Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-22
oENERAL AssEaBL. OF VIRGINIA.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


e communication was received from the Senate
d s'auns that Il had passed the Bills entitled,
4 An act incorporating the rrusteesOt Huntervll
aeaaemy In the county OF Pocahontas;"
. An act authoriz ng Ferry from the land OF RO
y Ohio River"
! AN act establishing the county OF Wayne. frOr
p part otthe county of Cabel;"
,Also,-"An act incorporating the Trus;eeSofl III
and
"A Bill extending The limits of the town of Clarks
Q ourg, IN the county Of Harrison, and amending sc
veral acts concerning the same," with amendments
. House.
PErIrIess
, by Mr. Wilson-Fcom citizens OF the county @
r rrinee Edward, asking that the Court days OF SAT-
county may be changed.
, by MIR Cox of Il. 4 From citizens Of the eoun
" 81 Lewis. for the establishment oi town on tn
lands Of VIM. H. Ball, in said county.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY MIR Cheatham-Thnt the Committee on Pro
positions and Grievances be instructed to enquir,
into the expcd.ency ol extending the provisions o.
the act entitled "An act allowing reward ior kill
'ns grey foxes IN the county Of Prince Wii'm.'
passed March l7th. isii, 10 the county of Patrick
by MIR Nanee-rhal the Committee on Courts o
justice enquire into the expcdicncy Of sncnding
the law concerning Executors, provide IN eve
" case Tor adequate compensation to Sherfs and
othtr officers, Or the support ut persons arrested
under the wit OF TcS'nitri Cspas and their uans
pottaton to the jail Of the county from whence such
Il writs shall issue.
MIR Wallace OF r., asked the House to take up
the resolution inStruc,ing the Committee on Courts
OF Justice 10 ascertain fcrthwth from Chapman
| Johnson. Esq. TO whose hands had been committed
the revision OF the Criminal Laws of this Common.
wealth, 10y an Act the General Assembly passed
SSd March, 1886. at what time he would be prcpar-
| cd 10 me- Ike report To the General Assembly.
| MIR w. said the Legislature had been retarded
Tor several wears from amending the Criminal Code
ey waiting !os information, and he thought withou,
any 0i>reSpcct The feelings of that gentlemen IN
was lime The report had been made. The resou.
ton was adopted.
MIR Hopkins desired 10 call up the following rcso.
lutlnn, which bad been submitted by him:
ReSosred, That the Presidents Of the Banks Of
this Commonwealth, and their several branches be
directed TO report 10 the present House of Dele
gates as soon as practicable, full and perfect COPY
OF their respective Journals containing all the pro-
eeedlngs ui their Presidents and Directors since the
suspension OF specie paymentsip 1889 to be verified
a. complete ana accurate. 10y the nffidavs OF the
Gathers OF the said Banks and Branches respect.
| lively.
| MIR Cru'chfel said he was no, convinced of IN.
necessity ~ oo'ainns such information at this time
lie Thought Il could not Toe obtained before the ter
mnatioa OF the sSson. tlc had no desire To screen
the Banks; and 1t the member tn m Pnwhata would
SO amend the resolution send il 10 the Commit
| tee on Banks, ne would have no objection TO vote
| for II.
| Mr. Dorman appeheuded that such A repor, wouId
he very vouminou', and moved to amend the rcso-
luton, 50 as 10 instruct the Committee on Banks 10
enquire into the etpedeucy Of directing the Presi.
/ dents, Sc.
present mass OF bus ness before the Committee woud
/ prevent tho information from coming before tho
House. lie wishel To ascertain whe her the Banks
had conducted thor business acrurGins to the law,
/ oi the land Susp cion hung over them: and the
reso mon would cradle them 10 remove H. by fur
n'shing the inform mon required. The Legislature
required Journal 10 be kept, md no one supposed
thar 1t should be kept IN the dark
Mr. Keen asked Il the House knew the exten,
OF the information which would I've Obtained from,
all the Banks sircs 1887. He was no, willing IN
incur the expense which the resolution would in
Vove. He desired irs, to ascertain the SIZE of tins
report.
MIR Dorman ;h,ucht 10 gentleman woud he vii.
ing Ia vote iorihe resolution. The Committee had
liti.e to do, and could soon make up n report
Mr. Hopkins understood the Committee was on
pressed with business. From inquiries he had made
he had earned the Journals were short and won d moi
occasion much expense. He wished the resolution
adopted, so as To give ali the information that could
be obtained.
