Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-02-03

welfare, comfort and prosperity Of thess coun,ies
~ me vote on this question may be considered o,
lss, Of the dividing counties. We give the aye
A,..IMessrs Chopper, Coles. Carpenter, Wi
!, vy, Caeei', MCue, Stuart, Burwell OF Bedford
vendoren, Fyau. Kyle. Toler, Corbin, Cole
Scott M'Laughlin Woods, Hale. Gather. smith .
vvIou.. S1ersanI, Erskine, Taylor OF H.. Clarke
nSs, o1eu, Thompson, Mullen, M'Rae, Ham
,s,s smith OF l: Of W., Gregory. Stephenson OF j.
H Mo.;;n,ns,on, Donnely, Dabney, Beard, Rsmey
1srrison; Caldwell Goode, Boyd, Tanzey, Onick
+ ner.ei', srown Of N, VERIFY. Smith OF n, Fitz
gerald M'Conneil, May, Tunstal, Keen, Porter
Suike' pey, Heath, Radcliffe. STROLLER, Leyburn
m"r .. H. Shipman, Crutchheld, Warren, Wal
Noss1M essrs. Byrd. Hannah, Jackson, Jones
Me1eatn' Bufhnston, Burwell orc. & W., Sangs,er
MashaIi OF F, Deskins, Wood, Johnston, wiikin.
p Sn, Lee, Armstrong. Davis, Habern, Ballard
DDooeon, bryan, Clayton, Chapman, Wade Nc.
snetson, hiner, Burner, Brown Of p, Elliott Sni.
ser, Cowan, Bevins, Conn, Williams, TAFT Ftz.
nugn' Stephenson Of Tyler, Stephenson Of Wood
Mr. DAssEr moved that when the House .d.
row at 10 O'clock " "'o'
mr DAbSEr stated that his object was 10 enable
.ne committees to proceed with the business before
| ,nen. i ne House had been informed this morning
oy the ehairmen OF two of the most important com,
mi'tees, that there was great mass of bus;n a..
y
manulng The attention OF those committees There
was certainly good deal of business before a com.
%, ,ss 20 90 chles he iMr d. SelOeged-,he Com
tee, too, on Public Edfces which was raised on NJ;
lnr p's) motion, had been charged with A number
SUBJECTS OF considerable conseau ence TO the Stale
wh'eh urgently required to be acted on ut this ses.
s,on nat committee had, as yet, been able to dis
p'se " OUT little Of Its business, and had appointed
meeting Tor tomorrow. The session was now
CONSIDERABLY advanced, and, as was not unusually,
me sase, the most important and essential business
" he .Nommonweath had been overland, and much
y. sun fingered before the committees while topic,
OF more exciting character, but of comn,r,,;ysI,,
h''e utilty, had consumed most of the time of m.
session. IL was impracticable as members kns,y
oa tne committees to get along with their busines As
Win any despatch or advantage, when the Hons.
met at O'Clock, and only allowed one hour 10 ,hs
committees. by the time a committee could Oct
pretty well iato the examination Of subject ,bcv
were cut on and compelled TO rise on account of he
| meeting OF the douse; and then the next morn,ng
the subject was taken up de noyo afresb bef,ra .
new committee, or one composed in part at least
OF members who were not present on the preeeding
morning. Let us despatch the business before The
Soni'ees oring II all before the House-dispatch
u there, oy long and business (not speakinpI ,es
SONS, and we might then make some calcnI,,;on
ABOUT our Adjournment, and indulge the hope of a
speedy return to our homes and families
SMALL NOTE BILL.
On this bill coming up for a third reading
L. iii. tha
following new section, by way of a ryder.
Provided, however, that if the N.rch.n,., ,na
Merchancs Bank OF Wheeling shall avail lis, n Of
The authority hereby granted TO issue notes Of ..,
denomination than 50, the said Bank shall be sur
JS St ~ al respects 10 the provisions of any law
Mheh may be passed during the present session of
me Legislature, 10 prohibit the banks of this STATE
from issuing post notes, notes not PAYABLE ON de-
mand, and liable TO all penalties which NAV be
10 prohiot the emission of such post notes
~
! MIR. LEE said that he had intended TO renew n.
day the proposition he had made ON ves,erda,, il
the form oil an amendment to the bill when il wa,
upon It's second reading. That amendment had Tor
Us OBJECT, TO take away from the Banks in the
Noth west the power TO issue post notes-but il
was rejected aud he had therefore voted against the
| OIL The ryder which he held in his hand yyouId
enable him TO attain his object though in difTIen,
| form and he presumed that II woutmeet with No
ooJecuoo now in any part Of the House as the OH
lection on yesterday was 10 the form in which IN.
proposition was made, not to its merits And. as
ne had stated on yesterday, the bill would receive
ms support If IT contained the provision embraced
IN his proposition otherwise, not.
