Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-02-26
'rSnuAL AssnMnLr OF vINaINIA.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

| THURSDAY, Feb. ~, lStS.
A communication from TIE Senate that they had
passed the ball concerning John Thoekmoglon and
others, with an amendment-wh en- was agreed to
by the House. They have disagreed To n reSolu-
Ton Tor the survey and location of a road from
Oisrksourg, IN Harrison, to where the S,aunton
snJ PMkersburg road crosses the Buchanan riyer
Ga motion OF Mr Kennedy,
hf'o'ped' That leave DC given 10 bring in bill
assigning TO the Judges OF the Court OF Appeals for
conference Chamber the room occupied by
s uo COMMITTEE OF Roads, and that the present Con
Roads. " ''S N'N' "
'IhEs RrER AND KAsAwHA CoMrASr.
on mouon oil Mr Tolsr, the bill authorizing a
Vt Az. 70 c ,u's company, was taken up.
;o,a opposed the bill at hrge and
INTO an examination OF the financial lion Of the
management OF the Company. lie moved 10 "a
commit the bill with the following insrue,ion,,
f"s'' that the propo'ed loan be SO applied as 10
redeem tho guaranteed bonds pledged TO Merriam
Sons s Co OF London, and also tbose sid 10 h,
hYpothecaied with Mercantile House in Holland
Second, that when said guaranteed bonds 10 the
amount OF Ss5lOOO are redeemed, they shalt be dc.
lYeredto the Treasurer Of the Commonwealth TO Ie
by him cancelled in lieu Of the Safe bonds of $3.50
oOO loaned. Ihird, that the balance of said guir.
anieei bonds shall be applied to the reclamation of
INC scrip or post notes OF the Company ou,sandin.
| Fourth. that the Company be prohibited from ma
king any further or new, or re.issue nj srr,n mr.
post notes FVih, that the bonds of The State
loaned, shall not be pledged, pawned. or hypo,he
caed' 90 otherwise disposed Of except by bona fde
sales, or IN payment OF the dcb due f,or, the Gam,
piny; nor shall the said bonds he n, ans, Time 4 a
posed OF At less than their pr value. unless the
Doatu OF iuollc works authorize such Disposition
DE a. thit no new or enlarged contracts for the con
sirucuon Of the improvement be mtde until nu,bor
ICED by the Legislature. Ssrenih. ina, Tho pre,i-
cent and Directors OF the Company be made RI pon
sioc Tor the iulhmcnt Of the provisions of the bill
MIR Toler opposed the motion to recommi,; FIRST
because was impossible TO &c; meeting OF the
n kan a1r.s -.
gnt MN. lie had elways b,en presently MIR
io'e' wou,d not enter into defence of the Com.
Psnyi ou' he contended that The action tf the lie
gisaiufe two yenrs ago, had been The r,,,ss Of a.
pFesen' emoarrassnents of the COMPANY. lie d,-
tended the bill, as the best expedient for e,ric,,,n
the Company, and subssryins the Le,t interss,. 81
the State. '"'e'e''' VI
MIR Dorman replied to the structures or Al,
Crn'ehheld upon the financial condition of the Com
pany-Showins that that condition was greatly
more favorable than represented by MIRO.
Mr. Z. resumed and called the ayes and nos.
Oh no'lon o' Mr. Clper,on tn; bill and amend.
mems were laid on the table until TO. morrow
Ayes 50, Noes 50.
-, THE DIsrRIsUrIoS FUND.
ne order OF the day, being a resolution TO IN. .
point an agent TO receive the land fund being taken
| up, 'N'''"
Mr. Holiday offered the following nm ndn,en,
| strike ont all after Resolved ami meal. ~,
ue proceeds OF the sales Of the Publ. Lands on,b,
$3.50 '" DC distributed among the States; because The
Co"s'''ut'on oil The United States does not confer on
congress any power to raise money (,r d;s,,;I,,,,
either 10y sale OF the pubic lands or ;n 49,, -
nod'i because all the revenues Of the Goveypmsn,
tlncludns the sales Of the public lands) fan shr,
| OF IT'S expenditures, aud the Government is now in
ueoti nnd actually borrowing money and be,,uso
such distribution nIst lead TO an incre,s. Of liz
'atii, winch ought not 10 be raised in volatinn ~
tue compromise act, unless the revenue (ncludin,
tue proceeds OF the sllcs OF the Public lndsl shall
prove insufficient TO meet the expendi,ures Of ,L
u lFernnlt n V atp
Res Ired, That Select Committee be oono;n,.5
u otlhg ~ instructions 10 our Senators in the Con
gress OF the United States. to use their 6est eT5rs
TO carry out these principles.
