Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-01-18

| VIC pchutnCS Oh INC question.
Mr.. RiVES, OF Prince George, opposed th,
resolution ami substitute. aud alluded To so.n,
transaction in The Couiuit,cc, as explaining III,
course now pursued by the enemies of the re-
noval
Mr. BODAER having withdrawn his reso-
luton tn give place TO the substitutes
Mr. NORRIS, Of Hanover, Chairman Of li:e
) COMMITTEE OF schools and College,, rose, aud
in Il speech Of great length and force. oprosed
the substitute, defended the course of the Com
m'ttee, and urged the great moment of thc cues
ton ol removal, and the necessity OF proceeding
with full light aud dcloeratiou. I'VE r,.gr,,
That our limits will no; admit even oil Tie I'M
perfect sketches of Mr.. MUrris's speech, which
we were enabled TO take
Mr.. TYLER replied 10 Mr.. Morris. and ur
ged the adoption ofhis resolution, Oh the grounds
OF the advanced period of the session The ne
cessitv of Immediately settling the question of
removal, and the fact that the Committee were
IN possession OF all the attenuation rally reau,-
red. When Mr.. t. concluded, the question
was taken on adopting his resolution, and de-
termined in the negative by ayes and noes, as
follows
AfES.-Messrs. Drummond, Fletcher Gordon
Randolph of Aibemarlc, Booker, Jctcr. Cfawio.d
Hamilton. McClintick, Campbell, Everett, Tyler
Armistead, Hill, Turner, Pryor, Golfer, Earlv
Grayson Smith Of Grecnb,i"r, Alderson, Spracains
Redd' Bouldn, Henley. Kirby. Allen, Chrisman
! osborne, Banks, Finks, Digs, Scar, Mnntagtie
Dunlop, Gillian, Murdaugh, Hunter, Christian,
StepheIrson Miller of Norfolk county, Upshur,
Dunton, Harvey of Northumberland, Morton.
Penn, Witcher, Cabe Gilliland, Ward, Wood
house, Marteney, Bowyer, White. Rutherford
Bowers, Crump Of Sutry, Velviu. George, Curtis,
Saunders, Gleaves, Loyal, Brown, Moody.-69
| NAYS.-Ncry, Persinger, Garland Stuart
| Coiston, Robinson. Cartmill, Bugwell, Mcmillan
tierdnan, Dromgoolc, ''hoson, Patteson, Yancry
t'"Sgin Laidlev Wilson of CampbeIl, Rcvely, Par
kef, Childs, Darlington of Charlotte Harvey of do
Branch, NcRae, Wilson of Cumberland. Randolnb
OF Cumberland, Ross, Wynn, Muse, Mason of Fair
lax, Thompson of Fairfax, Wallace. Marshall
SULLIVAN, Strange. Sexton. Smith of Giles, Pare
Bryce Blair. Lundy, Spencer, Parsons, Pugh, Nor
rus of Hanover. Berkeley, Neville Vanmeter, Nor
RS of Harrison, Gather, Mayo, Amber, Hoffman,
Jordan, Washington, Lowell, Welch, Harwood
Pollard of King x Queen, Hooc, Garter of King
George Pollard of King William, Dabnev, Hall
Gilmour. Bland. Bozarth, Dugcss, Bias Powell
Winston, himbrough, Fisher, Thomas, Goode
Alexander, Raymond, Berkshire. Vass { rocket
Sherrard, Adams Rves, Massic, Macon, Kelly.
Basye, Anderson, Jacob Mckinley, Davis
HaIrston, Dice Hner, Crump of Powhatau
Watkins, JeffrieS, Shaw, Du2Iy, Rlves Of P.ince
George, Temple French, Clarke, Booth. Carter of
/ Richmond county, Cline, Caldwell, Dickinson
tuilou. Bare, Ande, of Shenandoah, Mason
of Southampton, Towles, Briggs, Cooke, Daniel
OF Stafford, Mason of Sussex, Harrson OF Sussex
Shannon, Wilton, Miller, Fletcher, Hungerford
Murphy, Morris Of Wood Chapman, Harvie of
Richmond city.--l27.
And then the House adjourned.
Saturday, Jun. Is.
MIR. Patteson asked leave to bring in a bill au-
thorising the expectation OF condemned hour.-
i Granted.
| GEN. LAFAYETTE.
The Speaker stated that he had waited for sew
eral days in expectation OF receiving from the En-
ecutlve, the expected reply of Gen Lafayette to the
invitation forwarded to him in behalf Of the Cen
eral Assembly. Not having received a communi-
cation from the Executive, aud dee ming it probable
from report, that the Gen. would he NTH It's in a
: few days he thought it advisable to proceed to
the appointment OF a committee of arrangements
Nc objection being made to this course, the Speaker
announced the following gentlemen to compose the
committees Messrs. Upshur, Morris of Hanover
Mason of Southampton, Tyler, Gordon, Bower
ColSton, Lowell, Smith of Greenbrer, Harvie of
I Richmond, Cabell, Mason OF Fairfax, and SheG-
rard.
YORK TOWN EXPENDITURE.
The bill authorisng the payment of the money
expended IN the reception OfGen Lafayette York
Town, being on its second reading.
Mr.. Tyler rose, and said ne believed that this
bt-he therefore invited gentlemen to offer them.
VIZ yIer said that he deemed it necessary, from
the character of the transaction, aud the interest
lett IN the subject, to give brief history of the
YORK Town expenditure. The Executive, at the
solicitation of the volunteer companies, and to meet
tine extraordinary occasion, had made themselves
liable TO the banks for tina of six thousand dol
lars and had appointed Robert @. Scott, Esq. their
agent to Supcrintend its expenditure. In this state
of thinSs, II was Impossible to furesee the of
expenditure, and Mr. Scott, in addition to the SIX
thousand dollars borrowed of the banks by the Ex-
ccutlvc, had found il necessary to make himst f
responsible for $1,000, complete the prcparat
II was due TO that gentleman to say. that the EX-
ecuive approved his conduct, and had determined
TO share his responsibility. The bill on the table
had accordingly been reported for the whole sum.
Mr.. I. thought ii best, fthcre was opposition to
the bill, that it should be at once developed. lie
thought it justified not only by good feeling, but
| correct principle. He would not dwell on the sub
Ject but expressed his readiness to meet any obiec-
Tons to IT. n o gentleman rising in opposition. the
question was taken engrossing the BILL and car
ried, ayes 92-noes 81.
CLERKS FEES.
[ Mr.. Wallace called up the engrossed bill con-
corning Clerks Fees MIR. Daniel of Stafford
offered the following rider to the bill:
'fnd be Hfurd,cr enacted, That it shall be the
duty OF the commissioners i'll the superior courts o
chamcery, to return thei, reports to court upon the
application Of either plaintiff defendant, pro-
vldcd the party making application shall give suii-
c'ent security for tn payment of such fees they
arc legally entitled to.
Mr.. ook moved to lay the bill and rider for the
present on the table, which motion was seconded by
Mr.. Page, and opposed by Messrs. Wallace and
Winston, and lost.
Mr.. Mason Of Southampton, rose in opposition
to the bill. He considered this bill unnecessary
and Intellectual. He understood this bill was not