Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-03-04
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

resolution from Tie Committee of Roads, &c, against
the petition Of sundry inhabitants OF Unlon IN Monroe
county, for u change in the White and Salt Sulphur
Springs read make il run with the Main street
of Union Nlessrs. ApaIE and Blue sustained the
MOTION and the petition declared 10 be reasonable
and bill ordered 10 be brought IN.
The engrossed bill restricting the Banks IN The issue
of sura being on lis third reading; Mr. EbAcNbs
of H. offered ryder, providing that these small h"'es
shall he .cdecmable at The Bank where issued and
made PAYABLE The r; der was supported by aless:s
EpMrNps Of H., and CARTER, and opposed y MeS3rs
iiuPKtSs aud HILLiAMs.
Mr. WILLIAMS called FOR The ayes and noes on The
engrossmcnt of the ryder. The debate took wide
range the grea, fields of the BANKING ana N'euI'
systems Leave given TO Mr.. CARTER 10 speak
without regard to rules of order, and Mr. e. rep'sa 10
Mr. TALIarEnRo $ remarks yesterday. Ihe 'ame leave
was given to Mr.. TALIAfEERo, who replrd.
Mr. GRAY moved TO amend the ryder SO as TO allow
the Banks continue 10 issue and reissue salu smai
notes until the LIST January, 1874
Mr. Bennett called the ayes and noes on TINS amend
ment but withdrew the call al The suggestion OF gen.
t,Cmen around him.
Mr. STANTON renewed the call, MIR Grays amend
ment carried-ayes 10, noes -
MIR HopEiNs thought we had gotten INTO d'ihcuiy.
The small note bill Of this session limits The time to the
LIST October aad have, 10 day, by this ryder extend
ed the lime TO the lst January next MI H. thought
there might be difficulty in constituting these CON
Trajectory acts. lie hoped the ryder would be vo'ed
down. 49,,
Mr. CRrrcuriELD thought there was no such c'lh.
Guilty 10 be apprehended This last bill, fixing the Isl
January next, viii be the ruling aw-if not, We can
soon remedy by adding the words "anything IN any
heretofore passed 10 the contrary ot"'thstanohg
| which he moved amendment Agreed TO-
Mr. WILLIAMS called the attention OF The trends Of
the ryder 10 lis great mperecon. 1t does moi prnVde
any restrictions the Banks any penalties on them,
between the lst October and the lst January next
! Mr.. CsrrCnyI!LD thought The penaesol the other
law would apply.
Mr. BIRD Of T. called the ayes and noes on The en-
grossment Of the ryder which ordered hy the iol
I loving vote
| .iycs-AlessTs. Gusts, Randolph, Cooke, Powell! OF
Amherst, Brooke, Frazier, WirgGeld, Mitchell, New
kirk, Snodgrass, HUBBARD, Docock, Moore of Cabeli
and Wayne, Toler, No~lin, Lacy, Dennis, Broadus,
I Irving, Goodwin, Brown of Elizabeth City and War
wick, Garnel,. Rust, Payne, Deskns, Muse, Ta'a'
ferro, Wood, French Robins, Carroll Calwell, Blue,
Miles, Smith of HARRISON McEsae, King, Bowden,
Gaaher Wor,hng,on, Parks, Wallace, Edmonds of
Lancaster and Richmond Gibson, Stongs, Carter,
Gray, Miller Of Loudoun, Ncoson, Miller OF Mason
and Jackson, Norlhngton, Wade, Smith of Sanse
mond, Watts, VERIFY, Oliver, Edg'ngon, Crtz, Boil
Ing, benreit, Iaman Dey Daniel of Richmond C;ty,
Burwell, Moore Of Rochbrdge, White Of RockbFidge,
Cooes Cowan, Kane, Gaewood Tate, Crutchiied,
Walker, West, Good>on and Leitwich-16.
