Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-06-21
TUESDAY, JusE ls, 1897.

no business requiring the attention oi
the House, and as the committee wish
ed to proceed with their investigation
as soon as the sitting was over, moved
that the House adjourn.
Mr.. MooRE said he had intimated
Yesterday his desire TO shew the eau
Sos which had brought the present state
of things upon the country. lie no.
ped the gentlemen from Mecklenburg
would withdraw his motion, 10 give
him an opportunity to offer resolution,
which required no action Of a commit
tee. but could be discussed while the
Select Committee were in session. ii
he were prevented from offering 1t
Rlhow, he declared his intention TO take
the floor at the first practicable mo.
ment, and TO occupy il as long as he
| should feel himself entitled to 1t.
Mr.. GARLAND withdrew his motion.
MIR. MooRr then offered the follow.
| ing joint resolution:
Resolred, by the General Assembly
of Virginia, that the arrangement OF
tho currency, and the commercial EN-.
| barrassment which now prevails. TO an
alarming extent, throughout the Uni
! ted States is mainly to be ascrbed to
the acts and to the policy pursued by
the General Government-th that the
| Government alone is competent to re-
store the currency to sound condi.
| ton, and that it Is therefore lnexpedl.
ent Tor this Assembly to attempt to le-
gisla,e on tina, subject. except SO lar as
TO relieve the Banks OF this Common.
wealth from the fortetures and penal
tits they have incurred, and TO author.
izs the taxes to be collected in their
notes.
Mr.. Moore argued the subjects
which his resolution opened. After he
had concluded,
Mr.. NEWMAN moved tina! the reso-
luton be laid on the table, and called
the ayes and noes.
Mr.. BAyLY sud he would vote for
laying on the table, on the grounds
that he was opposed TO discussion at
this time.
Mr.. MOORE said he should vote for
the motion also, 10 give gentlemen time
to reflect and compare facts on the
subject.
The motion was then carried Ayes
90, Noes 4.
Mr.. HooE rose and offered few re.
marks TO the House, appealing to the
wisdom and calmness of the members,
to unite in their efforts to ameiorato as
far as in their power, the distressed
condition Of the country; and to dis.
card and suppress every thing like par.
ty feeling aud prejudice.
Mr.. MOORE explained. He disclai-
med every thing like an indulgence of
party animosity or design to make
charges upon the opposite party; but
contended that it was due TO tire coun-
try that the cause of the evil under
which we suffered should be probed.
Mr.. BOOKER offered the following
resolution, which he said he should
move to lay on the table; unless there
should be some stronger evidence Of
appreciation than his own support.
Resolcea, That leave be given to
bring in bill to allow dependents or
debtors to stay execution ON judgments,
DEGREES, dues for rents, and trust deeds,
for limited time, by the execution OF
bond and good security, or otherwise.
Mr.. MALLORY offered the following
as substitute
Resolced, That the Select Commit.
tee on Banks, be instructed to inquire
into the expediency ofso amending the
act entitled San act to reduce into one
act, the several acts, concerning execu.
tors, and for the relief Of the irsolvent
debtors" rs to require that creditors
shall endorse on their executions that
they will receive in discharge thereof,
the current money Of the Common.
wealth, or that the same shall be sus-
pended for limited time, with leave
10 report by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. BAYLy opposed the resolution /;
commenting in the course of his re-
marks on the sentiments Of Mr. Hooe
He thought il due TO the country that
inquiry should be had into the causes
which have produced the present state
of things; and did not see the grounds
for the delicacy the gentlemen spoke
OF and did not understand its meaning.
After some conversation between
several gentlemen the question was
put upon the substitute, which was lost.
Amendments were then proposed by
Messrs. Voolfolk and Fisher and re-
jectcd.
The question then recurring upon
Mr.. Brokers resolution it was adopted /;
Ayes 63, Noes 81.
Propositions to amend, by Messrs.
Voolfolk and Fisher, were rejected,
and the original resolution adopted.
Ayes SO, Noes ~.
The following gentlemen compose
the select committee, to whom the reso-