Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-03-09

Mr Sappos replied, With racE.t, 10 tao ooser-a.
t;ous Of Mr.. CApERTo!, and vndicssed the position
lie had assumed.
The dsbs;e Was further continued BY MIR. BARBOUR
of CuIp.per, and Mr.. Johnson OF Harrison.
Mr. SIBERT the called the previous question, which
wa. ordered, and put with the following result-yeas
a. nays 90.
Mr.. DrJARyErrEs motion being thus agreed to,
Mr. MARTIs moved that the pending bill be passed
by for the purpose Of considering resolution to *
tend the session, which Mr.. CHRIsTIAs had animated
his purpose TO offer. -
The previous question was called by Mr. MARTIN,
and the call sustained, whereupon, Mr. JOINS OF Apo
matto1 demanded the yeas and nays
The motion to pass by was then agreed to-yess
70. nays Sc.
preamble and resolution:
Whereas it is important to the puolic interests Of
this Commonwealth 10 consider the bill making ap
propratops for the support OF government, the tax
bill and other bills vitality affecting the interests OF
The people here represented. and whereas tbs time re-
naming for which this session can continue without
special extension thereof, is mani!estiy Insufficient
properly 10 consider the important propositions pend
ing aud, whereas, under the Constitution OF this
State this session may yet be extended for the period
of thirty days; therefore be it
Resolved, BY the General Assembly that tho pre-
seut session ba extended until the - day of March
Mr.. CHRISTIAN said that be presumed that every
member was prepared to vote on this resolution he
therefore moved the previous question.
Being appealed 10 by several members, Mr.. CHRIS.
rlAs Withdrew bis motion, but objection was made
to the withdrawal, whereupon
Mr. EpauSps moved that Mr.. CHRISTIAN have
leave TO withdraw his call for the previous question
The first vote resulted: ayea SO. NOES 50 but Mr..
ooE stated tina, the Speaker bad counted him IN the
affirmative By mistake, whereupon another count was
mad. and resulted-ayes4 ~, noes DO
Mr. CHRISTIAN tbereup0n withdrew bis motion TOT
the previuus question: but The question on Inc PES
sage Of the resolution forthwith put and defer
mined In the negative for the want ct ninety TWO
affirmative votes The vote vas recorded as toi'ows:
YEAs-Messrs Anderson, Bailey Ball. Barbour OF
B., Brown Of P, Brown Of u, Byrnc, Caperton Caro-
WELL Carpenter, Cassin Chapman Christian, ChyorooK'
Coltrane Creel Craig. Dsbuey, Davidson, Davis Desne
Dejrnette Dickinson. OF P. T., bowman draper, Ia
Gmer, Graham. Grant. Hackey. Harper. Haskins,
HEATH Hoge, Howrey Hunter, Kaufman, kemper, Lee,
lynn Magruder, Mallory. Martin Msrtz asale, OF Mas
.e,a Msys, McCue Mckinney Mckenzie, Miller Morgan.
Nottingham. Paxton Psrrl, Plymae. Powell OF h. frea'
ton Prince. Roaald Rufnsr Rutherford Scott Seaman.
Shepard. Stevens, Sweeny, Thomas Thompson, morn,
bnre Tomln, Ward, Warwick, Wingheld, Wood, Word
and Ysncy-s7.
SEAL Boremsa Cannudsy Chase. Clark. Conrod. owan,
Cox Duckwsll Gregory Hardy Raymond, Johnson OF T.,
Johnston, of H.. Jones, OF A. Jones OF c. Jones' OF
Keen Kembe, Lane. Long, Luniy McCay, Moody ,Ne!son
Mock Osborn Porter Powell, OF l. Rice Rtves. sed.
Thweatt, Wilcox wilkinson VERIFY and Young IL.
Mr.. POWELL. OF L)udUun, stated that h7 voted
'no' on account Of the blank in the resolution.
Mr.. DUcKWALL d,sres us to say that he voted in
the negative, because the Session would bs extended
for the residue OF the month Of March, should the
resolution be adopted. He understood that this
would be the effect of irs adoption.
On motion of Mr.. ANDERSON, the Hous, adjourned
until O'Clock, Pm.