,iocs-hlessrs. lloeman, (sPeakerD Mann, Byrd
of Bath, Wilson, Tayenner, Stanton, Meredith BlIck,
Samuel, Hancock, Smith Of Fauquer, Stockton,
Leake Of Goochlnnd, Jones, Edmunds Of Halifax,
Stovall, Ward, Basel, DAVIS of King and Queen,
HAYES, Jackson, Marshall, Banks, Kldwell, Martin,
Jggi;s, Tanzey, Adar Dychc Taefn, RICE, Davis of
Orange and Greene, s,role, Bud of Pendleton. Hop.
kline, Brawner, Deneale, Williams, Spark, Hedgman,
Warren, and Henry-42
The bill was then passed
The order Of the day taken Up; beng the bill
imposing taxes Tie sales If wholesale and retail!
merchants and auctIoneers and regulating the coec.
ton thereof.
/ 10 irn ,to ~;
TO recomn the bill with instructions TO the Committee
of Finance to report ore general bill imposing taxes
for the support Of Government.
Mr.. RASDoLrn offered an alternative amendment Of
the bill.
Mr.. G,LLAnER suggested that he would, at the pro-
per time offer amendment evyng tax according
to the rents paid by the different merchants.
MIR. BRoADus read substitute which, at The proper
time, he meant 10 offer. The substitute levies per
centum tax on the stock on hand
The motion TO commit was supported by Messrs
DANIEL of Il. c., CRuTcmrIKLp and TAYLOR who
thought that they should frs, know what revenue was
to be raised, and ought 10 have general view Of the
whole subject in one bill and opposed by hlessrs RAS
DoLpu, 1EAEE of A. and GooDsoS, who con.ented
that The gentlemen who took the opposite course IN
tended, 10y these side winds, 10 get rid of this
new subjects. The merchants most deeply inter
esed tie preservation OF the credit of the Slate and
ought TO contribute in proporlion.
Mr.. TAYLOR called the ayes and noes.
Of ayes 50, noes co.
The bill was then amended by Mr.. RANDOLPH who
said, that the bill entirely in blank, To be
filled when the revenue bill in. Mr. r. said, that
he had amended the BILL to remove the objection
of It's being nquisltoria &c
Mr.. CKuTcHrIElD thought the bill, amended,
should be printed to let the members lis cha
rac;er.
Mr.. BEoaDus moved substitute, which provides
Cor the levyng oil per cent on The stock of goods
hand
The bill was then laid upon the table, the bill with
amendments ordered 10 be printed and made The order
Of the day for to morrow
On motion OF Mr.. BROOKE,
Resoiced, That The Of this hall be profered to
the Democratic Convention, about to convene in this
city, during such hours this House shall not be in
session.
On motion of Mr.. DAVIS of King d Queen the
Committee of Courts Of Justice were instructed to
enquire into the expediency of reducing the ferrYage
the Mattaponi river, from Walkerton in King
4 Queen county, TO the opposite shore in King Will
liam.
On motion of Mr.. NICHOLSON, leave was granted to
bring in bill to amend act passed. at the present
session of the General Assembly, entitled net au
thorzing The erection of mill dams, and 10 dam the
water thereby for limited period.
The following engrossed bills were read third time
aud pissed:
'Authorrzng the removal of certain slaves held for
life therein mentioned, 10 The State of Maryland;
And Exchanging the time of accounting for the taxes
on licenses 10 merchants and others"
message was received from the Senate by MI
Bondursnt, that they had agreed TO the resolution Tor
the election of The first and Second Auditor the Trea-
surer, Register of the Land Office Stoekeeper and Su
perintenden of the Penentiary Saturday, ITO day
with amendment, which adds the "Secretary of the
Common wealth and Librarian" The House agreed TO
said amendment
MIR. AsprRsoS moved 10 postpone indefinitely the
bill concerning the School Commissioners Hardy Co,
on lis second reading
The motion sustained by Messrs. ASDERsos and
YERBY, and opposed by Messrs BLUE, POWELL oil a.,
and WILLIAMS, and lost The bill then ordered &c
an engrossment.
On motion of Mr. VERIFY, the vote agreeing TO The
report Of the Committee Of Claims, rejecting the petit
ton of Robert Anderson reconsidered; and, on
motion of Mr. BowDES, the said report was recon-
mtted.
On motion of Mr.. BococK, leave was given to BRING
in bill, agreeaby to petition of citizens ofhe county