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


&C; concerning the Banks Of this Commonwealth"
with amendments.
And that their Committee on enrolled bills have
examined sundry other such bills, which, being
Speaker. and are now returned to the House OF
Delegates
The said Bank bill, with the Senate's amends
meats thereto, was laid on the table, and ordered
- be printed.
The unfinished business of Saturday was then
taken up-heing motion to take up and consider
n. resolutions in relation to the Brig Creole.
Alter few remarks rom MIR Daniel, the House
sE-eed 10 take up and consider, by vote of ~ to A..
Mr. Cru;eh6eld moved to lay on the iabe-lie
eNu'd not and he would not he said, vote upon this
t,ag.cgtsnt subject because he was not sufhcientY
ined either in relation to the circumstances upon
whtch the resolutions were based, CT in relation 10
Tie objects OF the resolutions themselves.
Mr. MeRae made some explanations to show that
TIE resolutions ought not to be laid on the table.
Nr Daniel made some very foreibe remarks ure.
i,r the same views. And then,
The resolutions were laid upon the table again.
Nr Hunter called up "a bill changing the time Of
hO,dng the Circuit Superior Courts Of Morgan and
Berkeley COUNTESS with the Senate's amendments,
which had been disagreed to by the House.
Mr. Crutehfeld moved that the House recede from
their disagreement TO the SenSte's amendments.
Nessuved.
Mr. Holiday moved that tho House insist on
its disagreement. And the motion was carried.
Mr. CUutchheld called up "a bill concerning de-
ln1uent and forfeited lands" which was passed
without division.
MIR Holiday called up resolution from the Sc
nate asking a committee to meet 8 committee of the
Senate for the purpose of conf-rring in relation to
the Sens,eis amendments TO "nn oct concerning the
lien OF judgements and the House disagreed to the
resolution OF the Senate.
Mr. VERIFY moved TO reconsider the vote refusing
the conference asked by the Sennte-and the ques.
ton being put, the House refused to reconsider.
The following bills were read third time and
passed;
"An act concerning the Richmond Theatre"
"An act securing TO Mechanics and others pay.
ment for their labor snd materials expended in
erecting or repairing houses and other buildings
and their sppurtenances;"
AN act TO construct press for the LIST Audi.
tors Officer"
AN net to authorize transfer of property from
the .Mononsalia TO the MorsAntowa Female Aead,.
my;"
IAN seTaosnSing the act concerning the coec
non Of Clerks sSher.' and Sergeanis' fees pass.
81 18th March, 1885,"
"An act amending the act passed March 5,h
1884, entitled an act TO provide for the construction
Of a road from Prices Turnpike to Cumberland
Gap, and for other purposes" was taken up its
3rd reading.
MIR Crutchhold offered the following as a ryder:
And be it further enacted, That the act entitled
Gan net directing the Treasurer Of the Common
wealth to give the States guarantee 10 Certain
loan authorized to he negotiated by the Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail Read Company"
passed April 9th, 1889 and IAN act TO authorize |
increase of the Capital Stock OF the Richmond, |
Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail Road Company, |
and for other purposes" passed March h, 1870
be, and the same hereby repealed.
Aud be 1t further enac'ed, That much Of an
ret entitled IAN act to authorize the Louisa Rail
Road Company, TO construct a Rail Road from
some point on the lire of their Rail Road 10 Char
o,iesville, and for other purposes" passed March
81 1885, a authorized and directed the Board Of
Public Works to subscribe three ffths Of any sum
not exceeding two hundred thousand dallars, Of
which subscription there yet remains unsubscribed
the sum Of fifty three ihousn nd four hundred dollars
be- and the same is hereby, repealed, and nothing in
said act contained, shall be construed TO au-
thorize said Board to make any further subscription
payment
The ryder was engrossed-And then the Bill,
amended passed.
"a bill Tor printing records Of causes in the Court
81 Appeals" was taken up, on motion OF Mr.. Ho-
laday, III. question being upon an amendment here
lofore proposed by Mr. Holleman.
Mr. Hopkins said he was opposed 10 legislating
indu'gen,es 10 the lszness of the Judges and, ne
therefore, moved the indefinite postponement Of the
whole subject
Mr. Brown Of P. called the previous question,
and The House refused to posPone-ayes IS,
noes G..
Mr. Holleman's amendment was rejected.
MIR Holiday then proposed several amendments
10 the bill all OF which were adop;ed-and the bill
ordered TO be eugrossed.
MIR Hl,yie called up bill directing the 2d Au-
di,or to pay TO Washington Academy, the proper
Literary Fund for 1910, III and 42-ihe question
being upon the adoption Of the amendment hereto
fore Offered by Mr. Bowden repeating the act pass
ed this session uppropriatins $500, per annum TO
The Military Institute at Lexington out Of the sur
plus revenue Of the Literary Fund.
The amendment was lost-and then the bill was
ordered to be engtossed.
STAY Law.
Mr. Caperton called up "bil to prevent the !
sacrifice OF property under forced sales" lis Pad
reading--nnd ably advocated its passage.
hr Holladsy opposed the bill at great length
and finally moved Us indefinite postponement.
Messrs. Lyon, Edgingion and Haskins opposed
the postponemenL
Mr. Taylor ON. B., called the previous question,
which was ordered.
And then the bill was indefinitely postponed
ayes 81, noe: 57-ns follows;
AYES-Messrs. Rives, Haryie, WINFIELD, /
Mitchell, Newkrk Robinson. Rdjick. Toler, |
Nowiin, Samuel, Apperson, Clrdrell, Broadus, !
Blown Of T. c & w, Sempie, Robins, Guerant,
Spencer, Clark, Watkins, Thompson, M'Rae, Hol.
leman. Bowden, Davis Of King Il Queen. Wa.
lace OF X G., Taylor Of l. Ramey, Mcl.haney
Holiday, Marshall, Banks Diggs. Boyd, Scott Of
NJ, Hsrrell, Taylor Of n b, E,heridge, Watts,
VERIFY, Fitzgerald, Hiden, Mcpherson, Hiner Wal.
lace OF p, Keen, Hopkins, Wilson, Dey, Heath,
S5tro,her Daniel, McCauey, Shipman Smith Of
Rock, GaIewood, Ford, Warren, Buck, and Mayo,
it'll.
NoEs-Messrs. souihal, lspeakerl Davis Of
Amherst, Kinney, Brooke, Mayse, Hunter. Cox
of B n l., Jones Of Brooke, Harrison OF b. Jones
Of Buck, Haskn', Moore. Irving. Foster, Payne,
Woods, Early, Wood, Byrd. French, Carroll,
Erskine, Vance, Pugh, Mullen, Kincheloe, Arm.
strong, GriRgs, Moler, Kennedy, Smith Of X,
Woodsrd, Clendenin, Martin Of NJ, Smith Of Nj
J, Morgan, Harrison Of M. Caperion, Davis Of NJ
IS p, Orrick, Lyon, Edgington, Chealham,
Grimes, Brown Of p, Brawner, Elliott, Leyburn,
Cowan, Quillen, Crawford, Tate, Urquhari, Bow
err. Martin Of Il, Go dson and Loftwich-57.
The hour or recess was then announced.
EVENING SESSION.
A bill to invest part Of the Literary Fund in
buildings for the use Of the Medical College, came
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