Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-14
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
"WEDNESDAY, January 10. lsi7

"WEDNESDAY, January l2, 1872.
A communication was received from the Senate
stating that they had passed
"An nc, TO change the place Of holding separate
election in Fishing creek bottom in the county o
Tyler
"An act to establish an Inspection OF Tobacco n
Parkcrsbutg, IN tho county of Wood;
IAN act changing the time of holding the Circuit
Superior Court for Harrison County" and
"An act to authorize a ferry from the land of Sar-
die Cole in the county OF Wood, across the Ohio
river"
And that they have agreed to the resolution
'For the election Of Treasurer OF the Common
wealth."
Aud to the resolution
"Fo :he election OF Judge of the Third Circuit
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were offered:
BY Mr Moler-That the Committee of PROPOSE.
tons snd Grievances inquire into the expectancy OF
reducing the number of directors Of the Charles.
town Jefferson County, Savings Institution.
BY Mr. Frcnch-That the Committee Ecc.
tons inquire into the crpediency OF so amending the
election Inv, 10 make il the duty of the sherfs OF
each county in this Commonwealth to return, an
nunlly, TO the clerks OF the several county courts
their March term, list OF the names OF all persons
returned delinquent for the public revenue IN their
respective districts, which list il shall bc the duty of
the clerks to certify TO the commissioners appointed
10 superintcnd the precinct elections Of said county,
IN order to enable the commissioners to ascertain
who are not entitled to vote.
BY Mr. Mclhaney-That the Committee If
Roads inquire into the expedicncy of defining, with
greater partcusrlty, the duties OF surveying OF pub
lie roads IN repairing the same.
BY MIR Ersnedy-rhOt Committee vf Courts
inquire into tho oxpodicncy of amending the third
section of act, passed February 18th, 1919, rea
ling 10 attachments against absconding debtors so
Us to reduce the Amount OF security required To be
given TO only double the amount OF the deb, sains
the es'ao.
BY Mr. Brawner-That the Committee Tor Courts
inquire # any alteration in the law, as 1t now exists
IN relation To churches, require alteration amend
rcn, so as to secure the same more etfectrally in
the hands OF trustees, and 10 any donation
that may he made 10 any denomination so that i,
may nc secured ana applied TO the objects as in
tended 10y the donors.
BY MIR Hopkins-That the Committee on Banks
ascertain and report to the House the annuo. ex.
pcnses Of the several Banks in this Common wealth
and each OF their branches in such form as to show
the amount OF each salary paid the officers reSpec-
lively of said Banks and their several branches Ell
ther IN money, fuel, servants hire or house rent.
Bill for 'eiief Of superannua,sd Ministers.
The bill yesterday laid on the table was taken
mp, and Mr. Baldwin proceeded to answer Mr. Scott
oi Fauquier. He said he did not advocate the bill
on the ground that religion would he forwarded by
1.-THE poor aid OF the Legislature could promote
religion but little lie thought religion was strong
enough 10 do ITS own work. He thought Mr. Scott
had only used one argument against the bill: to wit
IT'S alleged nnconstituona.iiy: and had not confined
himself u the letter OF the law, hut had preferred
~. would ais
ample, and cndeavor TO show that the shirt of tho
law was very different from the view taken OF i, bv
that gentleman. He then gave his own reading Of
the bill for establishing religious freedom and argued
that tue Constitution only prohibited the raising TO
prC-ominUrcc any one sect: but did not tnrh tho
Incorporation OF Religion: Societies II said I'm;
in other Suites, in New York, for .x,mnle tho
same constitutional inhibition existed, hut the C
siSnturc oil New ork was IN the constant habit of
incorporating societies of this sort, even of pnr,icu
IL Tho ttt.nc ,1arFl
teman from FaUquicr on two, and exactly opposite
grounds one was that II conferred peculiar pryi.
eses and the other, that the effect would be to ex
tend these privileges TO all. The Legislature he
said, had no right 10 disianchse this sociely-for il
would amount to nothing less than disfranchsement
refuse the incorporation of this society," when thew
wouldincorporate societies for any other purpose sc
The bill was then put upon its passage, and the
question taken 10y yeas and nays, which were
yeas &c, nays So
YEAs-Messrs Kinney, Baldwin, Hunter. New.
Kirk, Jones of Brooke, Moore, Tolcr, Now.in.
