Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-02-17
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

| MosoAr, Fan. i6. 1886.
communication received from the Senate stating
that they have passed the bills ent tied
- An act suthoriIing the L,nehburg aud Campbell cour,
other purposes. -
An &c, incorporating the Anne Norvcl orph.n Asylum
Aseociauon OF Lvnehbure-t with anne nd mcnts1
ney nave iteced the bl entitled an act sliendng the
Notes. '" '-1' s"a
They have postponed indefinitely the bill entitled, An &c,
concerning the qualifications Of Grand Jurors.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. bococr, Chairman OF the Committee Of Court, of
,u,nee reported bill limiting proceeding. sgaus, special
| Mr. ALrxASpEn. chairman Of committee on claim,
ported, rejecting the petition Of John s. Gatewood.
mr.; ToLkn reported bill to revive . act enued q as,
authorize tho Beryville Turnpike company extend
theii Road TO Winchester, tpasscd March 30h, 1889
Mr. HARvir, irsm the committee Finance reported
OH providing tor the correction OF the assess
ent oi the Land OF Francis A. Wilson, In the county of
Amelia ' "
The unfinished bushes, Of s.,urd.y-["The ryder to
the Appropriation Bill offered by NJ TAYLOR propo.ny n
appropriate $780, instead Of SIS 600 a, p,,m.n.r,
annuity to the unive@iy"l-~as here called up.
The House refused to read the ryder second time by
the following vote:
Arks-Messrs. Camden, Walker Gresham. T,vlor
Clayton. Taium. Hiner. Arbcsast MeDe.rmon, Long
prtehard, Co~an, Fugate, Sdckcy Hall Of Taylor West.
Ricc-l7. '''
NoEs-Me.srs. Goode (speskerJ w. II, b. cu.,;,
H. Cus., Souhal, Brown OF Albemarle, I.ayne H,rv,e
Powell, Baldwin. Ma.sie. Dickinson OF BAH, Burwel
Mitchell, Bosk. Thompson of Botetourt, Miller Turn
bull Maclin Bocock, Flood, Toler, Fox Dickinson of
Darlington, winftee. Brosdus, Hobson Thompson of d.
Moss. Scott, Hall ct Fsuquier, MCuny Stlimsn s,,e.,
Jones, Leske Edmunds, Stovsl, Hctt, Thompson of n
Brown OF Hanover Lee, Flowers, Turner Towner Pat
rex, wallace, Gaines. Gosre Meln,yre EiIey Gordon,
bagl-y, Banks, Psrriott Shepherd, Adam. Al.xand.r
Wade, Hamilton, Michael. Watts, Happier Y.rbv Mdds
ton. onvsr, Edgng,on, MePterson Syme Lsnier CoeL-
narla1 Dey, Daniel Brawner. suother, Lyons, Gold,
Harper. MartI, Denison Holiday, Chnn billiard Free
man. Funsten, Neal-s7.
The bill was then passed.
Mr. MePHEssoN reported "A Bill providing for taking
of tins ...nl. ~.
venuon TO amend the VA. ,e,d on.
and ordered to be printed ~
Ga motion Of Mr.. LvoS, the rule os the Hou., wa,
suspended IN order that the bill might be read second
time. ~
Mr.. FLOWERS then moved the indefinite pos,pouement
OF the bill.
pOnenen because he eeved the bill proposed xuus ma,
be acceptable To the West.
Mr.. EDSiNGroN concuuod in opinion with Mr. Fow,r,
Tor the reason gwen by him.
Mr.. Banks tnoughI that the Convention Question had
been sufficiently discussed; and he would cali the
previous question, which however, he withdrew the re-
guest Of sJne member.
Messrs WADE and WEST expressed their oppo,ition IN
tue indefinite pUsiponement OF the bali.
Alter much solicitation by various gentlemen from the
west Mr. tLowtRs withdrew hrs To postpone in
ochniey-he said that after the House had on previous
occasion, rejected the substitute the nority bill p,o
posing 10 Organize Convention upon the white bash, h.
had moved the indehnite posponement Of bill prupo
,Ing to organise the mixed basis principle because he
knew that such an organization would the vie W.,
declared lhnt fhev
would offer amendments 10 the bill before the House
which would render il similar to the bill 6r.t oa.r
ed; that pssibe benefit could result from
keeping this bill before the House. He however would
Withdraw his motion.
Mr. JoSEs renewed the motion to postpone indefinitely
which prevailed by the following vote:
AvEs-Messrs. Goode. lSpesker.l Southal, Brown of
Albemarie, Harvie Mitchell, Turnbul, Mseln Boeock
Fox, Dickinson OF Caroline. Lacy. Darlington, Winfree
Broadus, Hobson, Thompson of Dinwiddie, Chism.n
Scott, SULLIVAN, Jones, Leake, Walker, Edmunds Soyal
Brown Of IT,, Flowers, M'Rae, Goodwin, B,wden, Patrick
Wallace, Games, Gresham. Gordon, Bagley She,.rd
Alexander, Klby, Newton, Wsits. Happer VERIFY Md
oleton, Oliver Edgin2ton, Syme, Tunsa Lanier Cocke
Dey, MDemmun, Daaiel, StrOther, Lyons sC;old Har.
per. Sebtell. Holiday Chlnn, DLlard, Freeman, Rice,
Neal-63.
Noks-Messrs w. II. b. Gusts. ]. II. Gusts. Lawn.
Powell, Baldwin, Massie, Dickinson Of BAH, Burwel
BOak, Thompson OF Boetourt, Camden, Miller Flood
Toltr, Moss, Hall OF Fauquier MClung. Street. Carson
CalisOn, Hieit Thompson Of Hampshire Lee Town,r
Mlnyre, Taylor, Ezey. Banks Clayton Parriott Adams
Wade, Hamilton, Edmjndson, Michael, MPherson. Ia
ium. dner, Arboglst Fairfax, Bawner, Long, Ptchard
MaTz, Cowsn, Fusate Denison Suckley, Tate Hall OF
Taylor, West, Funston, GOOdson-53.
Mr.. LYOSs reported bill concerning the James River
and hanawha Improvement, which read once and
ordered to be printed.
Message was here received from the Senate stating
that The Senate adhered To ndment the bill
Sding Tor the revision g. the criminal cOde-siatng also
that tuat body desired conference the House in re-
lation thereto. The following members were appointed
TO the part the House: Messrs Daniel Souhal
Broadus, Alexander, and Scott.
The bill concerning Western Lands here came IN a,
the order of the day.
After some discussion, the bill ordered to its en-
grossment
RESOLUTIONS.
On motion Of Mr.. CARSON
Resolved, That the Committee Of Courts Of Justice en-
qne into the eIPedency OF bringing in bill suppress
frauds upon he sIeetve franchise the county OF Frede-
nick.
On motion Of Mr. HoBsoy the House adjourned