Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-04
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
InUNsnAE. Marrl

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me senate have passed the bill-"Direcf:pr tic
T'IN, OF road from abingdon by way of Scott an
l'sG |"n:t Houses 10 Cumberland Gap"
"fy ""teTe tn their aIGendmrn. TO the bill pro.
OF Virginia.. " VIZ ''"F
= ihe bill 20 appoint Commissioner to settle the
Revolutionary Claims OF the State of Vlrqirin against
'bc United States being read q second i'm, ~. It,,
ene1ed between Mcssrs Atkinson, Christian winch
e.' Har'and ~ Nelson, Miller ofPowlatan Claiborna
11ninpoeiI OF Brooke, Marshall, Leigh, Gi,nier and
DaIley' on the amount Of compensation 10 be maid
saId Commissioner.
When the debate had eud,rod oLor, ,,,, -,
var EOode moved - postpone the bill indefinitely,
wh'ch leo TO farther debate among Messrs Gooie
h'o"nax and Witcher; after which the motion was
heaativcd, ayes Al, noes 6.i.
The question recurring OH ,be aporn, ,,d .bo-.,
'3' Oh INC compensation whether by salary or nor
s,"'aSe, or both,l further debate occurred amman
I'eSsfs Leigh, "itcher and Claiborne when finnli,
] pe,iSntion was fixed at n salary OF So 600 pr
St"!'' WIN the contingency Of one per cent. on Tho
a''osnt recovered from the I. States
Mr. Atkinson now offered araendmen,s TO the hill
pFo'idnS against the Agents spccuatin- IN cl,i-,g
pet.r'ls MS agency and against his RECEIVING the
recovered or any part thereof but that the
Ia.'is shaI be deposited the Branch Bank Of fIe
C"i'ou States at Richmond to the cred.. ortb, Cor,
mcHwCahh $500 - ''- 0''
FMS motion gave rice TO some discussion be,,o.
"irSsrs Atkinson and Miller OF Powha.an
On the adoption Of the first amendment frroj,;l.,
mT speculation in claiElSl Mr. Wood of Frederick
Caiied Tor the ayes and noes and the motion v,os m
''' Ne, ro Eei2[e question was taken,
"l' IcrriI moved 10 postpone the BIZ to I'm I-,,,
next. Negatiyed. ayes ! /, noes GI
f w IllIams OF Harrison. 10 obva,c farther ieb,,c
"U ~ 10 Fecc!nmIt fh' bill. Nesa'ived.
o.r. nc qneStl"n recurring the first amendment
0T,cu oy DIT Atkinson, It put and neratIycd
ihe question then recurring OF, tbe second ,r,e,l
t!eT,' messTs Garland Of Nelson. GIncr and NIlIar
Va 4 oWha'dn' stated tia, he bill gave To authority
upon nr Atkinson Withdrew the amendment
Mr. Mason of Frederick. from the ioin, C,',-:..
oI l.c hanks made rrpur, the state OF ;h. TWO
anu IN the name OF the Committee CagrL
''f L-H""inS resolution, hrh was adopted
o. inc General Assembly, th0t the Pre-
I" Inc Bank Of Virginia Gld the President of
inc Farmers Bank, be ana they arc hereby rnsna..
very E'qured,to furnish the jnint Standing Commit
Tee appointed to examine Into the condition oC hose
elr annua! statements hereafter report of
e amount ol debts contracted on loans mad, bv the
respective banks and their branches Lur;u,r tho
we've months ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the same
as lar as practicable, into good bad and doubtflI
Mr. Mcfarland now moved to take ND the po,o-s-
org IGaII Way bill bat Withdrew II FIR ,b, ,,-,,
when on motion Of Mr. Leigh. ''
ciary bill. - ''' :" u
After some amendments made in Committee Of
the w hole, had been disposed Of
MI Hiner offered substitute 20 the first section
SUBSTANTIALLY, providing for twenty Circuits. and
."eh'y Jndses-the Equity and Common Law terms
10 &c distinct, but without any pteggRl the Common
after the Equity term
Mr Gllmer addressed the House fox the ypac, Of
an hour and upwards. in explanation and defence OF
tins system; speech much commended by those who
heard 1t.
The House then adjourned w,,hou. question.
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