Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-11
MISUNDERSTANDING

The following con,mun ica,ion wa, received from
the Senate:
me Senate have passed the bill entitled Gan nc,
70 authorize separate election at Rayen,vooJ m
| the county of Jackson"
| An act 20 establish tho town of uop,ke,vi,l. =;
the county of RUSSELL" ''S q"
| AN act changing the time Of holding the Corn
W Court Of Fayettc county.n
nn &c, 10 anthor'zc separate election at tho
eue." :" '"' e'""'y Vi ray
An act amending the charter of the town or Pa.
tetsourg Tor certain purposcsn
an ae' authorizing ferry from the lands o
| Ohio river" 'aS'"' "efoss inc
| OF Brooke county," ~ commissioners
o''' establishing a new county out of mart, NJ
Mononsalia and Harrison, coming M,
Mr. Morgan moved to amend the hill 40 n. ,o,
W a''o~ the new county one OF the Delegates f,om
Nonongal'a. This provoked good deal of deb,,.
IN which hcssrs. Dorman, Crutch6sld, Kinch,oe
ana others opposed the amendment, and Nicssr,
"'"'san' Harrison and others, supported il. The
amendment was lost with tut a division. and IL en-
the o''l was ordered to be cngrosscd.
Inc OIL uniting the time of tho sessions of tho
LEGISLATURE was called up by MIR Keen MIR Hon.
MINIS nopeu TINS motion would be made test oues
oon' ana that the whole subject would be disposcd
OF hnaliy by letting the bill lie upon the tobc.
inc motion To take M prevailed by n large m,
Jo."y' MIR Taylor o, Norfolk Borough, then sub.
united substitute FOR the bill, providing TIM. nf,cr
W days, the members should receive only 50 no,
diem. Mr. Taylor stated that he would ;rd;,;d'.,
~ prefer shorter time but to make the m,os,,.
''e "eeeP'uoIe, Tic WAS willing TO ngrco to 30.
io "'E'u 'he Importance Of cur,ailing the sessions
tie '"ousht would have salutary influence ON
the legislation Of tho State
MIR Kennedy could see no good that wa, lk,,v
10 result from any such action as that proposod
lie therefore moved an indefinite p,stnonemc,, or
tho bill and substitute. This drew forth MIR K..r.
VINO warmly protested against the postponcmen, and
enlarged upon the grievances, which resulted r,o,,
the inierminabc sessions. One among others which
he enumerated was, that he stad SO lone !, Rich
nond, that when he returned home. his cons,;,ror,
u'd not know hin,, and when asked whit had Lcen
uone IN the Legislature during all tho long while. he
had Tue modification to tell them, nothing.
MIR DoTman anprchended that this measure c,nld
not carry. Some expedient or other would ho =.
sorted to OF defeating it, he did no, doubt, +,
50 NJ inc last session. lilo had heard ccn,l,,,o,,
say they wished to vote against the hill NJ lac, 90.
son. bu, they were afraid. Nevertheless H.. i'm
was smoihered. He gave notice that. whom in ~
DER hc should move an amendment, 70 ,ho of,,..
mat on every day, when either House shall ho
gagged IN the discussion OF Federal relations ~ >.
V's'ns the acts of the Congress of the U. s Tim,
each oil such days, the members of such House shall
receive no per diem. This would make tho b;,l oc
fcctrve.
The motion to postpone was los,-aves 50 nav.
6S. '
MIR Cru'ehfeld thought i, was time ,b,, , do
''s''e vote was taken on the proposition. lie
was warmly in ftvour of the substitu,e-IJ. hc.
'e'eu IL would do good. lie demanded the preyi.
Gus question, which was sustained.
MIR Cowcn took MIR Keen sharply to task for
making so much noise about loss of time, &c. when
'n"t gentleman had not voted against the recess n,
The hoIydays. This was quite palpable hit and
The manner IN which MIR c. commented on If. cvc;,cd
much merrmcn,
MIR lHyor's substitute was adop,ed-avcs. G..
noes, 81.
The bill, MS amended, was then ordered to he en-
crossed.
n message was received from the acting Govern-
or transmitting letter from the Director, Of III.
Military Institute, stating that the examination of
the Cadets would commence this morning ut 10
o'clock IN the Lecture Room of the Rev MIR Jc,er,s
Church
The following bills were read third time, and
passed:
Authorizing ferry from the lands of Rober,
iio'derby in the county of Cabel, across the Ohio
river.
Authorizing the sale of certain real estate devi.
sed by the wills of Nathan Bell and Ann L,dd,
deceased.
Repeating the net to provide for the appointment
OF Commissioner TO prosecute certain claims
ngains, the United States.
Incorporating tho town OF Lovc,tsville in the
county OF Loudoun.
WHATS the reason MIR Brown has not renewed
his motion To iGke up the Bankrupt resolutions nc
cordins to promisc1 Are the gentlemen getting sick
0l LhCIr nrncnnLlLL.. IL. H.. J.