Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-02-13

the suggestion OF the COMMITTEE section was 80.
posed for cJhing the public xuard at Richmond In the
same maorer. On motion vi Mr. Atkinson Of Halifax.
the guaSd at Lexington was alsc added Aher an
un 'vaiiioK motion Of Mr.. Richardson Of James City, to
add section aPrropraing money Tor the erection oi
ConvAlsscsn Hospit,l at Williamsburg, the bill was
ordered 10 it, 81 reading without opposition (Mr. A.
of !. vi w. begging that no gentleman would vote
against the BILL wi hon, assigning his reason for it)
On motion OF Mr. MASON OF T. the C0nsention Bill
wa. taken up with the amendments from tho Senate
After Mr.. MILLER had pointed out verbal error
In The printed bili. e. rAtitica ion and rejection,
which ought 10 have been in the distinctive or) the
qu.siion about be taken OH concurrng with th
| Anenimen ts Of the Senate, when Mr.. a kiuson Of
o. W.. rose TO sts'e his objections to tho Bl.-He
sed. thai the Conve alton Act OF the last Legislature,
was the one under which the People had elected the
'nemscrs OF tho Conventon-that IL the people had
adopted 10 part, they had adopted il in the whole
nat wa not competent for the Legislature to chang
mat Act-hat II they now have il in their power to
change one title Of the Act, under which the People
oil Virginia called the Convention, In their cover ign
character, they might change il ao gether-hat thi-
Act had provided that the Constitution should he laid
before the people in April. 1880; AMI could the pre-
sent Legislature direct that il should not be laid before
them. It'll April, lS32'-,ha If you determine,
thatth power OF the Legislature ter inmate in Oc
.ooer next, you may determine them forthwih-That
'ne Act determines. that the Legislature should meet
ai'sr the Goyernor's Proclamation, AMI had they a
rght 70 pass law changing this provi. and SIP
srfedng the meeting OF The lie gisaure! Under this i'm
| OF the Bill.
Mr.. FfNKs replied 10 Mr.. Atkinson III. asked
whether the gentleman did no, believe ihi. bill pro.
mo'ed the welfare CT the people, and whether they
would not be perfectly satisfied with it-or whether
be believed the people would like to blank Leg
isa,ure meeting here in the Summer, at an pense o
come S6o,o0o, ani doing nothing.
Mr.. CARY called for thu ayes and noes.
And Mr. Aklson's motion tcds lost ayas nre. l72.
Aiier the vote had been announced, Mr.. ArxIN
SON OF L. OF w. said. th,t he hal not risen to give
tue House an apology for his vote, because when he
thought he was right, he was never unwilling TO be
found IN minority however smaIn his first remarks
he had said ha'he had conversed with several
who agreed with him in his contemplated opposjtou to
the Bill and amendments Of the Senate. He hoped h,
would not he now thought that he stated
what was not fact. He again avowed, that such con.
ver'a.on wt held and that he to max
the opposition. He did not mean to charge gentlemen
with not acting with him in good faith hut he meant to
say, (wihomt intending sny disrsspect to any mem
her that he feared his efforts in support OF the propo-
siion h'd been so feeble 10 change the opinion of
those or gnay in favour Of and to con.
vince them that he had been wrong.
Mr.. RUFFIN stated, that he was one Of those " no
nsi agreed with the gentleman last up-bu. that the
Rouse hadvesterday acted upon the Revenue Bll-they
had made no provision Tor such event. an extra
meeting OF the Legislature, and he felt himself
lore under the nece sity of departing from the cours.
which he had originally intended TO pursue
Inc question reenrre: on agreeing TO the ame nd.
mentS OF the Senate, which were adopted .hout on.
posttion--,nd thus THE PASSED.
