Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-02-27
TUESDAY, Feb. oath, 1916.
SENATE.

TAX BILL.
The Tax bill was taken up, and on motion 0
MIR. STANARD, The Senate insisted on it,
amendments, and Mr.. Stanard was deputed to in
form the House OF it.
The Standing Committees made their reports
On motion of Mr.. GARRETT the Senate
took up the bill 10 furnish furniture 10 The Dea
and Dumb and Blind Institution al Staunlon.
Mr.. MOORE explained the bill.
Mr.. McMULLEN moved to strike out 5000
dollars, the sum appropriated for the objects o
the bill
Messrs. THOMPSON of Amherst, WOOL
FOLK, CRAWFORD, WITCHER and GAL
LAHER opposed the motion.
MIR. McMULLEN defended his motion. i
was lost.
The bill then passed-ayes %, noes q
On motion Of Mr.. McMULLEN, The Senate
lookup the bill concerning the Winchester and
Potomac Railroad Company.
Mr.. McMULLEN made statement Of the
provisions of The bill.
Mr.. GALLAHER supported The BILL
Mr.. WILEY proposed an amendment which
he subsequently Withdrew.
Other remarks were made by Messrs. WOOL
FOLK, STRINGER, CRAWFORD, and
THOMPSON Of A. in support Of the bill.
Mr.. WITCHER opposed the bill.
The bill passed-aye. "a, noes ?.
On motion of Mr.. BONDURANT, The Sc
nate will have an evening session from lo-mor-
row.
The bill to incorporate The Madison Manu-
featuring Company was taken up and passed.
The bill concerning Ambrose Hutchinson, was
passed.
The bill authorizing a separate election al the
House Of Leonard Brake in the county Of Hardy
was passed.
The bill concerning the Portsmouth Academy
was passed.
On motion of Mr.. CRUMP, the Senate ad-
journed.
A communication was received from the Sc
nate informing the House that the Senate had
| passed the bills entitled,
San act concerning trials in criminal cases"
and
"An act 10 establish district free schools in the
counties Of Lancaster, Wesmoreland, Rich
mond Prince William, Loudoun, Fairfax, and
certain other counties therein mentioned" with
amendments.
The amendments were concurred in by the
| House.
A motion was made BY Mr.. GRESHAM,
that fifty copies for each county and city MEL
toned in said last bill, be printed for The use Of
said county and city, and it was determined in The
negative.
On motion OF Mr.. BURWELL, the rule Of
the House was suspended and The vote agreeing
10 the second amendment OF the Senate 10 the
| bill entitled, can act 10 establish district free
schools in the counties Of Lancaster, WesImore-
land, Richmond, Prince William, Loudoun,
Fairfax, and certain counties therein mentioned,
was reconsdered.
MIR. GOODSON moved that the farther con-
sderalon of the bill and amendments be indef-
nilely postponed, aud the question being put
thereupon, was determined in the negative-ayes
7,noes 50.
The said amendment of The Senate was then
amended on motions severally made, and as
amended agreed 10 by the House.
A bill amending the present primary school
system, with The amendment thereto proposed by
Mr.. VERIFY, which was nnder consideration
when the House adjourned on yesterday, was
taken up.
The said amendment is the following;
Be IL enacted By the General Assembly, That
there shall be and is hereby appropriated the sum
OF $4,000 annually, 10 be applied to The increase
OF The permanent capital OF the Literary Fund.
The said sum shall be paid in certificate OF
debt OF the Commonwealth, bearing interest al
The rate Of six per centum per annum, &c.
