No. 42. An engrossed bill providing for the extension of the Louisa railroad to the eastern base of the Blue Ridge, was read a third time, and the question being put upon its passage, was determined in the negative. Ayes 55, noes 60.

On motion of Mr. STOVALL the vote was recorded as follows:

AYES-Messrs. Layne, Powell, Sheffey, Johnson, Byrd, Boak, Small, Thompson of Botetourt, Bennett, Bambrick, Morris, Love, Hill of Fayette and Nicholas, Stillman, Street, White, Calwell, Hiett, Thompson of Hampshire, Darracott, Lee, Duncan, Lancaster, Thompson of Jefferson, Patrick, Ballard, M'Intyre, Haymond, Oldham, Waggoner, Brown of Monongalia, Beirne, Edmundson of Montgomery and Pulaski, Breathed, Perrow, Davis, M'Pherson, Newman, Tunstall, Cackley, Fairfax, Anderson, Sturm, Strother, Mayo, Cook, Harper, Dorman, Bare, Brown of Rockingham, Burdett, Gillespie, Castleman, Stephenson and Floyd-55.

NOES-Messrs. Jones, (speaker,) Custis, Finney, Brown of Albemarle, Harvie, Scruggs, Burwell, Maclin, Bocock, Mosby, Fox, Dickinson, Lacy, Cardwell, Thompson of Dinwiddie, Roane, Scott, Smith, Carper, Wall, Carson, Jones of Gloucester, Leake, Carroll, Walker, Major, Stovall, Godwin, Howard, Hunter, Wallace, Gaines, Gresham, Richmond, Harrison of Loudoun, Schooley, Edmondson of Lunenburg, Banks, Browne of Mathews and Middlesex, Williams, Kelly, Watts, Happer, Yerby, Tatum, Syme, Lanier, Cocke, Stone, Daniel, Tyler, M'Elhenney, Morison, Hill of Shenandoah, Stickley, Holladay, Fitzhugh, Hargrave, Freeman and Chandler-60. Resolved, That said bill be rejected.

No. 222. An engrossed bill authorizing the state's guarantee to certain bonds of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal company, was read a third time and passed. Ayes 67, noes 50.

On motion of Mr. GRESHAM the vote was recorded as follows:

AYES-Messrs. Brown of Albemarle, Layne, Sheffey, Johnson, Byrd, Boak, Small, Thompson of Botetourt, Bennett, Bambrick, Morris, Slaughter, Irving, Love, Scott, Smith, Hill of Fayette and Nicholas, Stillman, Street, Wall, Carson, White, Calwell, Hiett, Thompson of Hampshire, Darracott, Lee, Duncan, Lancaster, Hunter, Thompson of Jefferson, Patrick, Ballard, Harrison of Loudoun, Schooley, M'Intyre, Haymond, Oldham, Waggoner, Brown of Monongalia, Beirne, Edmundson of Montgomery and Pulaski, Breathed, Newton, Nelms, M'Pherson, Newman, Lanier, Tunstall, Cackley, Cocke, Fairfax, Tyler, Sturm, Strother, Mayo, Cook, Harper, Dorman, Brown of Rockingham, Holladay, Fitzhugh, Burdett, Gillespie, Castleman, Stephenson and Floyd-67.

NOES-Messrs. Jones, (speaker,) Custis, Finney, Harvie, Powell, Scruggs, Burwell, Maclin, Fox, Dickinson, Lacy, Cardwell, Thompson of Dinwiddie, Roane, Carper, Jones of Gloucester, Leake, Carroll, Walker, Major, Stovall, Dillard, Godwin, Howard, Wallace, Gaines, Gresham, Richmond, Edmondson of Lunenburg, Banks, Browne of Mathews and Middlesex, Williams, Kelly, Perrow, Watts, Happer, Yerby, Davis, Tatum, Syme, Stone, Daniel, Bare, M'Elhenney, Morison, Hill of Shenandoah, Stickley, Hargrave, Freeman and Chandler-50.

