Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-03-17
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
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| ing the passage of the following bills
An Act concerning the Blacksburg Female Acade.
my, and an act concerning public county bridges.
That they have, ALSO passed the bills entitled act to
incorporate the franklin Library Company OF Water.
ford, and an act changing the time of holding the Cir
cult Superior Courts Of Morgan and Berkeley counties,
with amendments in which they request the concur
renee Of the House of Delegates. The message fur
Their stated that the Senate had rejected the bill entitled
an act dvorcing Elizabeth c. Hulchings.
The amendment TO the bill TO incorporate the Frank
lin Library Company of Waterford was concurrcd in.
i The cndments the bill entitled act chan gng
the time OF holding the Circuit Superior Court of Nor
gan and Berkeley counties disagreed TO, motion
of Mr.. CEuTcnfiELD
! BILLS PASSED
The following engrossed bills were read third time
and passed-A bill TO regulate certain practices under
license granted to aucioneers venduc masters, com.
mission merchants and brokersA bill concerning the
Public Armory and bill 10 regulate the issue of
10 volunteer companies.
| COMMON school. ELL.
The engrossed bill establishing Common Schools,
was read third time; thereupon Mr. CRuTcmriELD
moved tina, the further consideration thereof be ndef
nitey postponed
THIS motion was supportecey slessrs. CRuTGHfiKLp
and MoPnERsoN, and opposed by Messrs. KINNEY,
THOMAS, and RIygs-ailer which, the motion was me-
gatvcd-ayes 81, noes 90, as follows:
| lyes-alessrs flarvc. Broadns, Vaughan, Scott of
Fauquier, NJ Laughn, Wood, Byrd, Guerran Spen-
Ger. Clark. Thompson, Hoeman, Woodland, Clenden-
son of Alonongaa, NJ Pherson, Keen, Hopkins, Brown
of Preston, Heath, Brawner Elliott, Smith of r., Cow
an CULLEN, Tate, Urqulurt Crutchied, Ford Walker,
Goodson and Lef,wich-37.
.Noes-Alessrs Southal (Speaker,) Rives, Holloway,
Davis of Amherst Kinney, Brooke, Mayse, Wngfeld,
MITCHELL Hunter, Ncwkirk, Robinson, Cox of b. and
L., Jones of Brooke, Rddick, Harrison OF Brunswick,
Jones of Buckingham, Moore, Toler, Nowlln, Apper-
son. tardwel Cox of Chesterfield, Brown of +. c. and
w, Sempe, Thomas, Foster. Payne Woods, EARLY,
| EreE atE puTh
Kinchcloe. Armstrong, NJ Fac, Grggs, Bowden, Mo.
Ter, Smith of Kannwha, Davis of King and Queer,
Wallace ok. e., Taylor of Loudonn, Ramey, NJ lha-
new Martin Of Marshall, Smith Of NJ. and j., Boyd,
Scott Of NJ, Caper,on, Davis of NJ aud r., orIick,
Elarrell, Lyon Taylor of ~ b., Watts, VERIFY, Ftz-
gerald, Edgingon, Cheatham, lliner, Wallace of p,
Grimes, Wilson, Dey Daniel, MCauey, Leyburn,
Dorman, Shipmun, Gatewood Crawford, Warren,
Bowen, Martin ofTyler, Buck and Mayo-e0.
The discussion then continued by Messrs RIyRs,
Mcllu,yrY. and TAYLOR Of N. B., in support OF the
BILL and Messrs IIoLLEMAy ard CRUTcHfIELD, in op.
position The bill was passed-ayes ~, noes a..
| THE BANKS.
Mr. McPnERsoS moved 10 amend the 9th section OF
the bill where the day for resumption occurs The second
time so as TO designate the 'lst of June as the day.
! THIS motion was debated by Nessrs IioLLEMAS and
McpnERsoS in support of il; and by Alessrs Scorr,
KrrS, and MCKINNEY, in opposlon-aier which 1t
was negalived ayes 50 noes %, as follows
.4gcs-hessrs Holloway, llarv'e, Robinson, Cox OF
b. < l.. Jones Of b Rddick, Harrison OF b., Jones of
b.. Apperson, Cox of G., Vaughan, Semple, Thomas,
MIauahin, Guerrant, Carroll, Spencer, Clark, Wat
kins, Kncheloe, Armstrong aolleman, Davis OF X. "
O. Dabney, Clendenn Taylor OF H., Holiday, Mar
shall, Banks Martin Of NJ, Diygs, Smith of NJ IL j.,
Boyd Morgan Harrison Of NJ, Lyon Fitzgerald tiden,
! MPherson. Wallace Of P, Hopkins, Heath, Brown of
p Brawner, NJ 'Cauey, Shipman, Smith OF t., Cowan,
CULLEN, Ga,ewood, Crawford, Tate, Warren, Walker,
Bowen, Martin Oft Buck, Goodson and Jackson-o9
.Nacs-Messrs. Southal (Speaker) Rives Davis OF
A Alayse, Wingfeld, MITCHELL Hunter, Moore, New.
