Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1842-01-27
Virginia Legislature.
HOUSE OF DELEG ATES.

cademy, in the county of Pocahontas; an act ai-
thorisng ferry from the land Of Robert Holders,
In the county of Cabell across the Ohio river; an
act establishing the county of lYoyne out of a
part OF Cabell county; also, with ;;mendment)
an act Incorporating the Trustees Of the Warm
Springs Academy, in the county Of Bath: an act
extending the limits of the town of Clarksburg,
in the county of Harrison, and amending several
acts concerning the same.
The amendments to the frst-named bill were
concurred in, and the latter laid on tho table, on
motion Of MIR. Armstrong.
Mr.. Baldwin, from the Select Committee on
Apportionment, made report on the subject,
which he stated had been adopted by bare ma
jority of the Committee. The minority of the
Committee would also make report. On mo-
ton of Mr. Jackson, 1000 copies were ordered to
DO printed.
BANK SUSPENSIONS.
Mr.. Hopkins offered the following resolution:
Resolved, Tina, the Presidents of the Banks Of
this Commonwealth, and of their several branclf-
cs, be directed to report to the present House OF
Delegates, as soon as practicable, full and per-
feet copy of their respective journals, containing
all the proceedings of their Presidents and Dr.
rectors since the suspension of specie payments
in 1897; to BIO verified complete and accurate
by the aiidavi,s OF the Cashiers of the said Banks
and their branches respectively.
This resolution was advocated by Mr.. Hopkins,
and opposed by Messrs Crutchield, Kinney, and
Dornan.
Mr.. Dorman moved to amend the resolution by
instructng the Committee on Banks to inquire
into the eXpediency Of calling on the Banks as
aforesaid, instead of directing the Presidents
This amendment was adopted, ayes 70, noes 45.
The resolution then agreed to.
Mr.. Walace's resolution calling on Chapman
~ Johnson for the Of his delay i'm preparing
the criminal code for publication was taken up
and adopted.
NATIONAL EANK.
Mr. Dayly moved that his resolution on this
subject be taken up and made the order of the
day for Tuesday next. This motion was advo-
Gated by Mr.. b., and opposed by Messrs. Crntch-
field and Scott. 1t was decided in the negative.
Friday, January2l.
A communication was received from the Senate
announcing their agreement to the resolution for
the election of Judge of the Court of Appeals
on the 26th inSt.-and also to the resolution in
structing our Senators to use their eXertions 10
procure appropriation of land to satisfy war
rants issued to soldiers of the Revolution.
Mr.. Woon, from the Committee Banks, re-
ported bill to incorporate the Mechanics Saw
ings Institution, in the town of Winchester.
Mr.. LEYBuRN, presented plan of system of
Common Schools, prepared by Henry Rutfner,
Esq, President of Washington College. The
plan occupies 81 pages of manuscript.
DUELLING LAW.
The bill to remove the disabilities of persons
who have been engaged in duels, came up on its
second reading
Mr.. ARMSTRONG moved its indefinite postpone
ment. He said he convinced that the people
wished no change in the settled law Of the State
the subject-lowever hard its provisions might
bear many worthy and talented citizens.
The bill was then indefinitely postponed-ayes
GO; noes, 81
RESUMPTION OF SPECIE PAYMENTS.
Mr.. ByRD's proposition directing the Cover
nor to open correspondence with the Governors
of Maryland and Pennsylvania on the subject of
the Resumption OF specie payments, was return
ed from the Committee on Banks with resou
ton declaring such correspondence erpedient.
MIR. DABNEY moved to strike out expedient and
insert ineTpedient.
Mr.. Byrd opposed the motion.
r The House refused to strike out--Ayes IA,
noes 60.
ton by adding, ''provided the Banks shall not re-
main in a state of suspension longer than the LIST
of August next"
Mr.. STRorHea opposed the motion.
Mr.. BRowN, of Preston, begged that it might
be withdrawn. He was opposed to such a re-
mote day as August, and preferred that no day be
now named. The law, at present, extended the
time of suspension to the lst of April. If the
time to be changed, he preferred that the
possibility should rest on the friends of the Banks.
Mr.. DABNEY then altered his amendment by
substituting the lst ofAprl as the day for resump
ton.
Mr.. Irvine opposed the amendment.
Mr.. HOPKINS moved to lay the resolution on the
In the course of his remarks, he declared his in
tention to vote for the earliest day Of resumption.
After some further remarks from Byrd, the mo-
ton was adopted, and the resolution and amend
ments laid on the table.
The Committee of Courts Of Justice made re-
port unfavorable to the proposition of Mr.. Hop
kns, that husbands should only be bound for the
debts of their wives, contracted before marriage
to theamount Of the property acquired by virtue Of
the marital rights. Mr.. Hopkins moved to re-
verse the decision of the committee and argued
to show that it should be done. Messrs. Brown
of p, and Holiday, opposed the motion. The
House refused TO reverse the decision.
Mr.. SooTT presented the Report from the mi
nority of the Apportionment Committee, viz :
Messrs. Scott, Holiday, Crutchfed, Hopkins,
and Bayly-which, on his motion, was laid upon
the table, and ordered to be printed. The Report
concludes with the following resolutions
SCI. Resolved, That the legislative power Of the
Commonwealth ought to be apportioned between
the several great divisions thereof, according to
the number of white inhabitants contained, and
the amount ofali taxes, raised by the Legislature,
paid in each.
so. Resoloed, That the existing apporionmept
approaches nearly to that ratio, that it is mex
pedient 10 change the same"
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Marco and the Ierian Prisoners.
We are inf ormed by a friend who has letters
iromthe city of Mexico to the 18th December,
that at that time Gen. Santa Anna, the Provi-