Ordered, That Mr. THOMPSON of Jefferson carry the same to the senate and request their concurrence. No. 87. An engrossed bill to provide for the construction of a road from Bath in Morgan county, to the mouth of St. John's run on the Potomac, was read a third time and passed. Ayes 69, noes 44.

On motion of Mr. KELLY the vote was recorded as follows:

AYES-Messrs. Brown of Albemarle, Layne, Sheffey, Johnson, Byrd, Scruggs, Boak, Small, Thompson of Botetourt, Bennett, Bambrick, Morris, Mosby, Fox, Slaughter, Love, Scott, Hill of Fayette and Nicholas, Stillman, Street, Wall, Carson, White, Calwell, Hiett, Thompson of Hampshire, Darracott, Lee, Duncan, Lancaster, Hunter, Thompson of Jefferson, Patrick, Ballard, Harrison of Loudoun, Schooley, M'Intyre, Haymond, Oldham, Waggoner, Brown of Monongalia, Beirne, Edmundson of Montgomery and Pulaski, Breathed, Perrow, Newton, M'Pherson, Newman, Syme, Lanier, Tunstall, Cackley, Fairfax, Anderson, Tyler, Sturm, Strother, Mayo, Cook, Harper, Dorman, Bare, Brown of Rockingham, Stickley, Burdett, Gillespie, Castleman, Stephenson and Floyd-69. NOES-Messrs. Jones, (speaker,) Custis, Finney, Harvie, Powell, Maclin, Bocock, Lacy, Cardwell, Thompson of Dinwiddie, Roane, Smith, Carper, Jones of Gloucester, Leake, Carroll, Walker, Major, Stovall, Dillard, Godwin, Howard, Wallace, Gaines, Robinson, Gresham, Richmond, Edmondson of Lunenburg, Banks, Browne of Mathews and Middlesex, Williams, Kelly, Watts, Happer, Yerby, Tatum, Cocke, Daniel, M'Elhenney, Morison, Hill of Shenandoah, Holladay, Hargrave and Freeman-44.

Ordered, That the clerk communicate the same to the senate and request their concurrence.

No. 57. A bill establishing district courts, was taken up on motion of Mr. ScоTT, read a second time; thereupon an amendment was submitted thereto by Mr. HUNTER, and then a motion was made by Mr. M'PHERSON that the farther consideration of the said bill and amendment be indefinitely postponed, and it was determined in the negative. Ayes 18, noes 89.

On motion of Mr. LEE the vote was recorded as follows:

AYES-Messrs. Brown of Albemarle, Byrd, Bambrick, Morris, Hill of Fayette and Nicholas, Evans, Street, Carson, White, Walker, Godwin, Richmond, Ballard, Edmundson of Montgomery and Pulaski, Kelly, Davis, M'Pherson and Morison-18.

NOES-Messrs. Jones, (speaker,) Custis, Finney, Hart, Layne, Harvie, Powell, Sheffey, Johnson, Scruggs, Burwell, Boak, Small, Thompson of Botetourt, Bennett, Maclin, Bocock, Mosby, Fox, Dickinson, Cardwell, Slaughter, Irving, Thompson of Dinwiddie, Roane, Love, Scott, Smith, Stillman, Carper, Wall, Jones of Glouces

ter, Leake, Calwell, Major, Stovall, Hiett, Darracott, Lee, Duncan, Lancaster, Howard, Hunter, Thompson of Jefferson, Patrick, Wallace, Gaines, Gresham, Harrison of Loudoun, Schooley, M'Intyre, Edmondson of Lunenburg, Haymond, Browne of Mathews and Middlesex, Williams, Beirne, Breathed, Perrow, Newton, Watts, Happer, Yerby, Nelms, Oliver, Tatum, Newman, Syme, Lanier, Tunstall, Cackley, Cocke, Anderson, Daniel, Sturm, Mayo, Cook, Harper, Dorman, Bare, M'Elhenney, Tate, Goodwin, Holladay, Burdett, Gillespie, Goodson, Chandler, Stephenson and Floyd-89.

