Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-12-15

I'll upon the tdUle.
After considerable debating between NESTS s11:
McMUIIEN. BAPTIST, BONDURANT
and THOMPSON, The question being put the
motion was lost. ,s.l
Mr.. McMULLEN moved that The words ION
December be struck out, and said II inc moliou
was sustained he would then move ior inserting
; 18th ofJanuary instead His reason lot visible
longer time, was that he might De aole ~ ase
tain wha, persons would probably serve, u erect
ed. and thai The Senate might tie able 10 elect
some person who would be fully qualified 10 DIS
charge the duties Of office.
MI. STANARD was willing 10 strike oul ION
and put 10th of Dec ; bur was mol wiling 10
put off the election any longer, there being some
yery important cases 10 be Tried before that Cour'
on the 18Th January, which required all lne
Judges 10 be present. WANT OF room prevents
US from noticing further the remarks oil Messrs;
Bondurant Witcher, Voolfolk, Gallaher ana
McMullen. The motion upon putting inc
question. was lost. The original resolution was
concuued in BY The Senate.
resolution from The House appointing 18th
day OF January for The election OF U. 5. Senator
was. after some debating between Messrs. Nc.
MULLEN, GALLAHER, WALLACE and
WITCHER, agreed 10 by The Senate.
MIR. Mem ULLEN made an unsuccessful mo-
ton 10 fix The election OF Senator Tor The 10Th De-
cembcr. The other gentlemen opposed the mo-
ton.
Mr.. BONDURANT offered the following:
Resoired, That when The Senate adjourn on
the 10th inst, il shall, with the consent OF The
House, continue until The 9th of January.
Mr.. McMULLEN thought that public bush
ness might suffer from 50 long an adjournment
OF The Senate.
Mr.. BONDURANT referred him to The last
session, when, after recess OF 81 days, The Sc
nate was comparatively idle for several days al
| ter their return.
Resolution agreed 10 BY the Senate.
ON motion OF AR COX, The Senaie adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Mr.. LEAkE, from committee on Banks, re-
ported bill Incorporating the Clalksville Saw
inss Institution. Read twice.
On motion OF Mr.. PATRICK, leave was CIV
en- tor The withdrawal of petition OF citizens Of
Cabel against The formation oil new county
out OF parts oil kanaWha, Mason and Cabell.
On motion ofMr CARROLL, leave was grant
ed 10 withdraw remonsrance OF sundry citizens
| OF Grayson, presented last session.
On motion OF Mr.. STOVALL, the House
took up The joint order 10 proceed 10 the election
ola Public PRIMER
Mr.. STOVALL nominated Samuel Shepherd.
A message was then sentlo the Senate. and IN
answer returned by that body, that they were
ready 10 proceed 10 The election.
The vote slood-lor Shepherd 1877; W. F.
Richie (no candidaeDl.
Joint vote whole number oil roles l5Ii ne.
cessary 10 choice 70 Shepherd l5G; w. F..
Richie !, (Mr Godwin.)
Mr.. MCPHERSON moved that The resolution
offered BY himself yesterday, ana laid on The la
BILE, be now taken up. EIe had consulted with
some fthe friends OF Convention who had dis
approx d Of his course in agreeing that the reso-
lulion should be laid on the table. He only
consented 10 il, that members might have time for
consultation He desired The vole upon taking
up should BE- considered lest question. He saw
no necessity for discussion the mind OF every
member, he supposed, was made up.
Mr.. PHENSON did moi wish To be con-
sideed, by his vote, refusing to take up The resc-
luton, as being opposed TO a Convention. He
did not choose that any member should make Is
sues for him, especially when they would be OF
no use. He was opposed 10 this work of super
rerogation. He could not think thai there was any
| Western man, who looks 10 uerior okecls who
could see The use OF moving on this subject now.
As be said on yesterday, were he an Eastern
man. now is the time that he should desire Con-
venlion. He did no. intend to discuss the ques.
lion now; he only desired 10 be understood, that
by voIing against taking up the resolution il did
not prove that he was against Convention.
| Mr.. MCPHERSON only desired 10 say hat
| The geneman's mind had undergone a great
change in TWO years This is the same resou.
lion thai The gentleman stood father or god father
tor two years since n he changes 50 much in
two vrafs there was no telling whal opinion
hc inichi tnits'aln in 1850, III, iu.c 10 which The
gen 'rmao wishes his Snbjec rosIpcrct.