On me hnal passage of the BILL the ayes and noes
were called.
ArEs-Messrs. Chopper, Cabell, M'Cue, Stuart
TuT~etI Of b. Mitchell, Vandoren, Fryat, Kyle,
ioier, Corbin, Coleman, Cardweli, Broadus IT,
wing, Vaughan, Scott, Marshall of F., Woods
Wood, Gather, Smith of G., Wilkinson. Ersk;ns'
Vance, odell, Thompson. Mullen, Lee, MIRA
Hamlet, Gregory Stephenson of J., worthington,
Donneliy, Tayloe o! King George, Beard, Ramev'
Harrison, Caldwell, Orrick, Harreil. Brown of n
ferby, Mcconnell, Cheatham, Hiner, May, Tun
stall, Keen, Burner, Porter, Burke, Dew. Elliot,
str9'heT, Robertson, Dorman, Ley burn, Crutch,
n n Fhzhush Stephenson of T., Walker, Ste
phenson OF w., Fulton--65.
NoEs-Messrs. Coles, Carpenter. Wiley Rv,d
Hannah. jackson, Haskins. Meredith, Buthne,on'
Cox, Burwe Of C. an6 w, Sanssier. Des,ins
Johnston, GGerran, Taylor Of r., Clarke, Arm
fR,, ,,Ea S snU OF OF W. Davis pabney Habern,
ton, Tanzey, Chapman. Wade. Smith Of N FItzgee
raid, MPheIson, Brown of p. Heath, RatcliTe.
Snder, Smith of r., Shipman, Cowan. Bevins
Conn., Williams. TAFT, Warren-47.
NJ Lee, of Harrison, took it up to the Senate
Mr. hoBERrsoE presented letter from, the En-.
gineers of the James River and Kanawba Comn,.
N.Y. on the subject Of the communications with he
south size Of James River, to accompany the Com.
panys petition, which, on his motion, was ordered
| TO be printed. 30"
Mr' RoBERrsos, according to order, presented
vi. 20 enp9SeT The Common Council Of Richmond
10 eppolnt Fort wardsns for the port OF Richmond
Mr.. May from the Committee for Courts of JUS
| Freeze and y '"NO'
-, bill divOrcins Olympia Blood from her husband
| Waddy Blood.
On motion of Mr.. MAI
hs''!rtd, That the Committee for Courts
4 Of Justice, TO whom was referred the bill es-
taohshbg new court in the city OF Richmond
nave leave TO send Tor persons and papers 10 enable
them to enquire into the extent Of business and IN.
cause OF delay in the Circuit Superior Oou-t Of
Henrico and Richmond. - Z, -
On motion ofMr. FULros,
Res@iuss, That the COMMITTEES on Ae,;.,I,,,..
ana Manufactures enquire into the expedencv NJ
incorporating joint stock company in The conn,u
OF Wyihe, TOT INC purpose OF manufacturing ron
seei, wool and cotton, and that said Commute
nave IeaVe TO report by bill or Otherwise
mr.. MEN presented a petition OF citizens nj Tho
county oil Phtsylyana and the ADJOINING co,n,;e.
praying Tedue lca Of tolls upon the Petersbnrg
and Castor Rail Ro,d u's
On motion Of Mr. ScorT, the eport of the f,oo,.
mitiee OF Privileges md Elections upon The eonts.,sd
| election from the county Of Notloway, was tsken
up and ordered 10 be made the order of the dsv for
Saturday next. ~
report rejecting the petition Of citizen, Of Mr.
thGmberand, praying that Alfred Lewis NAV he
agreed to. ~ " W anu
r, report Of the COMMITTEES Of Preposition, and
GDeVances rejecting the petition OF Isaac God
oin aga Others, Or an act incorporating The Mar.
shaii ihe9ue IN the city Of Richmond and was
Tshoj-uefeupon a moiIon vas made by Mr. Nc.
NAE, 70 recofnmii the same and the question being
unoef eonnderaton, and on motion OF MIR sroi,6
on sic 0, Wight the House adjourned until 10 MOI