Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-18
DEBATE IN THE n. OF DELEGATES
THURSDAY, JANUARY G, 1912,
ON THE REPEAL or TIE BANKRUPT Ia "

TO the question oil taking up the resolution hlheI
was one opinion more prevalent Than another anon
tho people Mt the close OF the last session ot IN
General Assembly, 1t was that the session was un
necessarily prolongcd.-The people had como to III
conclusion that the sessions OF the Legislature
annually brought TO close long alter they shoul
be. Public sentiment, then, should admonish us
conhne our attention to our own business End no
wander to the walls Of another Capro-not spcn
our time affairs with which we have no connec
ton-not pass resolutions which can have no etiec
Il had been said OF Virginia, that she would die q
nm abstraction. Now, MIR Y. would not 90 so IA
TO say so, but he would say, that he feared tina
this Legislature would die dIbbling in Fedora
Politics. lie, therefore, had come here with the dc
Termination TO oppose the taking up Of all resolutions
whatever on the subject Of Federal Relations. IL,
should oppose all the rcsolutions-thoSe vi tht
gentleman from Preston-thoSc of the gentleman
from Accomlck-ihosc OF the gentleman iron
Louisa-aye, even those of his friend from Fauqnier
which aimed at amendments TO the Constitution
much desired 10y Mr. \ E, and which were OF diff
fsrent character, totally, from those of either OF TN
gentlemen and since the cry OF partly had been rais:
cd, MIR VERIFY wished II distinctly understood, tina
he laid at the door OF the Locoioco Party the charge
of Introducing the subject OF Federal Relations anC
who were thus endeavouring To consume the tim,
and the money of tie people, IN the discussion o
matters which did not pertain 10 us. II thirty days
and some thirty thousand dollars were wasted M
this idle debate he wshc the people TO- know whom
they were 10 hold responsible; and far he wa.
able, no should make this matter understood through
out the county.
II h. was correctly Informed, both of,he Senator:
from Virginia, voted against the Bankrupt Law, and
were prepared 10 vote for its repeal. Where then
the necessity Tor instructions Could the Lee
gisaturc OF Virginia, 10y its resolutions ortify the
position of those Senatorsl lie did not, however,
intend to he drawn into discussion OF the doctrine
OF instruction, u mere motion to take up. AS 20
the Representatives, all OF them but two were o..
posed 10 the Law. Suppose, however, 1t had been
the other way, and all OF them had voed for the
lao tiptyt Nt,',. tl,.
II ours. They were not unswcra bic TO
us, and it was not business to inform them as 10
their duties.
MIR Y. said he was of opinion that the length
OF the session might be shortened 30 days. lie be
leved no necessity existed for consuming 50 much
time IN discussing Federal Relations, time when
the public Treasury was much embarrassed. II
the House should determine 10 eraha;k in debIte,
this deficiency in the Treasury would be consiiera.
bly, increased. The subject OF taxing the people
was matter for serious consideration; and the ex-
tent 10 which the people now taxed on account
ofthe condition of the Treasury was good reason
why the House should hurry on with ITS business
The gentleman from Preston had EXPRESSED his
surprise that any debate should have ensucd on the
motion to take up. Now, if MIR Y. understood the
OBJECT OF the present debate, 1t to prevent fur
ther discussion IL was TO prevent the consideration
OF this and Other resoutions, 10y which still longer
greater and more gricvnus and tedious debate would
be caused. Il the resolution were considered and
adopted, what tiicc. " ould II have7 The Lesisla.
would have told Seniors RiYes and rchcr its
opinion on the Bankrupt Law. and this would he
the amount Of what would lie donc THIS, TOO
when the gen.lemln from Spousyv,nia had tod
the House that the Virs mia Senators woud vote
Tor a repeal OF the law.
Mr CRUrCHFIELD saij he did no: know Ger
,ainy that the Senators would vote for the repeal OF
the law in question. He only believed that they
would adopt that course.
