Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-02-02
TuF RICHMOND ENQUIRER.

now uniie. this bill can be carried. lie preferred
action on this question now, TO poslponinS u ~
1850 The census Of 1850 can give us no more
vo,cs On This floor than we now have upon ms
ours,ion- ard why postpone IN lie was ready ~
vote for A Convention now, and ne hoped an rs
rrue friends would lend their aid IN carrying Il
through successfully -.
Mr.. STROTnEts asked The seh'iehia" ioii i,
PAGE 10 postpone his motion, as The memhels ,iau
been 50 much engaged with LEGAL MIS- 'ia' my
have had no time 10 reflect uron lnls.
Mr. GOODSON appealed 10 The member
from Page 10 Withdraw his motion; he thought
,h,r mr. should be consultation on a subject SO
important as this.
Mr. MCPHERSON said that it was The same
proposition that was adopted in 1879. tie nad
tried caucus upon this subject and II had lailen.
lie considered this the proper place where Inc
ayes and noes would iell.
Mr. GOODSON thought, as the gentleman
from Page had had an opportunity Of making a
speech, that he ought not 10 attempt by precip'-
tate action 10 prevent other gentlemen from de-
iyering their views.
MIR. HORNER remarked that The speech Of The
gentleman from Page was intended for BunEum.
He would give the gentleman a certificate Of MS
iailhfuIne>s here upon this subject.
Mr.. MCPHERSON declined The profered Ger
ificale OF The gentleman as ne did not think II
would be of anv account-espeCially Coming
from Whis) in the Tenth Legion.
The question was then taken, and the motion
was LOST by The following vote
ArEs-Messrs Powell, Shelley, johnson, Byrd. Boak,
small, Bambrick, Harrison of brunswick, Morris;
THOMPSON or Dinwiddie, Love, Hill Of fayelte anu
Nicholas, Evans Street Wal, Carson, Whe, .a'r ~,
lard, Hunter, Thompson Of Jefferson, Richmond,
schoolry, Banks, Raymond, Oldham. wasgoner;
Brown Of Mononeala, Edmundson OF Montgomery ana
Pulaski, Breathed, MCPHERSON, Iatum Newman,
cacklev Fairfax, Sturm, Cook, Bare, Brown OF Rock
nrhani, McElhennry, Morrison, Hill Of Shenandoah,
Scklry, Tale, Burde, Gillespie liorner, castienan'
(;oodson, Stephenson and Floyd-55.
NoEs-slessrs. Jones OF Chesterfield tSneaSei, J
Brown OF Albenlarle Hart, Iaynr, Scrlges, BnIweil,
Thompson Of Boietolr, Bocock, Mosby, Fox, Dckiii-
SON Lacy. Caldwell, Slaughter, Irving, Ehisman,
Roaue. scott, smith, Siinan. Jones Of Gloucester,
frakr Lee Lancaster Howard. Patrick, wallace,
Gaines Gresham, Harrison Of 1oHdonn. Mcintyre,
PoindeSter, Edmond.on OF lunenbuIc Williams Nelly,
Pcrrou, Newton, Waits, VERIFY, Nelms, oliver, Ed
ginaon, Davis. Syme, Laner Tunsall, Cooke, Ander-
son, Daniel, STROLLER, Harper Goodwin, folladay'
Fnzhugh and chanirr-ii.
PETITIONS.
Petitions were presented and referred, viz
By MIR. RAYMOND: OF Charles Wallace,
for compensation Tor military services rendered
during The late war with Great Britain; also, pc
ii:ion OF many citizens ol Marion, praying that
law may be passed authorizing the opening poll
n the general elections in April, to ascertain the
sentiments Of the people in relation 10 the proprie-
Is of granting license in their county 10 keep an
ordinary. BY MIR. DAVIS: Ofcilzsns Of Greene
and Madison, in favor Of the extension OF the
Louisa Rail Road through The county OF Greene
10 the base OF the Blue Ridge.
Onmoion of Mr.. COOKE leave was granted 70
Withdraw The petition Of The Convention Of Col
lpses presented nj The session OF lSl5-46, presen.
ling the claims Of said Colleges 10 share in The
henefls Of The Literary Fund; therefore Mr.
COOKE presented them again.
A bill 10 authorize the Auditor 10 issue war
rant upon the treasury in favor Of Peter Moorcs
administrator, was taken up on motion oil MI.
STROTHER and read second Time; thereupon
an amendment was submitted thereto BY MI. STO-
VAIL. which having been under consideration
some time the House passed to The order OF the day,
being the bill for The Incorporation Of The Potomac
and Ohio Railroad company. Mr.. NTER re-
sumed and concluded his argument in favor Of
the bin. Mr.. EDGINGTON desired 10 place
himself "rectus IN curia," Ol il be admissible 10
"0uote Latin."l He stated that he should reply
10 ,hr different gentlemen who had advocated The
hin. and he asked The members not 10 make up
their minds until they had heard both SIDES
Mes,is HUNTER and LEE made few le-
marks in explanation.
On motion Of Mr. LEE the House adjourned.