Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-02-18
GENERAL ASSEMBLY Y
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


The Senate have passed tine b,lls-I Changing
'ho 'imc OF holding tho Superior Court OF Gull
! pepper; = Establishing ferry from the lands OF
George Chichester in Loudoun, across the Poto-
| mac; $, Fixing tho School quotas in Rocking
nam, Shenandoah and Page.
, ihey have rejected tho resolution Cor c,ectiny a
Principal Engineer.
m FREE NEGROES.
INC engrosscd bill ''provioing FOR the removal
OF Tree persons from tins Commonwealth was Ia
ken up, and passed withou. debate, by the follow
] ing votc
AYEs-Messrs. Banks, (Spcaker,0 Grinalds, Ran
u"iph, Booker, Garland, McCue, Brooke, Came
ron, Campbell Of Bedford, Pate Anderson of b.
W ilSon OF Il. Campbell of b. Gholsnn Shell Patio
son OF Is. Boiling, Rivcs, Daniel Dickinson, Uaiv-
nnrton, Potteson Of c., Wilson of c.. Broxnax.
zones latchc, Ball Marshall, Stillman, Wood of
r., Bryce Of f., Smith of c. Bryce OF e.. Frs.
knc, Spencer, Sims, Roane Jordan, Shield, Gala
mer bcrry, Summers Har wood. Garter of l.. and
H., Alien, Hays, Lawson, McIlhanHy, Cordell,
Saiuweli' foIndcxter, Hudgns, Smith of NJ. and
- ,aw'er' Preston, Webb. Chandler, Leigh, Fish
Gr' iisrvcy, Pariiott Robertson, Miller, Dupuy
Lana, Shands, Carter of Z. W., Mcdowell, Nc
mahon, COBB, Powell, Moncure, IIarrravc, Kcl
er' Newton, Crockett, King, Smith of f., Ruther
Nors-Mcssrs. Pcrsir GER. Good or r. spyr.
lock, Richardson, Pcndleton, Brondus Chiffon
Stephenson, Helms, Hale of T.. Woods of f..
Snidow' Hail of e., Bruce, Carskadon, Pos,on,
Mullen, Johnson, Gravely, Street, Goodc Of NJ,
l ~ i'i'hSSiN' iiHnTy, ByrnC, EItZnuUb. Davis
Adams, Hinor, Wtchcr. Swanson. GillilsnJ Z,nn
Cline, lessee, kilgorc, Bare Carson (,ilosnio
Mccoy, McCuiloch--4l
! Tho engrossed bill establishing tho town of
ken up, 0eo' Ut
Mr. SruRLocH moved TO name it Drowrsvilo
-ir. SUMMERS rcmarking that he had presented the
peu'ion ont OF which the bill grew, and that it
was the wish of the ncghburhood, moved 10 cor,
tinue The present name of the paco-South Land
! ing.
The question taken on Brownsville, and
carried in the Affirmative
On motion of Mr.. Caldwell, the bill providing
Tor opening and repairing the Public Roads of tho
commonwealth, was taken up, and after beny
amended, was ordered to be engrossed
Mr.. HIVES from the Committee of Agricultural
una manufacturers, made report on the icct
OF tho inspection of Flour in Richnond concIud
ing with the following resolutions:
|. ReSOlccd therefore, as TIE opinion Of This
Comm'tiee, That 1t is ineXpedient to repeal the
act of the 9Th April last.
2. ReSci0ed, That so much OF the petition. as
prays iol reduction of tho Inspectors fees is
reasonable.
3. RsSoired That so much of said petitions rs
prays such alterations in the mode of anpointin,r
,ne inspector as Will renocr him more response
bic TO the portion of the community Interested in
tho faithful discharge of his special duties is rco
sonablo.
A. Resolred, That it is inexpedeut to establish
another o. higher grade of flour, FOR such as is de-
!
! The report occupies eight pages and the CYL
dcncc OF the numerous witnesses examined 100
pages.
| Mr. RIvEs moved to print the rcport and the
evidence.
