Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-01-05


r,z.d ~ passed ODD March, $50. entitled 'an q
PROVIDE additional capital 10. tie James Rv. md
hamaw ha Company, ana for other purposes, until Tx
investigation al The concerns OF sad Company b
c"am'slee Of tns liouse, or joint committee itl The
). nate.
MIR. RAspoLru explained The resolution.
Mr. GsILauER thought il very irregular 10 request
tie Treasurer 10 suspend Suite law-und shcald 90
against HE resolution.
Mr.. BROOKE shna'd oppose tie resolution, because
he knew II would ehd in nothing. The State wo'.ld IL
his opinion, have L. uee tie interest due the b"nG,
for lie nrAt i've yeafs- unless the St,'e Will len r
Company tie guaranteed oa:ts, which were Ierascd
III Europe.
Mr.. EpMrSps was ,!,a opposition was made /"
this resolution of erG'irY. He ~as satisfied .lai liz
Company had, III oi@er To- evade tie aw 81 last "e::
changed the notes a. 81. months into certificates o.
debt, payable demand. Instead OF releasing Tie
bonds morisascd in loand they lad spent their funds
IN other was. and had not enough 10 release tirsc
bonds, contrary to tie aas ,Ela suaject, and 10
good policy. The individual Indebtedness Of the Com.
pany IS seven hundred thousand doats-!heir ndrb,
etness guaranteed IS the State is 81 800 pj more;
and now shall we allow the Company 10 use eli their
means in The payment OF Their individual indebtedness
" hen they shoud pay part Of The ind, bcGncss for
heb he State is LIABLE INSTEAD rf letting the State
pay all tbs Debt We have the means in cur hands,
and should hold tEeG or the purpose n. paying of
llii. deb:, ia' which lie State is ab;e Tie Senate
absent and Therefore only rtgarsi The Treasurer
I
discretion IL The Treasurer. and lac had no doubt the
Treasurer would regard the wishes of the House. i
fraud upon The Legislature and the State had been dis
covered in The aGs Of the Senate: and therefore we
have TO go into this extra legislation by requesting TIE
Treasurer to perform wishes tie did not consiGrr
the S,nls directly bound TO pa lie interest. lie hoped
that no threat of repuda'ion would alarm the House
into giving more AID 10 company which had violated
the nw The Treasure. signed last Saturday, SO 600
o bonds aud s;i.! about i, he prescme1 and nn
- sL. brfa
Si50,nG3
| Mr.. a!cRaE thought snch request should be made;
moreover resolution 10 provide for the pay at ia.
! interest on The James RIVER AID kanaaia Company
made tie order Of the day for Thursday. II, I'd
m.rd that h not pared II discuss this Question:
and moved 10 lay Tie resolution the table, inasnuth
al The hole question would come mp on THURSDAY.
The House refused 10 lay the resolution the table
Mr. TALIArEuno thought il strange That tbs House
should undertake 10 nuy & law, BY making this IL
quest orde. 10 the Treasurer. He vas opposed /"
:hs violation Of Ike law o the last session, VII Oh :hCu3
oe kept sacred a. oil other laws. The law may have
been unw'se-bu: sc bad given 10 lie company CERTAIN
rights wEIch Twas ECO late to undertake to 1esr"y
SOLEMN compact ind been made and il would certainly
ba !.incTa! u violate y, 5ecaese a'rid the
cthsr side would y:oa'c its duty r. T saii lie pro-
pcsitinu al he gentleman t;om Halifax, was Ia; The
State should Violate !cr p .,.sd sh, because ne has
/ nat ~ gnSd tae bands Mr. I thought tia, sl-
should not hy iiom the contract, because she nigh,
. q
! yet s'snod. The State had mortgage upon a.. The
property al the Company and ne bad heard ol ohe;e
10 c'se that thus ic State went for AL her rlgbts,
Ihongi gent-Eea wiehed her 10 disregard the rights 81
others
! hir T. would saw Tia; The company ind not come up
to lis wehes 1t would or strange ,ng il. from all
AZ had heard, the had no. been .nnc i'sianogeTen ut
~ tae ComPaa: though he would no, condemn th"n
wh""ia far hearing. 10 woa!d as NOE gra.Ifcd
than himself he could agree with lis able I: end ftn
al y f,l 80 ,sl,
raIse s iaA'=, he: lie ae.,''Fa this course to TEN
po-nrs cXpsG ,eut a! loans, aud 10 thought should
cogdnct oilr- TIA, the ilti ard honor Of th-
.on' of '>sa,e may % preserved 'nvio'aiH
Mr.. HEooEy defended The Company from he charge
! OF having MISC pp.eG The loan o. Inst Win'er.