With the consent of the house Mr. HUNTER then withdrew his said amendment.

The said bill was amended on motions severally made, and as amended, ordered to be engrossed and read a third time.

The following engrossed bills were read a third time and passed, viz:

No. 65. A bill to amend the act passed 5th March 1846, incorporating the Hardy and Winchester turnpike company.

No. 83. A bill releasing the commonwealth's right to certain lots of land therein mentioned to Daniel D. Jones.

No. 85. A bill to declare M'Kimm's creek in the county of Tyler a public highway, and for other purposes; and

No. 86. A bill incorporating the Harrisville turnpike company.

Ordered, That the clerk communicate said bills to the senate and request their concurrence.

On motion of Mr. DORMAN the house adjourned until to-morrow morning 10 o'clock.

THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1847.

On motion of Mr. MORRIS, Resolved, That the committee of schools and colleges be instructed to enquire into the expediency of endowing at least one academic institution in such senatorial districts as shall not have received aid from the Literary fund heretofore.

On motion of Mr. GRESHAM, Resolved, That the committee of schools and colleges be instructed to enquire into the expediency of paying to Robert Hall of Richmond county the sum of forty-two dollars and fifty cents on account of the tuition of poor children for the year 1845.

Mr. Bocock, from the committee for courts of justice, presented the following bill, which on his motion was read the first and ordered to be read a second time, viz:

No. 327. A bill making further provisions for the revisal of the statutes of this commonwealth.

On motion of Mr. STOVALL the committee of finance were discharged from the consideration of the petition. of Frederick Anderson and others; and from the resolution relative to the assessment of the lands of Janetta Bryant; and the said petition and resolution were ordered to be laid upon the table.

Mr. STOVALL, from the committee of finance, presented reports upon the petition of Eli Pleger and others; and upon the resolution of enquiry into the propriety of reporting bill No. 146 of last session.

Mr. WATTS, from the committee on the militia laws, presented a report upon the resolution relating to the repeal of the act requiring brigadier generals to review the regiments in their respective brigades; and the following bills:

No. 328. A bill imposing penalties on brigadier generals for failing to return annual reports; and

No. 329. A bill to change the time of training of the officers of the militia, and of the regimental and battalion musters.

Mr. HARRISON of Loudoun, according to order, presented the following bill:

No. 330. A bill to incorporate a company for constructing a bridge at the Point of Rocks across the Potomac river.

Mr. LEAKE, in like manner, presented the following bill:

No. 331. A bill to incorporate the Tuckahoe aqueduct factory.

No. 17. An engrossed bill to amend an act concerning the administration of real assets, was taken up on motion of Mr. HORNER; thereupon the rule of the house was suspended, and the vote ordering said bill to be engrossed was reconsidered; a motion was then made by Mr. HORNER to amend the same, and it was determined in the negative, and then the said bill was again ordered to be engrossed and read a third time.

On motion of Mr. BROWN of Albemarle, the rule of the house was suspended, and the vote rejecting the engrossed bill providing for the extension of the Louisa railroad to the eastern base of the Blue Ridge, (No. 42,) was reconsidered; and the question being again put upon its passage, was determined in the affirmative. Ayes 65, noes 53.

On motion of Mr. STOVALL the vote was recorded as follows:

AYES-Messrs. Brown of Albemarle, Hart, Layne, Powell, Sheffey, Johnson, Byrd, Boak, Small, Thompson. of Botetourt, Bennett, Bambrick, Morris, Slaughter, Irving, Love, Scott, Hill of Fayette and Nicholas, Stillman,

Street, White, Cal well, Hiett, Thompson of Hampshire, Darracott, Lee, Duncan, Lancaster, Hunter, Thompson of Jefferson, Patrick, Schooley, M'Intyre, Haymond, Oldham, Waggoner, Brown of Monongalia, Beirne, Edmundson of Montgomery and Pulaski, Breathed, Perrow, Edgington, Davis, M'Pherson, Newman, Lanier, Tunstall, Cackley, Fairfax, Anderson, Sturm, Strother, Mayo, Cook, Harper, Dorman, Bare, Brown of Rockingham, Tate, Gillespie, Horner, Castleman, Goodson, Stephenson and Floyd-65.

