Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-26
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

communication was received from the Senate
stating that they have passed the Sills entitled.
"An act relating tie the School Fund OF Mana.
wha and Fluvsnna counties" and
J IAN act legallzins a contract Tor the exchange o.
certain land therein mentioned and iSr ether PGE-
poses"
They have also passed the bill entitled,
| "An act authorizing loan 10 the James Rive,
and Ksnawha Compsnv." with amendments
Ga motion Of Mr. Brosdus, the said bill aud
amendments were lad on the table.
| Several bills were read s,coud time ard ordered
1 10 be eneroSsed.
"a bill for the further protection Of vosshpins
assemblies" WAS indefinitely postponed.
| On motion Of MIR GOodson, the RUE was suspend
ed for the purpose Of reconsiderns the rejecting
the following:
"Resolved by the General Assembly, That the
Board Of Public Works pay to The President end
Directors OF the Lynchbu's and Bufuo rn make
Company the States subscription to tLe sto-k
the ,ad Comr-ov, authorised ty the act Of the IL
OF March. 1889"
Mr. Taylor Of y B. -rov.d to -m.nd, by insert.
ing the word "if" before the word ",utho,izsdr
near the end n the resolution; vyhich vas negauved
The resolution was then agreed 70.
appropriation RiH.
Th- bill .ppropristins the public revenue Yves
then taken un on its second reading.
Many Of the bank, in the bill were filed, with.
out any discussion An effort made bu; failed,
to reduce the compensation 10 the Vaccine agent
f,on to 800 dollars.
Mr. Cruichhold moved to amend the 4;h section
by striking out all after the woods "Bc il further
enacted" and inserting in lieu ihereota resusition
upon the Executive TO borrow, as the public eIige7-
ces may require. such sums may be necessary
exceeding $500, 900, at an interest exceed
ing per cent. payable acknowledgement loan
TO lie paid in two, three and FIVE years,
MIR Holeman moved TO amend Mr. Cru:ehfeld's
proposition by adding p-oviso, that before said
loans sh II he nesoiia ted the Treasurer shall be re-
CURED to make sale OF the Bank stock held by ;he
State il the same be done rates not less than
the following; Exchange bank stock at ss5;-
Farmers Bank stock at S75; and Virginia Bank
stock at SOS: and that the Banks be allowed to
purchase and hold their own stock so sold.
good deal Of debate ensued here between Nsssrs
Cru;chfeld and S,rother, and Mr. Holleman.
MIR Brown Of P. called the previous question.
The question was then taken upon Mr. Hole
n ms amendment % the proposition Of Nc Crutch-
field, and was decided in the negative, ayes As,
noes so.
The question was then taken upon the amend.
nent offered bY MIR CFu,chfeld, which was agreed
to- ayes 46, noes Al.
Mr. Erskine moved the following rs a new see
ion 10 the bill, TO come in before the commencing
clause.
BE It further enacted, Th., so much Of the second
Iection Of the entitled Gan act appropriating the
public revenue" passed the 22i day'of March, ls4l
rs allows rs compensation 10 the principal Engineer
,f the State a salary at the rate of two thousand
dollars per annum from and after the first d-y Of
January next (mesnins the first day Of January
lSi2) shall be- ard the same is hereby, repealed; so
Is to take from said Office all allowance or salary
whatsoever from and after the Is, day Of April
next.
Mr. Erskiue argued at some length to prove that
there longer a necessity for the services Of
the Principal Engineer, and that the state Of the
treasury imperatively required that all superhuous
expenses should be Topped of as soon as possible
MIR Crutchfed opposed the amendment; but was
cut short in the midst Of his remarks by the arrival
Of the hour Of recess.