Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-02-07

rss Nrw Yosx AND VmarsIA CONTROVERSY
MIR Toler offered the following;
| hesoissd, That so much Of the Governors Mes
sasc as relates to the controversy between New
YORK and Virginia, be referred TO a Select Com
mit'ee With instructions TO enquire whether tn
Inspection Law, passed at tho ast session OF IL,
= neral Assembly, requires revision, or the adcp
ton Of additional enactments, more efTec,ually u
accom- .plish its objects.
After long debate between Me,srs. Bayiy no,
DANIEL, the resolution was rejected, as to sc, a
YsAn-, Me'Hs, sou,han tspeeker,) Rive'
Iolcr, No~lin, Btoadus living, NrLaushlin
ppayne, Woods, Early, F'ench, Erskinc, Vance
Ra%ey, Mcllhaney. Smith Of NJ & J. Davis of NJ 8
=, Edgington, Chea,ham, Keen, Elliott, Stroller
Daniel, Leyburn, Dormau, Jackson-S6
n NArs.messs. Bayly. Ail~orth, Holloway
Hsrvie, Mayse, Cox OF b & l., Jones Of Brooke
R,ddiek, Harrison of Brunswick, Jones of Buck
uaskins, Samuel, Apperson, Cardwell, Cox of c
Vaughan, Brown Of T.. c w, Thomas, Scott @
r, Dsskins, Wood, Byrd, Guerrant, Carroll, Spen
Ger, Watkins, Kincheloe, Armstrong, Davis oil Il
& q, Wallace ok G, Dabney, Edmonds, WOOD.
ard, Clendcnin, Holiday, Banks, Martin OF Maish.
Boyd, Scott OF NJ, Morgan, Harrison OF Monon.
Caperton. Ofrick, H,rrcl, Lyon. E,heridge. Watts
VERIFY, Smith OF Northum'nd, Fitzgerald, Hiden
McPheison, Hiner, Wallace of Petersburg, Grimes
Hopkins, Blown of Preston Heath, Brawner, Me-
Cauley, Shi2man, Smith OF Rockingham, Cowan
Ouillen, Gatewood, Crawford, Tate, Crutch6eld
Ford, Warren, Martin of Tyler, Buck, Goodson
| Mayo and Le:wieh-75.
PETITIONS
were presented: by MIR Vanee-of citizens oil
Hampshire, for change in the location Of the cleo
kon precinct now held at the house OF Eli Beall in
| SAID county; by MIR Banks-of citizens Of the coun.
ty of Bote,curt, for the formation Of a new county
out of parts of the counties OF Bo,ciour Roanoke.
| Montgomery, Giles and Mon oe; by MIR Heath
OF citizens Of the county uf Prince George, asking
Tor the passage OF an act Incorporating an Acade
my in said county; by MIR Smith of K.-of citz, n ,
OF the county OF kanawha, for the passage OF an
act establishing Savings Bank at the Salines, in
the town TERRA Sails in said county; and on mo.
ton OF Mr. Dorman, the petition OF the James River
aud hanawha Company was taken up, and ordered
10 be referred to the Committee Of Roads and In.
ternal Navigation.
Reports were received from several committees
and
A good many bills were read frs, and second
time.
STAY Law.
On motion OF Mr. Jackson tho bill 10 reyis, the
&C, Of the 22d June, 1887, Concerning the proceed.
lngs on executions, trust deeds and other demands
IN certain cases." was taken up. and ryder was
offered by Mr. Jackson. providing that The op,r,-
ton ofthe law should cease upon The resumption Of
specie payments, should " take place prior to the
lst Of January next. After some debate the bin
with the ryder passed by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Sou'hall, (Speaker,) R,ves, Kin.
ney. Mitchell, Hunter Newkirk, Cox Of B & /.
R'ddek, Jones Of b.. Moore, Toler, Nowlin. sam
uel Apperson, Cardwell, Broadus. Irving. Vaughan.
Brown of Elizabeth City x WarweR, simple
Scott of +, Mclaughlin, Payne Deskins, Lar
", French, Vance, Pugf, Mullen, Kincheloe,
Armstrong, M'R1e. Grsgs, Aoer, Smith OF X
DAVIS OF * q Wallace OF * c., Dabney, Ed.
monds, Woodard, Clendenin, Taylor of L. Ramey.