The resolution amended by Mr. Dormap, was
then agreed to-ayes -. noes IS:
YE,s-Mes,r. Sou'b,'l, (speaker) Rives. Davis
Of Amherst Kinney, Baldwin Mays, Mitchell.
Hunter, Newkuk, Jones OF Brooke, Jones ot BIN. |
NowIn, Slmue Appsrs0n. CardweI, Broadus, II. /
wing, Brown OLE S.w, Scott OF F, Mclaughlin. |
Payne, Deskins, Woods. Wood. French, RohiDs. |
Erskine, c ark. Vance, Push Thompson, Mullen. |
M'Rae, GUsss, Bowden, Nicer, Kennedy, Smith !
o. Kan, Wallace of Il c., Etmends Ilamev M'Il. /
haney, Banks, Harrison of NJ, Davis OF Nj x p. J
Hirre.', Taylor Of b, E,heridse Waits, Yerbv' |
Smith of y, EdgnstOn, Chelthim, Keen, Will /
ans, Grimes, Wilson, Dew, Elliott STROLLER. Dan !
iei, Dorman, Leyburn, Ga,ewood, Crawford. Ur-
quhari, Cru'chfed, Ford Buck, Goodson Mayo IT..
and Lettwch-72
NAIs-Messrs Blyly. Ailwor'h, Holloway. Cox
Of 4 L, Rid,ck Harrison OF 3, Haskins. Moore.
Vaughan, Thomls, Guerraut, Carroll Spencer
watkins, hincheoe, Armstrong, Davis OF X & q |
Dabney, Woodland, Ciendenin, Holiday, Marshall
Martin Of NJ, Digs. Boyd, Scott of NJ, Moran
Lyon, Fitzgerald, Mcpherson, Hlner Wallace of
p, Hopkins, Brown of z, Hcith, Brawner. Nc.
Cauey, Snpman, Smith Of Rockingham, Cowan,
CULLEN, Tate, Warren, Bowen, and Martin Of Ty. !
ler-45.
Mr. Biv'y moved 10 take up the resolutions which
he had submitted, relative 10 a National Bank. Ifl
they were scted upon at all It should be before the
mass OF business before the House would prevent
lie made the motion with view TO make Them the
order Of the day for Tuesday next He was per.
sonally committed 10 the reso u,ipns and was bound
TO support them, Il they needed support He had
resisted the discussion of Fedora. Relations when
be thought there was no occasion FOR the interposi
ton 81 the Legislature. lie thought there WIS n ]
peculiar propuety, when Distinguished son of Vir.
GINA h1d twice vetoed Na 0nal Bank for the I
Legs allure 10 assert the opinion which II entertain
ed. Every attempt 10 arrest the usurpatous Of
The General Government, had been made by the
Executive, or by Legislative inierposition. This
had been asserted by Judge Story. PROSTATE the
Veto, md mainiain thatthe Legislator. has no rgh,
70 nerfe'e with Federal Politics, and you PROSTATE
every barrier 10 Federal usutpsticn.
Mr. CUichhed had been, as he before asserted
opposed 10 all discussion OF Federal Relations NJ
the present session. lie thought this not proper
time for the gentlemen from Accomnc TO call an
his resolutions. There were NJ least II members
absent. He hid given no notice Of his intcntion
Such had not been The usual course; and the gentle
man might attain ms object by SIMPLY rising to
give notice Of his intention TO call 10 the subject.
lie thr ca was not one who denied IN the refnot-
es' tho slightest degree, the right Of Legislative
in'erposuon, when such lnierposiiIOn WIS nccess,.
~. lie ssked II there was any probability that n
charter Of National Bank would be passed. al tho
present session. lie thought not, and hoped the
gentleman from Accomac would act upon the sug-
gestion he had made.
Mr. BaY.y said, the motive which had induced
him 10 make The motion to-day, was to test whether
the House would be wlllin. 20 take upond discuss
the subject
MIR Scott, Of Fauquer, assenied 10 some of the
propositions Of the gentleman from Accom,ck lie
rose % m,ks an enquiry. Upon this subject the
Opinions Of the Legislature had been uniform and
we'll understood While this was the condition Of
oiiiifs, Vos 10 Necessary tbat we should, for the
hundfedih time, express them. II was well known
that the President entertained opinions respecting
I The power Of Congress TO charter Bank when
would induce him 10 veto H. Much communication
/ had been bestowed upon this Conservative power OF
the veto. lie thought OF The motives Tor offer.
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