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small notes. To-day new lights had
broken IA upon many OF those who
were opposed To the measure yester.
day. lie bad a right To refer 10 the di.
miniShed vote. He had witnessed the
change, whatever might be the argu.
ments or lights by which such change
was brought about Every day, mem
bers had been found TO entertain differ.
ent opinions from those protested by
them when they left home.
MIR. Randolph was opposed 20 the
motion 10 adjourn. No provision, he
was informed, had been made for pay
ing the interest on the State debt. An
amendment to bill elsewhere might
effect the object.
Mr.. Booker suggested modification
Ito adjourn Tomorrow (Fnday)
MIR. Wilson Of b. moved TO amend
by adding, "when the House had com
pleted its business"
Mr.. Witcher inquired if single act
had been perfected; lie believed not
one; yet, after Speeding twenty 10
thirty thousand dollars. be heard the
cry all over the House. agreed" be-
fore accomplishing a single object Tor
which they had assembled. tie re.
iered TO II as remarkable occurrence.
On motion Of Mr.. Goodall. the reso-
luton and amendments were laid on
the table and on Mr.. Doru,ans mo.
ton, the House took recess until 4
o clock.
Al the evening session, Mr.. Miller
reported biz aulhorising the Banks 10
issue small noies-which bill was pass
ed 10 It's engrossment.
FRDAY, June -. 1887.
SMALL NOTES.
The cngrossed bill authorizing the
Banks 10 is-ue small notes, Vas IA.
ken up.
The bill being on Us passage. a long
debate ensued, in which Messrs. Bolts.
Nlurdaugh, Miller, Cru,ch6eld, MAY.
Cootes. Witcher, Segar and Fisher sup
poFted-and MeSsrs Woolfoik, New
man. Garland Randolph and Chap
man opposed it,
Messrs. Bayly Of a. and Moore de-
clarcd their opposition TO the measure
at tbis time, but for reasons somewh hat
different from those which had opera
ted upon the other opponents Of the
measure.
Mr.. Wiley moved the indefinite
postponemeat of the bill.
MIR. Miller hoped the gentleman
from Amelia would withdraw the pro-
position, and allow direct vote to be
taken on the passage of the bill
Mr.. Wiley declined TO withdraw.
MIR. Miller then expressed the hope
that It would be made a test question.
Mr.. Rives sustained the pfopTieiy Of
indefinite pOsiponement. on the ground
that no greater evil could accrue from
deferring the matter until the next ses-
sion. If passed now, it would be in
opposition to large minoEity, both
here and among the people.
The question was then taken on the
indefinite postponement, the (ayes and
noes being ordered, on motion Of MI
Wiley,) aud was decided in the affirm
alive by the following vote:
AYEs-Messrs. Banks, (SpenkeF, y
Poulson, Rives, Randolph. Wiley,
Byrd, Mallory, Yaneey, Booker. NJ
Allister Samuel Of Caroline. Richard
son, Cox Of C., Carson, Hill, Lonmer,
Strange, Deskins, Hale Of Giles. Wat
kiBs, Cox Of G., Smith Of Or. Taylor,
Sloan, Nixon. Coodall, Harrison.
Shinn. Martin, Saith of l. Of Wight.
Wright, Shadwick, Anderson, Marshall
of L., Newman. Hudgins. Garland,
Chapman. M'cauley Johnston, Brown,
Alexander, Fitzgerald, Voolfolk. M
Coy, Cackley, Michaux, Fairfax.
Stands. Williams, Mofsti. lessee,
Speor, Bare. Davis Bailey Of Surry,
Hargrave, Gillespie, Ripley, Gibson,
Slanger-6l.
NoEs-Msssrs. Bayly OLA, Powell,
Stuart. Harper, Goggin. Campbell.
Snodgrass, Boyd Miller, Wilson oil
I b., Bland, MrMillan. wills, Saunders.
f. Coleman. Wilson ofG., Yapghan, Ser.
want. Ball. Edmuhds Of r.. Marshall
I Of f. Dickinson, Hale Of r Woods
Z Smith of j., Smith 90 CO., Mullen
I Bolts, M Candhsh, Gnggs, Donally
liooe Carter Siranon, Lucketl, Bra.
den, Beard, Fisher Cooper, Benton
Murdaugh. Cooke Segar. Brady, Tun.
stall, Wtcher. Hubbard, Raymond
I Pcndleion DoFman, Moore. Cooios
/ Buus, CrutcbGcld, Moacure. Jet, Sa
muels Of W., Cunningham, May, sta
nard--6B
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