Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-03-02
VIRGLgL4 LEGISLATURES

PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Saturday, Feb. GA communication was receiy
ed Tom the Senate, stating that they had passed the
bills, directing the mode OF establishing the boun.
dary lines between certain counties Ihpi IN
ell, g, concerning Jno Davis and Waller r. Archer
with amendments. Aud that they insist upon their
mendmens proposed 10 the bill 10 extend fhe charter
of The Farmers Bank Of pirginia, 10 which the III
of ID. had disagreed. fhe anne ndmens TO the two
hisi bills were cOncurred IN.
The amendments of the Senate 10 the bill TO ex-
tend the charter Of The Farmers Bank were then
taken up
MIR. Armisead considering by several votes taken
IN the House that they were neither disposed TO ex-
act bonus from the bank, TO postpone the bill
ndCfiuiely-moved that the House adhere TO IFS dis
agreement To The Sena'e's amendments. He though,
It proper that the responsibility of rejecting the bill
properly belonged TO that branch Of the legislature
aud he was for reiprning the bill TO them, &c
Mr.. Booker, moved 10 postpone the bill To The 81
March. He did not believe that either HOUSE would
yield The ground it had taken and that the best
way To get r'd al the subject postpone The bill
az once. He objected to the destination which he
Sena'e's amendment had given To the bonus. Ii the
bank were 10 pay u bonus, the money would AS muck
belong to The common veal as any money no,v il,
the treasury. He dc" nur think gentlemen were pre-
pared 10 $50, 900 of the public money to The u
University. IN relation to the hank, il was not male
rial thai the question Of renewing its charter should
TIE decided this session. Byi IL was we'll that the
subject had been agiiaied for the public goulJ he
nrfil 10y Tie lights which its discussion had thrown
OUT and would he able 10 express their opinions for
the government OF their representatives al the next
ses~"1.Ele concluded by calling for the ayes and
noes IN his proposition.
NlI. Mallory opposed this motion. similar mo-
tom hr said, h"d been made on The day before and
rejected by large majority, and he called gentle.
uIen 10 I've consistent.
MIR. Booker, SAID he had moi made that motion ;
hn' "nih ms time, was under The impression that n
coml" omise would lie effected on the subject, of
which he now thought there was no chance
MIR. Bower replied, that no opportunity adj bpen
gwen for compromise that il could not takr
place so the present STATE of the bill The House
had neither asked conference with the Senate nor
pat the hill IN that shape IN which the Senate coubI
ask IL. Under these circumstances he did mot ttinl,
the motion 70 postpone was proper Sc
Mr. Gordon had voted on yesterday in favor OF
tn motion to postpone and should vote now against
u rs 40 USELESS consumption Of Time, &c
Nj. Blackburn said, that NJ tina, moment he dron,
all attachment 10 that bill. Yesterday he voted a.
gainst procurement, and the disagreement Of the
House had been promptly rejected Inv tho Senate
without even consideration. lie was in favor or =
bonus, AMI he believed Il The bill as sent bock
TO the Senme they would recede ffon, ilIeir amend
mcnis, and II would Instantly become law, he shunlt
vote against the present motion, &c.
Mr. Loyal thought IL The House insisted on tle;,
dis1greeencni, and lie Senate should not recede
AMI lie 'ili I've returned to the House, IL would b,
ron'prcn' for genilemeu then 10 postpone the sub.
jet, especially II they thought noing could he mad,
out Of y. and 'hata conference would he Only a,
us"'ass consumption of time
Mr.. Paueson of 3 opposed tho motion. lie con
sdeied ta the course Of the Senate in insisting q,
their amendments, indicated q wish on their mar
thai conference should take place Instead q,
adhetins they only insist, thereby plainly showini
th'' ih@y arc not determined to resist every modfca
\ lion oi their amendment.
| The motion 10 postpone was negatred, ayes 59
noes l0t
! lii" question recurring on MIR Armisiead's mo
! Ton 10 ddferS, Mr. Colsion and opposed thi
motion. beeao'e u" thought IT not PSI linmentary II
close The door hv such = conrea 10 any auemot q,
The part ol 'he Senate ~ modify Their amendrne nj
/ The propcr motion he ihouCsi would he IN insist
h"i 10 ihis Rnii0n We should be opposed hecanse :,
th1ugmtff Senafc's mrndsen's niiyhf he ar,esiisc
! No. Armis'ead was aware of tl.e rrocr,etv oC n
femafbs q Mr. G Bm rs The Hocss had 20 an