Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-22
EVENING SESSION.

A bill to authorize loan to the James River and
Kanawha Company;
A bill relating to the school fund OF Kanawha
county;
bill legal;zing contract for the exchange Of
certain lands therein mentioned and for other pur
poses, and
A bill concerning delinquent and forfeited lands.
On motion of Mr. Daniel,
The Mechanics Bill was further considered, and
after one or two unimportant amendments, it was
ordered TO be engroSscd.
"A bill concerning the Peni;entary," was pu,
upon its passage.
MIR Martin OF T, offered a ryder reducing every
body's salary, ESQ far as the same could constitu
tionally be done) 10 per cent? Tnereupor,
Mr. Hunter moved the indefinite posiponement Of
the whole subject, which the House refused TO do
Ayes 10, noes so.
The question on the second reading OF the ryder
was then put, and decided in the negalve-Ayes
Is, noes 79-es follows:
AGES-Niessrs Cox Of Braxton s Lewis, Jcne:
of Buckingham, M'Laughlin, Wood, Carroll, Speu-
eer,kincheoe, Armstrong, Bowden, Morgan. Hidden
| Hopkins, Brown Of Preston, Brawner, Cowan
ouiilen, Tate, Martin OF It's.
NOES-Messrs SouIhali, tSpesker.) Holloway
Davis Of Amherst, Kinney, Brooke, Maysc, Wins.
held, Mitchell, Hunter, Newkirk, Robinson
Moore, Toier, No~an. Samuel, Apperson, Gard
well, Brostus, Irving, Vaughan, Brown OF Elizibe,t
City Warwick. SemPle, Thomas, Foster, Payne
Woods, Early, French, Robins, Guerrant, Watkins
Vance, Push, Mullen, M'Rsc, Gtiggs, Moler
Smith Of k.na~ha, cendenn. Taylor OF Londoun
Ramey, NIhanev. Holiday, Marshall, Banks
Boyd, Scott of NJ, Harrison OF Monou., Caperton
Davis OF S p, Orrick, Lyon, Taylor OF n b
Ethefidse, Watts, Yerby, Fitzgerald, Edsinston
McPherson, CheaIham, Hiner, Keen, Wilson ID, v
Heath, Elliot, Daniel, M'Cauley. Leyburn, Smiit
OF Rockingham, Galewood, Urquhart, Crutchf,ld
Ford, Bowen, Buck, Goodson-79.
The bill was then passed.
"a bill TO incorporate the Richmond Theatre
WIN the amendments OF the committee, was taker
up on It's second reading, and after some expiana
ton from Mr. Daniel, of the contents of the bill O.
amended,
MIR Brown Of p called the previous question, anC
the amendments of the committee were agreed TO-
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed-aye:
6s, noes PC.
Roads in LOtilo,rl
IA bill to provide more etfeetually for the open
ing and repair OF the public roads in the county Of
Loudoun," with the committees anne nd nen;s :here
to- was put upon It's second reading.
MIR Hopkins moved its indefinite pos;ponemen,.
Mr. Rnmey opposed the motion.
Mr. Hunter called the previous question, which
was ordered.
MIR Ramey called the ayes and roes-which were
ayes 10, noes $50 the bill indefinitely post
poned.
bill concerning the militia Of this Common.
wealth was taken up, on its second reading.
MIR Ramey moved to amend. by adding the fol.
lowing, as new section: "Be It further enacted,
That so much Of the &C, entitled act for the better
W AAS HiiNIuf aS ulSpcHSes Win the
services OF the Brigade Inspector at the training OF
the officers, and at the Regmental and Battalion
Musiers be, and the same is hereby, repealed"
MIR Hunter said this proposition had been once
fully discussed this session, and he therefore called
the previous question-Thieh was ordered.
The amendment was then ejected.
The bill was then amended in some unmportant
particulars, and ordered to he engrossed
On motion, leave OF absence was granted 10 Mr.
Scott oi F , from ard after this day.
MIR Martin Of Tyler, called up the resolution
offered by him and laid on the table:
RssOlvtd by the General Assembly. That the
collection Of the interest and principal which is now
due or which may fall due before the LIST day OF
April, 1874. from the Board of Directors of the
Fishing Creek Road to the Board OF Public Works.
on the loan Of 900 authorized by the first sec.
ton OF the act passed 18th February, 1888
providing for loan TO the said Road shall be, and
the same Is hereby, suspended until the said frs,
day OF April, 1884, at which time, it the same be
not paid, 1t shall be lawful for the Board OF Public
Works 10 foreclose the mortgage provided for in the
said act, and proceed to the collection thereof IN the
same manner as If this resolution had never passed.
After some discussion between MIR Crutchfed
opposing; and Messrs. Martin Of T., and Brown Of
p, advocating the resolution, the vote was taken
by ayes %, noes 6S.
So the resolution was rejected.
On motion Of MIR Byrd leave was given TO bring
IN bill repeating the act passed at the present ses-
sion OF the General Assembly, changing the period
when the Gubernatoral term OF Office shall COM
menee. And
On motion, the House adjourned.