Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-01-18

act, shall be construed 40 extend 10 amy case
or cases comm: within the purview ofan :" Act
passed the twenty-thri dan or February one
eight hundred and sixteen, 10 provide
more eilectually for the payment of specie by
the several banks OF this Comnonw eath - nor
To any distress or execution tOrany taxes or o.
Their money due to the State on any account
This Act shall commence and be in force
from aud after the passing thereof, aud the
first section thereof shall expire OH The first
day ut September next
Engrossctl bills &" To amend an Act en-
titled An actconcernIng Overseers of the
poor, and for other purposes" with a Ry-
der To the same" For appropriating mo-
ney 10 AID III the opening ofapublic road
from Sisters lille on tie bank orthe O.
hiorivcr through III dOletown, to Clarks-
burg, and 10 Beverly in the county of Ran
dulpu-were read Il third time, and pass
cd
YESTERDAYS message was receiv-
Ell from the Governor, covering a COM
municatlon from the State of North Caro-
lima, stating tina: both branches ofthe I.e-
gslature had unanimously adopted the
amendment proposed TO the Constitution
ofthe u. ). by the Legislature of Massa-
chusctts.-'The resolution of AlassacLu-
sets admits, that it is in principle the
same as that previously proposed by n.
Carolina, al the last session of it's I.cris-
ture, with modification only of one OF IFS
provisious-Thi amendmen; goes TO in
troduce The district system OF choosing
members of thei:nuse of nepresentatnes
an,, Electors OF President and Vice-presi-
dent of the L. s.
This communication being read, On
motion o! Mr.. Cbn1nberfayae, II was com
mlticd 10 a committee of the whole, and
go copies were ordered TO be print
ed.
An Engrossed bill" To revive and a.
mend az ACT Incorporating a company TO
establish turnpike road from the inter
section of the Columbia line by tie road
nearly completed, from the Southern a
buiment CT the Washington bridge, IN the
district of Columbia, TO the Little River
Turnpike road" And a bill toamen,: the
Act concerning slaves" were passed
(ille last bill, among other provisions,
authorizes any person who may hereafter
remove to this Commonwealth, with a 10
ma Tide intention of becoming a citizen
thereof, and shall be at the time of his re-
moval, the actual owner of any slave
born within the United States or its terri
tories, TO bring into the Commonwealth
and hold therein any such slave, in the
same manner, as If at the time of such
removal, he had been the actual owner
thereof, for two years Immediately prece-
dinS; subject, however, to all The other
conditions and provisions contained in
tleact Concerning Slaves" which pas
sed the 9th January, 1879 &c. &c.
The bill " Prescribing certain general
regulations for the incorporation of iurupike
companies" was also PASSED.
A bill Establishing all additional Su-
perior Court of Law in the 81 judicial cir
cut, TO be holden In the town of Peters
burg read second time, and after
considerable discussion was rejected.
The House then proceeded, by Joint
ballot with the Senate, to the election of
a Recommendations. Scott, Anthony and
Gray supported the nomination of John
Preston, Esq; MeSsrs. Graves, Chamber
layne, Atkinson and Stokeley supported
.ern,an Baker, ESQ.,; and Mr.. Austin no.
minated Major Yancey, of Buckingham
The ballot was taken, and the following
was the result
Preston, 100
Baker, 40
tancey, 50
SO General PRESTON was reelected.
The order of the day was then called
up: and the House agreed to resolve it
self INTO Committee ofthe Whole, on the
state OF the CommOnwealth-M Scott in
the Chair.
Mr.. Smyth called up the Bill Concern
Ing Usury-and Mr.. Craigen (of IIardy)
the Report on the Memorial Of the Staun-
ton Convention. The former prevailed :;
tue Bill was read through. when Mr.
Grymes moved TO strike out the Ist sec
ton, saying, at the same time, he should
vote for the bill, but be thought this was
the best way TO bring on discussion at
once upon It's general principles that
time might thus he saved
MIR. Hay then rose to address the Com
mi'tee, and spoke about two hours-As
he did not complete his argument, we re-
serve our sketch of it until our next
Meantime we may truly say, that it indi-
Gated considerable ingenuity and research
lie attempted to show, that his propo
sltlon was rfrOm being new one. as il
had the great names of Locke. of Turoot.
OF tic Edinburgh Reviewers, and of Ben
than lnils favor, extracts from the three
first of which he read-lle then stated
as proposition, which would not be deni
eddy any one in the present are. that
there was nothing IN the law of nature.
which Is ihc law of reason, that forbids IN
terest beng taken on a loan ofmoney he
Then asked, IT this be moral, in the eve OF
the natural law, where was the limit II
you may get any price YOU can for your
land, for instance, why NAV YOU not for
your money! thai the aldiiv Of con
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