Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-21

amendment further provided "tha there be granted out
OF the income Of That IuEd the further OF 1000 the
FIRST payment 10 be made The 18th day Of July le40,
and annually thereafter the President and Direct
ors OF the Literary Fund, for the benefit of the ncoIpo.
rated Academies throughout the Satete said sum 10
De divided equally among The Senatorial Districts, and
10 De aPportoned among the incorporated Academies,
which may be in operation the LIST of July $780, with
in each Senatorial District equal portion of the amount
TO wbch such district entitled, upon condition that
each Academy shall receive annually and educate free
OF tuition lees one scholar tor every hundred dollars OF
annuity received from that Fund who NAV desire 10 be
admitted for the benefit of instruction within the same
upon giving pledges similar 10 those exacled The case
of Colleges
| Before any question taken, Mr.. Turner moved,
10 lay the bill the table, with The amendments upon
the ground that the Legislature had 10 act IN.
dersandngly upon the suhecl-Mr. TYLER opposed
the motion, and after further debate, 1t was eced by
| 4 roe C. ayes 81, noes SO.
Mr. HAYmosp then moved 10 add after the word "Col-
legc, TO be established in the North Western portion
of the Stale) at -, which was agreed 10. But
MIR SHASKs moved to lay the whole bill the table,
which was finally carried by small majority
In Intellectual motion was subsequently made by MIR.
M'CoYYELL to print 900 copies Of the bill, with the
amendments proposed, and also an amendment prepared
| by Mr. SoUrHALL.
a motion was made BY MIR. SMITH Of l. of W, TO
d'iy the proposition, as 10 print the usual number OF
copies (LOst)
SOUTHWESTERN RAILROAD.
Mr. PEYroH called the engrossed bill upon this SUBJ
ject. Some opposition made the motion, but it
finally prevailed MIR. EDmuSDs spoke in opposition to
it-a!ter which, the question passage taken
by ayes and noes, by the following vote
! Ayes-Messrs. Gilmer (Speaker,) Holloway, Cabel,
Stuart, Kinney, Cobbs, Mitchell, Shanks, Peyton io
man, TAR, Thornburg, ToIer Fox Wilson, Servant
Idbal, Waite, Deskns, Hale of T., Sherrard, Barton
Watkins, Hail of Grayson Daingerfied, White, sey
mour, Flowers, Bolts, Martin, Tyler, Washington Smith
of knnawha, Farley Smith Of NJ & j., Raymond, Dun
lap Barnett o'Ferra, Hodges, Cunningham, McCon.
NELL Voolfolk, Cloud, Mccoy, Tunstall, Weber Ro
boris, Robertson. Lsyburn, Dorman, Smith of RUSSELL
Cubertson Davis, Crockett Of Tazewel, Stephenson,
Goodson. Jackson, Crockett of W.-59.
Noes-Messrs Bayy of A., Chopper, southnll, Wood,
mcCintick, Fryat,, SnodgTass, Merritt lIaskns, Kyle,
Flood, Corbn Wilcox, Cnrdwell, Cox, Broadus, Ball,
Vaughan, Edmonds of F., Payne, Smith Of G., Turner
Eimunds of Fl, Taylor of H. Odell, Park, Armstrong,
Smith of |. of w, Reynolds, Wright, Tayoe, Shad
wick, Beard, Ramey, Taylor of L., Anderson, Orgain
Banks, Taylor of NJ 81 NJ. Clayton, Whitehead, VERIFY
Alexander, Fitzgerald, Mcpherson, May, Gay, Harris,
Stands, Radcliffe, Pendeton, Smith of Rockingham,
Thomas Bare, Conn, Urquhart, Crulchtied, Filzhugh
| Clarke, Prince-G2
And then, Mr.. GcoDEs motion, the House ad
journed
House Of Dciesatrs-Y Yesterday.
The proceedings Of The House yesterday possessed but
little general interest good deal Of debate took place
on the bill concerning Western land titles, which was
passed. Various bills of private and some few of
public, character were passed. Very many bills
read second time and ordered 10 be engrossed
Mr. EDITOR: !, will be perceived by reference to the
Proceedings of The House Of Dele gates Of yesterday,
that was not in my seat when the vote taken
the bill for the construction of the South Rail-
road. II is well known tina, feel deep interest in
the success of that proposed improvement, and that
would not have been out of my seat especially at that
time, bad it not been altogether the result Of accident
II was not expected by any one, as now believe, tina,
there much probability tina, vote would have been
taken al that time, Mr. Ednunds Of Halifax lIaYing but
short lime before taken the floor for the purpose Of
delivering his views the subject Of tina, tl and hav
ing letters which it necessary Tor 10 place
in the Post Office, avalled myself of that me TO step
to the Post Office for that purpose and when returning
was asonished TO learn, that vote had already been
laken and the bill rejected, by vote of 81 10 So Al
though. if had been present, my vote could not have
changed the result, yet you vii! obge me By giving this
an insertion in your paper, that my constituents may
know The reason why ! did net vote The bill and
that would have voted for it, had been present
MANILiUS CHAPMAN.