Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-22

lreply. The gentleman from Aeecmaek hau .Onee
ded that 4 the circumstances Of the day show thai
the question - not now practicable, the rcs1luiion
| ought noe 10 be considered. la order TO pass pro
perly on tho question before us, II was neeessar,
IN cnietsiand what was meant 10y the term Praeh
cal The gentleman from Aeeomaok had referred
The opinions entertained by the Wing party anS
| appealed to him to know II there did not exis,
lively and sensitive interest on the subject OF Ma
tOnal Bank. The question of pracicabiliiy haS
nothing TO do wrh the sentiments OF the Wh'f
parry. Was Il psactical1 Was Il by any degree
possible. CT probable that Consress would pass
law to charIera National Bank1 n there is such
probability. then the question is practical. Thu
gentlemen must show this rational probability q
the passage OF such a law, or fail 20 show that th
question is practical. The President has exprcsseS
his hostility to National Bank by the extremity
of a rsto. II then, he Is 81 fixed in his opinion
concerning the Constitutional power Of Congress IL
charter such Bank, is there any probability that
law should pass both Houses of Congress which
would receive his assent IL Is said by tho gentle
man from Aceonack that al effort hes been made
To paraly2e the President by taking from him the
veto power II he can show from satisfactory evi.
donce that the Executive triH De deprived OF the
veto power, he will make good one Of his positions.
The only probability of the charter Of National
Bank Is that II will receive the sanction Of two thirds
ct both branches Of Congress. l. there any such
probab'lityi None. The question then is no, a
practical one At tins time
! MIR Bavy said the reliance or the gentleman
upon the President was not. he thought, well found.
ed. The President was not opposed TO any or
every Bank, but TO Bank TO operate per Sc and
thai he had failed to prove the question pracu.
cal.
The question was then taken on MIR Bayly's
motion to take up his resolution and decided in the
| nosativc-ayes 81, nays 65.
TEAs-Messrs. Bayly, Ailworth. Holloway.
Cox OF Il s l., Jones of b. Riddick, Harrison OF e..
yores OF Buckingham, Haskins. Samuel, Cox ol
&, Vaughan, Deskns, Wood, Byrd French, Guer.
rant, Carroll, Spencer Clark. Watkins, Kinrhrlue,
Armstrong: Davis of q, Dabney, Woodard,
Holiday, Marshall. Banks, Martin OF NJ, Dogs
Boyd, Scott of NJ, Morgan, Harrison of NJ, Lyon,
Sm"h Of \, fitzgerald, M'Pherson, uiner, WAL
nce OF 7, Grlm,s, Hopkins, Brown OF T., Wilson.
Heath. BSawner, MCauley. Shipmau. Smuh OF
hnckngham, Co~an. Cullen, Gatewood. Claw
ford. Tate, Warren, Bowen, Martin of r. Buck.
Goodson aud Leftwich-6I.
NIs-Slessrs. Southail (Speakerl Rives, Davis
OF a, Kinney, Baldwin, MAyse, winc6eld Mitch
ell. Hunter, Ne~klrk, Moore. Nowlin. A rpcrson,
Cardweil BroadUs, Irving, Blown Ole c & w.
semple, Thomas, Scott of Il, Foster, NicI.auehlin'
rayne, WOODS, Early, Robins, Ersknc, Vance
Push, THOMPSON, Mullen, ArRao. Gtisg-, Bow
den. Moier, Kennedy, Smith of X, Wallace oi
u, Edmonds, Clendenin, Rlmey, MIhorcy,
Snllh OF Nj }, Caperton, Davis Of NJ y y, liar.
rel, Taylor OF b, T. heridec, Watts, Yerhv.
Ejsinion, Chea,ham, Keen, Williams, Dev. Elliott,
STROLLER. Daniel, Dormsn. Lcyhurn, Urouturt'
Cruiehhe'd, Ford, Mayo, Jr., and Jackson Is.
The Speaker laid before the House a communi.
cation from the acting Governor, transmitting reso
luIions from tho Legislature OF Alabama in releton
TO the admission OF Texas into the Unon;-the
proceedings OF the people Of AlvNhndril-in favor
OF ReiroccSsion OF the Town and County OF Al.
tSandtia;-and a semI-annual statement of the
Merchants aud Mechanics Bank of Wheelins:-
also communication from the same, IN reference to
slaves condemned To death m the Peuitentiarv.
which were read and ordered to be printed.
"t D'n'e'' tesariins the result at the vote just
given, as allowing the House breathing spell and
as permitting II 10 proceed with tho usual business
moved IN accordance with the notice he had gwen
Yesterday to take up the bill relating 10 the Rich
mond, fredericksburg \ Potomac Rail Road
Alter some conversation between MIR Daniel am
hessrs Waits, Taylor of Norfolk Borough. Me
Rae and Leitwich, the bill was agaih laid upon the
table.
The House then took up the bill to amend the
charter OF the Cty OF Richmond on is third read
ing
Mr. MCPHERSON moved TO reconsider the vote hv
"h'ch The bill had been ordered to third reading
IN order to submit an amendment. H. objected TO
the feature OF the blil which prob stcd persons
from voung Tor corporate authorities who exercised
the rish, OF voting ior Delegates.
MIR Daniel warmly opposed the motion, and de-
claTed that sooner than agree 10 such an amend.
ment, he would prefer the rejection OF the lill.
he question was taken on the motion In recon-
sder and decided IN the neguIye-aycs Al, nays
1EAs-Messrs Auworth, Holloway, Cox OF & |
L, Riddck, Harrison Of b. Jones OF Buckin'm. Has.
Sios; Moore. Desl'ins, Wood, Byrd Carroll, Spen-
,er, hlncheoe, Armstrong, u bney, Ramey, Mar |
shall Martin Of VI, Digs. Scou OF VI, Morgan. |
Lyon, MCPHERSON, Brown Of +, Heath, Brawner.
NeCauIey, Shipman, Smith OF Ro, Cowan, Qurl' !
en- Gatewood, Crawford, Tate, Bowen, Martin OF
j., Back, Goudson and Lei,~ich-4l.
NAIs-Messrs. Southal, tSpeakcrl Rives, Davis |
y a, Baldwin, Maysc, wing6eid Mitchell, Hunter. |
Newkrk, Jones of B, Now m, Samuel Apperson, !
satd~ell, Broadus, Irving, Vaughan, Brown OF f.. |
: w, Sempe, Foster, Mclaughlin. Payne. |
w foods, Early, French, Robins, Guerrant, Clark. |
!" atkins, Vance, Pugh, Thompson, Mullen, Nc. |
tne. Grisgs, Bowden, Moer. Kennedy Smith OF |
\, DAVIS OF * - q, Edmonds, Woodard, c en-
,enn, M'lhaney, Holiday, Banks, Smith of NJ K |
!, Boyd, Harrison OF NJ, Csperton, Davis of NJ * |
> Elheritse, lerty, Smith Of Northumberland |
fitzgerald, Edging'on, Cheatham, Hiner, Wallace |
y T. Keen, Williams, Grimes, Hopkins, Wilson, /
0ey' r. .iou Danel, Dorman, Leyburn, Cratch-
ielo' Ford, Mayo, Jr. and Jackson-73.
The bill was then read third time and passed.