Journal of the Senate of VirginiaCommonwealth of Virginia, 1849 - Virginia Vols. for 1831/32-1940 include Senate documents. |
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66 The bill act concerning act incorporating act to amend act to authorise act to incorporate adjourned until to-morrow Ambler amend the act amend the charter amendments proposed appointed ayes and noes Ayes-Messrs Barbee bill was laid Branch Bank capital stock Carlile Carrington Clerk inform committed Committee of Internal Commonwealth communication was received convention Cowen Creek Crump Daniel Delegates thereof Deneale Dennis Edmiston election entitled Fancy Gap following bills following communication four delegates French Grantham Harvey Harwood House of Delegates inform the House Internal Improvement Isbell James River Jones Kinney Laws Louisa Railroad Manufacturing company McCauley motion Noes-Messrs Opie Ordered pany Parriott passed March Pitts polls purposes question being put question put thereupon Railroad Company read a third read the third request their concurrence resolution Richmond River and Kanawha Rives Rogers Senate then adjourned Shackelford Speaker Stanard Tate Thompson town Trible Turner turnpike company twice read Virginia Woods
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Page 6 - The previous question shall be in this form, " Shall the main question be now put ?'' It shall only be admitted when demanded by a majority of the members present, and...
Page 4 - When any member is about to speak in debate, or deliver any matter to the House, he shall rise from his seat, and respectfully address himself to "Mr. Speaker," and shall confine himself to the question under debate, and avoid personality.
Page 5 - Any member may call for the division of a question, which shall be divided if it comprehend propositions in substance so distinct, that, one being taken away, a substantive proposition shall remain for the decision of the House.
Page 5 - No member shall vote on any question in the event of which he is immediately and particularly interested ; or in any case where he was not present •when the question was put.
Page 6 - A motion to adjourn, to lay on the table, and for the previous question, shall be decided without debate, and all incidental questions of order arising after a motion is made for the previous question, and pending such motion, shall be decided — whether an appeal or otherwise — without debate. 11. The previous question shall be in this form: "Shall the main question be now put...
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