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Monroe. Alexander. Fitzgerald, Me-
Phersou, Adams. Mccoy. Cav. yena-
bic, Williams. Storms, M'Dosell,
Cootes. Thomas, CuIbertson. Conn,
Crawford. Clayton. Badly Of s.. Prince,
Wnlen. Ripley. Glesves-59.
| Dir. Crutchheld announced the re-
sult from the committee to examine The
voies:
Joint vote with the Senaie--Pat,on
50, Garland 10.
So John NJ. Patton. ESQ. was dc.
cisred duly elected a Member Of the
Executive Council. Ior three years from
the 3lst Of March (instant.)
DEATH OF MAJOR PETER.
Mr.. Lucas rose aud addressed The
House as iollows:
Sir: J rise TO perform a melancholy
and peeuliarl: painful duty. resulting
iron an occurrence, the news Of which
has reached me since the House last
adjourned.
The cold hand Of Death has fil!en
upon another member of this bo,y!-
My colleague. my neighbor. and nv
friend. who so lately mingled amongst
Us and took no islingubhed part in
COR deliberations. IS 40 more lie has
gosc the course OF all flesh After
suffering about ioiini sh,, his friends
had hopes OF his getting better, and he
left ihis City 10 go TO Georgetown, in
the District of Columbia. TO the Mace
Of his birth, aud the home Of his near
est relations. After 1frivin, there. and
suffering Tor four weeks longer. he died
on the l2lh inst. and (Nhch is a raat.
ter OF great consolation. he brcathcd
his last with perfect resignation, aud
\ with the brightest hopes.
Sir. you aud this House knew my
friend on this flpor. Us member OF this
body-your acquaintance began pub.
iicly only. in your association with
him as a men5er-I had the pleasure
OF knowing him in all the relations Of
private life: You have lost an active
and useful member Of this body, bot
add 10 that loss. that OF neighbor and
a friend. ] shall not a:temp, a sketch
Of his character which was wen known
and appreciated among his associates.
flc Is gone, where all OF Us must 60 |!
| wish the usual tribute of respect paid
10 his inemory, and therefore propose
the following resolution 10 the House :
| RsSoiefd, That the Members of this
House will. ia testimony of their re-
spect for the memory Of JouN PETER.
ESQ.,. late a delegate from the County
Of Jefferson. wear Grape OH The LEFT arm
for thirty days.
Tho resolution was unanimously O.
dopted.
Ga motion of Mr.. Pendleton, the
House adjourned.
sex Fem the Richmond Wais.
| Improvement BIZ Posipoaed-The
general improvement bali was yesier-
day called up in the House OF Dele.
gates, by MIR. Watkins, who proposed
To amend il in several respects. Mr.
Watkins made some pertinent and
sound remarks in favor Of the State $
undertaking great and compreheu-
sive'schene. But before the question
! was taken on his first amendment, Mr..
Taylor OF Halifax moved the indefinite
postponement OF the billiard upon
this question, Mr.. Alexander moved The
previous question, ~hieh wassusiained.
| The vote being then taken upon the
indefinite posiponement, it was carried
IN the afirmative-ayes 81. noes o.
six friends Of The bill being absent
The vote being as follows:
| AYEs-MesSrs. Banks, Speaker, }
Bzyiv Of a.. Poulson, Rives. Randolph,
Jeier. TaIiaferro. Byrd. Cobbs, Turn.
bull. Mallory, Hubbard Yancey, Cheat
ham, Douglass, Caldwell, Cox. Castle
man. Hill, Wilson. Vaughan. Lorimer,
Sansster. Payne. Pslsey. Keen, Smith
oi c.. Spencer. EdmuDds, Taylor oil
! H.. Odell, Park. White, Smith Of I. OF
w.. Lucas. Wright. Tsyloe, SbadWick,
Conway. Beard. Taylor Of L., Good.
wyn. Orgain. Hudgins. Garland, Bur-
well, Buck, Hodges. Brown, Alexsn-
der. Fiizgerald. Voolfolk, M'Phersou,
| Adams. MCoy. May. Venable. Stands,
Pendleton. Clayton, Cruiehheld, Bal
| ley Of s., Prince, Walker-G1.
| Nessrs. Holloway. Stuart.
Kinney. Mitchell. Fryalt. Snodsrass,
Shanks. Peyion. Tripleu. Tbornburg,
Daniel. Marshall, Digges. Dickinson,
! Deskins, Wood. Sherrard. Chapman Of
| g. & NJ, Watkins, OgIesby. Pinncll,
Mullen. Harrison. Flowers. Bolts, Nc.
fCandlish. Smith Of X. Alien. MDo.
maid. Newman, Fisher, HAMMOND,
Morgan. Barnett, Scgar, Mcconnell,
Tunsiall, Cabcll. Gay Fairfax, Storms,
Robertson, Leybu-n NJ Dowe!l ,Cooles,
Thomas. Gray, Culbcr:son. Conn.
| Crawford. DAVIS Wittrn, Ripley. Good.
son. May berry C!eaves-56.