Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-12-21

compelled 10 make The deficiency III the value OF their
notes good 10 the Common ~eaitb.
Mr. iloILAuAY, III reply 10 The gentleman from Eau
quer, asked Why i,.rencc should be made between
the notes Of the Wheeling aud Richmand Banks, when
they both at a depreciation IN the market:
Mr. Scarr said IL mol intended TO make the notes
Of the Wheeling Banks receivable al par with Specie
but with the Richmond notes.
Mr.. lloLLApAs continued. lie allu led to the fact,
that the late report of the Auditor, the OF 900
charged to the State paid 10 make the notes OF
the Banks equal 10 specie, and receivable in payment OF
the interest on the public debt lie commended that the
State would make nothing by holding oil TO the notes,
whilst there would have 10 be sacrifice Of only
per cent i'll order 10 convert them into available funds.
If we make u loan, SAID MIR. H., we shall have TO pay
interest it, whilst we have money possession
bringing nolhing-thus causing double loss Mr..
H. said he greatly desired resumption of specie pay
mens, and thought that by inviting the Banks make
loan We would thereby be putting them out Of con.
dItInn 10 resume al all.
Mr. JACKSON rose, he said, 10 correct the strange
misconceptions now prevalent in regard to the banks
of his section of country lie said that hearing how
cheap their notes could be bought in market, he had
endeavored 10 yet some; but had succeeded in obtain
ing only So. lie said their stock decidedly supe-
FLOR 10 that of the Richmond banks for il had been
sod ut par the day before lie left home whilst that OF
e Richmond banks could be bought for S6j He said
NJ APPRECIATION Of their notes was caused by
1".sehcy out merely by their geographical position
As Tor the Bank of Virginia MIR ] consdered !, ~ NJ.
terly insolvent ! "' w
MI DAsik,; replied to the remarks of Mr. J. and
eon.foSereu Tue positions advanced by him in relation
10 the Richmond and Wheeling banLs H., - ~"
House would unite in passing this ,1o.s.,. 0pea ..e
the good Of any section or any party butar Inc
country. VIC "'o''
The question then taken on the engros,n. =
the ryder, and resulted as follows: "' u
.7yes-Messrs Aworth, Hurvie, Cox of Cheste,
field, Riddick Harrison Of Brunswick, Jones of Buck
ngham, lIaskns, Vaughan, Byrd, Gueuant, Carroll
Spencer, Watkins, knchelce, liolleman, Davis, o
King and Queen, Woodland, Clendenn, Holiday
Marshall, Banks, Martin of Matshall, Digs, BOYD
Lyon, Fitzgerald, llden, VI Pherson, Cheatham, Wal
lace of Petersburg, Grimes, Hopkins, Wilson, Heath
Brawner, Shipman, Smith of Rockingham, Cowan
CULLEN, Warren, Walker, Bowen-4o
.yoes-Messrs southull, (Speaker) Rives, Holloway
Davis of Amherst, Kinney, Baldwin, Mayse, Wing
Brooke Moore, Toler, Nowlin, Samuel, Cardwell
Broadus, Irving, Brown Of Elizabeth City ~ Warwick
Semple, Thomas, Scott of Fauquer, Foster, NJ Laugh
lin, Payne, Woods, Early, Robins, Erskne, Clark
Vance, Pugh, Thompson, Mullen, Armstrong, McItae
Gripas, Boytcn, Moer, Kennedy, Smith Of kanawha
Wallace OF king George Edmonds, Taylor of Lou
doun, Ramey, hlclhaney, Smith Of Mason 4 Jackson
! Scott of Meckenhurg Morgan, Harrison of Mononga
lin Orrck, Harell, Taylor of Norfolk Borough, Ethe
ridge Smith of Northumberland, Edgington, liIner
Keen, Brown Of Preston, Dey, Elliott, STROLLER, Dan
iel, NJ Cauley, Dorman, Leybnrn, Gatewood, Craw-
ford, Tate, Urquhart, Crutchfed, Ford, Martin o.
Tyler, Buck, Goodson Mayo, Jackson, Leitwich-e2
| The bill then passed and sen, TO the Senate.
Mr. BYRD moved al adjournment, which was reject.
ed ayes L. noes %
Mr.. BrRp then moved that the resolution offered by
him some days since for opening a correspondence
with the Governors Of Maryland and Pennsylvania in
relation to the resumption OF specie payments be taken
up and considered
| Mr. IlrSrEE opposed the motion on the ground thai
it would create long debate. lie moreover consider
ed unnecessary to delan the Senate here especially
rs the Legislatures Of Maryland and Pennsylvania might
not be in session, and therefore good result from
immediate action on the subject
Mr. BYRD 5 motion rejected; and after unsuc-
cesslu effort to take up the resouen giving the Sc
nate recess, the House adjourned