Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-28
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Friday, January %.

The order Of the day. to 20 into Committee Of the
Whole the Expunglng Resolutions having been an
nounced-
Mr. CARTER moved that the House take up the report
of the Committee on Banks and Banking. He observed
that that Committee had reported to the House, and 1t
necessary that the House should act upon their re-
na; II ht still further progress IN the
of the Prcrdrr ,,ry uhs adhssy at present On.
business committed TO them. n5he House. lie was
trely idle and waiting the action >grccedGpe e"e
aware that the order Of the day had -'t.y
other subject but he would submit to the House Inc
propriety of allowing the excited feelings which had
been called up during recent debate to subslde before
they commenced the discussion of another SUBJECT upon
which excitement might be naturally expected. The
House had Just passed through debate upon subject
which was entirely domestic, in which great warmth
of feeling had been displayed and eoad readily he
Imagined that much greater warmth would be iel on a
subject purely political. With these views, lie hoped
that they would postpone the order OF the day until Mon
day. order that they might proceed upon the subject
of Banking this day and Tomorrow 1t was needless TOR
him to say that the Banking subject one OF great
Importance and that the proceedings OF the House upon
it were looked to from various parts Of the country with
much anxiety.
MIR. WArSiss hoped that the House would not post.
ponc the resolutions expungng but would allo" them
to be taken up the order Of the day They had the
precedence of every other subject and had already been
postponed make way for the subject OF Abolition which
the advocates of the expunsing resolutions had neieved
very important question: lie oelieVed the e%-
puuqinr question of much more Importance
than that OF banking, and that the people at large took
much greater interest in it, The people had called for
the action Of the Legislature upon the subject OF ex
pune:ng and he hoped would be taken up and acted
upon Immediately.
Mr. Craig said he had no objection TO taking up the
order of the day, far that subject was concerned
but he would put to the House whether 1t would not
he better to take up the banking question at this unie
upon which there would probably be no long discussion
instead Of commencing again upon question likely 10
excite debate He thought il very important that acon
should be had upon the subject OF banks and banking
bo tbopul 4
DELAY of the cxpungng resolutions. So soon as the
banking subject had been decided he should be willing
to 20 into the consideration Of the order OF the day al
once.
Mr. WooLFoLx said lie was sorry 10 any dsposi-
ton to postpone the order Of the day lie had formerly
advocated the postponemen OF that subject tor the Pu
pose of allowing the abolition question to be first decd
ed. He had not sliewn himself urgent 70 press THIS
question: had lie been particular to taking 1t up
on any certain day-and having thought the subject OF
abolition Of paramount Importance he had urged the
laying side of this subject to give precedence to that
The House had been engaged on the question OF abo-
ton two three weeks and he thought 1t was time that
the expunging question should be taken up The coun
try not suffering for banking capital, but IL we IN
tend instruct Senators upon the subject OF cx
puneinn, we ought 10 do it now there is time 10 be
lost The committee upon banking might SO on to make
up their minds upon that subject while this question was
under consideration Mr. w. afraid that there
some gentlemen who sent here for the purpose Of
acting upon the Expunging Resolutions who willing
to delay its consideration from day to day. until their
adoption shall be Intellectual Mr. W. asked for the ayes
and noes upon the question of post Poning.
Mr. SUMMERS rose 10 correct the gentleman from
Orange lie seemed to think that the Committee could
proceed the subject Of banking while the House was
discussing the expungng resolutions MAS not so
the whole subject had been reported by the Com
mittee, and was now before Tue House. The Commit.
tee had reported upon all the subjects referred to them,
and could not act further upon them until the House
had passed upon its reports There could be no
fear that BY acting upon the banking subject to.
day. they should postpone the expunging resolutions
80 far as 10 render them Intellectual for their purpose
The Senate of the H. S. likely to be in session at
least until the month Of June, according 10 the present
aspect Of affairs and therefore there danger that
the instructions Senators would be received so late
as to be useless 1t had been said that the people
suffering upon this subject, but he would ask whether
they were suffering more for the passage OF these reso
lu.ions for increase Of banking capta Ii also
worthy of remark, that Senate now entirely
idle having received business from the House for
many days lie thought it then advisable that the
House should now proceed with its ordinary business
and progress with it, instead Of taking subject upon
which discussion would arise, the end Of which no one
could tell If they launched their bark ON the bolster
GUS sea which they had just et, it was impossible say
when they would return to port.
Mr. WooLF ok said it might be that though these re-
solutions were delayed time longer, they nigh,
reach the Senate of the u States in time enable
Senators act according to the Instructions But said,
Mr. W. suopose our Senators should decline acting &C.
co,dino 10 the instructions, and should conclude
srn; # these instructions postponed 10 late day
that their designations will not reach here till after
ADJOURNMENT the appointment Of their successors will
devolve upon the Governor instead of the Legsa-
ture. Mr. W. thought it better that they should pro-
coed 10 adopt the instructions at once, thai, should
Senators see fit to resign their seats, the Legislature
might have opportunity Disappointing their successors
Mr DoRaAN was struck with remark of the gentle
man from Orange when he was first up He had said
that there wore gentlemen who were delegated to
act upon this subject who were disposed delay from
dav TO day Mr. D. did not know of any gentleman Of
the Democratic Republican party who was disposed 10
act contrary its interests and be asked who they were
syho were thus recrennt 10 their party.
Mr. WooLFoRK said, his remark was, that there might
b. soma such individuals. .....
Well ssid Mr. DoRMAN, am glad to hear that there
nre such or tina. there may be SUCH He should be hap
nv 10 know that there gentlemen, whose sentiments
upon this subject had experienced change; and he
honed that they fully appreciated the rebukc of the
lehman from Orange. Mr. p. believed that there never