Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-02-01

of inferiorily aud morbid envy Of this Portsmouth,
X Roanoke Road. But the gealsmaa fcom N. b,
IN his concluding remarks in favor OF the pos, pOne
ment Of this bill had sid this oan would never be
repaid-but that hereafter this Company will pro.
pose to the State the amount Of this loan
into Stock of the Company-hut he would take II
uron him To asSer that those IN the iudicious
asement OF this Company would never be found
asking such q thing the terms lately proposed 10y
this Portsmouth * Roanoke Company. lie ergued
long 10 favor OF the bill, and when he had eonelu-
ded
MIR Keen said his mind had undergone a change
While listening to the Arguments pro aud een IN re-
lalion to this hill. The House had wasted $4,000
in the discussion OF this matter and this, he thought,
was more than all The works of Improvement IN the
State would ever make Of clear profit. Moreover.
u was now late IN the session. AMI he feared the 90
days would expire before the business OF the session
was finished. On these and other grounds he urged
the indefinite postponement Of the bill
MIR Hunter thought the House mus, now be
sendy To vote-and h, foe the first time IN all his
service here would call the yeas and nays upon the
postponement of this hill. lie had. he sid, con-
siderable curiosity TO know. II the bill was TO I've
defeated, to what enemies Of internal improvement
such catastrophe was to be attributed.
Some conversation then occurred between MIR
Taylor ot l. and MIR Daniel.
MIR Hoeman now stated that he remembered,
when the Portsmouth x Roanoke Conpany was
before the House for Incorporation, that the strong
est opposition came from gentlemen along the line
Tie then deprecated the appeals OF the gentlemen
from Richmond and Berkeley, to members to show
their hands and let It bc seen who were the enemies
OF internal improvement. lie INDUCED in a strain
u, remark against the bill before the House, which
he said partially condemned 10y the attitude
assumed by the advocate OF this measure-that he
would submit 10 no terms accompanying the boon
Tor which he asked. lie hoped. he said the House
would postpone the bill indefinitely.
MIR Daniel answered the statement made by way
OF preface 10 the remarks the leD N from,
Isle OF Wight, and said he had mis,ta,ed his re
marks-that he had not assumed the position, that
no conditions should be imposed upon the Compa
NY by the Legislature along with the boon asked
Tor. Tic had merely opposed the particular condi
ton sought 10 I've now imposed.
MIR Dotman had looked with diSintcrestcd eve
AZ the measure now before the House-cNccpt so
Tar as he was interested IN the good of the State
which he thought required the House 10 confer the
boon now asked by this Company. There was no
INVASION oil the Treasury proposed in the bill out
IL was SIMPLY requested that the State should lend
her credit TO ENABLE the Company TO raise the pre-
seu' means 10 hnish their work-proposing AZ the
same rme ample security for the repayment of the
loan which IS sought to be negotiated. lie then
noticed the remarks Of the gentleman from Isle of
Wishi-adding that he, too, with his friend from
borNeleY, ielt curiosity 10 know who were the
enemies OF internal improvement in the House.
lie strongly deprecated the postpvncmcnt Of the
bill
Mr. Hirvie moved the previous question, which
was carried.
The question was then taken by yeas and nays
upon the indefinite postponemunt of the bill and
was decided IN the affrmatve-yeas g., nays 81, as
follows:
ArEs-Nle.srs Bayly, Ailwor,h, Harvie, Riddick,
Harrison of b, Jones of Buck. Haskins, Samuel
CMdwel, Broadus. Vaughan, Brown Of T. C x W
Thomas, Woods, Wood, Robins Gucrranr, Spen-
Ger, Clark, Watkins, Thompson, Hueman, Bow
den, Davis of X \ q, Wallace OF X G. Edmonds
WoodorG, Clendenin, Taylor Of l., R,mey. Me
Infancy. Holiday, Banks, Martin of NJ, Disgs,
Boyd. Scott of VI, Harrison Of NJ. uarrell, Lyon,
FAVOR OF Il, Watts, VERIFY, Smith of ", FHz-
gerald, MCPHERSON, Chen,hnm, Keen, Hopkins
Wilson, Dey, Brawner, Shipman, Smith of II
lui'len, Crawford, Urquhar,, Crutchhed, Ford,
Warren, Walker, Marin of I, Buck. Mayo, Jr
Cd.
NAIs-Me,srs. Southall (speaker) Rives, Hol-
Ioway, DAVIS of A, Kinney, Mayse, Wine field,
Mitchell, Hunter, Ne~krk, Cox OF B& L, Jones
OF Brooke, Moore, Toler. Nowlin. Irving. Scott of
+, Mclaughlin, Payne, Deskins, Early, French,
Carroll, ELskme, Push, Mullen, Kincheloe.
Armstrong. M'Rao, Gdgg,, Smith of X, smith OF
\ ), Morgan, Caperton, Davis Of NJ < p.
Orr'ck, lldon, lliner, Wallace Of u, Williams,
Grimes, Brown OF p, Elliott, Daniel M'Cauley,
lormhn, Leyburn, Cowan, Ga,ewood, Tale,
Goodson, Jackson, Letwch-54.
On motion OF Mr. Scott Of F.. leave Of absence
was wa granted TO the member from Amelia, until
"Wednesday next.