NOES-Messrs. Jones, (speaker,) Custis, Finney, Harvie, Scruggs, Burwell, Maclin, Bocock, Fox, Dickinson, Lacy, Cardwell, Thompson of Dinwiddie, Roane, Carper, Carson, Jones of Gloucester, Leake, Carroll, Major, Stovall, Godwin, Howard, Wallace, Gaines, Gresham, Richmond, Harrison of Loudoun, Edmondson of Lunenburg, Banks, Browne of Mathews and Middlesex, Williams, Kelly, Watts, Yerby, Nelms, Oliver, Tatum, Syme, Cocke, Stone, Daniel, Tyler, M'Elhenney, Morison, Hill of Shenandoah, Stickley, Goodwin, Fitzhugh, Hargrave, Freeman, Burdett and Chandler-53.

Ordered, That Mr. NEWMAN carry the same to the senate and request their concurrence.

No. 89. An engrossed bill to provide for the construction of a turnpike road from the Richlands in Tazewell to the Kentucky line, was read a third time, and the question being put upon its passage, was determined in the affirmative. Ayes 74, noes 38.

On motion of Mr. MAJOR the vote was recorded as follows:

AYES-Messrs. Brown of Albemarle, Hart, Layne, Sheffey, Johnson, Byrd, Scruggs, Burwell, Boak, Small, Thompson of Botetourt, Bennett, Bambrick, Morris, Mosby, Fox, Love, Scott, Hill of Fayette and Nicholas, Evans, Street, Carper, Wall, Carson, White, Carroll, Calwell, Hiett, Thompson of Hampshire, Lee, Duncan, Lancaster, Dillard, Thompson of Jefferson, Patrick, Richmond, Ballard, Harrison of Loudoun, Schooley, M'Intyre, Haymond, Oldham, Waggoner, Brown of Monongalia, Beirne, Edmundson of Montgomery and Pulaski, Breathed, Perrow, Newton, M'Pherson, Newman, Lanier, Tunstall, Cackley, Fairfax, Anderson, Sturm, Mayo, Cook, Harper, Dorman, Bare, Brown of Rockingham, M'Elhenney, Morison, Stickley, Tate, Burdett, Gillespie, Horner, Castleman, Goodson, Stephenson and Floyd-74.

NOES-Messrs. Jones, (speaker,) Custis, Finney, Maclin, Dickinson, Lacy, Cardwell, Slaughter, Thompson of Dinwiddie, Roane, Smith, Jones of Gloucester, Leake, Walker, Major, Stovall, Godwin, Howard, Wallace, Gresham, Edmondson of Lunenburg, Banks, Browne of Mathews and Middlesex, Williams, Kelly, Watts, Happer, Yerby, Nelms, Oliver, Cocke, Daniel, Tyler, Goodwin, Fitzhugh, Hargrave, Freeman and Chandler-38. Ordered, That Mr. DORMAN carry the same to the senate and request their concurrence.

The following engrossed bills were read a third time and passed, viz:

No. 88. A bill to incorporate the Little Kanawha navigation company.

No. 90. A bill to amend the charter of the Meherrin navigation company.

No. 92. A bill to amend the act of 25th February 1846, entitled "an act to establish district free schools in the counties of Lancaster, Westmoreland, Richmond, Prince William, Loudoun, Fairfax and certain other counties therein mentioned." The title of this bill was amended on motion of Mr. WATTS, by adding thereto the following: "and providing for the general meetings of the school commissioners of Norfolk county," and as amended was agreed to.

