Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-22
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

The bill granting pension to Frederick Parrish.
was, on motion OF Mr.. Rves Of Prince George, taken
by a vote Of 40 10 81.
on motion of Mr. Mason of Frederick, the vote on
engrossng TIE bill concerning the corporation ot Win.
chester, was re-considsred and on motion of Mr. Nj
'he OIL was an ended and ordered to be engrofsed
me House then took up the joint order of the dsy
lor the election OF Bgadier General of the I9h Bri-
gaze 20 supp The vacancy caused by the election OF
john Floyd as Governor.
MIR. Preston nominated Colonel James Hsse of
Montgomery.
Mr.. Hail nominated Colonel Him A S-,
Wythe. "
wy,he. " sum-" u
The result of the vote in the House WAS
For Hoge 10
Smith a.
Saunders
For Hcge 90
Smith AZ
Saunders q
LOAN BILL
mr. Jackson moved to postpone the order Of the
day, 1.-The Loan Bill until Monday next The mo,ion
was IeJeeeu, ana the House proceeded TO consider
the Chair. ' Nhs' III
MIR. Campbell Of Bedford, moved TO amend The se.
cord section by inserting, II improve the road be-
tween Salem, In the county Of Boetourt and IN. ,,e
sent termination OF the Lynchburg and Salem Turnpik
Road, in the county of Bedford, $4,000 dollars" AZ
ter a few remarks in opposition from Mr. Miller of n
the amendment rejected.
MIR. McMahon made an unsucce ssful motion IN a.
mend, by inserting, in the blank made Yesterday bv
striking out the provision for road from Rchmond b
the way of Louisa Court-house to Harri.onsmr ny
following: From Harrsonburg, in the county oi
Rockingham, TO Franklin, in the county of Psn5Is,oU
- doll rs.'
MIR. Terrll moved that The Committee now rise
Mr. HeDshaw opposed the notion
ar. Ierrlii said, that the for his motion was
OBVIOUS. The bill was assuming very odious sbaps
md the sooner the present course of ain ndment "
arrested the better. was
The motion being agreed TO by vote of 81 to As
me Committee rose and reported progress.
Mr. T-rrill moved to lay the bill on the table
-, Mr. uoode moved the indefinite postponement of the
oil but Withdrew his ion after some conversation
WIN Mr. Ierrill, with the declaration that If lbs hin
were not laid on the table, he should renew il.
he question the taken on Iayinp the b;II m h
ap,e, ara decided in the negaiive-Ayes 49, Noes S.
Mr. Goode renewed his motion 10 nos none inds6n;,
~ rema.king that the friends Of the bill had eDoyed
an Ie auvah'aseso OF parliamentary forms and had he
presumed, made 1t as perfect g they could
MT. Williams of HARRISON said that the hill had
mus lar been presented 10 The most dsaivantageous
manner Ii was not acceptable to the friend, nj III
plan ard he begged the gentleman from Mecklenburg
10 wthufaw MS motion, to allow them 10 pre- MT in
totally different shape. :"
MT Goode felt reluctant TO refuse the request of III.
gentleman but he wished TO test the sense of the
House on the principle of this bill On that point ev
cry member must have to come to a decision in HE
own mind AS to toe details Of the BILL they were mt
o. 80 !. huen consequence. But II it not now per
tect II was the fault OF its friends. From the begnnin
they had superintendent it-they bad reported IL in sucb
orm as sueu Ives, and, in the Committee of The
"uole, lhey mad had the sole management IF Il, NJ
man had raised his voice TO interfere with them Ttay
had moulded II to its present formand brouoh, II in
the House The PToner time, then, had arrived for
tesung i's principle Believing that the friends of tho
OH coud no. perfect 1t, II the question were DELAYED
and believing that il would he an economy IF i1e d,
decide the question now--without wishiny IN tsm,t
discussion oil its Princpehe moved its indefinite post
ponement f
Mr.. Terr said that, although he could not vo,e for
me Dill as AZ presant encumbered, he should vote A.
galns' the posponemsn He had moved the discharge
OF the ComDittee of the Whole and Law the bin nm The
table, in order that IL might be produced in diF.ren,
and more acceptable form. Such he honed. would he
the result, and that the geneman's motion might no,
pre- vail. 81 "'
MIR. Mason Of Frederick, had been surprised 70 bsor
the gentleman from Meckisnburg declare that this bill
was DOW in lie most perfect form when il was deeIar-
ed by lie ends to have assumed the most odious bs NO
The Committee OF Roads bad presented il az thew ron
sidered best aud how had il been treated in Comm
ZEE OF the Whole Many gentlemen, probably from the
oest motives, had proposed spdmens of a purely To-
cal nature, calculated to destroy the scheme The him
was intended TO embrace improvements of nubIic i'm
Portance alone. lie could not see With what Justice
gentlemen, situated on naygabe waters, and ENJOYING
roads, OF which il had been said, that art could maLe
them no better, and neglect no worse - pron,sad 10
crush this SUI jec The friends of be bill bad not en-
Ioyed all the parliamentary forms-aDd ne fbousbt u
uneommoo, a, lcss to make motion, like the pressn,
the m menl the bill came Into he House before one
position had been discussed. 1t evden, that bur
thenfd as The bill now IL must be lost hut
equitable hlt its friends should have an epporunitv 10
modify IT, No one knew The gentleman from Mseki.o.
burg better than be (Mr. ny di1-aod he could not
believe that he would eDdesvor defeat any measure
by eide wiud:-And when hat gentleman was told
by the friends OF the BILL iba nsead of being in the
mos, perfect in the mos, odious shape II appear
ed 10 Mr.. NJ that the good sense Of the gentleman
would induce him TO withdraw his notion and give
them time TO modify the measure.
Mr.. Knox hoped The motion would prevau n he
thought II would prevent the fair expression If he
sense Of the ouse he should be opposed to -But the
principle Of the bill bad been fully considered and go
discussed, that there was scarcely an indi.
vdus, Of comm,n intelligence, but had formed an
opinion upon H. Delay he thought, would serve no !
good purpose, because any modification which could be
made by the friends OF the bill would not change its
prin ciple.
Mr.. Ghoson said, he shouts vote against the post.
ponemen, IL proper that he shoud give his reasons
for doing lie had anticipated The state Of confusion
in which the bill had been brought into the House.
He had been willing. in observing the second section IN
attempt 10 obtain share Of, what the gentleman ftom
Fir derrick called, local legislation, for HE
hot he had been preciuded by The motion of The cen
ileman from Allegheny to d,cbarge the COMMITTEE :
The question wa, whether the friends Of fbs b
could not 80 modify II as 10 render il acceptable He
DESTROYS that something SHOULD be done and also 10
fepresspt his constituents this subject His opinion
vas the same with That expressed BY member Of the