I MIR. TpLEs sad lie blow would no, fall upon The
Company. bat upon The innocent holders e scrip re
went against the aanul!ing law BY this inofGia mode
What wcu!o gentlemen say, :. similar :rqiest vas
made to suspend The Inspection Law n the New York
icas-' There difference bet"een the eases. lie
defended the Company againa, the charge Of violating
the !aw.
Mr. PACKS said were no, prepared TO decide upon
the charges apaiHs h Company. This resolution "as
Al" e1pa'r preceding and We "ere taxing premature
course IL thought the Company had not acted IN
bad faith. They ought % haze full oppo'tcniyto
vndcstc themselves.
Mr.. Eyno II F. called lie T:cvcus Question, which
was sustained.
Mr GALLA.r:: called fal The ayes and nocs. The
resolution agreed 10 by tie following vote
.9ges-iIfssrs Ilo!leman, lSresher) Randolph, Pow
ell of a Byrd Of Sanlon, Meredith, Biick, Ssmu-
el. Lacy, D-nnis, Hancock, Goodwyn, Carne; Wood.
Byrd OF + Laakc If G, Carroll Jones, Edmunds 81
r., Stovall, Ward, Basel, Smi OF II King, Davis
o: X. y Q Eawes Gibson, Jackson, Banks, k'd~eil,
Martin, Jiggi,s, Not,hng,nn, Tanzey, Wade Dyche,
Taylor, RICE, DAVIS Of o. s. G Bird Of p. Talman,
Hopkins, Daniel nf p q, Brawner, Sturm, Deneaie,
Coo:rs. Cowan, Kane, a,ewood, Tate, Spark, lledg-
man, Warren, Walker, Spo,is West, Henry, Gcodson
~
.yaes- Messrs Mann, Cooke, Brooke Frazier, snod.
grass, Wilson, ravenner, Hubbard, B"cock, aloore of
&. & ", Toler, NcwiIn i,roadus, Stockton, Payne,
Dc-kns, Muse, 1alairrro, French, Calwell, Miles,
VI Rae, Gailaher, Parks, Edmonds of l.. & II Stol-
lnss, al'ller Of L., Miller of NJ * Cabel, Oliver,
Edgingon, Strole Criiz, Keen, Bennett, Anderson,
Strnther, Daniel OF C., BuIwel!, Moore OF X White
! Of r Nea!-42
| Mr. BYEp of F. explained his vote for the resclu.
ton The ground, that il resolution OF enquiry.
| Petitions were presented and reierred-viz:-By
MIR KnwELL, Of Jones and others, praying that some
changes NAV be made in the location Of the Fishing
| Creek and Brandony!le Road West OF Morgan Mill,
tional papers, IN Of Philip RUSSELL for the refund
! ing of fine BY Mr.. LErrmIcn, Of sundry citi
leEs Of Hythe county, asking Loan from Tie Com
ronwrah Of part Of the School Fund, 10 aid Of the
Emory and Henry College By Mr.. STROLLER, Of re.
reral czens OF the counties OF ulpeper, RapPahan-
mock Fanqpier aud I.pudorn, praying the passage OF
act, authorizing Justices of The Peace Ia prevent
trading in liquors at meetings for religious worship -
By Mr.. CALwkLL, memorial oil the Trustees OF the
Little Level Academy, in Pocahonas county by
Mr.. SMITH Of H., of Jacob Lorentz, for change IN
the w,d,! of the Stnunton and Parsersbnrg Road
And by Mr.. Wuirr, Of Houston aud Saundersons
administrator, for the refund;ng incres, on sum oil
money improperly paid into the Treasury.
! On notion of Mr.. Woop, the House adjourned.