No. 93. A bill to authorize a payment to be made by the school commissioners of Madison county to Joseph B. Webb a teacher in said county.

No. 94. A bill to incorporate the Virginia and New York steam packet company; and

No. 95. A bill changing the time of holding the May quarterly term of the county of Jefferson.
Ordered, That the clerk communicate the said bills to the senate and request their concurrence.

No. 30. A bill to provide for cases in which the courts have failed to comply with the act of the 5th March 1846, amending the present primary school system, and for other purposes, with the substitute thereto proposed by the committee of schools and colleges, was taken up, and the said substitute having been amended on motions severally made, was on motion of Mr. BURWELL again ordered to be laid upon the table.

No. 182. An engrossed bill to empower the corporation of Petersburg to construct a ship canal, was read a third time; thereupon a clause by way of ryder thereto was submitted by Mr. SYME, which was twice read and forthwith engrossed and read a third time; and the question being put upon the passage of the bill and ryder, was determined in the affirmative. Ayes 80, noes 21.

On motion of SYME the vote was recorded as follows:

AYES-Messrs. Jones, (speaker,) Hart, Layne, Powell, Sheffey, Johnson, Byrd, Scruggs, Thompson of Botetourt, Bambrick, Morris, Mosby, Fox, Slaughter, Irving, Thompson of Dinwiddie, Roane, Smith, Hill of Fayette and Nicholas, Evans, Street, Carper, Wall, Leake, Carroll, Walker, Major, Stovall, Thompson of Hampshire, Lee, Duncan, Lancaster, Godwin, Howard, Hunter, Thompson of Jefferson, Patrick, Gresham, Ballard, Schooley, Edmondson of Lunenburg, Haymond, Browne of Mathews and Middlesex, Williams, Brown of Monongalia, Edmundson of Montgomery and Pulaski, Kelly, Perrow, Newton, Watts, Happer, Yerby, Nelms, Oliver, Newman, Syme, Lanier, Tunstall, Cackley, Cocke, Fairfax, Anderson, Daniel, Tyler, Sturm, Mayo, Harper, Brown of Rockingham, M'Elhenney, Morison, Hill of Shenandoah, Stickley, Tate, Goodwin, Hargrave, Gillespie, Horner, Castleman, Goodson and Chandler-80.

NOES-Messrs. Harvie, Bocock, Lacy, Stillman, White, Jones of Gloucester, Hiett, Dillard, Wallace, Gaines, Harrison of Loudoun, Banks, Waggoner, M'Pherson, Tatum, Strother, Dorman, Fitzhugh, Freeman, Burdett and Stephenson-21.

Ordered, That the clerk communicate the said bill to the senate and request their concurrence.

On motion of Mr. Fox the house adjourned until to-morrow morning 10 o'clock.

FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1847.

On motion of Mr. SCOTT, Resolved, That the committee for courts of justice enquire into the expediency of allowing to securities of commissioners of wrecks the same means of obtaining counter or additional security of their principals that executors and other fiduciaries now have.

On motion of Mr. MAYO, Resolved, That leave be given to bring in a bill to require the sergeant of the City of Richmond to hold a poll in April next at the ward election for councilmen, to ascertain the sense of the freeholders of said city on the question whether they will authorize the city council to become the security of the James river and Kanawha company to such guaranteed bond as is required by the act passed the first of March 1847, providing for the completion of the James river and Kanawha canal to the town of Buchanan.

The SPEAKER deferred announcing the committee to bring in said bill until to-morrow.

The SPEAKER laid before the house a letter of James Johnson, remonstrating against the passage of an act authorizing the construction of a bridge over the Potomac river at the Point of Rocks, which being read, on motion of Mr. WATTS was ordered to be laid upon the table.

Mr. HOLLADAY, from the committee for courts of justice, presented the following bill:

No. 332. A bill to amend an act of March 1st, 1831, entitled "an act to amend an act, entitled 'an act to suppress duelling.""

