Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-03-11


.uoineer return to the Is ard, may b., map
Of the ruie 81 surveyed, hgt Their with estimates III the
cs ID, constructing the road and Ut s PFublbly advan-
tspe To the public when com eied; ingeiher with such
other Information as he may deen useful to full under
standing II the subject.
TTbis resolution gave rise TO discus sion. Various
amendments were proposed. but voted down, aud the
resolution adopted in us original firm
i Mr. Rves, from the c.iinfnitlee on Agfical and
! MANUFACTURERS presented bills concetnitg jefferson b
Sinclair and the Virginia Agricultural s ciety
/ DAY OF ADJOURNMENT FIXED.
/ On motion Of Mr. Nlekhan. The resolution from the
Senate, designating day OF adjournment, taken up
and read, as follows:
/ 'Resotred That when the Senate adjourns Mn
day. the lth of Mrch next ii will, with the conseni
of the House f Delegates, sd urn 10 meet again on
the first Monday in December next"
/ Mr. West proposed 10 amend The Setaie's resolution
by striking "Alnnday the th of March," end sub
sttung in lieu thereof Monday the Is March; and
the moi1n was agreed t1-ayes G6, noes 50. The res
OluOn, amended, then passed.
THE CONVENTION BILL
Mr. West offered the ioIlIwing preamble aud resou
/ ton:
Whereas the Legislature Vt Virginia has passed bill
to provide for The opening of poll The ensuing election
fur members o the General Assembly, To take the vote
Of the legally qualified waters or and against the call Of
Convention 10 amend the Constitution Of this Common
wealth:
And whereas it is desirable and imporlan, thu, all the
means possible should he affd,d The people al large
10 eribe them 10 act and advisedy on subject OF
such vital importance:
BE il therefore ,Resolred That copies of the
bill providing for the call Of Con veniin To amend the
Constitution OF the Commonwealth, be printed for the
use OF the members Of the House. be distributed "a
mnng the people If the SAFE.
Mr. fea herslon moved to fill the blank in the resoln-
ton with the words ''ten ihousnnd'
Mr. Patrick moved 10 ill the blank with the word
"leno
'Ihereuron Mr. C. lihorne n,,yod ,,., H. L ;l
Grafton of the preamble aud utipn with the rop sd
amendments, be indefinitely postponed.
WI Lo'lhln moved the previous question, on the mo
tion To poStp ne Indefinitely.
Mr. Fergus proceeded discuss the proprety Of So
tondng the call for the previous question: and was called
10 order by Mr. Dormau.
The Speaker decided that Mr. Ferguson WIS in orler
he rule requiring that The pteyious question should not
be debated and that twenty members should be required
|" second the call, II was ther fore competent to use ar
gnment 10 prevent the 81 c1nd
Mr. Dorman appealed fro II the decision of the Sneaker
Ga motion Of Mr. Piece the appeal was Ia upon the
table 'i'' ''''
he previous question was then sustained by the
ouse, ana me question being put upon pos ponnr the
'S,''oo.' anu amendments Indefinitely, was determined
10 The affirmative by the following yoe--ayes "a. roes
49, y ~ 'o
lilF. TW ENTY FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.
Inc bill concerning the 2l>t Judicial Circuit calnino
up on lis thlrd reading vaous blanks were filled Al The
l's'ace OF MI Mayo, who also proposed To fl the blank
~ lhe clause providing fIr compensation 10 the two
Judges wi'h Two thousand dollars" The amount at pre-
sent paid. - f
MI Soniha moved to amend Mr. Mayn's proposilion
by IL ing the blank with fifteen hundred dollars"
Inc question being taken, the latter melton was
greed 10, was
MIR Claiborne rose and remarked that ne he aid no,
uPioNo any man who was fit to be judge could live in
cue CITY OF Richmond for the sum If S5OO he v,onld
'"eIe''e move The indefinite postpouement Of the bill