kirk Toer Nowlin Cardwell, Broadus, Irving, Brown
of Elizabeth City &, Warwick, Scott OF F. Payne, Fos
ter. Woods Early, Wood, Byrd, French, Robins, Frs
kline. Vance, Pugh, Mullen, NJ Rae, Grggs, Bowden
Mailer smith Of K, Wallace of K. G, Ramey, NJ llhn.
new. Scott of NJ, Capcrton. Davis of NJ. II p, iarre
Waits Yerby Edgington, Chea,ham, lliner, Williams
Keen Grimes. ilson, Dye, Elliott, Daniel, leyburn,
Dorman. Urquhart, Cruchield, Ford, Leftwich-59
MIR. Woop moved so amend the section IN relation TO
proxies so as to make voeson proxies executed within
..s;riy dnus previous TO the time Of voting valid, in
stead of .ihrtu days contained in the negaved
Al this point the hour for the interviewed.
Erening Session.
The House met at 4 o'clock-4G members in the
Hall.
was GRANTED 10 MIR. Jackson.
number of bills on Their irst ana second reaanss
were read by their TILES
| The bill establishing new warehouse for the IN.
spection of tobacco the town of Petersburg was read
n Diru
BRoApus, providing against the enlargement OF the
said warehouse
road was taken up. Messrs. JACKSON and klsSEf
supported and Mr.. CRurcnfiELp opposed the bill. On
motion Of Mr. HopEISs. the bill was indefinitely post
poned AYES 60, -.
TIE BANK ELL.
The House resumed the consideration OF TINS OIL.
Mr. uorKIys moved 10 amend the bill by striking
out Norembr for the purpose oil inserting nay as
| 10 oud
/ House, when c,,
| Mr. UryrER rose TO n question OF order Coud
the gentleman move 10 strike out November when
the House had already twice determined 10 retain IT.
The SPEAKER decided that he could, on the GROUND
thar N strike out same words and to insert others
of tenor entirely different from those first proposed
was admissible. The House refused TO strike out NO.
vember wien it was proposed to insert 1""e VOW
IL was proposed TO insert May and The question was
therefore entirely different.
Ar ur,rrE took an appeal from the decision OF the
Chair Alter some discussion on the appeal the House
sustained the decision of the Chair by vote oil o. 10
81
Considerable discussion then ensued, on The mol'oh
of MIR. H"rkiNs.
MIR TAYLOR of y. B., wished TO leave the matter 10
the Democ rats, and charged that they were unwilling
to take the responsibility of ordering an immediate re-
sumption IT,,
bc and his friends were honestly in favor OF resumP
,on He dared four or FIVE Wings 10 come forward and
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vote with his side this question, so as to bring about
immediate resumption. :,
Mr. IIopkINs motion rejected Ayes %, noes ol:
Yves-Messrs Holloway, Harve, Robinson, Cox OF
Braxton and Lewis Jones of Brooke, RddIck, Harri-
son of Brunswick, Jones of Buckingham. APperson'
Cox of Chesterfield, Vaughan, Thomas, Mclaughlin
Guerrant, Carroll, Spencer, Clark kIhcheioe, Arm
strong, Holleman, Davis of King and Queen, Dabney'
Woodnrd, Cendenin, Taylor of Loudoun, Holiday
Marshall Banks, Martin of Marshall, Digs boya'
Morgan, Harrison of Monongaiia, Lyon, Fitzgerald
Ii,den, Mcpherson, Hopkins, Brown Of Preston,
Heath Brawner, McCauley, Smith of Rockingham,
Cownn, CULLEN, Gaewood, Crawford, Tate, Warren,
Walker, Bowen, Martin of Tyler, Buck and GO0dson
Sd.
.yoes-Nlessrs. sou,ha (speaker,) Rives, DAVIS o.
Amherst Kinney, Brooke Mayse, W'ngfied, Mitchell
Hunter, Moore, Toler Nowlin, Samuel Ca1dwell'
8roadus, Irving, Brown of Elizabeth City and War
wick, semple, Scott of Fauquier, Foster, Payne pes
kins Woods, Early, Wood, Byrd, Robins, Ersk'ne'
Vance, Pugh, Thompson, Mullen, McRae, Gr'sgs'
Moler, Smith of Kanawha, Wallace OF King George