Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-12-15


the gentleman from Tyler, believing that the mere
counting of the money would be no safeguard 10 the
people. If the officers of the Bank disposed To
be dishonest there nothing TO prevent them doing
had been done in other States and lending the spe
Gle out of their cellars, to the other, 10 de-
feat the object of the enquiry.
MIR. GREGORY, at great length, urged upon the House
the necessity for the adoption Of the resolution lie
said that of the principal arguments against the
amendment, by the gentleman from Petersburg was,
that the counting the money and the bank in the
vaults would consume much of the time OF the COM
mttee, that they would have To work all the SESSION.
If necessary for the welfare ofthe State that this
duty should be done, he would have them work all the
session; but he very much afraid, that far rs the
labor of counting the specie in the vaults was concern.
ed that the committee would find that Their labours
would be nothing like so arduous as they would them
selves hope TO find t.Ile afraid that this part
Of their duty might be accomplished without any very
serious delay. He firmly believed that the adoption of
his resolution would have most beneficial effect, and
he therefore trusted that the House would pass it.
MIR. TAYLOR of Norfolk Borough, advocated search
ing enquiry into the condition of the Banks but an
nounced his intention of voting against the proposition
Of the gentleman from Williamsburg, inasmuch as his
resolution was not calculated TO effect the object which
he had in view.
Mr. SMITH of Isle of Wight, considered the PROPOSE
ton brutum futmen, and should certainly vote
against it. He had come TO the conclusion that no
Committee of the Legislature could ever properly in
that the only Of preserving these institutions
from corruption was by making them specie ing
Banks, which the course that ought to have been
pursued long ago. Upou that subject he would test
the opinions of members IN that House before the SEES
sion was over, and should be glad to find that principle
acknowledged
Mr. BRowN Of Preston, would vote for the amend
ment Of the gentleman from Williamsburg
MIR. DoRMAS should vote against it. 1t would be
utterly impossible for any committee TO get through the
labor.
MIR. McRAr thought that the amendment of the gen.
tleman from Williamsburg would come much better as
distinct pIoposition
The question was then put that tho amendment oil
the gentleman from Williamsburg be added to the re
solutions:
.4ms-Messrs Southall, (Speaker,) Chopper, Car
penter, Wiley, Cabell, M'Cue, Burwell of b., Mitchell
Vandorcn, Hannah Jackson, Jones, llasklns, MEREDITH
Kyle, Flood, Burlington, Coleman, Cardwell, Blrwel
of c. Il w, Vaughan Cotton, Roane, Sangster
rant, Wilkinson, Butts, Taylor Of H. Clarke, Gregory
Worthington. Davis, Dabney, Tayloc of L. Il R, Ha-
bern, Ballard, Ramey, Marshall of L., BootoH CID
we'll, Diggs, Bryan, Goode, Boyd, Clayton, Ia -
Chapman Hurrell, Brown of Nelson, Smith ofN., III
den, Nj Pherson, Cheatham, Hner, Burner Crown of
p, Burke, Heath Radcliffe Elliott, Snider, Dorman,
Smith of r., Shipman, Cowan, Bevlns, Com, VIII
liams, TAFT Ridley, F,zhugh Warren, Prince, SPOTS,
Walker, Fulton-Sl.
.roes-Alessrs Coles, Stuart, Byrd Fryatt, Tier r.
vine, Corbln, Broauls irving, ilaie, hoou -ulHei
Erskine Vance, Odell Thompson, Mullen Lee, Rae,
Hamlett, Smith of of W., Stephenson of Tayloe
of X e., Harrison, Wade, Orrick, Taylor of n b.,
Langhornc, E,hcridge, VERIFY, Mcconnell May Keen,
Porter, Srother, Robertson, Leyburn, Crutchfed Ste
phenson of T., Stephenson of W.-d0
The question then that the resolution us amerded do
pass, was put.
.7ycs-Messrs. Southull, (speuker,) Chopper Buyly,
Coles, Carpenter, Wiley, Cabe McCue, Stuart Byrd,
Burwell Of B., Mitchell, Vandoren, Fryait, Human,
Jackson Jones, Haskins, Meredith, Kyle, Fooi, Bnf-
fngton, Toler, Irvine, Corbin, Coleman, Caldwell,
Bnrwell of Clarke x Warren, Broadus, rvng,
Vaughan, Cotton, Roane, Sangster, Payne, D'fkins,
Woods, Hale, Wood Gather, Johnston, Smith OF (ou-
cestcr Gucrrant, Wilkinson, Erskine, Butts, Taylor
of Halifax, Clarke, Vance, Ode Thompson, Mullen,
Lee, Armstrong, NJ Rae, HAMLET, Smith o. |. OF
w, Gregory, Stephenson of Jefferson, Worthngton,
Davis, Tayloe of King George, Dabney, TAHOE OF
Lancaster II Richmond, Habern, Ballard Kinney,
Harrison, Marshall of L., Booon, Caldwell, Diggs,
Bryan, Goode Boyd, Clayton, fancy, Chapman,
Wade, Orrick, Harre Brown of ~, Taylor ofN. B.,
l.anghorne, Etheridge, VERIFY, Smith of ~, FITZGERALD,
VI Council, Hidden, Nj Pherson, Hiner, May, Keen,
Burner, Porter, Brown Of Preston Burke HEATH, Rat
cIe, Elliott, Strother, Robertson, Snder, Dorman,
Leyburn Smith of r., Shipman, Cowan, Bevins, Conn,
Williams, TAFT, Ridley, Cruchfeld, Fitzhugh, Warren,
Prince, Spots, Stephenson of Tyler, Walker, Stephen
son of Wood, Fulton-123.