Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-02-04
s.nnnAL A.snmnLY OF v,noIs,A.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
TuusDAv Feb 1912

| okHEnAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
TuEspAr. Feb. I, ISis.
The Speaker laid before the House commani
leation from the Acting Governor, transmitting a
Statement Of the condition Of the Farmers Bank o
Virginia and its branches which was laid on the
table and ordered to be printed.
III Reports woro then received from several COM
mttses.
III RESOLUTIONS.
~ Resolutions were offered,
Bv MIR Morean-That the committee OF Schools
and Colleges enquire into the expcdieney OF nppor-
tonins the quotas Of the School fund.- due the coun
ties Of Harrison and Monongalia between the said
counties and the new county OF Marion.
BY MIR Wallace OF King George,
Rssolred, by the General Assembly 81 Virginia,
! Tha, the Register Of the Land Office OF Virginia
10 hereby instructed. by publication N such news
papers of this State have the most general eFeu
lation, To give notice to all persons having claims
on the State of Virginia for revolutionary and boun-
~, their heirs assigns, to present the same for
4 adjustment bsfore the first day Of March, lSi5 or
such claims shall forever, thereafter, be considered
and held to he void-except the claims Of such Off
GERS and soldiers rs were returned to the Board of
/ War, Mt the close OF the war, entitled the Land
! Bounty.
4 Also, that the Governor OF this Commonweal lh
be requested to transmit copy of the above rcsou-
I ton To each of our Senators and Representatives
I 10 the Congress, OF the u. 5.
Z PETITIONS.
4 Petitions were presented,
\ BY Mr. Smith Of Kanawho-Of citizens Of Ka-
nawha, praying against the anne xnton OF any por-
ton of the county Of Kanawha TO the county Of
! Cabel;
BY MIR Scott of Meckenburg-Of a portion of
the citizens of Mecklcnbure, praying that tsoir
Court days may he changed from the third Monday
to the third "Wednesday IN the month.
STATE TREASURER.
h. ia If he a, hav 4, 81,
the election of Treasurer Of the Common wealth
was then taken up-wheroupon, after some de lay
MIR Smith of Kanawha said that, as the Office
seemed TO 60 n begging, he was riLling 20 accept
il at the hands Of the Legislature. A laughl
Mr. IIiden nominated MIR Reynolds Chs pman, Of
Orange, and supported him by the reading of com
mandatory letters.
MIR Holiday nominated Col. John Guerrant the
delegate from Goochland, gentleman so well
known that he thought /; useless and improper to
detnin the House with speech IN his favor lie
explained to the House, that it had been suggested
TO him TO make this nomination, by distinguished
Wing of Goochland; aud he added a short history
of the life of Col G..
MIR Samuels nominated Francis V. Sutton of
Caroline.
MIR Wallace nominated Henry B. Gaines OF Pc.
tersburg.
MIR Mayo put in nomination Col. Addison Hall
OF WestmoIeland, and gave short sketch oi his
life and character, together with some reasons why
the House should select him TO NIL the vacancy in
question. lie sent 10 the table some written testi-
monials, to be read by the Clerk.
MIR Rives, in a very handsome speech, nominated
Fabius NJ. Lawson.
Mr. Leyburn supported this nomination, and read
n letter of recommendation from Col BurIoot MIR
i-eitwich added his testimony also in favour Of Mr.
Lawson.
Mr. Hopkins supported the nomination of Col.
Guerrnnt.
Mr. Dorman said he had pledged himself to none;
ne hau not even made up ms mind for whom he
would vote. was, like Paddy at the FAIR, almost
any body's customer. He regretted that no one had
nominated Mr. Miller Of Powhatan, whose name he
hau seen IN the newspapers; but he did not rise 10
nominate him; he had no authority TO do so.
lie thcn went INTO a course of remark. to show
the Importance OF the Office about to be fllsd In
the Board OF Public Works, and the Literary Fund
OF which Boards the Treasurer was by law a mem.
ber duties were to be performed he said of greater
magnitude than even those in the Executive Cham.
Der; and he therefore thought the very highes
qualifications requisite.
Mr. Bayly advocated the election OF Col Hall ir
speech OF considerable length.
