Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-03
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Eri.Inn Ell IS 1-In
The House met ut 10 o'clock.

The House met mt 10 o'clock.
Mr.. CRUTCurIELp submitted the following rcsOu
ton:
Rcsorcd, That the President Secretary of the
James River and Kanawha Company be requested to
report 10 this House statement showing
ls The aggregate amount of the printed or cngrav
ed issued by the Company, payable at six months,
other specified periods, to order, carrying SIX pei
cent. interest," commonly called James River and ka-
nawlIa Company Scrip.
Cd The aggregate amount of said scrip which has
| been taken in redeemed showing whether the same
was paid in money, exchanged for stock of the Corpo
ration of Richmond or of the State for the 30 years
bonds of the james River and kanawha Company
guaranteed by the State.
Sd The amount now outstanding OF the said Scrip.
4tl The amount of the James River and kanawha
Company Bonds guaranteed by the State, which have
been issued and in what manner disposed ot-whether
Immediately to first creditors Of the Company, or to
purchasers of the Scrip from hcm and whether at par
or less
5th The amount of the stock of the Corporation
of Richmond, bearing per cent. interest received OF
said Corporation payment of its subscrip,ion-how
much thereof have been sold disposed Of at what
rate and in what whether immediately TO first
creditors Of the Company to purchasers OF the Scrip
from them and what amount of loss, if any, has been
sustained by the Company the stock received from
the Corporation of Richmond.
| 9Th The common rate of discount, monthly, in the
market on the several scrps bonds and stocks above
spccificd from the time the Company commenced ssu
| ing dsposng oi them
9Th The amount of contracts entered into since tho
Company began TO Issue their scrip stating the month
" amount during the last six months, and the amount
still executing and to be executed, distinguishing the
| amount above Lynchburg from that below.
| Sth. In what medium the compensation and salaries
of the President Directors, Engineers and other Off
GERS and agents of the Company have been and are
pad-whcthcr in money or IN the scrip OF the Com
| pany al par or otherwise.
| Some discussion occurred between Ncssrs. CRrTcH
FIELD, May, RoRERrsoS, DoRMAS, BANKS, and W.
SAELE when, on motion of the latter, the resolution
was laid on the table until tomorrow.
| A petition was prcscntcd-by Mr. SrArLEs,of Mar
lin Cloud and others praying for the formation of
new county out of parts OF Patrick, Wythe, and Gray
On motion of Mr. BAKER, RcSo1red, That the House
will, on Saturday the 18th of March, proceed by joint
vote with the Senate, 10 the election OF Brgader Ge
neral for the 10Th Brigade, Virginia Militia, to supply
the vacancy occasoned by the resignation of Genera
| Elisha Boyd.
MIR. WooD moved that the Report of the Commit
tee on the petition of Elizabeth Rnns be taken up ant
considered, Lost, ayes AZ, noes 49,
The bill to provide for revision of the laws was
on motion of Mr. SouTHALL taken up.
i MIR. SouTHALL offered substitute for the bill, au
thorzing Chapman Johnson Esq to contract for Vir
rnia Justice, for the of Justices OF the Peace
which adopted, and then the bill was ordered to be
engrosscd
from Justice, refused TO be surrendered by the Exccu
tive of New York, were taken up
The second resolution as follows, was the question
under consideration
i Cd Resolred, That the course of the Executive o
New York cannot be acguesccd in, and persisted IN
will make it the solemn duty of Virginia to appeal from
the cancelled obligation of the constitutional compac
to her reserved rights.
Mr. ROBERTSON opposed at some length the reso!u
ton in its present FORM urging that held out threa
uncalled for and not compatible with the dignity OF tn
Commonwealth
Mr. B.YLY replied in support of the resolution, bu
before concluding the hour for the joint order arrived
The Joint order having for its object the election
an Agent and Storekeeper, and Superintendent OF TIL
:. Penitcntiary, was taken up.
Mr.. Cox nominated the present ncumbens, Chas. ;
Morgan and Jas G. Watson, and OF his motion the rul
was suspended so make the election of both at tn
same time.
!, Mr. TuSsrALL said he had been requested some tim
since to put the name of gentleman in nomination 10
the office of Agent; but the gentleman was now abse
from the city, and he did not know whether ne was i
earnest or not He would therefore, not nominate hun
f But he could not for the present incumbent, De
cause he had been made the instrument two years age
of eiecting from the Office the first and only individual
who had ever made the office profitable to the State
, because of his political sentiments.
r Messages we're interchangcd with the Senate III
vote stood for Morgan No. Watson y, Wight 70, scat
tering B.
!, For Morgan and UatSon-Mlessrs. Gilmcr, Speaker
Bayly, Croppcr Carpenter, Cabell, McCue, Lockridge