Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-11-14
khe state of the said

taucey, OF BucNitghan Thweatt, Baker,
Snyih, of Wytle Blackburn, Pollard, Antho-
ny, Scott, Doidridye and Marshall
resolution offered for the appointment
0i a Chaplain to open the Session every morn
ing with prayers-wllich was iost-Aycs -,
. Ocs s..
Petitions were presented from the Clerks of
several county courts, expatiating ON the great
accumulation OF their labours, and on the de
prechtton OF money since the year iT92, when
the law fixing their compensation was passed
urging that tiils compensation, and the additi-
on0f $50 since, Was very inadequate-praying
therefore relief in the premises-Referrcd to
the Committee of Claims.
On motion of Mr.. Scott Eesoired, That the
Executive be, and they are hereby requested To
lay before the General Assembly the journal of
their proceedings.
petition was presented andread ofWilliam
Brickhouse. formerly ofNortolk county, at pre-
sent otthe State of Kentucky, praying TO be
authorised to bring back to the said county of
Norfolk several slaves which he carried with
HIM to kentucky during the late War the
petitioner being DESTROYS of returning 10 this
Commonwealth, and residing therein.-Reier-
red to the Committee OF Courts for Justice.
A petitionwas presented and read of John
Lynch and Others pr0prietors of Tobacco
Warehouses i'll the town oil Lynchhurg, praying
that the rents thereof he increased by law the
rents atpresent allowed for the storage of to-
bacco being much too low.-Reterred to the
Committee of Propositions and Grievances.
A petitionwas presented and Tread of Frances
county of Mechleuburg, praying, for reasons
therein set forth, that the penalty Of IL recogni-
zance, which was forfeited by him in his life
time, be released to the petuOner and his in
| FAINT children.-Rcfciredto the Committee of
Claims.
And then the House adjourned until to-nor-
row II o'clock.
Wednesday, Nor. l3.
(This day, there was an interesting de-
bate-but, as the public are anxious to see
the results, we shall attemptto seize the
strong points, and present only short
sketch)
Mr. Hay, from the committee on the
subject, stated that they had, in pa,t,
performed that duty, obtained certain do
| cuments, A, b, c, ID, Do, which they
submitted to the House, prepared a bill
suspending, till tie 18th Of December,
the act of last session, enforcing specie
payments-and had instructed him to
ask for leave to sit again.
The Speaker-lt was unnecessary for
the Committee TO ask the leave as Sc
lect Committee have always leave to sit
again, when they report only In part.
The Documents were abOuttO be read,
when Nh, McrcerQ.) moved TO suspend
Threading of them.
JI'. Uamberiayne hoped that the read
ing would proceed-as he wished for in
ormation-the house were to decide on
the course to be pursued i'll relation TO the
Banks. How could they decide without
knowing their situation? He hoped, at
least, that the Documents exhibiting their
condition would be read.
Mr.. Hay observed, that any gentleman
could satisfy himself on these points by
looking at the papers-that these docu-
ments went to show the amount of out
-, Il 80 l..
the Banks had for their redemption.
Mr.. Merccr's motion prevailed-The
Bill was then read.
Mr. Hay moved the title To be read;
that the bill may be engrossed, TO pass
the House to-day-which was accord
ingly done.
Mr.. Hay then moved to commit the bill
to the Committee which brought il in.
Nj'. Scott, mo ed to commit it TO the
Committee of the Whole House-he un-
derstood that some amendments were con-
templated, and hoped therefore it would
go to Committee of the whole house.
Tomorrow it might be finally acted on,
and then transmitted 20 the Senate.
Mr.. Mercer, questioned whether this
course would be respectful TO the other
House-would they then have time to APP
point Committee of their own, as this
House had done, to enquire INTO the state
of the Banks If the Bill were commit
ted to the Committee which brought it in,
it would be III their power TO amend it,
when it was reported by the Commit
tee.-He really had supposed, that the
views Of every gentleman would have
been attained by limiting the suspension
ofthe Act of the Legislature 10 so early
day as the 18th Decem5cr-By this course,
some indulgence was given To the Banks,
while the House reserved to itself the
power to decide finally upon the question
hereafter.
Mr. Mamberlayne, wished for time to
consider the subject-it was of too much
importance to be pressed so rapidly
through the House-this question affects
the rights of every man in the community.
If the Banks were TO be indulged, he wish
ed TO annex conditions to that indulgence.
But if it were precipitatcd, he was really
at loss to know what to do. If amend
ed correctly, he should vote for the bill
otherwise, he was disposed to vote against
it, 1t ought TO go before the Committee
of the whole, that it might be thoroughly
investigated.
NJ. Hay admitted, that if this measure
were now to be finally decided, lie
would heartily concur in the PROPOSE
ton. 1.-THE gentleman last up had exam
med the matter more precisely, he would
have seen that the decision was only post
poned till the 10Th of next month that
the Banks would be in the same situation