Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-07-03

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In furthe, reply 10 The objections urged against the
safety of tie money in the hands OF receivers, MT. =
asked whether the money, when lodged win me Dahhs'
was SAT-. from dishonest officers. What was there lIc
askcdl TO prevent the chief officer OF a bank from gong
into lis vaults, at any time, and tagging of 10y steam
boat, or other conveyance, any sum he pleased: ne
fact was, The argument against entrusting indiVidualrr-
ceiyers with the money, proved 100 much' 10Y !. "ou!"
90 TO prove that no money ought 10 De entrusted mo
the hands of any individual whatever.
MIR. J. then showed that the whole expense OF the
prcsent system would not exceed S3l 900, which was a
small sum when compared with the great and important
objects contemplated. -,
Mr., J. afer replying to many objections TO the bill,
and showing that no other measure would restore pros
pcrity 10 the country, brought his remarks to a close at
half past o'clock. They will appear hereafter IN iuu.
Mr.. PROFIT then took 30" floor IN opposition 10
the bill, which he Gcnounc," as neither more nor less
than "a serpent sleeping in a bed OF fowers' ana maze"
himself because he could not prevent us passage. lie
concluded at half past eleven.
The CHAIR then gave the floor 10
MI. DROMGOOLE, who remarked, that, on The
Goth of Nav last, the consideration OF this bill was
commenced in Committee of the Whole. On the hrst
dav of this present month, n resolution was adopted,
which so far modified our rules as TO enable a w"Jor"y
of the House to continue the discussion from Gay 10
dav. Since that time, with scarcely the loss oil a SIN
oe day. The believed not more than one,) the debate
had proceeded in its progress. He believed that there
had been delivered sixty speeches on The penang queS'
ton, and, if he had not been incorrectly informed,
thirty-three had been made by those opposed to the
passage of the bill, and twenty.seven by It's advocates
The opponents of the measure, he remarked, had CON
sumcd a great deal more of the time OF the committee
than its friends had 1t was now, he SAID, nearly halt
past IL o'clock in the night, and he thought, under all
The circumstances, that it was proper that the d. bale
should now cease in ommittee, and that, on TO NOR
row, we should, in the House, pursue sucii course as
would be required by the resolution recently adopted
in relation to our action on this bill.
He therefore moved 'that the committee do rise.
Mr.. NAYLOR, who, il appears, had risen slmultanr-
ously with MIR DromgooIc, here laid claim to the
floor, and was proceeding to make some remarks, when
The CHAIR called HIM to order, the motion OF Mr..
Dromgoolc not being dcbatabIc.
Mr.. AYLOR complained that he had been unjustly
deprived of the floor; when he was called to order
from various parts OF the hall.
The question being on the motion that the committee
rise, tc!ers were ordered, and Messrs. Holmes and
Ramsey appointed TO act as such.
Mr. NAYLOR again put in his claim 10 the floor,
but as members had already commenced passing through
the tellcrs, and his claim disregardcd, he became much
excited, and shouted AT the very top of his voice,
"Wlirs, do not vote! You are slaves
Notwithstanding the injunction of Mr.. Naylor, the
Wings then voted, and the result was-aycs ii, noes 70.
So Il majority OF those present were in favor OF the
motion that the committee rise.
The committee accordingly rose and reported the bill.
A few minutes before twelve, the House adjourned.