Inc VOTE MAS then taken and decided in the
negative by The following vote:
AYES NJ, ssfs. Gusts. Finnev, Lavnc, Powell,
Shelley, johnson, Byrd, Small, Bamhrick, Love,
Evans, CAREER, Wall, Carson, Carroll, Calwell,
Major Soval'. Hiril, Thompson Of Hampshire,
Lee, Duncan. billiard, Hunter, rhomps n OF JET
frIs"n, SchooIey. Mcln,yre, Banks Raymond,
Oldham, Blown ii Monongalia, Biernc, Ed
PS PIER Ts"% Newman csc egs;f Fairfax,
Tyler, Siurm, Cock Bare, Brown OF Rocking
ham, McElhenney, Hill, Slickley, Tate, FiIz
| hugh Gillespie, Caseman, Goodson and Floyd
SIS.
NoEs-Nlessrs. Goode (Speaker,) Brown OF
Albemarle, Hart McDearmon, Burwell, ScIuegs,
Thompson OF Botelourl, Bennett, Maclin, Boz
cock, Morris, nosby Fox. Dickinson, Cardwell,
Jones, Slaughter, Thompson Of Dinwidde,
Chisman, Roane, Sco, Smith, Hill, siillman,
White, Jones, Leake Walker, Darracolt, Ian.
caster, Goodwin, Howard, Patrick, Wallace,
Gaines, Robinson, Gresham, Richmond, Harri.
son, Pondexler, Edmondson, Browne of Ma
,hews and Middlesex, Was goner, Williams,
Kelly, Newton, Waus Happier VERIFY, helms,
Oliver, Davis Syme, Lanier, Tunslall, Cooke,
Stone, Anderson, Daniel, Stroller. Mayo, Haf-
per, Dorman, Morrison, Goodwin, Holiday,
Hargrave, Freeman Burdeit, Homer, Chandler
and Slephenson-R
On motion of Mr.. TUNSTALL, The Commit
lee on Roads and Internal Navigation was in
creased TO Is.
Mr. JOHNSON asked leave 10 withdraw The
petition OF citizens Of Augusta, in regard 10 ju-
res in that county.
RESOLUTIONS.
On motion OF MIR. IRVING Resulted, That
the Committee OF Courts Of Justice enquire into
the expcdiency Of amending The acl entitled "An
ACT concerdng The administration Of real assets"
passed the l7lh OF March, 1912.
On motion Of Mr.. TUNSTALL- ResolreJ,
| That 50 much Of The Governors message as re-
lates 10 the bonds Of the Commonwealth held by
The Literary Fund, and advising that the same be
cancelled be referred 10 The Committee on FL
| nance.
On motion ofMr. BURDETT--Rsso That
the committee for Courts Of Justice enquire into
the expediency of changing The time Of holding
The terms Of The Superior Courts Of Law and
Chancery in the 18th Judicial Circuit, SO that the
time now allowed by law for holding the coun in
| Taylor county may I've extended.
On motion Of MIR. WELL RESOLVED,
That the committee on Schools and Colleges be
instructed 10 inquire into The expedency Of ex-
tending the time within which the several coun-
lies in this Commonwealth shall adopt The pro-
visions Of Gan act amending The present prima
ry school SYSTEM" passed 5th March, S4G, as
we'll as such other amendments 10 the said law
as il may deem necessary.
On motion of Mr.. ANDERSON-Res Resolved,
That The committee for Courts OF Justice enquire
into the expediency Of repeating or modifying
the law granting bail OF right in actions Of debt,
detinue and covenant.
On motion Of Mr.. ANDERsON-Rswlre
Thalihe committee on Schools and Colleges en-.
quire into The expediency Of converting The Ar
mory into military school, and that they report
by bill or Otherwise.
PETITIONS.
Petitions were presented and referred:
By Mr.. STEPHENSON Two memorials
from citizens OF the county of Harrison, praying
Legislative aid TO the Northwestern Virginia
Academy.
BY Mr.. BENNETT. Four memorials from
citizens of The county OF Lewis, praying that an
ART NAV he passed 10 ncorporate Companv IN