Mr. VERIFY then proceeded to consider the sub
jcci b fore The House, rs connected with the party
movements OF the day. lie considered II rs init.
mately connected with the designs OF party in that
House. As for himself, though he would not go SO
lar as 10 say ihni nc was not actuated by party in
his votes and movements in the House OF Deec ties
still he protested that, in the matter he did rot lolk
TO considerations OF that kind lie anxiously desired
TO intercept. discussion on the Bank and Distribution
Resolutions, well on this. The gentlem an
from Accomac, however, had said that the Bankrupt
Law interested vs. A-thai the State, az lsrse V ;
deeply concerned in is repeal. This Mir Y. was
willing to admit; and II the House had the power
TO repeal the B,nkru Law, then he conceived.
there would oe some propHeiy for It's action on The
subject As It was, however, lie MIR Y considered
action as perfectly useless.
But the gentleman from Accomac had s,ij. that
he was formerly opposed TO the introduction OF
Federal Relations here. Why, asked MIR Y,rbv,
not the gentleman opposed to their introduction
~ this tlme2 Did not the same reasons operate now
as formeryl What cha &c had come over the spin,
OF the genteman's dreams, 1t was not for Mr. Y 10
determine. Bat ii he was right then, surely he -=as
wrong now. When he Went home last Spring he
was admonshed by his constituents, that he had
been receiving too much per diem, They pointed
their ringers a; him, and said, you have stail in
Richmond too long. At the present session. il was
true, Mr. Y. had come here after Christmas, vet his
detention was caused by unavoidable causes over
which he had no control. He now enttr red uuon
his duties with determination 10 90 through the
business OF the session as soon as possible Here
MIR Y. called upon the Reporter TO notice parlicu.
lsrly, that he charged The other party the intro
CuctIon OF Fedcra. Relations into this House. He
should hold them responsible before the people tor
the waste and consum pon Of the time Of The Uous,
on that subject. MIR y. said i, was true that he
formerly voted for their nlroduction indeed he had
spoken on the subject, when he wss young and
fiery member. lie was, however determined 10
amend ms ways. lie would not vote that way now
and he was determined, far as his efforts would
tend, TO obtain an adjournment OF the Leg Stature
10y the last Of February or the Ist OF March lie
had no affection for the Bankrupt Law, ana should
have voted ngains, 10 had he been ~ Congress As
for the Bank, he considered Il Gead-desd as a door
nli-for the present. In relation to the Dstriau.
ton Law, MIR \. would gladly JOIN issue with gem
ilemen, were It proper that Fedora Relations should
be introduced into the III use. He would heartily
meet them on tina, floor, AMI see who were in favor
at denying % Virginia her portion Of the fund TO
be dis distributed from the public Treasury.
After some further remarks, MIR Yeroy took his
seat
Mr. MA - SAID that, an early period of the
present session, ho had declared himself friend Of
economy, and &c one not disposed To consume the
time Of the House. He was resolved 10 carry out
his prncipics-and for the purpose Of saving time,
he would make "a motion which he expected TO
make often during the session. lie moved the pre-.
vlous question on the motion TO take up the resolu.
ton.
MIR BAGLY said he would put j. TO the il.tce
and courtesy Of the House to decide whether the pre
vlous question ought to be sustained under present
Circumstances, whch al. the speeches but two had
been on the opposite side OF the question.
MIR BROWN of Preston said, he hoped that the
previous question would not be susiolned. Gent emen
lad trumpe,cd 1t forth that they feared not action
and when or of their side had spoken-nore Of
them occupying the same ground. He relied or
the Justice OF the House TO refuse to adopt the mo-
ton.
MIR STROTHER said that the gentleman from
Preston had based his remarks the supposion
that the Wing party opposed to light. This va.
not so and Mr 5 would willingly indulge tha
gentleman IT the debate could end with Tim, but no
otherwise.
Mr. DORMAN hoped that the main question
would not be put. III would give but single CON
mdcrnton Why IT should not by debating TIN
question 10 Jay and Tomorrow, "a month u d,
time of the House might be- snyed. lie hopsd IN,
result would be consldoted test vote as Il, IN
and the whole litter OF resolutions which had beet
offered.
MIR MAYO then asked leave to withdr,g nj
motion, at the same time stating that he did not "
20 bo considered as merely doing so IN courtesy I
the gentleman from Bockbndge, because he vas
Wing.
Objection being made, MrMAYO was psroitte
10 withdraw his motion by a vote OF the llouss.
Ayes 100, noes ~.
RA VI Y cd ell. Ill