Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-02-12

Mr. -Bayty; when after some further consideration
between Acssrs Riees of Campbell. yMd.6S of Fred
erick, and CDmPdeN of Bedford, the question " as
takeii on Mr. Bro"n's amendment aud it was decidet
IN tho afflrmatiYe--ayes 9 I--noes 81. we
| MI Spnrfoek now moved to adourn--Ncg atiye5
hir. '5@tnson OF Isle of light moved to strike orr
Bank was beneficial to the State, the stockboldefs
Tueht not to be made to pay for dispensing be nets
i1e Wishea too 70 strip the question of interest e
conslda atons arising Of the approximation of The
bonus. with a view to present it on its merits.
MIR. f5ayfy called for the ayes and noes. which
were ordered-but before question was taken
I--ayes 86--noes IS. :. ~ -
IN SENATE--FEB O.
Inc senate have passed the bills, !, Amendp-
tne several acts concerning the Tuckahoe Can't
SonPanli =, incorporating the Petersburg all Roai
company; 3, Amending the act 20 organfzs a Con
vention I. ~, ; SO Son-
The las, bill was returned from the Senate with
amendments and was laid on the table and ordered
hereafter? s's 1850
HOUSE Oh DELEGATEs-FEp 10.
on motion of Mr.. Boissea~ the hour of meeting
was changed to 10 o'clock
Mr. pdss moved to take up the bill provid;np f,,
taking n census. Negatiqed. :,,.S =
Mr. .diderson presented pstition from the County
Court of Gfeenbrier, which was referred :" -
The bill authorizing the purchase of sledee ham
mers for road purposes, for the County of Preston
was on motion OF MIR. Campbell of Bedford seconded
by MI aten OF Preston indefinitely postponed, If
4he resolution reported from the Commute. Of
Finance, declaring it expedent to reduce the toll on
tobacco descending the James River Canal, being
read, f:-' SS"tsa
Its justice was supported by Messrs. Garland of
Amherst, Garland of Nelson, Yancey .AIIiey of
powhatan, and W'iison of Cumberland, and opposed
by MesSrs Ehite of Rockbri doe and E,nepsr ns
rejected. +sf
On motionnf Mr.. Ruihe.1oord the House resu-
med The consideration Of the bill rechnrterng the
Bank of Virginia. 81! .E -
Mr.. .athinson of Isle of Wight, withdrew for the
present, his motion to dispense with the requsition
of the bonus. = =,
Mr. Rioes of Prince George, moved to amend the
sd section by appropratng the bonus (eft upappro.
prlaed by Mr.. BrotDns amendmeatl to the literary
iund for the extinction of the per cent de-, due
from that institution. ~
Alr Kfgnbronsh moved to amend the amendment
by giving the bonus direction the fund ior i..ct.
Nal Improvement, W,lh condition that it shall be an
propfated to the payment Of such debts due BY that
fund, from loan, or the credit of the Stots "a tbs
Legislature may direct. ~
ihe amendment TO the amendment was supported
by MessEs. h'aabromGh, Goode, .uqson of Frederic r.
and EPpes opposed by Messrs. hires of Prince
George, Rayley, and Esnka ana adopted hv ayes aud
messages i13-Eoes SO. - = -
tThe principal point involved in these two amend
nents, was waethef 1t was most expedent pay the
debt due from the fund for Internal improvements
bearing per cent, or the debt due from the literary
fund bearing per C ,nt. The good policy and com
mon sense of Preferring the last, warmly insis-
ted upon by Messrs Bnyleg and FfoEs--tLe o6vo-
catrs of the other, contended that in fact the per
cent debt owing by the literary fund was owing bv
the State 10 the State, and was no debt at all-whie
the per cent debt was due to foreigners To this 1t
WasTePied, that the people taxed S23, 900 to
meet the interest on the per cent stock, while no
such levy was made them, pay interest on the
per ceut. .'''
bonus to pay debts from the Fund for Internal ian
provement, was then rejected. "
Mr. Goode offered the following amendInent:-Sn6
1t Is hereby made the duty of the Board of Directors
(Uf he
cashier on tue purchase of bills of eychange) be
made at least once u InoHth.
oar. saoode stated single fact in support of the
amendfnent~-lt was, that the Treasurer had made
similar proposition 10 the directory, where it had
renamed undeta Tmned for weeks, in consequence
OF an equal division Of the Board.
The amendment was opposed by Messrs Nilsson OF
Fred. Miller and Harvie;-O Originally it required a
weekly report, but Mr.. Goode having changed the
amendment to require it monthly only, Mr. Miller
withdrew his opposition.
The question the amendment was taken BY
ayes and noes. and resulted follows
ArEs-Messrs. Banks, (Speaker,) Boyly, Glmer,
liza, Thompson Garland of Amherst, Sitlington,
Brown of Bath, Anderson, Shanks, Edgington Hind
man, Beasey, Tro'ter, Bocock, Ya5cey. f:ives Of
Campbell, Samuel, Graves, Tyler of C. c., Rich
ardson and Alexander of Charlotte, Burfoot, HILL
Hansbrough, Wilson, Bosseau, Scott of Din, Wray,
Booker of y, c., Upshaw, Barnes of Essex, Offntt,
Sangster, Chiffon, Payne, VIM, Holland, Powell,
rant, Hail, Tillsr, Thorp, Atkinson and Scott OF
Halifax, Winston, White of Han, Mullen, Csravey,
Atkinson Of I. IF w. Richardson OF J. C.. Dunbar
Affnistead, Oldham, BIason of K. s.. Gregory Dab
ney Leland, Heiskel NIeon, Hayes. M'Cabe,
Daniel, Kimbrough, Street, bi'FarIaud of I.un
Binks, Newman of Mason, Hudgins, Garnet Goodc
Booth of Middlcsex, Goodrich, Watts, BiinrsIv
Helms, Crockett of Mont, O'FerralI, Cohoon Webb
Nevil. Garland of Nelson, Christan of n. X. Hill
lard, NJ Laughlin AIurdaugh, Dunton, B1sbeT Basye
Harding. Campbell of Nottoway, Watkins Davis Of
Orange, Voolfolk, Taturn Adams, Walton Cabcn,
Crimes, Miller, Shay Allen. Dupuv. Dillon Rives
p. e., Stands, Foster, Hart Barnes of L. g..
Mitchell, NJ Mahon, Gray and MIA lane Of Russell
kilgore Newman of Shen, MsgruJer, Goodwin
Griffin of Southampton, Minor, Powell of Spott
Cooke of Stafford, Cr0np, Ruffin, Dnlard, Eppes,
George. Barns of PEI well, Harwood. CuIpmines,
Keller, Washington Of w estia'd, Hanqerfor1. Prem.
Moody-I45.
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