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roposed amendment offered by Mr. McKenzie, which was to strike out the sentence "but no new or additional subscription shall be made to any joint stock company." Mr. Martin moved to amend in lien thereof by striking out all the preceding, after the enactment clause, embracing the amendment of Mr. McKenzie. The amendment of Mr. McKenzie being withdrawn, the question recurred on the proposition of Mr. Henry to strike out. A long discussion ensued, in which Messrs. Martin of H., Caperton, Chapman, Anderson, and Christian advocated, and Messrs. Kaufman and Yerby opposed striking out. The question to thus amend was decided in the affirmative — ayes 74, noes 38. Mr. Martin then moved to further amend by inserting in the 16th line, after the sentence "five hundred thousand dollars," the words "provided that, to the extent of said amount, it shall be in lieu of the appropriation made for the Covington and Ohio Railroad in 1860." The amendment was adopted. After su