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RICHMOND. APRIL IS.
The business Of Mondgy, Was Of .
highly interesting character. The all.
absor bling question Of the session was
yet TO decide, and the two houses found
thems.'vssatan immense distance from
each other. In my last. I stated that
the Senate had adhered 10 its amend.
ments. This was mistake Of serms.
That body merely Insisted upon its a.
mendments. The parliamentary rule
is-frst to unsisi. then further insist.
and lastly 10 adhere. An adherence
pi ecludes all conference or compro.
mise.
At this stage of affairs, Mr.. LEIGH
proposed. ~ the most respec tful course
towards the Senate, that the House
should ask Of tina, body 4 full and free
conference on the subert OF their LISA
ment. This course Was opposed by
Mr.. Wi,cher, Mr.. Epp~s, and Mr..
Gilmer, evidently und~r> the expects
ton that the house would recetie from
ITS disagreement 10 the Senate's amend
mcntsj and the latter gentleman made
. motion that the house recede. which,
however, ne afterwards withdrew.
The proposition fur a conference
was supported by Mr.. Brodnax, Mr.
Maxwell, Nj. Gholson, and Mr.. Nor.
ris. After Information from the chair,
that the managers on the part Of the
house, would, according to rule, be ap
pointed frsm the majority. Mr.. Gil
msr then dec cd that he should on.
pose = conference at that stage Of the
business-and that the vote might be-
considered q test, he called for the
ayes and noes.
During the debate, MIR. Leigh exhi
bited good deal Of warmth, declaring
that submission to the views Of the Sc
nate, in this case, would be tsmely
yielding 10 dictation on the part OF
that body. He asked if the democ IN
cy OF the New Constitution was to be
eSinccd by the subservience Of the DO
puIar branch, the immediate represen.
tatives OF the people. to the body elect
eel tor Tour years, and not immediate
Nv responsible for their acts. The
House Of Lords of England would not
presume to resist the views Of the Com.
mons. withort deiguing to give .ome
reasons for their course. Ii was bu I
respectful Ia ask the Senate for its rea
sons-it was right and respectful that
these should be gwen. The ceIebrat
ed Patrick Henry required Of the Fa
Their OF his Counfry-great and good rs
he was--ihat the reasons Of his course
on an important occasion should be
given. And he (Mr. L. demanded.
and must have. from the Senate. the
grounds Of their conduct ia this MAJ,
ter. IL, upon full and free discus
sion, this house though, fit to yield, he
would submit. reluctantly, it is true,
but with as good grace as possible.
The question was finally taken, up
on asking q conference, and decided
IN the afirmaiive--ayes "a, noes SIS.
The Senate agreed to the conference
after strong opposition, and appointed
the following members as managers.
viz; Messrs. McComas Of Wythe, Pat
teson, Mason, Morgan, and Booker.
Managers on the part of the House
Messrs. Leigh, Brodnax, Morris, Ghoi
son. Maxwell, Bayly, CampbeIl Of
Brooke, Mason Of Frederick, Sum
mers. Goode, Marshall, Miller of Bot
tctOurt, and Garland of Nelson.
The House then proc eeded to the
election Of Judges Of the Court Of APP.
pealS.
MIR. Gholson nominated. as Presi
dent Of the Court, Francis T.. Brook
(the present head OF that Court.) ~hu
was supported by MIR. mcfarland. -
The tributes Of these gentlemen to the
services and ability Of Judge Brook G
were delicate and highly compliment
tary.
Mr.. Davisson nominated Henry st.
George fucker; aud this nomination
was supported by Messrs. Mason Of
Frederick. Williams Of Harrison, and
Williams OF Shenandoah, in terms ii
high encomium.
MIR. Morris Of Hanover nominated
Robert Stanard; and was supported in
,his nomination by Mr. Leigh, who
drew a complimentary parallel between
MIR. Stanard aud MIR Tucker, dceIsr
ing the reasons which led him painful
as It was TO his feelings. knowing well
ADD loving BOTH to prefer Mr.. =.
During the nomination speeches, a
singular but pungent encounter oil
Wits took place between MIR. Leigh
and Mr. Williams Of Harrison.
The vote for Judge Tucker was an
unparalleled compliment, considering
the distinguished competitors he had
10 contend with. IL vas not general.
W understood that he would be Dot Il,
nomination. The first vote in the
house stO"d-For ~. Sc. g. Tuck.,
a9-Frsneis I. Brooke Is-Roberl
Stansfd 80.
The JOINT vote was--Tucker Do.
Brooke SO, StAnard SO. ledge TUoK.