Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-01-22
Jhuys,i0u. .L,nudry Is.

A communication was received from the Senate, tha
they have passed the bills entitled Gan act ncorporat
ing the Trustees of the Huntersvle Academy, in the
county of Pochahonas act authorizing ferry from
the land of Robert Ioldery in The county of Cabell
across the Ohio river act establishing the county OF
Hapne out of part of Cabell county; aso with
amendnents) act incorporating the Trustees of the
Warm Springs Academy, in the county OF Bath an act
extending the limits of the town Of ClaksburE, in The
county of HARRISON and amending several acts
ing the same.
The amendments to the irst-named bill
red in, and the latter laid the table, motion Of
Mr.. ARMsTRosG.
MIR. Baldwin, from the Select Committee on Ap.
portonment, made report on the subject, which he
stated had been adopted by bare majority of the Com
mittee The minority Of the Committee would also
make report. On motion Of MIR. JACKSON, 900
copies were ordered TO be printed-he report of the
Committee concludes with the following resolution:
Rrsolrrd as The opinion of this Committee That the
Legislature ought 10 provide by law for reapportion.
ment Of represen in both its branches according
TO the numbers OF qualified voters in the several con
sttuent bodcs TO be ascertaned by just ratio in refer
ence to white popuation)
BANK SUSPENSIONS.
Mr. HoPKiSs offered the following resolution
Resoirtd That the Presidents of the Banks of this
Commonweal, and of their several branches be d.
rected To report the present House Of Delegates
soon as practicable, full and pertec, copy Of their
spective journals containing all the proceedings of the
Presidents and Directors since the suspension OF specie
payments in lc37-to be verified as complete and aeon
rate by the aidavs Of the Cashiers Of the said Banks
and their branches, respectively.
| This resolution advocated by MIR. HOPKINS, anC
opposed by Messsrs. CRrTcHFIrLD, kinney and Dor
| MAN.
| MIR DoRMAs moved to amend the resolution by in
structng the Committee Banks TO inquire into the
expedency Of calling the Banks aforesaid instead
of directing The Presidents. This amendment wa.
adopted, ayes ~, noes 40. The resolution ther
agreed TO.
Mr. WALLACE S resolution calling on Chapman John
son for the his delay in preparing the crmna
code for publication, was taken up and adopted.
NATIONAL BANK.
| Mr.. BAYLy moved that his resolution on this subject
be taken up and made the order of the day for Tuesday
next. This motion was advocated by Mr.. t., and op
posed by Messrs. CRuTcHrIELD and ScorT 1t was de
cded in the negative as follows:
.7yes-Messrs. Bayly, Aworth, Holloway, Cox o
B. & L., Jones Of b., Rddick Harrison of B. Jones 81
b, Haskins, Samnels, Cox of c., Vaughan, Deskns
Wood Byrd French, Guerrant, Carroll, Spencer, Wat
kins, Clark, kincheoe, Armstrong, Davis Of X. & O.
Dabney, Woodland, Holiday, Marshall, Banks, Martin
Of NJ, Digs, Boyd, Scott Of NJ, Morgan, Harrison Of
NJ, Lyon, Smith of ~, Fitzgerald, Mcpherson, Hiner
Wallace of p Grimes, Hopkins, Brown of r., Wilson
Heath, BrawLer, McCauley, Shipman, Smith of r..
Cowan, CULLEN, Galewood, Crawford, Tate, Warren
Bowen, Martin of Tyler, Buck, Goodson, and Left.
wich-6l.
,Noes-Messrs. sou,hall, (speaker,) Rives, Davis Of
A, Kinney, Baldwin, Maysc, Wngfed, Mitchell
Hunter, Newkirk, Moore, Nowln, Apperson, Card
well, Broadus, Irving, Brown of Elizabeth City and
Mclaughlin, Payne, Woods Early, Robins, Erskine,
Vance, Pugh. Thompson, Mullen, McRae, Griegs,
Bowten, Moer, Kennedy, Smith of kanawhn Wal.
lace of King George, Edmonds, Clendenin, Raney,
Mcllhaney, Smith Of Mason and Jackson, Cnperton,
Davis of Montgomery and Pulaski, Harre Taylor Of
Norfolk Borough, Eiheridge, Watts VERIFY, Edging-
ton, Chcathnm, Keen, Williams, Dey, Elliott, Stro-
ther Daniel, Dorman, Lcyburn, Urquhart Crutch-
field, Ford, Mayo and Jackspn-G5.
Mr. DASIEL moved that the House take up the bill 10
authorize lean TO the Richmond, Fredericksburg aud
Potomac Railroad Company.
After conversational debate in which Messrs. DAN
rEL WATTS, TAYLOR Of Norfolk Borough, McRAE and
LKrrwIcm, took part, Mr.. DANIEL withdrew his motion
the Delegates from Norfolk County and Norfolk b.
rough ntmating that they had amendments TO propose
TO the bill, and promising that the Borough
member recovered sufficiently from indsposton uif
der which he abored they would vote for taking il up
THE LAWS RELATING TO CONVICTED SLAVES
The following communication received from the
Acting Governor aad referred 10 the Committee on
Courts Of Justice, on motion Of Mr.. DoRMAS:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, !
January 90, lS42. !
Felio,c e-ens IF the Senate, and House Of Dciegates:-
The difficulty of efecting sale of the slaves in the
PenitenarY who have been condemned TO death, and
whose sentence has been committed for sale and
portaton, induces 10 submit the subject to the con-
sideration Of the General Assembly.
Recent occurrences have contributed materially 10
increase the hazard of transporting slaves beyond the
limits of the u S, and consequently 10 lessen The num-
Der Of purchasers Of convcts offered for sale under that
condition. II has accordingly been found Impossible,
except at great sacrifice, 10 effect sale, though
competent agen, has been employed for the purpose,
and due notice given in the public prints Heretofore
there is 10 believe, that by evasion of our
laws aud the violation Of written obligations, con-
victs have in many been carried into the State
of Louisiana and other Southern and South Western
States, and there sod but the recent enforcement of
the forfeures and penalties imposed by the laws Of
Louisiana will tend TO prevent the of SINH
lar attempts, and to compel purchasers in future 10
transport the convcts required, beyond the u. S
The risk Of doing this is greatly increased by the I'M
UNSUITABLE pretensons of foreign Government, which,
if submitted TO, will place at her disposal the property
of American Citizens. The recent Liberation at Mas
sau in the Island of New Providence of the slaves