Mllaaney, Mario OF NJ, Smith OF NJ 4 j., Scott oi
NJ, HARRISON Of NJ, Carerion, Daviso of NJ SP.. Or.
rick, Ilarge. Eiher!dge, Watts, VERIFY, Smi of ".
Edsingion, M'Pherson, Chea,ham, Williams, Keen,
4 II u
Stro'her Dirlel, Leyburn, Dorman, Cowan, Tate,
Cruichheld, Ford, Martin Of L Goodsop. Mayo
jackson and Leltwich-7s.
NArs-Messrs. Bayly, AIworih, Holloway,
Nave, HARRISON OF g. GueFrnn,, Carroll, Spencer,
Watkins, Thompson, Hollemau, Holiday, Banks,
Boyd, Lyon, Fitzgerald, Hideu, Hrer, Wallace Of
r., Heath, Shipman, Smith OF r., Ouiiler Craw.
ford, Warren, Buck--26.
A 81 lncreasIn, the penalties in the bonds ofhe
LIST and 81 Auditors, being on lis second reading
MIR Jackson moved its indefinite postponemcnt
Mr. Hopkins was in favor OF the bill, and gave
his reason; which was, that the Is, or Cd Auditor
eou'd, II they so pleased, draw money from the
Treasury false preiences because the 'T,easu,c,
could Tot be expected to look behind tho warrants
OF these otcers, 10 see that they had been issued on
proper grounds. He said he could see no necessity
Tor such measure If the present officers were al.
ways TO remain IN office.
Mr. Mayo replied 10 Mr. HOPKINS and urqcd the
indefinite postponemcnt of the bill on the ground
TINT, under the present system Of checks on the Isl
and ID Auditors, twas utterly impossible for then,
to draw ono cent, improperly, from the Treasury,
without immediate detection-and further that
during long term Of service these officers had en-
titled themselves to the confidence Of all men: and
that 1t this bill were passed, the effect of Il; world
be 10 excite the suspicious OF those who were IL.
norant of the grounds of It's passage. They would
naturally think that fears were entertained by the
Legislature, that these officers operated on by the
pressure OF the times, might he induced 10 attrmpt
something improper upon the Treasuty-And above
al he feared that the bill would cause the loss OF
the valuable services of these excellent officers
from their inability to give security for the increased
penalties proposed in their bonds.
MIR Hopkins rejolned, and again pressed his for
mer arguments.
MIR Dorman now rose. and urged views similar to
those expressed by Mr. Mayo-adding tina, he knew
the effect Of the bill before the House would ue TO
drive n, least one of these officers from the service
of the Safe.
Mr. Holeman now took part in the discussion
lie sad 1t was evidently proper, that the bonds of
these officers should be increased in the amount of
their penaties-for they could appropriate il thew
chose, funds 10 the amount Of more than hundred
thousand dollars, while they now gave bond in the
penalty OF only S2O,OOO-And far from the !
checks ard guards being sufficient TO prevent such
thing, the Treasurer, who was said TO be the prin.
cipal check upon them, was compelled to pay their
warrants, and had no right to question them. The
fact, that men were considered honest, did no. in |
his opinion, make il by any man, impossible ,ba, |
u
he said, that men, whose characters while living
were never reproached, and seemed irrepro lchable
had died and been found defnuiters nj last.
Mr. Cru,chheld now rose and advocated the indie |
finite pos,ponement Of the bill. After few re. |
marks, he said that the gentleman from Isle OF !
Wight had enormously (as Mr. c. had been inform |
ed) stated that tho Treasurer had no right 10 cues
ton The warrants Of the Auditors. Now, il was
not only the right Of the Treasurer TO satisfy him
self as 10 the propriety Of any warrant drawn upon
him; but II was his duty 10 do so.
Mr. Holleman here asked whether the gentleman |
had examined the law upon the subisct-for. he |
said, the present Treasurer then first cerk) had
expressly declared to him that the Treasurer had no
right 20 question these warrants.
Mr. Dorman then said that the gentleman from I |
Of w. had made an erroneous statement, rs he felt
sure; hut as he wished to COW nee the gentleman O
his error. he proposed 10 postpone this subject tll
Tomorrow, IN order 10 enable himself 10 do So
and, therefore, ~ the member from Wood who
made the motion for indefinite plstponemeni, had
left the House, he now submitted 4 motion to nd
journ,
And the House adjourned accordingly.
DAYS LATER FROM CHINA.
Correspondence 81 ihe a. X. Gazette.