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nor's Message % relates to the Dispositions
OF the public lands, and the resolutions OF
the States Of Arksnsas and Connecticut,
accompanying the same. be referred 10 q
select committee.
Mr. Vensbls offered the folio wing reso-
lulioo. which was sdopsedt
Rssoired, That the portion Of the Gov
errors Message which relates 10 the cen.
eral Bank Law, and the law authoriIiug
the renewal Of tho charters OF the exist.
ing Banks. and the subject Of the Banks
GENERALLY. be referred 10 q select com.
inittcc.
DIVORCE.
Mr.. Jackson rose To renew n propo.i-
ton which he had the hoaor 10 present TO
Tue House thirteen years ago. II seemed
that ne had only been in al /. ance OF pub
lie sentiment. and that there was now
that happy combination Of circumstances
which induced all parties To favor the
plan. lie meant . divorce of the Press
from the Patronage Of the Government.
Aye dsrorce-ihat is the woodland he
hoped that the period had arrived when
all were willing to unite 10 respect 10 this
subject, M term so fashionable upon
other toPics-and that the political press
Of the country would no longer be tram.
melled by the frowns or The iavors OF par
~. He proposed the adoption Of the fol.
lowing resolution OF Inquiry:
Resoired, That the Committee of Fl.
nance be instructed 10 inquire into the ex-
pediency OF repeating IAN act. reducing
into one, all acts and parts OF acis concern.
ing the appointment, duties and salary Of
the Public Printer" and 10 authorize the
Al Al. l..
contract annually with some suitable per-
son or persons To print the Laws and Re-
solutions OF the General Assembly; to
PRINT the Journals for the Senate and
House Of Dele gates; also 10 prn, all Bills,
Reports and Resolutions required 10 be
piinte by e,ther House ofth General As.
senbly; also, for doing all printing that
may be found necessary for the Auditor.
Treasurer, Register and Adjutant Gene
rails Office; also. Tor The Executive. Pen
';eniIary and L1nstic Hospital; and all
blanks and other printing found nccessa-
~ for the several warehouses. for the in
spection oftobacco, within this Common.
wealth; and all other printing that may be
found necessary for the use OF tn. Com
monweaith-and that they report BY bill
or otherwise.
Mr.. Voolfolk was pleased to find geo.
tcmeh in favor Of divorce, and he hoped
they would extend the operation to other
subjects as well As the Press-thst they
would include the Banks in their scheme
lie had thought the wings. who claimed a
majority I'm the House, had always been
asalns, an increase OF Executive patron
age. but here was plan 10 transfer the
patronage from the representatives OF the
people To the Executive. Ii that were
now the doctine OF the Wings, after all
their Glamour, be il so. Ii was the first
time he had head Of their willingness to
make such tran Ser.
Mr.. Jackson denied that there was any
intention TO incrcasc Executive patronage
IL could create no just alarm TO authorize
the Governor 20 advertise for proposals 10
do The printing by contract. That would
confer no patronage. because IL would be
given TO the lowest bidder. The resolu-
ton, however, merely proposed an inquiry.
The question being taken, the resolu.
ton was adopted by large majority.
THURSDAY, Jan. 10.
SE.N1TE.
A resolution was received from the
House Of Delegates. fixing Wednesday
the Court Of Appeals, in the place OF
Judge VIM. 3rockenbrough, deceased,
which was on motion of Mr.. McMullen,
laid on the table.
On motion OF Mr.. MoGiu, the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The Chair announced the following
Committees:
Select Committee on Mr.. Crockett
resolution relative 10 the Public Lands
adopted yesterday. (Mr. g. declined act.
ing as Chairman OF the sans.) MesTs
Tyler. Jackson. Crockett Of w, Wat.
kins, Stuart. Tunstall, Turner. Dormsn,
Stephenson. Coke. Peyton. Voolfolk and
Robertson.
Select Committee on the Banks. (un.
der Mr. Venabie's resolution. adopted
yesterday Messrk Venables Toler
Robertson, Sbsrrard. Watts. Mcdonnell
May, Smith Of X, Southall. Wi,cher
Goodson. Cunningham and Kinney.
PUBLIC PRINTER.
MIR Robertson moved that the House
proceed on tomorrow. IN conjunclior
with the Senate. to The election Of Public
Printer for twelve months-cAfried with
out opposition.
Ga motion OF Mr.. Bolts,
Resoice,i, That the Committee Of Pri
vileges and Elections be instructed 10 in
quire into the expedlency Of changing th'
time Of holding the elections, and also o
changing the time Of the meetisg Of thu
Legislature.
Mr. Venable offered the following reso
luton:
Rssol.ed, That he Select Committed
on Banks be instructed 10 inquire int
the expediency Of repeating the law en-
tnsd IAN act 10 suspend the act inerea'
ing the banking capital Of this Common
wealth. passed March 3is,. le}S.
The question upon the adoption Of NJ
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