Browne OLE c * w, Thomas Foster, French Frs
kline, Clark, Bowden, Mloler, Smith OF X. Nl'Ilhl.
ncy, Davis of NJ 4 p Smith of Northumberland.
Grimes, Dey, LeybuTn, Ford, Mayo, jr, and Jack.
son-26.
NArs--Mcssrs. southan, tspeakorl Aiworh,
Holloway, Haryie, Davis Of A, Mayse, winsfeld,
Mitchell, Cox ofB & l., Riddick, Harrison Of b,
Jones OF Buckingham Hasklns, Apperson, Card
well, Cox OF C, Broadus, Irving, Vaughan Semple,
Wood, Robins, Guerran,, Carroll, Watkins, Vance
Pugh, Thompson, Mullen, kncheoe, Armstrong
M'Rae, Griggs, Wallace OF * G, Dabney, Edmonds,
Woodland, Clendenin, Taylor Of l.. Ramey Mar
shall Banks, Martin of NJ, Dggs. Boyd, Scott OF
nj, Morgan, Harrison OF Monongalia, Hauell.
Lyon, Watts, ferby, Fitzgerald, Hidden, M'Pher.
SON. Cheatham, llner, Wallace OF p Keen, vii
lams, Hopkins Brown Of Preston Wilson. Heath
Brdwner, Elliott, Stroller, McCauley Shipman.
Smith Of r, Cowan, Quillen. Gatewood, Crawford,
Tate, Urquhari, Cratchfeld, Warren Walker
Bowen, Martin of Tyler, Buck, Goojson, Left
wch-SS.
So the bill was rejected
An ensrossed bill, establishing the county of
Marion out OF parts OF the counties of Mononsalia
and Harrison, was then taken up, and the question
taken on It's passage by yeas and nays, which
weTe--yehs 81, nays &c.
The bill TO Limit the sessions of the General As
femby was put upon us passage, when the follow
ing ryder was proposed 10y MIR Taylor OF Loudoun:
Provided, however, that the provisions Of this act
shall apply only TO those members of the presen,
General Assembly who vote for It's passage"
Mr. Keen proposed 10 test the ryder al once. He
sad the bill was feeble little animal and this
warm weather It could not carry the many ryders
that gentlemen seemed disposed to put upon IT,
He knew they designed by these ryders to break
down the bill, and ho protested against that course
and asked for the yeas and nays upon the adop-
tOn OF the ryder.
Mr. Hopkins then moved the indefinite post
ponemeni of the whole subject, and adyoca-
ted this motion 10y OF remarks, to shew
TINT the mode proposed in the bill was not the
proper one to remedy the waste of time. On the
contrary he said that bill would, 10y he efforts 10
repeal 1t, ritter away still more Of tie time of the
House
Mi Stroller and Mr. Crutchfeld spoke in favor
OF the BILL and against the ryder.
Mr. Smith Of Kunawna, very facetiously nivo-
Gated the Posiponcmen,-and proposed the revival
of the old rule of the House, oy which no petitions
were admissible after 10 days, and no new bust.
ness could bo entered upon after 80 days
Mr. Scott Of Fhuquier, said the House had no
power to pass the bill or, ii passed It would be
entirely ineffective. lie could no, think the mem
befs Of this House set Of loafers or oungers who
were TO he starved out Il seemed to him. however.
u be the intention OF the bill TO starye the mem
hers out. lie thought too, that its passage would
cast re Election upon the House.
MIR Taylor of Norfolk Borough, said he had
listened with painful interest to the genttm1n from
J'auquier. lie did not believe IL was that seDtie-
mans intention to accuse hn or Others of the mem.
Gcrs Of supporting this bill for the purpose Of
counting the favour Of the people. lie then urged
nc inheritance OF limiting the session.
Mr Keen urged the passage r the bill
Mf Brown oil Preston, siij hc had changed his
views ne was now satisfied this meisufe could do
no good, and would vote 10 POSTPONE the yybnio
"uOleci inhehwtely-Or, 81 not POSTPONED, he boped
the bill would bc at once put upon lie r,ss,,c
lie thought 1t would be oyerhauled In tho ST.,
md the same course Of fjicu.e awaited IL d.,c
For himself, he did not believe members ,go,,l,i
stay here, lor the sake Of their per- ditn ong,, ti
the States service required iior did he tb,k ,t
profacted sessions such crying evil Tho tIor,c
ought to take time 10 do every thtrg f,t,Lg.U.. D.