Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-03-12
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MES Mr. Camden Of Harrison, then offered an amend
ment, whose object TO prevent me Legislature rpu
granting any peculiar charters 10 Ranking Institutions but
to put Them allunder The provisions of general law III
uf which were referred 10 the Committee OF the Whole
MI Byrd, OF Frederick, was entitled 10 the 1four or
The basis question. but yielded il To Mr. McComas, VIII,
proceeded 10 read for four and half hours. from files
manuscript, treatise in favor The White Basis Befor
getting through with his argument the Committee rus
and The Convention diOurned
! TUEspAY.-When the President took the chair at Il
o'cuck, usual, there quorum in attendance
Some members moved call of the House. which was done
The doors then cOsed, absences noted and some
twenty ''outsders deferred from coming n AT this stage
of the affair." motion dispense with further proceeding.
in the case carried and the Sergeant Arms deprived
of the fees TO which he would have been entitled for ares
ting and bringing 10 The bar of the House dlatory mem
bers-ayes &c. nues 3l.-Much discussion then ensutd
upon the hour Of meeting hereafter being changed TO
o'clock which decided in The negatyeayes "A, nues
5l.-Mr McCOmas resumed and concluded The reading
of his speech, after which Mr.. Ridley, Of Southampton
made speech in favor of the Mixed Basis.
WEpNEsDAY.-Mr Fulkerson, of Scott county, resumed
and finished his speech in favor Of the White Basis
When he concluded his speech. Col MerIdelh of Rich
mond obtained the ou and delivered speech support
of she Mixed Basis.
THURspAY.-Mr Neeson, young member from Marion
cnuniy. being entitled 10 the floor spoke in favor Uf the
White Basis during nearly the whole sitting He argued
tina, the naDry Of The Democrats in the West and
Of Wings in the East, and you continued To give the O.
vershadong influence in the Government 10 taxation and
property yuu continued the existence f Wing pre- Iomi-
the East. IT was true that the East paid 65 Der
of the taxes, and the West only So per cent? but then
said Mr. Nreso the uthe West have increased two
! fifIhs within the last years.
FRIDAY.-Mr. Nhtel If Piitsylvsna made Ills Mixed
Basis speech IN which he discussed length the prncpe
Of representation upon taxation &c. and presented
amount of statistical Information support his posi;ion
lie was followed on The other side of the question hy
Mr. Benjamin Smith. Of Kanawha. who discussed the cum
duct OF the Legislature in passing the bill which called this
Convention, and Iruunced that body for lis continual pas
sage Of resolutions which seek control and advise the
| Federal Government Eastern Virginia, with what he
said lis assumed superiority of capacity. &c. in
for share # Mr. Smiths satire Before concluding Mr.
Smith gave wsy to: moun for the committee se and
The committee rose. His remarks were listened to with
much attention and excited much merriment.--Mr. Wise
uyed thai the Convention have evening sessions from and
after Monday neyt--Nlr. Braxion was oppused to Them
hp would rather the hour rule adopted
Mr. Sheffey regarded it Dad faith with the Reporter
whu told that the sessions would not average 81
hours wien he made his He moved to lay the
mo,iun ON The abe--Mr. Lyons was willing 10 see the
plan of the House of Lords adopted, sngs held al night
MIR. ChilI"n moved an adjournment Mr.. TazweI
Taylor demanded the ayes and thereup0n Ordered
ayes 81 mes 57.--Mr Shelley refusing to Withdraw
his motn, Mr. Use, tn keep his proposition pending,
newed the motion 10 adourn-which was carried by dvs
iun-ayes Az noes 40.
SATUPDAY-Afrt discussion, in which every body par
,icpated, the Convention determined holding night
sons after ocluck, from and after Monday next-Mr
Smith, Of Kanawha. resumed his remarks but being much
indisp sed gave way to motion Of Mr.. Lyons adjourn
account of the physical condition oflhe Speaker which
was carried.