An engro sod bill wa' taken ua-"To add a part OF
me county 81 Grrenbrier TO The county OF Monroe
(diter an cxplaI from Mr. Vass that no more thar
ID acrss wre 10 b, adei to Monroe 10 enable an Ole
citizen OF Monroe to build that part his tract which
now hes in Greenbrier, and TO prevent him from the
necessity OF crossing tho Greenbrier river il he were
TO build on the part in Greenbr-r )-Aso en-.
| crossed bills "To authorize separate elections ia the
| counties Of Accomack and hing a
new regiment OF militia in the county of Ohio."-wrr.
| read 3d time and passed.
MIR: EPPEs called up the Bill "Further 10 extend
the Charter OF the Bank of Virginia and for other pur
poses" ~
The bill being read through at the Clerks table tn.
Ho's, proeeedv'lt to h the banks-The ls blank rela
euto the line for which The charter he ne wed
Mr. Minor proposed to fill il with years s. one weIll
OF year; Tor the parpos- Of making the charter run
out at the same time with the Farmers Bank-H
ihra was, mat then the two banks nigh b. ANA,
eu JUST "a three had been in Alexandria, and two in
washing "n-He CON ended that mu ca expense coule
oeSaVel by iispensiHg with a double set of officers
%r lie stated The swing which would thu. he made
gar ahont SO OoO) which would rebound 10 ina adv
t'ge both Of the Literary Fund, and the Fund of In
!erna improvem-nt--savinf TO each of those fund,
bout I6,Oo0-which would thu, enable the Common
wealth to promote boil the Internal Improv men & tn,
Education ct the Siaie.-Anoiher advantage Of thi
arrangement would he that il would prevent the .,
u, rom uniting with oiher Bank. for The pnrpo.
OF obtaining Renewal Of THAR charter. (Mr Minor
Alluded to the coemporaneou, movement Of tn. Bank
oil the Valley and the N. Western Bank)
Mr.. BAYLY did not expect ihi. notion though n,
was much graied at its being msie-He contended
that the suffice, of Banking was becoming bette,
understood IN this az we'll in other States and tn,
at the early expiration OF their charters we ni,ht
vail ourselves OF the experience shall obtain in IN.
mean time. adopt our Institution. TO the NJ.
may acquire IL this proposition adopted he him
sci would vote for the Bill; and he had no dorbt i
would bitter reconcile the people to the renewal of IN.
| charter.
| Mr. RUTHERFooRD propo'ed TO Gil the bank will
10 year-lfe SAID, il gentlemen expected the Bank Il
pay Bonus they eusb. to recollact that without a,
extension OF the charter such period thew eouI,
not pay any. II the time he fixed only for wears
would take years Of that period repair its lo.s,s
anil make good its capitaS the remaining four We arr
wou be employed in win ling ii up The Bank certainly
could moi pay any new Bonus.
| In reply to question OF Mr.. Anderson Mr. Mino,
said the charter OF the Farmers Bank would er
pir. 10 lSI2-He urged az an additional adv,n.
age TO his proposition that when the charter. of bott
Banks were to expire, the lie legislature might ei,be,
amslganae or charter them separArIy and they uip
al u" events the sooner eDgraft urnn, them the Ne.
York feature OF making Zach sta cd insurer fl
| the soly ncy OF the Others.
| Mr. GooDE proposed ~ years in order 10 brine
each u INK separately under the better regulation O.
the Begi-laiure-lfs did not know whether he youIJ
accede TO the idea Of ANA gamation, because il woujJ
give 1t great power TO tyranniz. over the public
Mr. BURFoor was not such a radical az 10 wish n
extngush all Banks-it seemed him indeed that the,
were permanently fixed upon us--But he was for reg,i
lating them betterand he was inclined at present q
think, that the two ought to be or
at all events let them expire togethe in order TO intro
duce such new regulations, experience might show
to be necessary. This age of mpro enept and
he wished TO have the power Of modifying them accord
ing to tn increasing information which we are kev
receive on this, as other subjects. The gentleman
from Mecklenburg, is opposed their Ioin0g double
team upon us. But they already allied ind ssolu
bly, ailied-whatever little chickering's they have with
one another the moment You touch the one, you have