A motion was made by Mr.. LYONS to amend
the said amendment, by substituting therefor the
following: "And that The Treasurer OF this Com
monweallh be, and he is hereby, directed 10 re-
ceive from The Treasurer OF the UniIed States the
share OF Virginia Of The proceeds OF the sales OF
the public lands, and 10 pass the same to The credit
Of The Literary Fund, Tor the benefit OF primary
schools"
motion was then made BY Mr. HAMlL-
TON, that the farther consideration OF said bill
and amendments be indefinitely postponed; and
the question being pu, lhereupon, wac determined
in the negative as tolows-Mr. VERIFY having
ca lied for the ayes and noes:
AIEs-Messrs. Goode, (SreakerD William
Fl. B. Gusts, John H. Gusts, Harvie, Thompson
OF Boletour, Miller, Turnbull Maclin, Bocock,
Hobson, Chisman, Street, Callison, Stovall
Brown Of Hanover, Flowers Goodwin, Duff,
Bsgley, Banks, Clayton, Shepard, Hamilton,
Middleton, Oliver Hiner, Lanier, Brawner
Prilchard, Fuga.e, Funston, Goodson and Left
wich-33
NoEs-Messrs Soulhall, Brown Of Abemarle,
Layne Powell, Baldwin, Massie, Burwell, Nit
chell Boak, Campbell, Flood, Toer, Fox, Dick
nson oiCaroline, Darlington, Winiree, Broadus,
Scott, Hall Of Fauquier Saunders, Jr., Wall.
| Carson, PendIelon, Jones, Leake, Walker, Hielt,
Thompson Of Hampshire, Lee, McRae, Wooon,
Bowden, Towner, Patrick, Wallace, Gresham,
Goare, Mcintyre, Taylor, Gordon, Parriolt,
Wade, Jr, Michael Jr, Kilby, VERIFY, McPher-
son, Tatum, Tunslall, Fairfax, Dey, Daniel,
Long, Srother, Lyons, Gold, Harper, Marz,
So"ohj bSAshSoh1 NoliShieJI M
Chinn, Freeman, Hall Of Taylor, West, Rice
and Neal-69.
| MIR. LYONS Withdrew his amendment.
! The question required upon adopting the
amendment submitted by MIR. VERIFY, and twas
determined in the negative, ayes AZ, noes 60.
A motion was then made by Mr.. YERBY, 10
amend The said bill, by inserting before the COM
mencing clause the following section:
"Beit further enacL<d, That 50 much as has
/ alroa ho>n lL oC inv lasp IN
count of payments TO officers of The revolution,
application or the REIMBURSEMENT OF which is
now pending in the Congress of the U. States,
shall be paid into the Literary Fund, and shall
constitute part Of the permanent aptal there
OF. /"
The question being put thereupon, was deter
mined in the affirmative, ayes Sc, noes4S.
Mr. LYONS then offered his amendment for
the appropriation Of the Land Fund 10 The cause
OF education.
The amendment was opposed by Messrs
Broadus, Lee, Stro,her Bocock, Hall, VERIFY and
Harvie, and advocated by Messrs. Lyons and
Tunsal
A motion was then made by Mr.. HARVIE.
that the bill and amendments be indefinitely post
poned. The question was determined in The ne
gatve, ayes q, noes 80.
The question upon the adoption OF the amend
ment OF Mr.. Lyons, was decided in the negative
as follows, MI DANIEL having called for The
ayes and noes
ArEs-Mcssrs Brown Of Albemarle, Bald
win, Boak, Flood, Toler. Fox. Hobson, Scott
Stlman, Saunders, Jr, Wall, Pendleton, CALI
son, McRae, Wootton, Bowden, Wallace, Ores
ham, Mcintyre, Parriou, Michael, Jr., Kilby,
Oliver, Tunstal Laner Cooke, Lyons, Gold,
Harper Cowan, Tale, Lefiwich and Rice-33.
NoEs-Messrs Goode, Speaker William H.
B. Gusts, John II. Gusts, Southall, Layne, Har-
THOMPSON a' Of Boie,ouI Mie sas Tun aR
Macin, Bocock, Dickinson of Caroline, Car
rington, Winfree, Broadus Chisman, Hall of
Fauquier, Street, Carson, Jones' Leake, Walker,
Stovall, Hieti, Thompson of Hampshire, Brown
of Hanover, Flowers, Towner, Patrick, Duff,
Goare, Taylor, Gordon, Bagley, Banks, Clayton,
Shepard, Wade, Jr., Hamilton, Edmondson, New
son. Taium, Hiner, Fairfax, Dey, Daniel, Draw
ner .oDu STROLLER Pritchard Martz Fupaie