Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-12-24
GENERAL ASSEMBLY oEy1ac1N,,
HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
WEDNESDAY. Dee. % 1871

Resolutions were offered by the following Gentle.
mon ard adopted: $500"
BY MIR CIendenin, tba, the Committee or Road.
&c inquire INTO the exDedency Of CONSTRUCTING 4,
rosa from the mouth OF LcontfJ Creek TO 1 oy,n
CoGr. House. By Mr. Thomas, iuuuriu, into Inc
expedisney C: amerdng the act passed al tn. la,
session, 10 prevent The destruction OF wild fowl nv
nor residents, 50 as 10 gave il gresier efficiency
On mo'ioa of MIR Holloway, the RUE OF III.
tiod,e limiting the number of the Committee OF
Roads, was suspended, and the name OF MIR Erskipe
was added TO SAID Committee.
PETITIONS
Petitions were presumed and REFEREED
By Mr. Armstrong, of Henry W Story, Of Penn.
syiyanil. Tor law directing the LIST AndItur Tn adj.
Just the taxes on certain lands.
by Mr. Smith, of NJ. & J. OF the citizens Of Jick.
son for precinct election.
by MIR EGsk'ne, OF Wm A Mas,in, for the eI,en.
sion Of the charter of the Sweet Springs Turnpike
Company
By Mr. Leyburn, lin the absence OF the member
from Fetersourg,) OF sundry cz ~, against the
establishment OF another tablcco inspection in Pc
tersburg.
WHEELING BAXEs.
MIR Dormsn offered the following re,oly,;,,:
ResoiUtd Tina, The First Auditor he au. hors.d
and required to correspond with the Nonh Western
Bdrk OF Virginia, and the Merchants and Mechan.
les Bank Of Wheeling in order TO ascertain
First. whether any arrangement can Toe effected
by which the notes OF said Banks received by the
made available to the uses OF the Commonwea l.h,
at par value.
~. Whether the said North wes.ern Bank will
receive their notes, ond tbs mites OF the Nsrehnns
and Mechanics Bank of Wheeling ~ pnymsnt oI
the Bbnds Of the Safe held by said North Western
Bank.
MIR. Wallace, Of Petersburg, suggested to Mr.
Dorman, that il would be better tn take u the r. So.
'ui,on offered 10y HIN (hr W. fiw days since,
and laid on the table, The object Of which was IA
r he NJ fla .I,.
available funds on the best terms.
Mr. ID. preferred TO take the question upon his
resolution. Ii would TO better he said for MI
VS. resolution TO he the table until tho infDr-
mation he sought should be obtained; II would be
then time enough to take up the msmber's resolu-
tion and the House could tuen act upon IL more IN
tsrsNndngly, II It should be necessary to act upon
u at all.
Mr. Wallace argued to show why hi, resolution
ought 10 he scied on instead OF MIR ID iTman's Ir
the course Of his remarks he made some reference
IN statement OF Mr. Jackson's relative the cfedi
bllity and high standing Of the Wheeling Banks aud
seemed to base his proposition TO dispose of the
notes upon this MISUNDERSTANDING that suffice nj
Information to JUSTLY the conversion ofthc notes into
available funds, necesstsed Ms the Commonwealth
was. lie made Hypothetical remark 10 the ,n-c
that " certain representations were made to appsa
| no thought the Banks there were on ih- downwnrt
course insolvency. expressed hi' willingness
| the same ume, appearing 10 cOnhde IN the statemen
MT Jackson, 10 risk the in the Treasury 70
! what they would command.
| Mr. jackson understanding Mr. Wallace ~ max.
| ing some unfayorsb o aiusion 10 the Banks ~ IN,
| North West, warmly defended them, and ss warm
| " nssailed the Richmond BJnky. lilo eIlleJ upu,
| tho Wes'ern delegation TO stand by their insttu
lions. lie said tho action Of the Legislature witt
| regard to them was calculated to do them injury
and protested against u in the Of the paofle q
the West. lie INDUCED This vein Of remark for
| cons derthlo time.
Mr. walllee disclaimed any sort OF sactionn
feeling hostile TO tho West, and was unconscio,
ton Mr. Jackson had placed upon his remarks II
declared himself TO be Vnginian, recognising n
distinctions between the East and the West. ~
also expressed his grateful sense Of tho seryie,
| NJ the West IN the Legislature in casss wher
the interests Of his constituents were involved
which Mr. Jackson had alluded. He disclsimt
having said any thing rejecting on The North We
tern INKS, and insisted that tho resolution he HI
. proposed was that best calculated IN his opinion
| do tnem istlce.
Mr. Ho.lemin moved TINT the second branch
= Mr. Dorman's resolution be stricken out. lie cor
tended that Il was impolitio to offer the two ~,
positions st onoe-to say to the Bank that we wi
, take 40 and so; butH that was incOnvenien' "
would consent 10 more convenient arrangement
MIR. DOrman replied 10 MIR. Ito lemnn-he nrKt
ed u show that u would lie better for the Cummur
wealth TO take IN her bonds now in possession OF N
{ Wheeling Bank, than to m,ks q sacrifice IN u
. Wheeling notes " those bonds were taken il
they might be disposed Of again, or they might
,inesllsd, and an equal smounI Of the Common