Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-03-05
GENERAL. ASSEMBLY.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

THURSDAY, March l.
The Senate have passed the bills--To authorize
lottery to construct road from Beverly, in
the county of Randolph, to Morgantown, in Me-
nongaila county-Appointing trustees for the
town OF Wardensvle, &c. They havo also pass
ea an act to change the place of holding separate
ments-agreed to. And they have postponed in.
definitely the bill oxtondin the time for the APP.
wealth.
On motion of Mr. Wood of F.. tI,o e,oros.ed
Dill TO authorize tho Board of Public Works to sub
scribe to the stock of the Winchester and Potomac
ran load Company. was taken up, read a third
tlme' and the Bill being its passage, Mr..
bryce OF r. explained tho bill at considerable
length, and made detained statements as TO the es
tImated expense and probable receipts of tho in
prOvement.
Further discussion took place, in which Messrs.
McDo,oeH, Wood of F., Williams Brooke, and
Campbell of Il took part when on motion of Mr.
Bryce of F., the vote on the engrossment was re,
considered, and the bill was re.commtted to the
Committee of Roads, &c.
The engrossed bill to amend several acts con-
corning slaves, free negroes and mulattoes, revs-
and beng on its passage, was discussed at consi-
derab!e length by Messrs. McCue, Brodnar, Chan
dier, Williams, Sims, Campbell of b., Boiling,
BROOKE, MANNERS, and Fitshugh.
Mr. Chandler rloved to reconsider the vo te on
the engrossment in order that the bill might DO
re-committed, which after debate was decided in
the negative, tho ayes and noes having been
ordered on motion of Mr.. Chandler, as follows
AYis-Messrs. Cameron, Campbell Of Bedford,
Pate, Good of Berkeley, Anderson of Botetourt'
Wilson of Botetourt Campbell of Brooke, Daniel,
Erskine, Bruce, Mullen, Galaher, Berry, Allen,
Hays, Mcllhaney, Cordell, Caldwell, Smith of
Mason and Jackson, Goode of Mecklenburg,
Knox, Billingsly, Henry, Vawter, Chandler,
Leigh, Ftzhugh, Parriott, Robertson, Whether,
linn, Dupuy, Land, Mcmahon, Cline, Cobb
Gillespie Mccoy. McCulloch-39.
NoEs-Messrs. Banks, (speaker,) Grnalds,
Wood of Albemarle Randolph, Pcrsinger, Book
Patteson of Buckingham, Boiling, Spurlock,
Rives, Dickinson, Halyburton, Richardson, Pat
teson of Chesterfield, Broadus, Wilson of Cum,
berland, Brodnax, Jones, Richie, Ball, Chiffon,
Franklin, Woods of Franklin, Wood of Fredc.
rick, Bryce of Frederick, Smith of Frederick,
Smith of Gloucester, Bryce of Goochland, Hail |
of Grayson, Spencer, Sims, Carskadop, Poston,
koane, Williams. Johnson, Mayo, Gravely, Jor |
dan, Shield, Summers, Harwood, Hooe, Dabney. |
Carter of Lancaster and Richmond, Street, Hud. |
gins, Preston, Webb, Casell Harvey, Anderson
of Nottoway, Davis, Adams, Hiner, Swanson,
Gillland, Miller, Shan DIS. Carter of Prince VIII.
liam, Hart. lessee, Bare, Powell, Moncufe.
Crump, Hargrave, Newton, Morris, Crockett
Ruther foord-S0.
The vote was then taken on the passage of the
bill, and was decided in the affirmative, as fol-
lows:-
AYEs.-Messrs. Banks, (Speaker,) Grinalds,
Wood of A., Randolph, Booker, Garland Camp
bell of b., Pate, Wilson of b., Gholson She'll
Patteson of b., Boiling Rives, Daniel, Dickinson
i Richardson, Patteson of c., Broadus,
Wilson of b., Brodnax, JONES' Richie, Ball, Still
man, Hale of Franklin, Bryce of Frederick.
Smith of Fred, Smith of c., Bryce of Gooch.
land, Erskine, Spencer, Sims, Roane, Will
liams, Mayo, Gravely, Jordan, Shield, Berry,
Summers, Harweod, Hooe, Dabney, Garter of l..
and H., Street, Hudgins, Goode of NJ Knox
Preston, Webb, Cabell, Leigh, Harvey, Anderson
Land, Stands, Carter of P. W., Mcdowell, Pow
ell Moncurc, Crump, Hargrave. Mccoy, Newton,
Morris, Crockett, King, Rutherfoord.-74.
NoEs.-Messrs. Persnger, McCue, Brooke Ca
meron, Faulkner, Good of b., Anderson, of b.
Campbell of b., Spurlock, Chiffon, Marshall Ste.
phenson, Helms. Woods of F., Wood of F., Hail |
of g., Bruce, Carskadon, Poston, Mullen John
son, Gallaher, Berry, Allen, Hays, McIlhaney,
Cordell, Smith of NJ. and j., Blllingsly, Henry. |
vawter Chandler, Parriott, Robertson, Adams,
Hner, Witcher, Gilliland, linn, Hart, Mcmahon
Cline, jesse, Bare, Cobb, Gillespie, McCuloch-
48.
The speaker communicated to tho House a let
ter from the Governor, incIosng the correspond.
ence on the subject of the remov val of the remains
OF George Washington. Laid on the table,
Mr. Marshall, from the Select Committee on
the subject, made report on the amount of mile
uge paid TO Henry A. Byrne, late returned mem.
Der from the county Of Morgan, accompanied by a
resolution that the Committee be discharged from
the further consideration of the subject-whch
was agreed to.
nary stages, acted upon.
On motion of Mr.. SpurLock, the House adjourn
ed.