Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-02-11
HOUSE OF

ihAuAh ffn. oNl, 1910.
On motion OF MIR. E~dgingiou.
Rosoited. That the Committee Of Apricul.
ture, &c. enquire into the eSpedi,ucy oi In.
cooperating thew hecling Manufacturing Com.
pany, Ia ,ip county oi OHIO.
Nj. West moved a reconsideration of the
vote by which on yesteulay the bill 20 pro.
vide Tor the r~e,isal Of the civil code OF this
commonwealth WAS rejected. lie was in ia
ror ol lie %reNisal, but objected TO the compcn-
saton, Tor the revision, which nc thought eN-
traysGant.
The vote rejecting tho bill was reconsidcrd.
Mr. Pendleton demanded the PIE, ious qncs-
Mr. Lyons aid the previous question was
useful sometimes, but Often oppressive. In
Consid. ring a bill as important a. this WAS. IL
ought not To ~ collcd-for IL might cut of
suggestions OF amendments which wei r. impot-
tznt.
Mr.. Brcadus said tho pre-, ious question on.
ly related To filling the blank.
Mr.. Lyons. Aud that is precisely the aucs.
iion on which he desired To make a SUI ges
ton VII, II ought To bc filled with 5000. II
hlled with that sum--w hich was TOO little-he
would vote against the bill.
The prev ious question was sustained aul
the blank was filled with Sj000-ayes 40,
noes not counted.
MIR. West called the previous question on
the passage OF the bill.
Mr. Banks indicated a wish TO move a
ryder 10 the bill.
The House refused TO sustain the previous
question.
Mr.. Banks offered a ryder, requiring that
the rcvisors should also revise the militia lava
without additional compensation.
Mr.. Lanler suggested that the Militia laws
Were included ~ the cirii code.
Mr. Banks thou ht il probable, but he
wanted TO make assurance doubly sure.
The ryder was adopted.
NESTS. Goodwin snd Bowden declared they
would vote against the bill. unless the work
was Couiidcd 10 one individual.
Mr. john II. Custis thought the compcnsa-
ton entravagaut aud demanded The ayes and
noes
Mr.. Stovall though, the compensation not
cItrayagsnt and compared the labor on the
re'isal of 10 and the proposed pviSsl. For
tic iormer, 5000 were paid. and the gentle
man Nc SiocEinIenicd The printing VAS re-
qui,ed TO put he msrsinal r,ivrences. !" 'h's
%revisal the revisors were required to s%uperin-
tend the printing, anl prepare the reference
notes.
The bill thea passed BY The following vo.e:
yeas 80, noes ~.
The James River bill wa, made the order Of
the day ipr Tomorrow | o'clock.
CONVENTION QUESTION.
The House resumed the consideration of the
bill and substitute. relative To the call OF a
To- amend the Constitution, MIR.
H.. h..inp The floor.
u,Ho q ia'of oi The ball, and against the sus.
shtute oi the minority OF the committee
Alter he concluded. the subject, was ossscd
over Tor the present, and the House puce.d.d
on other business:
Inc Speaker laid before tn House a com
rom the Governor, transmittins
Bank. "b'
On motion of Mr. lacy, the House took
up the bill amending and extending the
ohaiter OF the Richmond and Yorktown Rail
road. na'i
The bil permits the company to carry their
iosa 20 the mouth OF the Pamunky instead of
To lorkiown.l
me question bring on the cngrossment Of
vac bili, II was supported by Messrs. Lncy mud
nowden and opposed by Mcssrs. LYONS and
NieRse; after which the bill was ordered TO b.
engrosscd.
ia motion of Mr.. Pendleton,
HE House adjourned.