Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-02-08
VIRGINIA L.EGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
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Senate have passed the bill divorcag Pamela
ID. Cole, from her husband Jno. Cole.
oh motion OF Mr.. MoRToN, the House resolv-
Gu 10 proceedo on Monday the 9TH inst. to the cleo
ton OF Judge of the General Court, in the
room OF Judge Hugh Holmes, decd
fhgrossed bill-incorporating company for
inc improvement of the navigation of BuiTaloe
and Little Roanoke Rivers, was read a Sd time
and passed
On motion of Mr.. UPsnUR, the report of the
committee of Schools and Colleges, on the re-
moval OF VIM. and Mary, was taken up for con-
sderation.
aIr. UPsuuR resumed the argument which he
lett unfinished on yesterday, against the removal
Mr. LOWELL followed Mr.. Upshur in favor of
removal.
| Mr.. RANDOLPH, of Albemarle, succeeded Mr..
Lowell in opposition to removal
MY MASON of Southampton, next addressed
the House IN favor of removing the College.
When Mr.. Mason, had concluded, the question
was taken on MIR. Jones substitute to the reso-
luton ofthe Committee of Schools and Colleges,
declaring that the petition of the President and
Masters OF VIM. and Mary College, praying a
removal of that institution, be rejected and car
RED by ayes and noes in the affirmative as fol-
lows:-
AYES-NIessrs Drummond, Fletcher of Ac-
comack, Gordon, Randolph of Albemarle, Book
er, Jeter, Crawford, Hamilton, Cartmill Pate
son, Campbell, Everett, Tyler, Armistead, Hill,
Turner, Ross, Pryor, Collier, Early, Greer, King,
Smith OF Giles, Morriss of Gloucester, Watkins
OF Goochland, Blair, Jones of Grayson, Smith of
Greenbrier, Anderson, Spencer, Spraggns, Car
rington of Halifax. Parsons, Pugh, Rcdd. Bould-
in, HOLMAN, Henley, Kirby, Washington, Hall,
Chrisman, Bland, Bozarth, Bias, Osborne, Banks,
Fmks, McCulloch, Diggs, James, Alexander,
Segar, Mantague, Berkshire, Dunlop, Murdaugh,
Hunter, Rives of Nelson, Christian, Stephenson,
Kelly, Thompson of Norfolk county, Miller of
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of Northumberland, Dyson, Davis of Orange,
Morton, Penn, Hairston, Dice, Hiner, Wicher,
Cabell, Gllliland, Watkins of Powhatan, Shaw,
, Ward, Woodhouse, Booth, Branham, Bower,
White, Cline, Rutherford, Dickinson of Scott,
Bare, Anderson of Shenandoah, Bowers, Towles,
Briggs, Crimp of Surry, Velvin, George, Shan
non. Delashmutt, Curtis, Miller of Washington,
Fletcher OF Washington, Hungerford, Saunders,
Gleaves, Jones Of York, Russell, Loyal, Brown,
Dickinson of RUSSELL Moody-111.
!. NoES-Iessrs. Merry, Persnger, Garland,
Stuart. Valentine, Colston, Robinson, Burwell,
Mcmillan, Herdman, Dromgoole, Gholson, Yam
5 cey, Goggin, Laidley, Wilson of Campbell, Par
! ker, Chds Darlington of Charlotte, Harvey,
. Branch, McRae, Wilson of Cumberland. Ran
2 dolph of Cumberland, Wynn, Mason of Fairfax
Thompson of Fairfax, Wallace, Marshall. Still
man. Strange Sexton, Page, Bryce, Morris of
l Hanover, Berkeley. Neville, Vanmeter, Morris of
Harrison. Gather Mayo, Anbler, Jordan, Morgan
Lowell, Harwocd, Pollard of King and queen,
Hooc, Carter of King George, Pollard OF King
William, Dabuey, Gilmour, Dnges Powell, Wins
ton, Kimbrough, Fisher, Thomas, Goode Hay
: mond, Fass, Crockett, Sherrard, Adams, Massie,
Macon Anderson Of Nottoway, Jacob, Crump of
Powhatan, Jcffiies Watkins of Prince Edward
Dupuy, Rivesof Prince George, Temple, French
Clarke, Garter Of Richmond county, Caldwell
Fullen, Mason of Southampton, Cooke, Daniel
Mason OF Sussex, Harrison of Sussex, Wilton
: murphy. Morris of Wood, Harvie of Richmond
iCity, Mci<inley-89.
:, Il So that the proposition to remove William
and Mary College from Williamsburg, was car
e iied in the negative.
Saturday, Fet. 5.
A communication from the Senate: The Sc
Y nate have passed ''the ACT TO amend the act
d concerning the Literary Fundn-'tcon
: Fthe town of Charleston in the county of Kama
" wha"-and concerning William Broadus.n
CONVENTION.
On motion Of Mr.. CoLsToN, the House took
y, mp the bill for the call Of Il CONVENTION.
Mr.. STU aRI moved TO reconsider the vote OF the
: other day, for ordering the bill to be engroSsed
l., for the purpose of offering certain amendments,
;, which in substance submitted three propositions
IF to the people, viz; ''Shall there be a Conven-
ton'n ''5tall be linited?" '.Or shall it be un-
l. limited?H
g Mr.. WATKINS of GoochIand, opposed the
l. motion to reconsider The motion was lost.
e Mr.. RANDOLPH, Of Albernarle, offered the fol
+ lowing ryder to the bill:
i Be 1t further enncted, That the poll to be
T. taken directed by this act, shall contain two
other columns, in addition 10 the two therein
y prescribed-one for the names of those who
= vote in the affirmative, and the other for tho
% names ofthose who vote in the negative;-whicl
!, two additional columns shall have the WORD
. ''nop- tjeehotJe1S" written at the head of eacl
lie above the words ssConUentionn-''.No Cocep.
le tom" and Immediately below the words ''Shai
it there be 10 Contention to amend The Constitution
ir of this Communicable" and it shall be the duty
d of tie sherfs and other officers presiding al the
Of polls as by this act directed, to take the vote
t. upon the question aforesaid of every free white
n' male citizen of this Commonwealth of full age
u whether native or naturalized, who shall come
~ forward 10 vote upon this occasioD; provided the
+, person 50 coming forward to vote shall be sworn
" or shall prove himself to har7 had some fxel
place of residence, for at least two years previ
Gus to that time, III the county, city or borough
IF where the polls are held, at which he offers K
e vote, besides being liable to taxation and militia
dnty, if not exempted therefrom by law; and the
: names of all the said persons who vote in the
affirmative shall be written in the first column
, under the word ''ConyentiCnn-and the name,
= of those who vote in the negative shall be writ
;. ten in the second column, under the head ''Nc
Z ! Convcntion"-and the said sheriTs and Other
a officers shall be liable TO the same penalty foi
II failure or refusal in any thing requisite to the
e polls hereby amended, as in the former case &C
c cording to this act; and the said un-freehoIder
= shall he notified before opening the polls, OF
l while giving their votes, that in so doing upor
lie, pS,d