Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-12-20
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
S.,rzn- n. 10

~, SAIuEDAr, Dec. -, 1911.
The Speaker laid before tho House a sreclal 70.
port from the President ard Directors OF the West
ere Lunsuc Asylum, which, on motion Of Mr.
hinney, was referred 10 The COMMITTEES on Asy-
lums.
A message WIS received from the Senate Stain.
that they had passed.. The Till reducin, mo ono
the several acts concsrn'nC the Town Of Lexington:
z. The bill ne rppcTiionIrg the representation OF
Senttofs and Delegates in the General Assembly,
). The SI.i authorizing the Banks to issue small
notes, until ;he LIST VI April.
BANKS.
MIR. Scott, from the Select Committee, introduced
Hill for Ire relief of the Banks yh.ch was read
MIR Brown, OF +. Offered an amendment 10 the ef.
iect, that every slOSkhoder IA any ui the Banks
shall lie Individually liable 10 an amount equal TO
par value o. his or ler stock for the ultimate pay
ncn Tor all The liabilities Of >uch bank contracted
whilst such bak refuses to redeem its notes III sp.-
cls-
Mr. Taylor, OF N. B. called the ayes ard noes
MIR Scott briefly opposed the amendment because
the House was not prepired to act upon it, and 4
vas important that the bill should Le acted ~ on
to-day.
MIR Brown wrn, for an elrIy resumption. and NJ.
thing should divert him from his purpose lie 20 Id
contest every foot Of ground with his face To the
Toe. tie might bs ma"gled and wounded, but lie
would not be wounded IN the heel.
Mr.. Irving inquired II the Commonwealth was
included.
MIR Brown responded. yes-bnt to remove all
doubt, the Commonwealth was expressly included.
Mr. Bo~den was in favor Of the prlncipe Of the
amendment, hut lac thought 1t Inappropriate at this
time, and should, therefore, vote against il. When
the general subject of the banks came up he should
support II.
Mar STROLLER and Mr Thomls requested Mr..
Brown to withdraw his amendment, as il was mani
fest some gentlemen, who were IN favor of the prin
elPle, deemed It Inapp.cabe. Better defer II until
the general subject.
MIR Brown declined Withdrawing his amendment
unless gentlemen would give an unconditional
pledge OF supporting 1t hereafter, as a permanent
measure.
MIR Thomls could not give the pledge, for one
he was inclined To favor the scheme. But he came
here determined 10 surrender the whO'c bank ques-
ton To the opposite party. The whole odium of
these horrible banks had been thrown upon the
Whigs-Out hs would give up tho whole liter 10
the opposite party, 40 they might take the respon.
slDility. and along With II all the glory.
The discussion was continued by Mr. Haskrs,
Mr. Taylor Of y. b., NJ. Cox Of c., and Mr.. Irv =
Ing.
MIR Taylor withdrew the call for the nyes and
noes, which WIS renewed by Mr. Armstrong.
The amendment was Tej-cted-ayGs 81, noes 73.
MIR Hopkins called the ayes and noes % the en-.
grossment Of the bill. which wefe nyes S. noes CO.
SO the bill was engrossed-:hen read Ihtd t,ns
and passsd
Loan for u, Comnon,yialh.
The bill authorizing loan for the Common llh
was called up on lis passage.
Ms lilo leman desired some member to move n
that ho might move amendment.
Afer reading his amendment, Mr.. Crutchhcld
moved tho reconsideration, which was lost-ayes
81, noes 81.
MIR Hollemrn then offered his amendment by
way OF ryder, as follows:
Provided, however, that before any money shall
be borrowed, MS above authorized, tho Treasurer Of
the Commonwealth snall proceed to convert the
amount OF notes Of the Wheeling banks on depo
site, 10 the credit OF the Commonwealth, into such
funds will be required by tho wants Of the Trol.
sury, and 10 apply the same IN satisfaction of do
mands pgansi the Commonwealth.
| And provided, moreover, that the said Treasurer
| shall sell so much Of the bank stock owned hy the
Commonwealth, a. will be sufficient TO meet the
remaining demands against the Treasury, instead
Of borrowing the money rs aioresald-on condition
that sale OF said bank stock can be effected NJ mol
less than per cent below its present current mar.
ket value.
The ryder was read first and second lime, anc
on It's engrossmen, dsb,te Of some hours duration
arose, in which Mr. Holleman and Mr. Holiday sup
ported tho ryder, and Mr. CTutchheld, Mr. Dotman
Mr Scott, MIR Jackson, and Mr. Daniel, opposed IT,
The Ryesand noes being called, the ryder was 70
iected by the following voIe-Ayes ~, noes 80, al
follows!
AIRS cssrs. Ailworth, tlsrvie, Cor Of q & l.
Riddlok, Harrison Of -, Jones Of -, Hiskrns
Vaughan, Byrd, Guetrant Carroll, Spencer, Wat.
kIns, Kincheloe, Holleman, Davis Of King & Queen
Woodward, Clendenin, Holiday, Marshall, Bank.
Martin Of VI, Digs, Boyd, Lyon, Fitzgerald, Iii
den, M'Pherson, Chatham, Wallace Of r, Grimes
Hopkins, Wilson. Heath, Bnwner, Shipmar
| Smith Of r., Cownn, cullen, Warren, Walker
and Bouen-42.
NoEs-messrs. Southall, (Spoaker) Rves, fIol
y oway, Davis Of a, Kinney, B,Idwn, Mayse, Mitch
y ell, Wingheld, Hunter, Newkirk, Robinson, yone
. Of Brooke, Moore, Toler, Nowlin, Samuel, Card
we'll, Buck, Bfoadus, Irving, Brown Of + g and W
-Scmplc. Thomas, Scott Of r, Foster Mclaughlin
Payne, Woods, Early, Robins, Erskno, Clarl
Vance, Thompson, Mullen, Armstrong, MIRA
4 Gigs. Bowden. Moler, Kennedy Smith Of
: Edmonds, Taylor Of T., Rlmey, m'llhoney, Smn
Of M& ], Scott Of NJ, Morgan, Harrison of
e Onick, Harrell, Taylor Of N u, Ethendge, Smi
Of ~ Edgngton, Hiner, Keen, Brown OF p, De
;. Elliott Strother, Daniel, M'Cauley, Dorman, Lei
burn, Gotewood, Crawford, Tate, Urquhart, Cru'c
. hed Ford, Martin of Il, Goodson. Mayo, IT,, Wa
10 laes OF X q, Jackson and Leftwich-s0.
The bill was then passed, without division.