Mr Cruichfeld viewed the office as superior ir
Importance to that OF the Governor he mentio ned
Inc aci 100 that the Treasurer was in the abse7c,
oil the Governor, President both Of the Iiterat,
FUND Board, and the Board Of Public Works
Boards composed OF such men as Jas. T. Heath an
James Brown, Jr. who. Intelligent they were
frequently found II necessary TO call IN the aid c
the Attorney General He felt that he ought I
select from the candidates before the House IN
name oil Reynolds Chapman, Of Orange, and shout
with pleasure vote for that gentleman.
message was sent TO the Sensie that tn
House was ready TO proceed IN the Joint order
and alter about an hour, n similar message was re
turned by the Senate, no new nominations hayin
been added in that body.
The roll was then called, and the vote was al
follows:
list Vote in the House.
For Mr. LAwsoN-Messrs Rives. Harvie. w,ns
Mitchell. oCD
lngharn, Haskns, Apperson, Cardwell, Cox of C.
Irving, Brown Of < c x Warwick, Thomas
Payne, Deskins, Woods, French, Robins, Carroll
T.rskine' Clark; Watkins, Vance, Armstrong, Nc
Rae, Grlggs BOwden, Moler, Smith Of X, Glen
denim, Taylor of Loudoun, Banks Smith of NJ &
), BOYD, Scott oil NJ, Caperton, Davis of NJ < +
Oriek, Hane, Taylor Of b, Watts, lerty
Fitzgerald, Edgingion, Cheatham, Keen, Grimes
wilson, Dey, Daniel, Leyburn, Cowan, Crawford
Tate, Ufquhau, Warren, Bowen, Jackson and
Leftwich-6O. ""'
For Dir GUERRAST-Messrs Jones OF Brooke
laDn Now1' Wood; Byrd, kIncheIoe, Hole
mnn' DAVIS OF q q, Woodland, Holiday, Mar
shall. Martin of Nj, Diggs. Harrison Of Nj, Lyon.
M'Pherson, liiner, Hopkins, Brown ofP. Brawner,
Buk-25.
For Mr. Ca.rnAs--Messrs southall, (speaker)
DAVIS OF A, Kinney, Mayse, Hunter Moore Toler
Broadus, Scott Of Fauquier, Early, Thompson,
Mullen, Ramey, M'lhaney, Hiden, Elliott, Stroth-
err, Dorman and CrotchfelJ-I9
ror Mr. hALL-Messrs Bayly, Ailwonh, Hol-
loway, Semple, MLaughlin, Pugh, Wallace Of X @.
Edmonds, Smith Of N, McCauley, Gatewood, Ford
and Mayo-I3.
For Mr. GAIsEs-Messrs Harrison of Bruins
WICK, Vaughan, Spencer, Wallace Of r, Heath.
Walker and Goodson-7.
For Mr. MILLER-Mr Wiiams-I
For MIR SUrTos-MT Samuel
For Gent SnITH-Mr Morgan-I.
And the Joint Committee after examination 70.
ported that the whole number Of votes given ives
1873; OF which Mr. Lawson received CT, Guerrent
IS, Chapman %, Hall I6, Gaines g. Sutton
scattering 5-necessary to a choice 500 there
was no election and the lowest candidate having
been dropped, and Mr. Wallace having withdraw
Mr. flames, the roll was again called
IN examination Of the joint vote, it was founJ
That The whole number Of votes given was 1853. or
~hleh, Mi Lawson had received "a, Guefrant A.
still no election '
Mr. DOrmaD now IN neat and appropriate speecb
nominated Thomas Miller Of Povha,an. Al ,be re-
quest ne said, Of the Senator Of that Di,,riet
Mr. Kyes said he did not understand ia, na,l,,
meniary maneuverlDg Of gentlemen on the Aoor
Tie could not see what motive induced the GENTLE.
man IRON kockbrldge TO adopt this course WIN
olh not That gentleman nominate MIR Miller vbo1
TIE names OF other candidates were pi.ced L.C,o
the House, lie then made q strong upne.t IL, is
half Of MIR Lawson 'PP'a' w Oe-
Mr. DOfman said he had explained thi. mamie.
the reasons preventing HIM from then rnok,ng 49,
nomination. lie would now give the genueo,aS
another reason operating on hun IN taki,g tb,s
cOurse-h was 10 defeat tho election OF NJ, s,yson
whom, before God, he said he believed uno, stie "a
TO perform the OK OfIicio duties Of this ofice ol