Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-02-17
VIRGINIA E.EGHsLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

| Ihev had he led n
separate election at Snickersyiile, in The county Of
Ioudoun "-"nn ACT concerning The Baltimore and Rap
pahenuock Steam Packet Company and Others" aud
IAN ac, authorsnr the county court of Lancaster to
| convey mari of the nublic lot Of that county"
DEAF DUMB AND BLIND.
The bill 10 establish an institution for the education
Of the Deaf Dumb and Blind, being taken up, n long
and desullory debate ensued upon several amend.
mens successfully proposed by Mr. Voolfolk The bill
provided that the site for the institution shall be select
ed by the President and Directors Of the Literary Fund
Mr. WooLro1K moved to strike Out this part of The
BILL and to leave the same in blank to be filled up here
after.
Mr. McDowELL was opposed to the motion, and vim
Dictated tho course of the committee and con,cnded
thai if the selection Of the site were left a., open o,r
ton it would give rise 10 conflicts and Jealous which
might tend to drica, The bill al,ogr; hrr
Mr. iAnRlsuy thought il would be better to leave
blank, which nigh, be filled up on the engrossment
Mr. Boris con,en!ad for the propriety OF leaving the
question Of se the President and Directors Of lhe
| Literary Fund
The amendment To leave the blank was then carried
On motion Of Mr. UAERlsoS it was determined that
the site should be determined by Joint resolution u both
| Houses
MIR. WooLyoIK then moved to fill up The blank by in.
scrng The county Of Orange. "a Iaugh) Mr.. W. pro-
cepGrd the superior eligibility Of the county
| Of O:ange for the site of this Institution.
The amendment was put and lost.
MIR. WooLroLK then moved To strike out from the bill
the 9lh senon making appropriation for the erection
of the buildings and establishing The institution.
This amendment was debated for some time between
| Mr. VOOLFOLK and Messrs HARRISON, MCDowELL,
| FESABLE klNNEY. and SMITH OF |. nt w. The Latter
gentleman being the only supporter OF the amendment,
| which was negauTeh by TIE following rote:
.7ycS-MessrS. BayIy o! a. fouls"n BYRD, lurnbul,
Chralham, Cox. Lnriincr. Deskns Keen. Chapman Of
G. IL VI linnci. SP'1iccr, Taylor OF H., Smith "i l. oil
w, Wright, Sandwich, Organ, Newman. liudgnS,
! Bnrwell, Buck, Alexander Voolfolk, McPherson
Adams, Mccoy, Gay, Storms, Bailey OF 81 FRINGE and
| NlIkpI-1t.
.Nnes-Aiessrs Banks, (Sprakcr,) Rires, Randolph
| Holloway, Je,er, 1aaftrro, Stuart, Kinney, Mitchell
Co5bs Ffyatl, Snodgrass Shanks. Pryton, Tart, llu
bard. Tkornburr, Daniel, CUihIn, Doug lass, Cardwel
! Casernn, Hill, Wilson, Vaughan: Marshall Dggcs
Dickinson, Strange, Paisley, Wood, Sherrard Smith of
| Gloucester. Watkins. Ogleshy, Edmunds Ode!l, Park,
White, Mullen, HARRISON Flowers, Bolts Martin, Nc
! Canhl:slI, Lucas, Smith OF r., layne Conway, Allen
! Mcdonald Luckelt Beard Tay lor of Lou Goodwin
| Eshor Garland u,vmont Morcan. Chairman of ii :
p,rnc,, Hodcrs Brnwn. Committeeman Mmrdaurh. Sc.
~, r,,zrs,,id Mcdonnell Tnns1aU Cah-U hlIcnaux
E,;,f,r VenabIr Morris Stands. Pendrlon Robertson,
| I.vburn Nc Dowe Cool.s Thomas ray, CuIberlsou,
Conn, Crawford Davis, Ford, Wnlrn, Ripley, Goodson
| Mayberry and G!caYrs-G2
| MIR. EopERrsoy moved 10 amend by adding, cor as
NAV be selected in the manner such resolution may pre-
scribe" This amendment was ncgatred.
