Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-02-17
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY l3Tn, 1916.
SENATE.

Mr.. WALLACE, from The Joint committee 10
examine The University OF Virginia, presented
their report.
Mr.. BONDURANT presented a memorial
OF sundry citizens of Appomaitox county, remoll-
s,ralinc against the law abolishing election pre-
cncis in that county.
Mr. THOMPSON Of K, from the Commit
tee on General Laws reported bill repeating The
the act decaring Poweli's creek, in Prince George
a lawful fence.
On motion of Mr.. SPARK, ii was laid on the
table,
A message was received from The House Of
Delegates by Mr.. SourHALL, informing the Senate
that they had disagreed to The Senae's amend
menl 10 the bill providing for the revision OF The
Criminal Code
SMALL NOTE BILL.
The question being on The substitute Of Mr..
CON
Mr.. STANARD proposed another amend
men, in lieu of Mr.. Cox's.
Mr.. STRINGER also indicated an amend
mcnl embcdying his views.
These various propositions were debated by
Mrssrs. Slanard, Cox, SIrnger Wallace, New
man. Witcher and NlcMullen, and were ali re-
jected.
Mr.. WALLACE moved to postpone the whole
subject. Lost.
MIR. STANARD then moved to recommir the
bill and amendment Lost-ayes II, noes Is.
The question upon The passage OF The bill was
then taken, and it was rejected, as follows:
AYEs-Messrs. Woods, Sutton, Thompson OF
A., Moore Bonduran Gallaher, Piper, Wilcher,
Stanard, Crump and RogeIs-ll.
NoEs-Messrs. Scott, ,(Speaker) Cox, Wal
lace, Crawford, Wiley, Spark, Baptist, Garrett,
Voolfolk, Dennis Smith, Deneale, Sloan, Strin-
ger, McMulen, Taylor, Guerran,, McCauley,
Newman and Thompson OF k.-20.
On motion of Mr.. STANARD, tie Senate adj
lourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
A communication was received IRON The Sc
nate, informing The House that the Senate had
passed bill entitled, can act adding the county
OF Bedford to the tenth judicial circuit" with an
amendment. The amendment was agreed to.
A bill concerning the execution OF criminals,
requiring il 10 lie conducted in private, was Ia
ken upon motion Of Mr. BALDWIN, and read a
! second time
A motion was made BY Mr.. BROWN of Han
over, that the further consideration thereof be IN
definitely postponed and The question being PM
lhereupon, was determined in the affirmative.
The bill was advocated by Messrs. BALDWIN
and LEE, and opposed by Messrs BROWN OF
Hanover, LEAKE. WEST and VERIFY
On motion OF MIR. SOUTHALL, the Com
miliee OF Schools and Colleges were discharged
from the resolution authorizing the School Com
missioners Of the county Of Norfolk 10 increase
the number Of School Districts, and The said re.o-
luton was ordered 10 be laid upon the table.
A motion was made by Mr. PATRICK, tina,
six hundred additional copies of The Report of the
Joint Committee, appointed 10 examine into the
condition and Government Of the University, he
printed for the use OF The General Assembly; and
the question being put thereupon, was determined
in the nega'ive-ayes SO, noes II.
Mr.. COWAN moved that The evidence ac-
companying the repor, be published
The motion was rejected.
A bill imposing taxes for the support ofGovern-
ment, which was under consideration on Monday
last, was taken up. and the blank relative TO III.
tai on lands was filed with nine cents, the mo.
ton then pending. The residue Of The blanks 10
said bill were also filled, and the bill was further
amended
A motion was then made by Mr.. BROADUS
TO amend the said bill BIZ striking out the whole
thereof AFTER The words Be ii enacted and inserting
IN lieu thereof substitute embracing the taxes