Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-04

MIR Mellhaney said he thought the gentleman
rom Mon'os had Improperly characterized his call
10, 'he Previous question, as most remarkable one
he could see nothing remarkable about il. The
bill had been discussed some Ave days, and he
supposed the Hous, had been sufficiently informed
IN regard toiL AT all events. no thought no add.
uonal hight would be shed upon tho bill, and he
therefore refused to withdraw the call.
MIR Dnrman then called the ayes and noes on the
Gallo tho previous question. and the House refused
10 nut the previous question by vote of ~ to 81.
The question on the indefinite postpouement Of
the oiI was then put, and decided IN the negative
| as follows:
| AGES-Messrs Bayly, Aiiwor,b, Harvie, Rid
dick, Harrison Of Il, Jones OF Buckingham, Has.
| kins, Samuel, Apperson, Cardwell. Cox of G,
SroSdu' Thomas, Foster, Wood, Robins, Guerrant,
spencer, Clark, Watkins. Holleman, Bowdcn, Da-
vis of & u, Wallace of X G, Dabncy, Ed
mosis, Ransy, M'Ilhsney, Holiday. Marshall.
Digs, Scott ot M, Orrick, Harell, Taylor Of N
u, Eihericge. Watts, VERIFY, Smith Of N, M'pher-
son, Wallace Of p, Keen, Dcy, Heath, Bravuer,
Warren. Buck, Mayo, Jr-53.
NoES-NieSsrs Sou,hall, (Speaker.) Eivcs,
Holloway, DAVIS Of A, Kinney. Mavsc, wingfeld,
Mitchell, Hunter. Newkirk. Robinson, Cox of b
l., Jones Of Brooke, Moore. TOlcr, Nowln. lr-
wing scott Of +, MLauchn. Payne, Woods, Ear.
~, Byrd, French. Carroll, Erskiu,, Vance, Pugh,
thompson. MULLEN, hincholoc, Armstrong, M'Rac
Gusee, Molcr, Kennedy, Smith ok, Woodland
Taylor OF l., Martin OF Nj, Smith OF Mason and
CaDerfOn. DAVIS
| OF Montgomery and Pulaski, Lyon, uiner. vii.
Hams Crimes, Brown OF p, Elliott, Daniel, M'Cau.
| ley, Leyburn, Dorman, Shipnan, Cowan, Quillen,
Gatewood, Crawford, Tate, Bowen, Martin Of r
SondSon, Jackson, Leitwich- Go.
MIR Do'nian now proposed TO strike out a part of
the "a section with a ve'S 10 amend as before
mentioned)-and the proposition was carried
lie then moved 10 insert his amendments before
proposed.
Mr. Crutehfeld opposed the insertion-He said
ne was glad the appropriation had been diminished
one nan; and he tclt pretty suro that the House
would never agree 10 repe,l il in the manner pro-
posed by the gentleman from Rockbrldsc. for he
| tMr C.l plainly saw, as he supposed the House
uo, mat dFeet charge upon the Treasury was
| contemplated by the amendments proposed--and
ne went INTO course Of remark 10 prove that this
would be tho effect of those amen ments
Inc hour having arrived, the House took ro-
EVENING SESSION.
MIR VERIFY moved TO lay the South Western Road
Bill on the table-Messrs Bayly and STROLLER op-
posed tho motion, and after soma it'll. debate.
MIR Byrd e1llej tho previous question; which
being pat; the House refused TO lay on the table
! Mr. Jackson said he could not vste for the bill if
the amendments Of the gentleman from Ruckbridce
were incorporated into ~ Cor the bill would then be
direct infringement OF the charter OF the Banks
which now allowed the banks to pay this bonus in
their stock; whereas these amendment, would force
them TO ray It III each, which would, 10 doubt, 10
very onctous upon them.
MIR Dorman said ha was surprised At the idea adj
vanced by tho gentleman from Wood. Ii surely
was no invasion OF the chatter, when the charter
\ Showed upon its face that il was subject TO be at
any time altered or amended by the Legislature
As to the policy of the change from Bank stock To
cash, be had had conversation on the subject with
VEG Fiesldent OF the Virginia Bank, who thought It
uter FOLLY that the State should continue to receive
I this bonus in bank stock. And if the banks were
required 10 pay ia cash. why then tho operation ~
ths amendment would be, in effect to pay the ap-
propunuon IN stock, at par, which is now worth
I only SGD IN the 100. Blu, the gentleman from
Sroitsyivanil said this morning that this amend
meni would effect nothing more or less than direct
! Appropriation out of the public treasury; but this
could not 10 so, FOR the bonus being received in
stock, Of course only the dividend on that s,orl wa
now paid INTO the treasury; and, consequently, only
that dividend, for some years, could fairly be said
TO be taken ont Of the treasury, if the bonus itself
were now made payable in money.
