Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-09
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
EaInAH Inn z 1911


The Senate announced that they had passed the
! bills entitled N
An act to amend the act entitled an act au,hori-
Eng Alexander II. Creel TO establish ferry across
| the Ohio river; and
| An act TO amend the act entitled "An net au,ho.
Ilzins Jesse Sturm to erect dam across the West
Fork OF the Monongalia river in the county of Har
| rison." - "
They further announced that they had passed the
bills entitled
An act concerning the Clerks of the Circuit SUI
perlor Courts Of Law and Chancery;
An act concerning Grand Jurles empannelled in
the tinsungs Court OF the city of Richmond, with
| amendments, in which they requested the concpr-
| renee OF the House of Delegates
The amendments were agreed to-
Mr. CRurcHFIELD, from the Committee of Roads
| and Internal Navigation, reported bill to autborise
tne individual stockholders of the Brandonville,
hingwood and Evansville Turnpike COMPANY to
transfer their stock TO the Board of Public Works
on certain condlti ms, with resolution recommend
ing the rejection Of the same
Also, Report on the expediency Of amending
County OF Henrico.
MIR ScoTr, from the Committee of Privileges and
T. ections presented Report upon the petition OF
ELISHA Melton, con,esting the election Of Joseph
Lipseomb, the Delegate returned from the county
OF Louisa, which, on his notion was ordered 10 he
laid upon the table and be printed.
MIR May presented Report lrou the Committee
Tor courts OF Justice on the resolution in relation TO
the taking OF dispositions OF witnesses living out of
the county, and the following bills:
A bill authorsIng the sale of certain real es
tate belonging TO Thomas May and wife;
bill releasing TO James and Benjamin Castle
man the Commonw eallh's right TO certain lands
therein mentioned
bill concerning indetermnate leases;
bill amending the act concerning frauds and
Pe[iures;
bill concerning the Courts of A ppeal; and
a bill concerning securities of Constabes.
Mr. DoRMAH, from the Committee of Finance
presented a bill TO change the time of accounting
Tor the collection OF poor rates and County leyes
Mr. Cox, from the Committee on the Penitentiary
presented report IN the case Of Allied Lewis
Bank Of piTg,nia.
we mo, on looking through our notes, that we
coulu NOT 90 even justice to the speakers this
case, by presenting an absir at OF tho speeches: we
therefore intend the matter has excited so
much attention throughout the Commonwealth, to
give full report OF the speeches.
=, Inc resolutions submitted on the 4th instant, by
MIR STEPHENSON of Tyler, together with the sub
situte thereto proposed by Mr. GREGoRI, were
taken up.
The resolutions are the following: Resslred, bv
the Senate and House. of Delegates, that the Gov
ernor of this Commonwealth be requested IN an
point such individuals as Directors of the Rank If
Virginia, rs will woe against the re- election of John
Brockenbrough as President of said Bank
RESOLVED, BY the Senate and House Of DELEGATES,
nat The proxies representing the Stock held in
a,A'N w v HblHlii ny the commonwealth, by
| the Board of Public Works, and by the Literary
Fund, be instructed TO vote for no individuals ns
Directors OF said Bank, who are favourable 10 the
reelection Of the present President.
Mr.. Grsgory'S Substitute
Re'0Lutd, by the House Of Delegates, That il il
lnexPed'ent that Dr. John Bfockenbrougb sbould
be re-appolnted President OF the Bank OF virginia
and that those persons representing the interest of
the State in said Bank be requested TO vote against
him for that office.
motion was made by Mr.. SMtrH, of Isle w
tonmend The SAID substitute by striking out all az
ter the word Resered and inserting in lieu thereof
the iolIowins THAT the power Of the State in line
appointment of Directors of the Bank of Virginia
ought to be 50 exercised to prevent the re.elec
ton OF the present Presiden. thereof"
Ihereupon motion was rnade by Mr. Ronrpr
soy, that the further confederation Of the said Roso
utons and amendments be indefinitely postponeJ.
Mt RoBERTsoS supported his motion at some
Mt STErnENsoS, of Tyler, replied TO Mr.. Ro.
nERrsoS, and the debate was, on motion of M,
BAILI, adjourned until tomorrow morning at m
o'clock N''""s ~ -
! Ihe Senate announced that they had Amounted
committee to act jointly with committee of the
House OF Delegates to examine into and report the
condition OF the Banks, in which they asked the
concurrence Of the House, WV
| The House then adjourned