The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-15

tlon Of MIR. DAVIS to insert Emery ana
Henry College" In the blank.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. PENN then moved to insert Glen and
Preston College, in the county OF koa-
noke; which motion was also rejected.
MIR. ROLLER moved to insert In the blank
"the Polytechnic Institute, OF New
Market, Virginia"
This amendment was also rejected.
The question then REQUIRED upon the
adoption OF the substitute offered by MIR.
PENN.
Mr.. AUSTIN then moved to amend the
substitute so rs to make the Board of Edu-
cation the curators Of the fund, which was
agreed to.
The question then required upon the
adoption Of the substitute, which was de-
cided in the af1irmatlve-yeas, 10 /; nays, 16.
The hour of 8 having arrived, the Presi.
dent announced the chair as vacated until
O'Clock.
Evening Session.
The President resumed the chair at
o'clock. Present Messrs. Anderson of
Pittsylvania !; Anderson, Of Rockbridge
Austin, Beazley, Campbell, Courtney, Da-
Wis, French, Greene, GreeVer, Grimsley,
than, Lewis, Moseley, Moss, Patterson,
Pendleton, Penn, Robinson, Roller, Smith =,
of New Kent Smith, of Henrico; Snow
den, Jr., Taylor, of Loudoun; Taylor, of
Norfolk city; Teamoh, Terry, and Wad-
dell-o2. [Senator Owen, was present, but
declined to answer.] Absent, 8.
The discussion of the land scrip bill was
resumed.
Mr.. ANDERSON, of Rockbridge, moved to
reconsider the vote by which Mr.. PENIS
substitute had been adopted.
After protracted discussion Mr.. SMITH,
of New Kent, called the previous question.
The main question was ordered-yeas,
IA; nays, II.
The main question was then upon the
motion of Mr.. ANDERSON to rec onsider,
which the Senate refusing to reconsider-
yeas, p; nays, M,-Mr. sNowDEN moved to
Mr.. WADDELL hoped this would be done,
as no particular party seemed to- be salts
fed. He earnestly hoped and tr listed that
the committee would say resp ectfully to
the Congress of the United States that the
State did not want it, as 1t would produce
more trouble than it was worth, and thatit
had already cost the State q good round
sum. He also hoped that no future Legis-
lature would have this trouble entailed
upon them.
Mr.. SNowDEN, with the unanimous con-
sent Oh Tue SeudLG, WlIuulcW GuC uOIlou'
MI. ANDERSON, OF Pittsylvania, moved to
lay the bill on the table.
Mr.. PENDLEToN demanded the yeas and
NAYS: which being ordered, the Senate
agreed to lay on the table-yeas, 10; nays,
IL.
Mr.. COURTNEY presented q resolution in
structing the Superintendent of Public
Buildings to furnish the Senate Chamber
with adequate gas-burners to afford proper
light, and also to furnish ground glass globes
for the burners.
Mr.. Moss moved to adjourn which was
rejected.
Mr., TAYLOR, of Loudoun, moved to re-
fer the resolution to the Committee on FL
nance which was rejected.
The question then REQUIRED upon the re-
solution which was agreed to-yeas, 10;
nays, IA.
MIR. COURTNEY moved to adjourn; which
was rejected-yeas, Il; nays, 1.-THE Chair
voting no.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
Mr.. WADDELL moved to take up the bill
to provide for the funding and payment of
the public debt; pending the considera-
ton of which, on motion of Mr.. LEWIS,
the Senate adjourned.