The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-01-30
VER CHINA LEarsLArUR q.
~ SENATE.

lhr biii % concerning the EOrfIHyf'B House
and iof other purposes. was taken up.
Mr. Robin moved 10 amend the hill sn
as t. ALLOW thu Governor StJ90 instead Of
ihe present s1lary ~ the appropriation for
the purchase Of furniture
Nil Johnson 6f Augusta, proposed to A
mend thr amcndmrnt by striking 0ru 81
800, aud lnIerllug IA lieu thereof $4,000,
i "a hlch Ms agrrrd To-.
MIR Dpde proposed To amend the bill
80 As II make the sum of $4,000, IN fun Of
all compensation, which would exclude
lhr Goteroor's pay, - President Of the
/ Board of Director, the Literary Food
which motion VAS opposed by Mr. JOHN
sou Of Augusta, aud withdrawn by the
mover.
The said bill was, az amended, passed
/ by the senate, aye, - no"s 7. Mr. Nor-
! gan Sud lee wished his constituents, At
least should know no, he voted un this
/ question, and therefore called for the ayes
and noes Which were As follows AYES,
/ He'srs. HOLT speaker Wm. X. Johnson,
Good"yn, CIoptoL, I hapnan Johnson,
Allen, ltoilin, Dlde, Fly, Thom, Arn-
stead. Sdundcr-, X Jones. Noes. Nessrs.
Brown, Page, Chapman, VI ryan, Sharpe,
HartIo aud Carter.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Fr1daH jan Ca communication was
received from the Senate, that they had
paused the bill concerning the Governors
! House, with amendments. The bill vas
LAID on the table, on the motion Of Mr..
/ Opshar, supported by Mr. Blackburn
Thu yByyrI,tfra I'm - ,,,,,,, 49,. 80, 800.
motion Of Nr. Upshur. Mr Blackburn
/ Delivered IN view. N opposition to thr
blII. Mr.. UPshur followed, in reply to
vi, Il, and thu other gentlrtncn who had
spoken on the same SIDE of the question.
Mr. Gordonalso spoke against the bin. -
| When Mr. Gordon had cunclndrd, Mr.
Blackburn advertrd To the fact hat other
gentlemen wished To deliver lhrlr semi.
mc"ts that he himself wished to rpioin
to the argument of Mr. Upshnr; aud that
A. Il was late (past l O'Clock and the
House much exhausted he mo,ed an ad-
tournament. But tae House refused to ad-
Jouroj and the question Was taken toy ayes
aud noes, called for BY Mr.. Gdltaud. -
The bill was rsjeetri-Ayrs = -Nors l25
0F~fhe marriage bill proposcd so To
modify IN" present law, as To take of the
penalty agaiost mans MARI, lng the SIS
ter Of his Decreased wife.
SatWd4H jan. 2L-A communication
VS. received from the 5 nate, that They
had passed with amendments. the hlIl 10
confirm the title of certain lands sold b,
the county of TazrWel
: Mr. Moore of r. presented a memorial
from The county OF tallaX, in opposition
to "A conventions
Mr.. Bowers from the Penjteniiary CON
mltre, made Rcpnr, from lhe joint com.
mite" appointed 70 examine that loA,tn
uon' rms Report speaks IN very filter
log terms OF til" present condition an,
= management oi this institution, aud con
cludes with the following resolutions:
= heSoired, That It IS eXprdlrnt 10 pro-
&, VIDE by law for The erection within the IN
terror, and pndy upon the scife 1t III,
old building, IN conformity to tie pln q
+. the building. one hundred aud eight add
! tIonl slerIdag foom, for the cousicls.
Resoteed, That it IS expcdrnt to erec
a building GA the tuunddIop of the NorDl
inner wall Of trr Pcnenlary, tor add
: toud work shops, connected with tn,
1 NJ" III wings at The existing wo,k shops
? according to af1ti submitted 10 the Com
t, mlilre by the Supcnntendant aud accom-
: Panyms Nus resolution.
hfsotr'"' mat II IS eXpedlent to pro
J 'nr by raw Tor the appointment Of t"'
n additional Assist mt krepeis-and for III,
$ purchase III tonf hundred ieeto muse, 10
:. Ere engine.
= Resoired, That it IS inexpedieni to sen
= tence To Prnit,nriary confinement, an,
l person Tor an oli"nse, now punishable
d there Tor shorter period than two years
: heSo,cea' ihat It Is eXprdIent so to a
= mend the present laws, prescribing and ar
ranging solitary confinement IN dark cells