ITEMS FROM WAsHiNGroN-It is stated that Congress
failed make any appropriation for the printing the Cen
They will therefore be two years old when
they printed for general circulation.
The nomination of the Hon. JuEN BozMAY Kerr as
Charge dAaires 10 BVgola has enconrmed by the SEN
ale.
The disease of which Mr. Benton is III is the small NIX
Ii is George i. Curtis of Boslon, and not Edward Cur
ts of New York. who has been appointed Commissioner Of
The Patent Off vice Mr.. Ewbank removed.
| The Bill called "Hunlers Bill" which passed both
Houses Congress provides for four travelling Appraisers
10 he appointed ny thu President and that The value gUnds
be taken from the place and time Of exprtaon That
is say. the Bill raps and the Treasury Circulars
and re-ps,sbshes The Revenue Laws as under The Tariff
0 1916. which have just been in degree nulhed in
the Supreme Court The salary VI the Appraisers be
$500 each and travelling expenses. The appointments
New Yurk-Mr Edgar. Boson-Chas Bradley
PhadeIphia-Mr. Biddle. Baltimure-Mr Evans.
Among the Consular nominations befre the Senate are
the names OF Mr. Owen of Geo. as Consul to Havana and
Mr.. Duer as Consul to Valparaiso.
There also three Private Land Commissioners fsa-
airy $4,000 per annum,) nominated for Csinna Their
names joseph r. ngersol, Of PENN Jas. Harlan OF
KY. and Arthur f. Hopkins, Of Ala
A Washington letter in The Philadelphia Inquirer says
The Committee Foreign Affairs in the L. S. Senate
have repnrled The following Treaties:
One with Switzerland, negotiated by Mr. Mann, with q
unanimous recommendation in its favor, with the exception
of The Jewish Disability clause, which it is proposed
strike out.
sum- and 10 leave the disputed portion he settled by arb
traitors. Its ratification unanimously recommended.
One with NIexcn, which country offers TO permit the Te
huanlppec Railroad be constructed and apprOpriaes
en- leagues of land each side Of the pop,sed ne for the
purpose II also extends American citizens equal prvi
leges with Nfexicans The Report Of the Committee is
unanimous its favor.
The Treaties above mentioned were ratified on Friday
The Extradition Treaty with Mexcn rejected.
TERRIBLE ToRNADp.-'Fhe tollowing is pariic
uar account of The fearful t,n1do in Tennessee Of which
we have already had some intelligence by telegraph:
FAYETTEVILLE. Tenn, Feb Is.
A few minutes pas, fur u'clock Yesterday morning.
great portion Of our luwn was Land in ruins by which
swept thing before it. lady and two children
killed. Several others dangerously, and many ser
ously wounded. Cows hoses and stuck dead in
~ direction.
Pen cannn describe the awful scene The world SEEM
ed tn bp Gaming end The wind roared and blew with
ru violence perfect hurricane, amidst which could b.
heard The shr,es of and the screams NJ children
falling houses crunbng walls, tmbers dashing against
timbers mingled with peas of thunder and the air
alive with electricity. followed by rain in torrents and
npenp,raba darkness, while still from every quarter came
agonlz ny cries fT assistance. Truly. it terrible
scene The heart sickens al the recollection
The trnadn from The Southwest. The streets are
almost entirely blocked with confused mass of tmbers,
and unircgueny the whoe wreck of large houses was
thrown and slrewn for hundreds Of yards.
The Presbyterian Church, Cumberland Presbyterian
Church Market House. Sionebreakers lanyard, and all
the buildings around were totally destroyed.
The abnve is only partial and hasty Imagine bosom
sweeping everything before -hoses, trees Fences rails.
panks &c-and you have then failed to realize the
full extent Of the havoc. But the saddes scene OF all was
to witness the human sufprngs Scarcely could you meet
citizen that was not bruised or MANNED.
The tornado passed off in northeast direction.
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