Mr. Bocock, from the same committee, presented a report upon the petition of David Keblinger for a divorce ; and the following bills:

No. 333. A bill divorcing Nancy D. Lane from her husband George W. Lane; and

No. 334. A bill divorcing Paulina P. Wright from her husband Shelton Wright.

Mr. WATTS, from the committee on the militia laws, presented a report upon the petition of the officers and privates of a troop of cavalry in Clarke county, asking to be furnished with arms; and the following bill:

No. 335. A bill authorizing the governor to allow additional compensation to the adjutant general for extra duties imposed on him growing out of the Mexican war.

Mr. BANKS, from the committee of propositions and grievances, presented reports upon the petitions of citizens of the county of Warren, for a separate election; and of citizens of Brooke county, also for a separate election; and the following bill:

No. 336. A bill regulating the fishing by foreigners in the waters of the Rappahannock river and its branches. Mr. STILLMAN, from the committee on enrolled bills, reported that said committee had examined sundry other bills and found them truly enrolled.

Ordered, That the clerk communicate the same to the senate for further examination and signature.

On motion of Mr. GOODSON, leave was granted to withdraw the petition of Eliza White, presented at the present session of the general assembly.

Mr. DANIEL announced to the house that the committees of privileges and elections and of claims having finished the business before them had no further occasion for a clerk, and that officer was ordered to be discharged from further attendance on said committees.

Mr. TATUM presented a petition of William Ayres, asking payment for two bugles furnished to a company of cavalry attached to the 18th regiment of Virginia militia in the county of Patrick, which was ordered to be referred to the committee on the militia laws.

Mr. LAYNE presented a petition of Orlando Griffith and Shepherd Gilleland, citizens of the county of Bath, asking to be attached to the county of Alleghany, which was ordered to be referred to the committee of propositions and grievances.

No. 56. A bill authorizing certain books to be furnished to the several colleges of the state was taken up on motion of Mr. BURWELL, read a second time, amended on his motion, and as amended ordered to be engrossed and read a third time.

The following engrossed bills were read a third time and passed:

No. 99. A bill authorizing the Masonic society of lodge number one in the City of Norfolk to sell and convey a certain lot owned by them in said city, and for other purposes.

No. 100. A bill incorporating the Franklin lodge No. 13 of the Independent order of Odd Fellows of the City of Wheeling.

No. 101. A bill changing the time of holding the circuit superior courts of the counties of Clarke and Hampshire.

No. 103. A bill divorcing Stephen Odell from his wife Eleanor.

No. 106. A bill to incorporate the Richmond male orphan asylum.

No. 107. A bill to amend an act, entitled "an act to reduce into one the several acts now in force concerning the inspection of tobacco," passed March 6th, 1819; and

No. 17. A bill to amend an act concerning the administration of real assets.

Ordered, That the clerk communicate the said bills to the senate and request their concurrence.

No. 109. A bill authorizing a separate election at Rileysville in the county of Page; and

No. 110. A bill refunding to David Rawls a certain sum of money, were severally read the second time and ordered to be engrossed and read a third time.

No. 103. An engrossed bill changing the time of holding the circuit superior courts of the counties of Randolph, Barbour, Taylor and Harrison, was read a third time; thereupon a clause by way of ryder thereto was submitted by Mr. STEPHENSON, which was read twice and forthwith engrossed and read a third time, and the bill and ryder were passed; and the title having been amended on motion of Mr. STEPHENSON, was as amended, agreed to as follows: "An act changing the time of holding the circuit superior courts of the counties of Randolph, Barbour, Taylor, Harrison, Wood, Ritchie and Gilmer."

Ordered, That the clerk communicate the same to the senate and request their concurrence.

A motion was made by Mr. HAYMOND that the rule of the house be suspended for the purpose of reconsidering the vote passing the engrossed bill changing the time of holding the circuit superior courts of the counties of Clarke and Hampshire, (No. 101,) and the question being put thereupon was determined in the negative.

