Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-02-23

his certain know dge there were FIVE more speeches
within twenty feet Of him. The House sustained
call:
WIGur. WATSON.
House Of Delegates, 81 60
Senate, l2 Is
Scattering S-necessary to a choice, 7s. So tina,
MIR Watson was declared TO be duly elected for one
year, Store-keeper TO the Pententiarv.
The following were the Ayes and Noes upon the
question 1T will be seen that several of the Wings
were again absent.
For JAMES G. wArsoS.-Messrs. Carpenter.
Wiley, Byrd, Hannah, Jackson, Jones. Haskins,
Meredith, Burlington, Coleman, Cox, BurwelI of
=, W., Vaughan, Sensster, Deskns, Wood.
II, Clarke, Lee, Armstrong, Smith OF /. of w,
Davis, Habern, Ballard, Marshall of L, Banks.
D,gss, Bryan, Boyd, Clayton, Tanzey, Chapman,
WADE, LNnshorne, Smith Of N, Fitzgerald, Hi.
den, Mcpherson, Hiner, Burner, Brown Of P,
Rateitfe, Snider, Smith of R, Shipman. Cowan'
Bevins, Conn, Williams, Tat. Ridley, Fitzhush,
warren, Prince, SPOTS, Gocdson-6O
For JOHN WIeHr-Messrs. Soutball, (Speaker.)
CroPper, Coles, MeCue, Stuart, Burwel of B..
Mitchell, Nandoren. Frynu, Kyle, Toler, Irvine
Corbin, Cardwel, Broadus Irving. Roane. ST.
Marshall OF F, Mclaughlin, Woods, Hale, Ca
theT, Ersk'ne, Vance, Odell, Thompson, Mullen
Mek,e, Hamlet, Gregory, Stephenson of Jeffer-
son. % w orthington, Tayioe of X. G., Tayoe OF l.
,i Dsoios Nancy harrison, Caldwell, Ouick
darrell, Brown OF ~, Taylor of n. b, Etheridse,
VERIFY, Mcconnell, Cheatham, Tunstall, Keen
forter, Burke, Dey, Elliott, Strother, Robertson
herman, Leyburn, Cru chfeld, Stephenson Of T.,
walker, Stephenson of Wood-6l.
Fulton-2. -
For JOHN BoID--Mr. Payne.
On motion of MIR WILEY,
Resolred, That the Committee for Courts OF JUS
tce be instructed TO inquire into the expectancy of
amending he latr in
as TO hH by law the hour at which the polls taken
lor the election OF Senators as well as DELEGATES TO
the General Assembly, shall be opeRed -:
RAJ court houses at the places rv %
commits IF HS'arate elections in the severa
| 0 ~. ~ sslss Commonwealth
SSs9ls..5ton of MIR RAMEY. the Cor,,,;,,.. oe D..
n poStions and Grievances was discb,rgeJ TO-, ~
'o"sluefalon OF bill 10 authorize the conStrur;o
OF FIe Ensine House on the South East corne
VI the SaPloI SquMe-and from the petition of | e
siuet w oouson; which bill and petition were, OF
ms motion, ordered to be referred 10 the eomm,,s
on INC pavement Of the Public Square.
| n motion was made by Mr. WoRrHIScroN tn,
Z'V copies OF the memorial of Joseph Serar b,
| Ps,T.eu lherenpon, on motion of MIR STEPHENSON
" y'Sr' me SAID motion was laid upon the table.
Mr. hANEr, from the Committee of Propositions
ana Grievances presented bill moro effeetuaIlv n
prevent the escape OF runaway slaves beyond IN,
limits OF the State; and
a bill TO establish the town Of jackson, in IN,
MIR WoRrHISeroE. from the Cor,,o;,,.. r.
