that we are not able, to commence
its publication in this paper-we will do so. the
moment we can fill our own notes, or extract
it from the daily papers.
| In the Senate, it is expected to undergo much
discussion, and if it passes at all, will it is suppo
sed, sustain material modifcation-as the reoui
stion of a bonus, and possibly the expunction of
the feature locating agency at Danville, in
the county of Pittsylvania.
| On yesterday in the House of Delegates. the
| Bill from the Senate, concerning Justices of the
Peace, with amendments was on motion of Mr..
Gordon, seconded by Mr.. Goggin, and Mr. Old,
postponed to the 31st March ayes 90 noes rs.
On Mr.. Blackburn's motion, the House pro-
ceeded TO execute the Joint order of the day,
the election of Brigadier in the 7th Brigade
to supply the vacancy occasioned by the resigna-
| ton of Gen. Porterfield.
| Col. Alex. Given of Augusta, was nominated
by Gen. Blackburn and Mr.. Dickinson.
Col. Brscoc G. Baldwin of Staunton, was
nominated by Messrs. Valentine, Rives of Mel
son Jones of York, Crawford and TAYLOR.
Col. Isaac Overall, Of Shenandoah was nom-
mated by Messrs. Bare and Rinber
On the first ballot, Col. Baldwin was elected
baldwin 1 Ia. Overall SO. Given s.. Scat
| tering8.
| The House then resolved itself into Commit
tee of the whole Mr.. Loyal in the chair, on the
Internal Improvement ioan bilI-Mr. Yanccy's
substitute to the original bill, four readers will
recolect that when the subject was last before
the House in Committee, the first section of the