Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-02-15
VIRGINIA LEGISL e.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
lhnrsdGn. EfhrMnru Ii.

at incorporating the trustees of the Union Academy eff
Campbc-Incorporating the trustees OF the Concord
Female Semnary--To increase the stock of the Dover
Coal Mining Company, and 10 grant them manuiactu.
rinp nryilcGcs-and TO amend the entitled act TO
Incorporate the trustees of the Halifax Academy-And
they have agreed the resolution for the election othc
first and second Auditors, the Treasurer Register of
the Land Office and Secretary OF the Commonwealth
and Librarian.
The Spr,xrR announced The following as the Stand
mo- Committee on Trade and Mechanic Arts, viz
Messrs ALVIN of Norfolk Borough, Robertson, Bayly,
Clark Of Surry Lawson, Fenable, hamlett Reynolds,
Smith of NJ K J., Shipman, SPOTS, Snyder and Fox.
Messrs. FEsARLE and DcK"AS presented reports
from their respective committees.
On Mr. Boards motion, the Committee of Agrcul-
ture and Manufactures were instructed to enquire into
the cxprdemcy Of incorporating the Mercer Manuiac-
turing Company, in the county Of Loudoun
On Mr. WALDESs motion, the Committee OF AgrI-
culture, &c, were instructed to inquire into the ne.
cess,y of guarding in some mode provided BY law the
agricultural interest Of this Commonwealth from the
injury which is sustained by the sale and purchase OF
Plaster of Paris of useless quality
Mr. AAY called up the bill concerning the duty OF
executors and administrators and walls Of personal
estate" with the amendments of the Senate.
Mr. May suggested amendment to one al The
amendments of the Senate, which agreed TO by the
House.
Mr. CRrTcnriELD called up the engrossed bill "au-
horz;ng increase OF the capital stock Of the tap
pahannock Company.
Irhe bill authorizes The company to increase th"ir
capital stock from time to time to amount not cI-
ceedinr $40 600 over and above the capital
Works to subscribe from time to time, Tor such
Of the additional capital stock, will be in proportion
to the amount of all other subscriptions the time OF
such subscription hy the Board Of 2,5ths to 3.5ths
It auth rAes the Pozrd Of Public works borrow such
sum- a; OF interest not exceeding per centum
per annun, may be required To pay such subscrp.
ton
Mr. CRuTcHFIELD supported the bill at some length,
and stated That the Commonwealth would only have TO
paw IN interest OF about 5000, and with visw Of re-
moving uny objection, which the House might have on
that ground, he would propose the following ryder
"Proriied, That the interest sail bonds or loan,
shall not be payable until two years after the dat.
thereof.
Mr. yExABLr objected to the bill on the ground that
there was already heavy deficit in the Treasury that
they would be compelled to raise the taxes for the pur
pose Of paving the interest the public debt already
conraCted and he not sure, # they went this
wav that after raising the taxes p per cent the Trca-
sury might not in few years be- IN the same dcporabr
condition as that Of pcnnsylVanl
Mr. SCoTI replied to Mr. V. and defended the bill He
concndcd that this extraordinary unnecessary
measure whilst he assened to the proposition 81 Mr..
V that, IN the present poverty stricken state Of the
Treasury no extraordinary or unnecessary appropra-
ton ght to be made-hat this bill only enlarged the
capital stock Of Improvement which was suffering
for want of it, This company had been long establish
cd for the purpose OF improving the Rappahannock Ri
yer above the o. Fr"dericks burg and Falmouth
"a river flowing through rich country, whence pro-
luctions cannot be brought 10 market by good road.
The Legislature has already increased the capital stock
il one slancc-and all they ask now. was loan them
the small sum of $4,000 Was there any thing unu-
sual or unnecessary in this object Without this ep-
preparations the desirable purposes Of the work would
be lost to the Company and the State. lie argued the
question IN other points of vicwand he put it 10 Mr.
Inn AZ. is-ou In N nj
interest cf the State 10 make this small Appropriation
10 complete Improvement, without which the State
can receive 10 returns for the money she has already
pended upon II.
Mr. krES admitted that this not the time for
commencing any new work, but concnded that THIS
was not work Of that description, and that without
some such assistance, Of the public improvements
would dwindlc away, and the interest which the State
had in il, might be altogether lost He could not re-
fuse the little pittanc" asked for.
