Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-02-08

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cided in the affirmative as follows -
| Ayes 80, noes AZ.
Mr.. Venable moved to fill the next
blank, as to q future limitation, with
the word twenty" which was agreed
to.
Mr.. Smith of /. of W., moved to fill
the blank in the section referring tothe
amount of paper in circulation with the
word "two," so that at no time the
paper should exceed twice the amount
of gold and silver on hand.
A brief debate ensued, in which
Messrs. Stanard, Venable, and Smith
of I. Of W., took part when at a late
hour, the House adjourned.
MONDAY, JAN. 30.-Mr. Randolph
gave notice that he would on o.mor-
row, call up the bill to provide for a
Geological Survey Of the State.
Professor Rogers will address the
House in support of the bill, this day.J
Mr.. Watkins from the Select Com
mittee on the subject of African Colo
"nization, made the following report:
The Committee to whom was refer
red the petition Of the Board of Mana
gers of the Colonization Society Of Viz
ginia, together with n petition of dlyers
citizens fredericksburg, on the same
subject, have had the said petitions un-
der their consideration /; and have
come to the following resolutions there
upon:
Resolved, That so much of the petit
ton as prays for the passage Of an act
to incorporate the said society but sub
ject to alteration and repeal atall times)
IS reasonable.
Resolved, That so much Of the petit
ton as prays for an amendment OF the
ACT Of 1885, making provision for the
removal Of free persons of color from
this State, and for a removal ofthe re-
| strictions which have hitherto render
ed that provision una%yailing-is reason
able.
Mr.. Peter, from the select commit
tee on the resolutions Of the Legisla-
ture of Maryland, on the subject ofex-
tending the frank:ng privileges to the
public authorities Of the several States
made the following report:
WHEREAS, The present prosperous
condition ofthe Post Office Department
of the General Government, deriving
a revenue greatly beyond its necessary
expenditures, would justify a reduction
OF the present rates of private postage,
as also an extension of the ranking
privilege, beneficial to the several
States Of the Union and the people
thereof, whereby matters of public in
terest would be more universally diffu-
scd-Thereforc,
BE it resolved By the General Assem-
by Of Virginia, That u Senators in
Congress be hereby instructed and our
Representatives requested to have the
franking privilege extended by law to
the members and chief clerks Of the
several Legislatures of the U. States,
during their respective scssions-and
to such public tun%clionaries thereof as
may be deemed expedient, if the same
can be granted without interference
with the proposed reduction on private
hostages.
Re8olrcd, That the Governor for
ward to our Senators and Representa-
lives, a copy of the above preamble
and resolution.
On motion of Mr.. Pendleton the re-
port ofthe committee Of Privileges and
| Elections on the contested election from
Powhatan was taken up and also on
Mr.. P's. motion, Mr.. Hopkins, (the
contesting candidate was admitted to
a seat within the bar of the House.
Two of the resolutions of the COM
mittee were acted on by the House.
In the second, the Committee decided
that an individual having had possess
sion of property sufficient in amount to
entitle him to a vote, but whose deed
Of that property was executed but three
days previous to the election, was not
entitled to a vote, on the ground that
his deed ought to have been recorded
six months previous to the election, to
give him the right Of suffrage.
Mr.. Scott moved to reverse the de.
cision of the committee on this vote,
and the motion having been supported
at great length by Messrs. May, Scott,
Stanard, and Byrd, and opposed by
MesSrs. RIves, Harrison, Gorgin, Hop.
kins, Booker, Chapman, and Wilson of
b., was rejected.
After some further discussion on the
third resolution of the committee, the
reT ort was on motion of Mr.. Pendleton
laid on the table.
THE CuRRENcY.-The Nashville
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| quaint remarks relating to the course