Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-22
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SATURDAY MOANING. JANUARY "a.
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THE SPEECH OF THE SESSION.
THE MISUNDERSTANDING


The proceedings, yesterday, were almost entirely
confined TO tho dull details of business. A little
debate occurred, however upon the resolution from
the Committee in relation to RESUMPTION of sneeis
payments 10y the Banks a motion was made TO
amend the resolution by appointing day on which
resumption should take place. and the LIST Of Au-
gust was mentioned as a suitable tine. This. in
the opinion of Mr. Dabney, would allow the Banks
ample time to set their house in order, aud pay Of
their debis. lie said the ranks Of the anti.bank
men were thinning daily in the House, and he
therefore s,renuousy urged octon on the resolution
at once before any further influence what inAueuce
could be exered over them On the ether hand il was
argued by others Of the anti bank men, that the
day fixed for resumption, 10y the late law on the
subject, TO wits the LIST April next, was sufficiently
remote; therefore, f the day was to he changed. it
should bo to an earlier and not a later day.
Hopes were expressed THAI # the Bnnks did not re-
sumo on the day now fixed by law, the Legislature
should not again interposc, but should leave the
Banks to suffer all the pains and penalties imposed
by the law.
MIR Hopkins then moved to lay the whole subject
on the table, Tor the present. The question Of re-
sumption WAS, he thought one Of vast Importance
lie would be ready, he said to vote for the earliest
day, that might be proposed consirnin the Banks
TO resume specc.payments, even If II should be to.
morrow. lie objected TO the correspondence by
the Governor with other States las proposed in
the resoluton) because he had not the nintest hope
that any good would result from that measure. His
reason for moving to lay the subject on the table,
however, vas merely that he was anxious to have
foil attendance OF members. when the vote should
be taken upon the resolution.
MIR Byrd was surprised At tho motion to lay on
the table. lfgentlemcn expected to weary the House
into compliance with this proposition, they would,
he thought, find themselves mistaken. II any good
was to result from proposed action on the rosou.
tor, why tho spocdior the action, the greater
would he the good. Notwithstanding these and
other similar remirks, the question being put, upon
the motion to lny on the table, prevailed. Yeas So,
nays 90.
HusbInds and Wipts
a report Of the committee Of Courts declaring il
inrRpcdiort to limit the liabilities Of tho husband
on accounted indebtedness Of the wife before mar.
rage. to the amount Of properly acquired through
III wife, being before tho House, for their concur.
renee,
| Mr. Hopkins moved to reverse tho report on the
ground, that n man could not know beforehand the
Indebtedness Of the woman he proposed to marry.
creditors might couspfo with the woman 10 conceal
her Indebtedness, in order 10 enable her to get n
husband able TO pay hor tobts.
| Mr. Brown Of Preston, and Others opposed tho
motion to reverse the decision Of the committee. I,
was commonly thought Tint rules should work both
ways n husband was to bc entitled 10 the wifes
fortune, Or 10 The surplus, II my, In case Of in
dcbtcdncss, no ought IN bo subjected 10 the nav.
mcnt of tho wie's debts wh,re she BRINGS No for.
furo, or where her indebtedness exceeds her for
tune Besides, this is the law Of the land and v,bv
hango ~ whco, under %, mltrimony had flourish
ID 80 very bcauufuliy7 The Inv was decidedly
proper and II was tho duty Of young gentlemen
who calculated pecuoi'ry matters in PROJECTING
m'tumony) to see thot their lady loves were free