Mr. VOOLFOLK maue ah eI1of' ~ gave '''e o''' t'u
upon tic ane; lhe ihot"h W 's eHeCl Was 'oSt-!es
81, noes O2' =. +,
Inc oi'l was Tux" o'ue'e1 W oe '0'''u '0' ''''N
| reaoing
MIR. FESpLEToa gave nnlIce, mat some ohet gen
lltmen do not between ts Gay anu eh'uf9dy' "e udS
alter Tomorrow call up some one OF 'e various se'es
OF resolutions IN relation 10 the NaonaI revenues a"u
Currency whlch were no" on !he uio'e' nc "ou'u n-
SELL on that day, offer resolution OF instruction 70 our
Senators in Congress. And as he considered that the
time for debate on ths SUBJECT had passed. ana most
urgent necessary iT prompt acuoh obviously EXISTED ne
should PFnnaoy cn Tor inc previous qr'So1 on MS re-
SOLUTION ne wnhiu I've ("ith we" W iul 'n"''a'nJ
/ q
should offer would contain simple instruction 10 our
Sch"t"lH W oPp"s' '"' VA" ~ w a, ~ -,
l'ee OF tle ofn"e, Iah'li' "'S "s Nm Am
b'Ii-ano 20 oppose Tue p''"eP'eS y. t'a' va "''s
ever ana IN whatsoever 'oh presence, iie a Eve'
nus nolIce' because e sPp"Ssu '.'a.
be- present when The vote shoua oe taken o" Tue 9ueS
liHh' ,.rr,r,r rupporr,rrT
IN mo,;,n RI Mr. Vr,,aLE. the Report of the Com.
| -, -. I,a,,,i Ir,,orempn, w,s then taken nm
~ ~, pa 49, - a,;,IoJ T., the Goor addressed the
House =, son,. leng,h Before he had concluded he
NJ M 49, ~ ,,,,o, ,rbose r,o,;on tho Renort Was
; u' l.. , t.D.,t"'' 'r0" "''-~
aiu on '"e taoe' ,, ,; J., .L,.,
MI sHERKARn mace an ."t'!Tc''"' H'o''o" ~ '"1"s
me l'oI' " "'er' ~. A. 49,, tina urss ,dior,ncd
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| FrduY Feb. l6.
MESSAGE WIS received from the Senate stating that
hav hive passed the hill entitled an enable the
| Richmond Fredericksburg mud Potomac Railroad Co.
10 augment their capital stock for cerlnin purposes
| Petitions were prrsen,ed--by Mr. McCoSSELL, from
citizens of OHIO county, asking the Legislature 10 aompt
SOME general scheme oil internal inlproVcmeht-Dy WI
Construct road from The North western
bad mar The Valley Bridge 10 the Smhied and FISH
;nr S,n.r road-bv Mr. PEYroS from citizens of Buch
nnon for the Incorporation of company to construct
roud from DanyiIle BY Rocky Mount the Big Lick and
Amsterdam, to Fincaslle-by MIR. OGLEsBY, from GILL
ze"s ~ n'u, 81 Ih ufr md William G. HpfF NJ
ny NV ~ ~. rsfnndod n them sum Of money
niorFGn ,,sd hsen onrrced BY the Court Of Hamp
IN ~",." r,S Ar Rnnrnrsoy from Abner Robin
s"n nravin9 70 bc refunded sum of money paid by
SOU ptay'I,S ~ I.orvc,sl nrrcbossd Of The Common
..n. io h ,nJ asrwafds paJoncd by The Cover
nor. :, 4c,dbu A.. r;,ho-,
On nouon Of MI "r.s" 81 "ace was instructed 10