Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-02-05

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BY Mr.. MepE,RsoS. petition Of citizens Of the eoun-
" Of Prince Edward. asking that the Law passed 2lst Fs-
btusiy. lstS, establishing 4 Precinct Election At tho house
OF Mrs. Prudence Psrkinson. may be repealed.
Also. petition of tho Stone Wall Rifle Company. asking
that said Company may be attached to the Regiment that
may be iotmed Tor the county Of Appomatox.
BY Mr. HARrxk. Petiiion OF ciirens VI Rockbudse.
asking = charter Tor . macsdamiisd road from Stanton to
Salem. in BJtetouit county.
by MIR. DAVIS. petition Of citizens OF Green and adjoin-
ins counties, praying tho extension Of the Louisa Railroad.
by MIR. CAMDEN. petition Of citizens Of BraKton, Lewis
aud Gilmer. for u mod ifcstion In tho law concerning Mil
dams on the ksnawhs river.
BY Mr.. LYONS. petition OF Ely Ball and Il. ssler~hite.
asking the psssase Ut a law TO restore TO them heir slave
now Illegally confined in the Peniientsiy.
MT IAruN Withdrew and presented again the petition
OF Tho'. M. Clarke and David D. Hatcher, to have refund
ed To them certain sums therein mentioned.
by Mr.. HAMILTON, petition uf the Officers Of l66lh
Regiment I'll Va. Militia, - authorize them to train NJ the
house OF Mr.. Riley Cook within the bound. Of said Regi-
meni.
Also. remons'rance Of the Officers Of the Josh Resi.
men, against the pstiton OF Officers of the I66th Regiment.
BY MIR. EDGrSGros. petition Of the Trustees OF Betha-
ny College. IN the county Of Brooke, praying for m sppro.
priation IN aid Of that Institution.
Also. resolutions Of the city council of the city Of Wheel
ing. asking an amendment Ia the charter Of said city.
by Mr.. EDArSDs, petition VI Stephen Kent, Of the
county Of Halifax. Administrator OF Nicholas Cole. deco.
'prsying to be released from The payment of a SUN Of mo.
ny claimed by the President and Directors Of the Literary
Fund.
Mr.. YERpy's revolution. proposing to appropriate 8 I0O..
900 out OF the Treasury for the purpose OF Primary Edu-
cation, came up rs the order Of the day.
Mr.. IkRBY continued his remarks Isu.pend,d ON
Yesterday IN support Of his proposition and upon his con.
elusion he offered the following as 4 substitute for his orr.
ginal proposition:
Resolved, That the Committee of Finance be in,truct-
ed to reports Bill sppropraung Fifty Thousand Dollars
annually in certificates OF State debt bearing six per cent
interest," 10 be applied % the increase OF the permanent ca.
pital ut the Literary Fund. and setting apart from In. sur.
plus IN tho Treasury on the irst of October, 1886, and an.
nuahy thereafter, alter defraying the curen, expenses of
the Government. the sum OF $4,000 to be applied in ad.
diu"n to the appropriations heretofore made by law from
the Literary Fund To the support OF Primary Schools.
Yerby's substitute:
Resolved. That the committee Of Finance be further In.
sructed TO provide in said bill, That the amount appro-
Pria'ei IN said bill shall be distributed among the count,e.,
towns aud borOuxhs ct this Commonwealth, lin proportion
10 the taxes paid into the Treasury from the counties.
towns and botoughs respectively.
Mr.. SrRUrHER moved To lay the substitute and amend
meni on the table, which was refused by a vote Of ayes 50.
no : ~.
The vote was thea taken upon Mr.. Edmunds' amend
men', which was rejected by a vote Of ayes -. noes IS.
The vote was then taken upon Mr.. YrRBY's substitute,
which was adopted by a vote of-Ayes 10, noes a., as io-
lows:
AYu-Messr. w. II. B. Gusts, J. Fl. Cu,,i.. South.
all, Brown OF Albemarie, Layne, Baldwin. Msssie. Dick.
lnson Of Bath, Burwel. Mitchell. Boak. Thompson OF b.,
Camden, Miller, Toler, Broadus, Garrett. Moss. Scott,
Hall OF Fauquier. M'Clung, DeskIns. Snllmsn, Wall, Ca
Their, Jones, ParSs, Cailison. Hiett, Thompson Of Hamp.
shire, Lee, Flowers, Woouon. Turner, Towner, Patrick,
wallace, Gresham, Dud. Goare. M'lniyre. Taylor. Ell.
~ 10y aiiiS'a, ouepatu, hohms, Wtue, hemlton,
Michael, khby, Waits, Happier, VERIFY, Edgington, Me-
Pherson, Tatam, Hiner, Arbogas,, Fsirfsx. Dsy, Long,
Pn'ehard, God, Harper, Mariz, Cowan. Fugate. Denis n,
.Suekley, Chinn, billiard, Hall Of Taylor. Laird, West, Fun.
sien. Rice, Neal, Leitwich-79.
NoES-Messs. Goode (SpeakerJ Iaryie, Powell, Turn
bull, Mac!in, BocOck. Flood. Fox. Dickinson Of Caroline,
Lacy, Carington, Winfree, Hobson, Thompson uf d.,
Street, Saunders, Pendheton, Leske, Walker, Edmunds.
s'ovOn. Brown Of Hanover, M'Rae, Goodwin. Bowden,
Games, Gordon, Bagley, Banks, Edmundson, Newton.
Oliver, Davis. TunsAll, Lanier, M'Dearmon,
Daniel, Brawner, SIother, Lyons, Tate. Sebrell, Holla-
day, freeman, Gsodspn-47.
On motion OF Mr.. PESDLEroN. the bill providing for the
extension OF the James River Canal To Buchanan, was
taken up and made the order Of The day for Friday next.
The Convention bill was here called up, as the unfnish.
ed business Of the HIuse.
Mr.. LEFrwIcH addressed the House at some length. in
continuation Vi his argument commenced on Saturday
last.
MI. PEsDLEToN. through courtesy to Mr.. L., who seemed
some what exhausted. moved to pass by the Convention
bill Cor to-day, and make 1t the order Of the day for to-
morrow, ut IL o'clock. which was done.
BILL.
A hi providing for the revision OF the Criminal Code.
On motion. the House adjourned.