Mr. III. wished the subject TO be discusso I,D,
give time for that purpose, he suggested n ,rs,
ponement oi the Order-which was aceord,nsl,,
done, and made the order Of the day for MonJ,y
next. '0"u'y
BY MIR Smith of R.-Of citizens of Rockinsb,,,
tor changing the place OF holding the precinct cleo
uOn' from CoOrs Store to Harper's Store.
Bills Passed
10 change the time OF holding the quarterly
terms oil tne courts Of the county OF ALeshiny-Io
be he'd March, June, Angus, and Noyen,berI
Releasing tn James Robinson and M.ts,r.,
Bannsier the Commonwelllh's right TO cert,ih Io,s
OF land therein mentioned;
Wayne; '"S VI
Amending the laws in relation to the Jn,ies or
Clerks OF Courts, and for other purposes.
Bills were taken up in their eirly stage,
I,' lot pruning records ct causes in court of
Mr. Hopkins moved that il la ins.6,i,.,,, ,,.,
poned-deemnS u expensive ami proftesss
hr scout resisted the motion strenuouslv eon-
tending that the wan, of printing had contributed
more nan any o'ner single cause, to the accumua-
ton OF business IN this court. He referred IN tho
happy effect which had attended the prin,inr The
records IN the Supreme Court of the United Sac
Before printing had been resofted TO- tho bn,ioc,.
N that Count was as much delayed as it is in the
Court OF Appeals. Now there was no conni,in,
lie had not estimated the cos,--Iut IL would he +,
T'ne compared with the saving which would be
made 10y the Increased despatch Of business.
MIR Hopkins commended that this was mn e,non.
sNe innoVaVon-a new tax imposed upon the peo
lie called for the ayes and noes
, Mr. Holleman fit iavoraby inclined to this bill
lie thought II would greatly facilitate business
Judges could read and ascertain the merits Of case
much more rapidly in print than in writing He
however, would move an amendment to throw the
cost upon the suitors, If the motion 10 po,tnone
iaiIed-which he should vote against
Mr. Taylor OF n b, coneuued with the views OF
Mr. Holleman. "
MIR Holiday would show, when the bill ram. 80,
on Its merits, that 1t would greatly promote the
true interests OF the Commonwealth Sfotis,icai
mo nation would be oddu:ed to show that II wonII
t;os , y, anq money lie appealed to M Hop.
Mr Hopkins would withdraw his motion, If the
friends of the bill would consent to strife ON, ,I..
appropriation in the b,ll-o,herwise not
Mr. Harvie called the previous oues,;o, ,,b;.h
ordered. 1'0'''O"' winch
The house refused to postpone-Ayes 81, nav,
A1ES-Messrs Jones Of Il, Cox Of Cbe.,srf,li
Moods, carroll. Spcncer Mullen, Kinchel,e A. |
strong, Gngcs, Woodland, Clcndcnip. T,vl,, 81 r
hamey, MI.hnncy, Marshall, Martin Of NJ D',ss
MORAN HARRISON OF NJ, Lyon Ethstijee Et,;;rns.' |
ton, Keen, Hopkins, Dcy, Heath. Br,wosr S,n;,L
OF Rock, Cowan, CULLEN, Martin "a T-3i 0''''''
NOES-Mossrs. Ailwor,h, fIollo,eov It.,vi.
ihIinaey, Mayse. Wngfcd, MITCHELL U"n,cr
Robinson X Cox Of b & L. Jones Of Buck. ussE;os
o'er, Now'in, Samuel Apperson, Broadus. Irvino |
HempIci Thomas, Scott OF +, Mclaughlin Farlv
N'nin', HuerrGni, ErskInc Clark, McRne. Hale |
man. BOwdon, Molcr Kcnnedy Smith of Kanatyb, |
DAVIS oi & q, Wallace OF * G, Edmood, Uoll, |
day, Smith Of VI y J, Scott Of Neck, Davis NJ Nis |
=, Orrtk, Taylor Of n y, Watts, Ycrhv. sm;tb ~ |
NoHhum' Frzgemld, Illden. Mcpherson. Chez.
man, ltiner, Wallace CT p, Wilkins, Grimes. RI
ho!t Daniel, Shipman, Gatewood, Crny(ord IT,. |
qnee!H, Crdtehhe'J, Ford, Warren, Buck, jackson |
Nj lloIlen1n offered an amendment IN do,ll. |
the fees TO 10 paid 10y sutosl-so as 10 throw The
eoN" printing upon the suit1rs-who aro TO re.o !
uo oen, ats Of the prop4sed change.
~ Nj Danc's inst1nc,, the bill end amendments |
Ter3 laid on the toble
On motion Of Mr. Wallace Of r.,
The House adjourned.