MIR. WrcHER opposed tho printing Of the evil
dence, as not necessary. and cxpensvc-thc mo-
ton to print was however ordered, So to 40
eve shall as early as possible print the report,
or its substancc0
Mr.. BRoDNAx, from tine Select Comn,;ttoo 70
ported with an amendment, the police bill CON
corning slaves, free negroes, &c. which on his
notion was made the order of the day for to-
| morrow.
THE MILITIA.
Mr.. RUTHERFooRD, called up the bill establsh;n q
camps of instruction for militia officers
Mr.. WTcHER moved to postpone the bill indie
| finitely.
| debate ensucd, involving the merits of the
! bill, as an impr vemcnt of the militia system, and
! the existing defects of that system, in which
Messrs GHoLsoN and WrrcHER took part-the for
MGR opposing, the latter supporting the motion to
postpone.
! ar. RUTHEaFooRD entered into a detailed exa
minatIon of the ineiciency of the present system,
urged the necessity of modelling it, and rous-
ing the military spirit of the country and explain
FED and defended the provisions now proposed the
credit OF Sug restng which, he conceded To those
who being consulted by rhe Secretary of War in
1876, as TO the best mode of improving the militia
! system, with general unanimity, recommended a
plan almost Identical with that contained in the
o'il' me annual additional expense OF the new
! system to the State, Mr. X. estimated at about
$50 or $l2, 000--a sum which he believed the Dco.
| pie would cheerfully pay for an efficient system
The question on posiponement, was taken hy
! ayes and noes, and carried in the affirmative, as
follows:
AYEs-Messrs. Banks, (Spaaker,) C.rinalds, Ran
dolph, Booker, Garland, McCue, Brooke Gamer
on, Campbell of D., Good of b.. Anderson of b.,
| Patteson of b, Boiling, Spurlock, Rivcs, Daniel
| Dickinson, ialyburtor, Richardson's Patteaon of
| pcnQletOn of 4
Stman, Helms, Hale of F., Woods, Wood OF F.
Bryce of f, Sndow, Smith ofG, Bryce of Ga, Hail
OF c. Erskine, Spencer, Bruce Poston, Roanc John
son, Gravely, Hays, Lawson, Caldwell, Poindex-
ter, Street IIudgms, Goodo NJ, Knox, Billings
! ley, Vawtor, Preston, Leigh Fisher, Harvey Da-
! Wis, Adams, Witcher, Swanson, Gilliland, Miller,
Iinn, Dupuy, Land, Stands, Carter of p W.
! Hart, McAlahon, Cline, lessee, Kilgore, Bare
Carson, Hargravo, Gillespie, Mccoy, Keller, New
ton, Crockett, King-S0.
NoEs-Messrs. Persngcr, Wilson oe B., Camp.
bell OF Is. Gholson, She'll Brodnax, Jones, Richie
Ball, Stephenson, Smith of Fred, Sims, Carska a
don, Mullen, Mayo, Jordan, Shield, Gallahcr.
1 Berry, Summers Harwood, Carter of l.. and x
Allen, Mclhancy, CordelI, Smith of NJ g. j., Hen.
ry, Byrne, Webb, Cabell, Chandler, Fitzhugh Par.
riott, Robertson, Hncr, Moore, Mcdowell, Cobb
Powell, Moncurc, Ruthorfoord--41.
! The bill forming county out of Frode-
rick and Shenandoah, was taken up, and after
some discussion, in which Mcssrs SMITH Of Fred
CARSON, Bryce and WooD Of T. engaged, was
ordered to be engrossod.
/ Mr. WooD of Fred moved TO take up tho bill
autho'ising subscription to the Winchester and
Parkcrsburg Road.
! Messra. McMAuoN, BROOKE and CLINE opposed
/ the motion TO take up the bill az present, End
Mcssrs. Woop, BEYcE Of Fred. and GAILAHER
ported it, when the motion was ncgativcd.
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Fanny, Feb II.
The Senate have passed tho BILLS, Amending