CouHs oil justice, reported, with amendments ,
/ ON 10 authorize the commercial agents OF The n
states IN foreign countries and commissioners 10 Ia
appointed IN the several States TO take deposition,
ana the acknowledgment Of deeds 10 other zyritngs
/ lem; $40 " ga
a ball concerning the ferry Of WIN. 6. Floyd:
AND bill concerning free negroes and mulattoes
mr. fAMEr presented a memorial OF sundry free
hpneEs ana mouse keepers OF Sheburne parrish, in
the county OF l.oudoun. on the subject OF the pro.
cetos Vi the sale OF the Glebe lands of said Parrish
PETITIONS
Mr. Characterization of Augustus RufTner and
Others praying the passage OF act to authorize
the said Ruflner to establish ferry scross Eik ~
IN the county Of Kanawha.
Mr. BuREER-Peliton of Rebecca II. Ritter.
praying To be divorced from her husband
MIR STEPHENSON, of INSTRUMENTATION of cti.
Les OF me county OF Jefferson, asking for call of
convention TO amend the State Constitution.
Mr. characterization of members of the Gra.
nam PHI anthropic Society of Washington Onlege.
asking for an act OF Incorporation
On motion OF MIR STEPHENSON, Of Tyler, the re.
port OF the committee OF Privileges and Elscti,rs
! upon the memorial of John w H4skins corooIsin.
ing OF the undue election Of Thos. H. Flood and of
James Jones, complaining of the undue election oc
Geo. W.. Kyle, the delegates returned from tb.
county OF Buckingham, was taken up and made tbe
order OF the day for Thursday next.
Bill changing the existing laws rsI,t;ve IN ~,
! hallc Asy.ums, as heretofore amended was takea
upon motion Of MIR CRUTeHFIELD, and be no f,r.
ther dmenied on motion OF MIR FULTos. was. as
amended, ordered to be read third lime.
A Bill giving further time to the Mechanical Be.
neVolent SOe.ey Of Norfolk Borough to draw their
lottery, was taken ur, on motion Of Mr. DoRuAs
and rejected, Mr. TATLOE advocating its passage
Ayes 81, noes 3d.
The Senate announced that they had passed bills
entltied an aci concerning the Is fillmore and Ohio
Rairoad company; and an act authorizing the
Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad comp,nv IN die.
pose OF one moiety OF their road South Of Garv's-
and OF the Weldon Bridge, with amendments
"A motion was made by Mr. DoRuAy. thar the
House adopt the following resolution,
RhsoIDfd, That the Committee for Counts Of Ius.
uee enquire INTO the skPsdisney Of conferring upon
some tribunal other Than the General Assembly he
power Of appointing a General Agent and Sio,..
keeper to the Penlentiary.
motion was made by Mr. GREGaRY. IN nr,snd
the same, by striking out all after the word "cy
pediency," and Inserting in lieu thereof ,toC ,L,
fishing the Office Of eneral Agent and s,o,s.Lass
er to the Penitentlary, and confer m q dnes NJ -
once upon the Superintendent Of said insttrto, -
motion was also mlde by Mr. MrR.r IN
amend me same, by investing 10 lieu OF the words
proposed TO be inserted by Mr. Gregory, the f,l. /
Iowng-"ot eonierring upon the Board of Directo,s
OF the SAID institution the power Of appointinga &C.
nefd Agent and S,Ore.keepar Of the Penusnii,,y
On motion Of Mr. RoBERrsos, the sad re,ol,,,;oyn
ana proposed amendments were laid upon the
motion was made by Mr. HrDEx, thst the
House adopt the following resolution:
htsol5ed That the Committee on the Judiei,,v
inquire INTO the erpsdency Of nbolishing the psrg I
Tertiary Board Of Directors and inposino Incl, d..
ties on the Executive Council, With a fixed eompen-
On motion Of Mr. TArLor, Of KIM d,o,s, III, .
same resolution was Otdere 10 be i,id -, a..
table. 'POH VIC
On motion Of Mr. syEgHESs7N, Of Tyler. the or.
Of Convention, was postponed until The 6r,t d,,
Of March next Jay
On motion Of Mr. RarcLUFE,
RtsofUfd, That whou this House adi,nro, N.
Say, % will adjourn until Tuesday mex. ia o,,fock
on motion Of Mr. RATcLIFFE, the House nd. /
burned accordingly.
CONGRESS or THE United STATES. |
WEDFEsDAE, Feb. ~.