Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-09
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
HOUSE OF DELEGAIE Els.
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UCdRfSnHy, january u
MIR. BURKE presented petition Of citizens q
Prince Edward county, asking that a law be passed
making Appomattox river lawful fence from Farm
vile to Planerstown, the head Of navigation.
MIR. M CORNELL presented petition Of citizens o.
West Liberty, asking for charter Of Incorporation
Mr.. JONES presented remonstrance OF citizens OPP
posed to such incorporation.
Also petition of citizens of Brooke county, praying
for the formation Of county out Of part OF that
county.
Mr.. RoBERrsoS presented petition of the Richmond
Fire Association praying to be permitted to erect an
Engine House ON the South Last Of the Public
Square.
Mr. HrpEx-Petition Of citizens Of the town Of Or
ange in the county Of Orange, for the passage of
authorizing the Trustees of the town TO impose small
tax on the residents OF the town.
Mr.. WALKER-Petition Of the citizens Of the county
of Wesmoreand for the passage of act more eHecu
ally TO prevent the destruction Of wild fowl by nonre
sdents.
On motion Of MIR. LEE, the report of the Committee
for Courts of Justice rejecting the petition Of Mary
Rusk, praying for divorce, amended by the House
reversing the judgment, taken up, and AZ amended
agreed to, and bill was ordered to be prepared con-
formally herewith.
Mr.. M'CUE moved to rccommit to the Committee OF
Roads and Internal Navigation, the report on the reso
luton directing them TO enquire into the eXpediency Of
erecting sign boards at roads throughout Virgil
na and that they be requested to report bill on the
subject-Motion rejected
The Senate announced that they had passed the bill
with amendments concerning the Second Auditor. Bill
as amended agreed TO and passed
Mr.. STEPHENSON Of Wood, presented a petition Of
citizens of the counties of Jackson and Wood, asking
that Spring Creek may be declared public highway.
The bill for the relief Of John Peyon from the pay
ment of fine, rejected on its second reading on
Tuesday
On motion of Mr. CnuTcnFIELD, the House sus-
pended the rule 10 enable them TO reconsider the
vote.
Mr.. SrRorHER urged the Justice and propriety of
passing this bill, and it was, upon his motion, read a
second time
This day the question again came before the House,
when, at length, on motion Of Judge May the bill was
committed to the Committee of Courts Of Justice, in
order that they might consider the proprey Of report
ing general law authorizing the Executive to decide
upon and allow claims for sums not exceeding so.
THE VIRGINIA BANK.
Mr. SrEpuEYsos Of Tyler moved that the resolutions
in reference to the Bank Of Virginia. be taken up,
with the view Of making the subject the order OF the
day for Tomorrow.
Mr. MAY understood the proposition TO be to take up
the resolutions in reference to the removal of the Pre-
sdent of the Bank Of Virginia He thought this ques-
ton settled Yesterday morning. and certainly consider
ed it as settled last night. That being the case, action
on the subject could only be calculated to consume the
time Of the House Believing that any action of the
House would be entirely unava'inS and useless, he
should vote against taking up the resolutions he I'M
destood that the stockholders had elected Dr Broken
therefore, quite unnecessary and useless for them to
terfere in the matter.
Mr. STEPHENSON of Tyler, was quite resolved that
any action Of the Stockholders should have no lnhn-
ence over him, member of that House. me S,ock'
holders had done what he always said they would do,
although gentlemen had been pleased most positively
to deny that they would net in the matter until tne
judgment Of the House had been pronounced. iney
had, however, acted Just he had predicted 10, ne
had distinctly stated that the Stockholders would TO-
tally disreg gard the action of that House His pred'e
tons had therefore, been most fully verified Whenever
it suited the purpose of these Stockholders TO come
and ask favors the hands of the Legislature they
did it with all humility, and remarkably eompfa'-
sant but it quite clear that they were ready to
embrace every opportunity of thwar'lng the wishes wis
of the Legislature when they thought they couid a, 40
so with IMMUNITY lie cared not for the action of the
Stockholders, and if he stood solitary and alone he
wonld record his vote upon the subject he wished to
inform those stockholders that whatever course they
might regard proper for them to pursue would not