No. 108. An engrossed bill investing part of the Literary fund in buildings, &c. for the Medical college in the Valley of Virginia, was read a third time, and the question being put upon its passage was determined in the negative.

Resolved, That said bill be rejected.

No. 57. An engrossed bill establishing district courts, was read a third time and sundry blanks therein were filled; thereupon a clause by way of ryder thereto was submitted by Mr. HUNTER, which was twice read, amended on motion of Mr. STEPHENSON, and as amended, ordered to be engrossed; the same was forthwith engrossed, and the question being put upon the passage of the bill and ryder, was determined in the negative. Ayes 50, noes 71. On motion of Mr. Fox the vote was recorded as follows:

AYES-Messrs. Jones, (speaker,) Custis, Harvie, Sheffey, Johnson, Burwell, Boak, Small, Thompson of Botetourt, Maclin, Bocock, Mosby, Slaughter, Roane, Love, Scott, Wall, Leake, Cal well, Stovall, Lee, Duncan, Lancaster, Hunter, Thompson of Jefferson, Patrick, Wallace, Gresham, Haymond, Williams, Perrow, Newton, Watts, Happer, Yerby, Oliver, Syme, Lanier, Cocke, Anderson, Tyler, Mayo, Cook, Dorman, Goodwin, Holladay, Fitzhugh, Chandler, Stephenson and Floyd-50.

NOES-Messrs. Finney, Brown of Albemarle, Layne, Powell, Byrd, Scruggs, Bennett, Bambrick, Morris, Fox, Dickinson, Lacy, Cardwell, Thompson of Dinwiddie, Smith, Hill of Fayette and Nicholas, Evans, Stillman, Street, Carper, Carson, White, Jones of Gloucester, Carroll, Walker, Major, Hiett, Thompson of Hampshire, Dillard, Godwin, Howard, Gaines, Robinson, Richmond, Ballard, Harrison of Loudoun, Schooley, M'Intyre, Edmondson of Lunenburg, Banks, Oldham, Browne of Mathews and Middlesex, Waggoner, Brown of Monongalia, Beirne, Edmundson of Montgomery and Pulaski, Kelly, Nelms, Davis, M'Pherson, Tatum, Newman, Tunstall, Cackley, Fairfax, Daniel, Sturm, Strother, Harper, Bare, Brown of Rockingham, M'Elhenney, Morison, Stickley, Tate, Hargrave, Freeman, Burdett, Gillespie, Castleman and Goodson-71.

Resolved, That said bill be rejected.

The following report of the committee of privileges and elections was taken up on motion of Mr. TUNSTALL and read:

The committee of privileges and elections have, according to order, had under consideration a resolution instructing an enquiry "into the expediency of changing the time of holding the general elections of this commonwealth, and also into the propriety of changing the time of the meeting of the general assembly," and have come to the following resolution thereupon:

Resolved as the opinion of this committee, That it is inexpedient to legislate further upon the subjects referred by said resolution.

A motion was made by Mr. TUNSTALL to amend the same so as to reverse the decision of the committee, and then on motion of Mr. JONES of Gloucester, the farther consideration of said resolution and amendment was indefinitely postponed. Ayes 76, noes 33.

On motion of Mr. TUNSTALL the vote was recorded as follows:

AVES-Messrs. Jones, (speaker,) Hart, Layne, Harvie, Johnson, Scruggs, Burwell, Boak, Small, Thompson of Botetourt, Bennett, Bambrick, Maclin, Bocock, Fox, Lacy, Slaughter, Thompson of Dinwiddie, Roane, Scott, Smith, Evans, Carper, Carson, Jones of Gloucester, Leake, Calwell, Major, Stovall, Hiett, Thompson of Hampshire, Godwin, Howard, Hunter, Thompson of Jefferson, Patrick, Wallace, Gaines, Robinson, Gresham, Harrison