Mr Cox said that from a slight nlusion which
had been made by the gentleman from Rockbridge
to the gentleman frsm Ameii, he was inclined
10 suspect that there must be some log rolling be
tween those gentlemen. He knew, he said that loo
rolling was very common in the House on subjects
OF internal Improvement; but he was decidedly OPP
posed 10 any thing like log rolling or coAogul;Rg
between Internal improvement and anti bank men
He called on the gentleman from Amelia to explain
the nj uson
Mr. B-oadus here made few remarks. the tenor
OF which was, that lie entirely approved the pro
posed change Of the bonus stock into money s iiev
TO decrease the necessity for taxation; but he wa,
fully OF opinion that all the moneys obtained from,
such sources ought TO be paid into the public ,rea.
suIy-ahd he added, let sll appropriations be paid
directly out Of the public treasury. and then these
matters would be better understood.
MIR Dorman said he merely rose 10 explnin the
auslon winch had reused the suspicious Of the gen.
t'eman from Chesterfield. There had been no log
rolling or cOhoslirg between himself and the GEN
tleman from Amelia. Indeed, that gentleman was
too young a member, and too acknowledgements in
has movements. He was Mr. ID. thought, the las,
man upon whom any thing like cohogllng could be
carried on successfully.
MIR Rives asked II there a bill reported by
the committee OF finance in relation to the pa vuent
OF this bonus, the subject having lately been referred
10 that committed
MIR Dorman said h. would explain. He had bean
ignorant at first that this bonus belonged IN tbe
Board Of Public Works; and had, Consequently
mentioned to members OF the committee his inten,
ton TO prepare bill for the paymeh, of the bonus
into the Treasury IN money, instead Of its being
paid in bank stock. lie had written bin accord
insy, which he had shown in the House TO five
members OF the committee. Having afterwards
called on the Second Auditor to learn from him the
amount OF this bonus, he had been informed by thar
officer, that this bonus belonged 10 the Fund for In
teTnal Improvement. Soon after, this bill coming nm
m the House. II struck him that the best mode ~
disposlng Of this bonus money (which was bv law
given to tao fund for internal improvement TouIJ
be 10 appropriate it TO this road and hence the nrs
Pa'a'l'i VI hh hintnument. he ADDED, that he DE-
signed to report this bill, 1t the present amendment
were rot adopted.
Mr. Rives now expressed good deal Of as,onish
ment al the reported declaration OF the Presiden Of
the Bank. lie added, hat he agreed with the zen.
teman from Wood IN his view Of the recent Of the
bonus ~ money-ond that he could not vote for the
| bill II this amendment were brought into il.
Mr. Holiday said, HAT though the gentleman
from Ro,kbridge objected to the charge ofog rolno
o. cohogiing, sor.e such operation vet he rnusi
be allowed TO tell that gentleman he thought there
was, at least TO bring in softer accusation) sone
billing and coong between the friends Of the lance
| River and konawha bill and tho friends Of the Souib
/ Western Road. He was, he said, perfectly certain
| that II this scheme should he allowed to carry The
South Western Road Bill through the House tb1t
the if bill to the james River and Kanaygbn
| Company would speedily follow il.
Mr. Doman here asked Mr. IlClladay il he Womb
not IKE TO have one years bonus for the Louis,
Road If he could got 1t.
Mr. Holadly promptly replied that he would not
had concluded, '' "0
MIR Goodson said he rolled every bodv,s LOG bp,
he never made contracts beforehand that they were
10 help him roll his lie said that let tbeIrs nd n
the South Western Road do what thew wonld ~
order to perfect their bill and make il n,l,,,iI. 70
the llouse, somebody would bo sure to object. TIc
ga no. know but they had now done the beat tbey
could. wv ''' my
, Mr. Taylor, Of " y, said he wished n kro,v
I whether the House was ready to vote In, nnnro.
: praton, and S250.000 more to the James Rive,
! ana hAnawhn company, and on that auestion br
called the yeas md nays.
Mr. Bayy now called tho nrsv;oe. o,,.....-