Mr. NESAHLr stated, that this work of an ex-
traordinary character, and that IN the present condition
Of the Treasury, when provision had been made to
supply the existing deficit, the appropriation ought
not 10 he made. As to the ryder, he said, 1t only
postponed the paymcn. Of the interest, and accu-
INFLATED il for the year lci3, when provision must
be made for IT. lie said, if tie gentlemen in the neigh
borhood were willing TO lend the money and wal, FOL
the interest they might advance the whole TO a work
which, it said, was about to pour so much money
into their lap Mr.. Y concluded by moving suspen
+
amend It and enable the capitalists themselves TO en-
large the capital stock.
SIr CRrrcsFiELD thanked the gentleman from P
Edward or the rsry great lberality he was willing 10
show-but reminded ham Of the of S23, $50 which
that gentleman had obtained a contribution 10
work in his own section of the State. He did no,
wonder, that gentleman had helped himself, be
should now oppose this appropriation.
Nr vrs,sLE Withdrew his proposition, and called
for the ayes and noes on the bill.
Mr. GOupE SAID if this the only bill of this
character before the House. he would have objection
to vote for But there other bills of like des
crption and he thought the House ough TO decide
once whether they would sanction all such bills. He
SAID that il very ordinary case that all these I'M
p.overcnts we're alike assisted originally by the funds
of the Common wcaltiI--stll nconplec-st;ll reGur
ing further assistance 10 complete them, IN order &c
give any returns on prior investments. lie enlarged
upon the present condition Of the Treasury, as moi
warranting any such appropriations he objected also
10 the ryder.
The debate was further continued by Messrs Doa
mAx and RogrHrsox in behalf Of the bill Mr.. R, II
particular entered into long statement in favor OF Tic
finances and resources OF Virginia.
Mr. KaF; entered into further statistical views, an,
"as followed By Mr. GoopE, IN further explanation o
tn, finances OF the State.
On taking the question, the bill was rejected by h'
following vote
yeMssr< Carpenter stuart IoekTihse Myr,. Of BGrkeey
Ncrsn, Payne Baker Byrd Er,k.ne Gibson Allen Of HaTp
shire White rr Armstrong W"rhingtGn, Kennedy
REYNOLDS. rayoG Eng George, Lawson, Beard. Irsconh
i,n ". aud j. Chapman, Hodges Allyn IL NorfoIk Borough
Watts Mt..nnrI Irn Hnrr. May Fur-tni Keen Ta!'nai
Roberts, Walden Robert Iryhurn, Doman smith nf K
Coma iihr-. CfutchticIA Fltzhngi, Spott~-ji
Sor-Me,-r-. tilmr Speaker Ratly Chopper, SGutial
Ca.il BIZ we'll nj H., MITCHELL Hannah, Mrcdth Has
kin Kyle, Flood, 1honburs Tuer, Cariwe, Cox Rnrw.
e. {: W. Wilson, Wirwoh. CratIord Roaae Powell, Howell
a Wade Frank King, tmrran Carroll Of g.. Butts, lay
or II Halifax Clarke Of F!afS, MRae TlameI Smith of l.
" Gregory Wright, Ewing Ramry Harrison, organ, Eanh-
Baskerville t;ooe Clayton Evans, Wade Of ~ and P M1>sic
Yc,hy !!Tfna Fitzgerald. A"slc. Mmhaux, Nrnabr, Heath
Radcliffe Sium snyder smith Of Rockingham, ripmaa Can
Ian Grrever Rdoy Clarke Of =, Prince, Stephenson Goodon
Walker, Stangrrt9
The SrFAsER laid before the House communicate
from the Governor covering The Reports Of the Prince
pal Engineer relation TO various locations, survey
and examinations made by him during the pest year
Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
He also submitted communication from the &c
vernon covering Report and Resolutions adopted b
the Legislature of the State of South Carolina in re
lal;nn TO a controversy between the States Of Georg
I and Maine These laid on the table, and on NJ
LES motion, referred to the Committee to whom tn
correspondence with New York had been committed
Mr.. RipGEY submitted the following resolution
"Resotrcd That the Governor of this Commonweait
be requested TO obtain from the Governor OF y Jerse
certified copies Of all the papers that were laid bcoG