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five thousand copies was adopted unanimously. the salt question. On motion of Mr. Anderson, of Rockbridge, the bill to prevent extortion in the sale of salt was taken up. Mr. Anderson then offered the following by way of ryder, the bill being on its third reading: "Provided the provisions of this act shall not apply to salt imported into this Commonwealth, or which has been acquired by the present holder within the last thirty days next preceding the passage thereof." Mr. Walker hoped it would not be the pleasure of the House to adopt the ryder, as it would defeat the object of the bill. It was exceedingly probable the whole stock of salt in market had changed hands within the past thirty days. The ryder was rejected. The question recurring on the passage of the bill, Mr. Price thought it would work a great hardship upon private individuals, who had the foresight to lay in a stock of salt for their own use. With those persons who had purchased salt