Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-12-23

ton:
Reso'red, That the Committee for Courts
! inquire into the eXpediency of fe-enacting the
| provisions of the act of the 22d of June, 1887
to stay proceedings on executions, trust deeds
and other demands, in cases of refusal TO re-
ceWe bank notes, so long as the suspension
| ofspccie payments is legalized by law
! Mr.. }. thought it wrong to permtthe banks
to lock up all the specie in the country,
whilst the people are required to pay their
debtsin specie. He proposed merely TO re-
| vivc the acts Of forn,or ycors---tu endure SO
| long as the banks were i'll state of suspcn-
| sion.
Resolution adopted, rem. con.
| On Mr.. Kinney's motion, the Committee
on Roads were instructed to inquire into the
| eXpediency Embarrassing the capital stock of
Stanton and James River Turnpike Compa-
| ny, with aview to M'Adamize the road and
changing its location at such points as may
be thought necessary.
On motion Of MIR. Jackson,
Resolued, That the Committee for Courts
inquire into the expediency of so amending
the act organizing the Court Of Appeals as to
reduce the number of Judges TO four, until a
mother vacancy occurs-and then reducing the
number to three. Also, apportoning the sal
airy of the 9Th Judge now constituted n
mOng the four, until the court is reduced to
three Judges by the happening of another va
cancy, and when it shall be SO reduced to
three, apportioning the salaries of the 4tll and
9th Judges among the three.
MIR. Hopkins moved Joint resolution to
proceed to the election of President Of the
Court Of Appeals, on the 18th inst.
Laid on the table, on motion of Mr.. Crutch-
field
Wheeling .NotcS-ShcriGs, &c.
Mr.. Baldwin, from the committee OF Courts,
to whom had been recommittcd the bill for
the relief of SheriAs and other collectors of
the revenue, reported the same with an n
mendment.
The amendment requires, as did the bill,
that the officer should make affidavit that he
had not received the notes Of the Wheeling
Banks at discount-but that he may be allow
ed z IL per cent for prompt payment, il he
has paid such money into the deposite banks,
on special deposite, and shall within 60 days
from the passage of the act make the aflida-
Wit required.
Mr. Smith of Kanawha, would inquire
whether any provision had been made for the
Sheriff of Kanawha. That officer had to pay
a premium for Wheeling notes-it being mn
possible to collect the revenue in any other
than Ohio, kentucky, Tennessee and Indiana
money. He would move to recommit, that
provision be made for this case.
Mr.. Leftwich moved to strike ont the por-
ton of the bill which requires the affidavit of
the Sheriff. 1t would have post facto ope-
ration-and be unjust to the Sherills. They
acted according to law, in receiving these
notes-and it cannot now be made illegal.
MIR. Bayly thought action on the subject
premature, as resolution of inquiry touch
ing the matter had been referred to the Bank
Committee.
Mr.. Crutchfeld was warmly in favor Of
exacting the affidavit from the sheriAs. lie
had heard that some of these officers, after
collecting the revenue in Richmond Funds,
had sent them to Baltimore, and elsewhere,
and bought up Wheeling notes at discount,
to be paid into the public treasury. If such
! be the fact, he was not willing that the Com
monwealih should be thus shaved
Mr.. Holiday took a similar view, and pro-
posed to strengthen the affidavit by embracing
every possible case.
Nicholson was opposed to the whole bill.
| BY law the sheriffs were authorized TO receive
these notes, and we could not now deprive
them of that right. The Richmond notes
were at per cent. discount in his county
Mr.. llolleman clearly of opinion, that
| the Legislature had no right to exact an aifi-
davit. The SheriAs stood in no need of re-
lief. The Wheeling notes were legal ten
der, and he hoped the Sherihs would bring it
| to a judicial decision. He was glad that the
difficulty had arisen. II showed us the folly
we had been guilty of in relying upon and
putting ourselves into the power of these
soulless corporations.
The amendment of Mr. HollaGay was re-
jected.
The question then REQUIRED upon the mo-
ton of Mr.. Leftwich to strike out the provi-
sion of the bill, requiring the affidavit of the
| officer.
Mr.. Baldwin opposed the amendment
contendng that the bill was one of relief to
the sherils, and not of pains and penalties, as
maintained by some genAemen The bill
allowed the sherifs certain privileges upon
certain conditions, which the Legislature had
perfect right to impose.
Mr. Wallace of p. supported the amend
ment of Mr. Leftwich, which prevailed by
ayes So to noes DO as follows:
AYEs.-Messrs. Southall, (speaker) ALL
worth, Holloway, Harvey, Kinney, Mayse
Hunter, Newkirk, Robinson, Cox of b. andL.
Jones of Brooke, Riddck Harrison of b.
Jones of Buckingham, Moore, Apperson
Cardwell, Cox ofC., Vaughan, Scott of F.
Mclaughlin, Payne, Deskins, Woods, Wood
French, Robins, Carroll, Spencer, Watkins
Pugh, Thompson, Kinchelo, Armstrong, Mp
Rae, Griggs, Holleman, Bowden, Davis of X
| and q EI,pouJo UooI,...,.