Richmond semi-weekly times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 184?-1853, 1852-04-27

isous question, because he was convinced that til,
| Senate was prepared 10 vote. If the MAORI
| ty were DESTROYS to delay and wished to rekindlt
the flames of excitement that had pervaded Thu
body when this bill was up before, let the respon
| slbility rest upon them -
! Mr. SHEFFEY, in voting against the previou,
question was not actuated by any factious dispo
sltlon. lie was not prepared to say what would
| be his action on this question, and the Senator
from Pittsylyania, (Mr. WITcHER,) having been
interrupted in the course of his remarks on this
| question on previous day, he hoped he would
now continue them.
| Mr.. WITcHER stated that he was now prepar-
ed to vote, but that he was suffering from a Sc
| we're headache, and did not think he could make
any remarks.
MIR. REGEK called the previous question, and
| there was second.
MIR. CowAN called the ayes and noes on the or
dering of the main question.
Messrs/ SHEFFEY, BRENT, WITCHES and
w ATsoN, gave reasons way the previous question
should otbe sustained.
Mr.. REGER-the Chair stating it could be DONE
1t there was no obection-withdrew the call for
the prevlousq question
Mr. WITcHER said that he had thought on
this subject since it was before the BODY some
time since, and that he believed the Parliamen-
tary law clear, that the majority alone had the
power to move the reconsideration. Mr.. w. en-
forced his view by reference to the Senate of
the United States and the rules of that body, and
concluded by stating that if it was the last vote he
had to give i'll the Senate of Virginia, he would
sustain the appeal and vote against the decision of
the Chair.
Mr.. STUART differed from the Chair in the de-
cison it had made, and proceeded to give his rea-
sous therefor -
The discussion was continued by Messrs.
DOUGLAS, SAUNDERS, WITcHER, SHEFFEY, and
CAMPBELL, in favor Of the appeal, and Messrs.
MARTIN, DENEALE,, CowAN, SWEENEY, and
WATSON, against it.
Mr.. McDEARMAN called the previous question,
which was sustained, and Mr.. CowAN the ayes
and noes. The vote was as follows;
AYEs-Messrs. Barnett Brent, Cowan, Creigh,
Deneale, Greaver, Hall, Layne, Martin, Paxton,
Roger, Sweeney, Tate, and Watson-14.
NoEs.-Messrs. Amber, Braxton, Boykin,
Brown, Cabell, Campbell, Catlett Daniel, Doug
las, Grantham Isbell, McDearmon, Moncure,
Parker, Pitman, Saunders, Stands, Shelley,
Smith, Stuart, Thomas, Thompson, Winston,
Witcher-24.
So the decision of the Chair was reversed
The question being upon suspending the rules
in order to allow a reconsideration of the vote re-
Jecting the bill concerning Commissioners of the
revenue, Mr.. CowAN called for the ayes and
noes. The motion was carried, as follows: Ayes
25, noes 49,
Mr. AMBER moved to reconsider the vote by
which the bill was ordered to third reading.
This proposition was opposed by Messrs. RE-
GER and DENEALE.
Mr. CowAN called the ayes and noes, and the
vote was as follows: Ayes IS, noes Is.
Mr. THOMAS moved that the bill and amend
ments le-on the table, and be made the order of
the day for TO- morrow at IL O'Clock.
Mr. REGER called the ayes and noes, and the
proposition was carried as follows: Ayes %, noes
3,
journed.-Enq.