Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-02-10

Mr.. iIoLLSAs opposed this notion lie would pSsisr to
strike OF Pnss Georges ba. in asput Of compromise, he
thought IL best 10 take the District az proposed.
MIR. TArrN also opposed the motion.
Mr.. TAYLOR withdrew his motion for the present.
ME- Bocock moved 10 strike out Lunenburg from the
Brunswick District with the view OF adding 10 the Buck
neham District in the place Of Gooehland already stricken
out.
Mr. IKviSa changed tina, ,hi. motion wa. designed directly
to eecta political lie had supposed that majority
would ame the Districts their advantage where no
principle OF justice and night violated but he protested
against arranging the Districts In violation ct oil right and
fairness.
Mr.. ASOKR'Os would inquire If Mr. Irving. opposition
to this motion dictated by political Considerations
lie hoped the motion would prevail
MIR, BocOcKs amendment agreed To.
Mr.. TAYLOR then renewed his motion to take p George
from the INIT and addt u tho second District in lieu Of
Lunenburg.
Mr.. DASrr, OF Prince George, oppose this notion
The motion prevailed, and then Prince George in
serted in the second District
MIR. RASpoIPn's substitute then agreed TO.
Mr. EpsrSps moved that the Committee rise and report
the bill and northumberland.
Nr. WATTS then reported the bill amended.
Mr. LEAHt, OF c., called the previous question immed
atsly.
Mr. GAtt,nEE protested agans, the previous question:
tie had waived an amendment in Committee Of the Whole
aud gave notice that no intended make in the House
the previous question sustained the privilege Of ma
king has motion would be cut Off The House refused to
sustain the previous question:: ayes Al, noes a.
Mr. GALLARrR then moved to strike Page in the 10th
District for the purpose Substituting the IN for Har
dy This change would make the two districts nearly
equal IN population AT present. the 10th District with
Page, has only 81 s36, the llth with Hardy 725l3n
difference OF i73 BY making Page aud Hardy exchange
places, both Districts would be about II, 900 each
Mr. G.. charged that Pugc put TO the 10Th District
for the purpose OF controlling that Districts for BY position
and population Hardy properly belongs that District and
was formerly attached TO IT,
Mr.. WILLIAMS replied in opposition TO the amendment.
and concluded by calling the Previous question--which
the House sustained AYES 81. noes St.
The amendment of Mr. Gallahcr was then rejected
In. nNa1 II strtLn tD.l
District, with view to attach it the lith--asreed TO-
ayes 46, A. Nicholas then added to the ll,h Dis
trict.
Mr. FRsScn then moved to take Giles and Mercer from
l2Lh District and add them to the 18th District
Mr' LLfrwlcH opposed tit niotion-which was loet.
ne PREVIOUS question was then ordered agreeing
with the amendment OF the Cominec of the Whole for the
Districts West Of the Blue Ridge.
The House agreed, ayes 10, noes o.
The question then REQUIRED agreeing with the amend
ment the Eastern Districts.
Mr.. BRowS, OF p, called the previous question.
MIR. LEWIS and Mr.. WHITE of Hanover asked that the
call be wihdawn-which being refused the previous uues
ton was ordered. The amendment then agreed TO.
The question REQUIRED ordering the bill to be cngross
cd.
Mr.. WNGFELD desired only TO say why he had offered
no amendments To this most obnoxious bilto protect his
constituents He had supposed that the Committee en-.
trusted with framing the bill would have had regard
TO the interests and feelings portion the people
But in this he had been disappointed His had been
made part Of District stretching from the North Ca.
rolina line nearly Maryland. There was no iden.
MY oi interest OF itcIns among people scpa.
rated from each other. But in vain for him offer
any amendments here-ior il manifest that mono could
prevail He wished this known II his constituents
Mr.. EDNUsDS, OF H., he was one Of the Committee
explained his agency in framing the BILL and exculpated
himself from any the bill agreeable To
him by any He concluded BY calling the Previous
Question on the engrossmen Of the bl-whch order
The bill engrossed BY the following vote:
AYss-iiessr. Holleman, (SPeaker0 Ailworth Gusts,
Randolph, Lcake, OF AlbemArle Cooke, Powell. Of A.,
Wilson, Tayenner, Meredith Bck, HUBBARD Bocnck Sa.
mue, Dennis, Hancock Broadus Goodwin Smith, of Eau.
quer, Rust, Stockton, Deslins Muse, Taliaferro Wood
Leake, of GoochNnd, Carroll Calwel, Jones, Edmunds
Of Halifax Stoyall, Blue Ward, White of Hanover Bas
sci, Smith, Of HARRISON King. Davis of X and O. Hawes
Gibson, Jackson, Marshall Kidwel Nicolson, Miller OF
Mason & Jackson, Jggits, Northngton, Tanzey Adair
Wade, Dyche, Smith, of Nansemond, Cabell, TAYLOR,
Watts Tatem Strolc Critz, Bird. OF Pendlcton. Boil.
ling Hopkins, Brown, OF Preston, Anderson, Dey DAM.
el, OF Prince George, Suum, StroIher, Doneae Cooes
Cowan, Kane. Gatewood, WilliaIns, Tate, Spsrk War
rem. Walker, Spots, Henry, Neal Leltwich--Sl.
NoEs-Messrs. Frazier, Byrd Of Bath Wingfeld Mitch.
ell Newkrk, Snodgrass Stanton Moore, Of Csbel and
Wayne, Toler, Nowin Irving, Brown, OF Elizabeth City
and Warwick, Garnett, Powell OF r, Payne, Byrd, OF
F, French. Miles, McRae, Galaher, Worthngton Parks
Wallace Carter, Gray, Miller, of LOudoun, Banks, Mar.
tin, VERIFY, Oliver Edgington, Davis OF Orange Greene
nnett, Talman, Brawner. Daniel, of Richmond City,
BurweIl, Moore, Of Roekbridge, White, OF Rockbridge
Crutch6eld, Hedgman, West, Lewis-43
Mr.. MARTIN, when his called, obtained leave
explain his He said he did here ger
mander the State FOR political ends He could acquiesce
in such injustice; and this bill was gross gerryman
der, he must vote against it.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr. MooEr, OF C.: That the Committee of Roads in
quire into the expedioncy Of authorizing ministers
gospel travel turnpkes within the Commonwealth free
OF TOLL in going TO and returning from religious meetings.
ard also other persons tho ncghbohood of any place
Of meeting.
BY Mr.. BoLLIyG; That the Committee of Courts inquire
into the eNpedency Of changing the for the commence
OF the Of the Circuit Superior Court Of
Law and Chancer for the town Of Petersburg from the LIST
to the 9Th Of June.
George Ldtimsr.
The Speaker laid before the House a communication
from the Governor covering the proceedings of meeting
in Norfolk in relation the slave Latimer The Governor
states, that he will the correspondence with Gov
Morton in relation TO Latimer, and hoped with better re.
suits than have heretofore attended the correspondence
On motion OF Mr.. TAYLOR, the Governors communica.
ton and papers accompanying, referred n select
committee, composed Of the following OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Taylor, Daniel Of r., Bocock, Lewis Loake Of A. Pow.
ell, of F., Aworth, Irving, Leftwich, Basel, Wohngton
Sroher, Edginton. Goodson, and Parks
On motion, the House adjourned.
Richmond Markets.
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