Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-12-16
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prudee Sgaiast the judges 10 do full aud lair usiies.
ieh, TO hear the eoun'er-sla,emehi Of IA, accused.
L MI. EDsiNGION member III the Select Committee
az lat scs-lo. but was wholly unpTrndcsd. lie thought
that Iighi aud justice between pacs and JUSTICE the
eeshh required that both s,alensnt- should be heard
MR. DASiEL ct H. eontended that under the rule OF the
house. ne had right @ dcnsnd the readirg 81 s pnp,f
before no was required upon IL. Th, Speaker MI
southal) did not concur in Mr. D's construction Of t,,
r1le--and the latter did not press his point.
Mr. WncnrR suggested that it would he proper read
me portion Of the memorial Of last session. referred and
made part II this aud then read the rcpy of Judge Scott
lie expressed some difficulty how Tar hs House should
70, In matter OF this kind before preerrng articles Of
impeachment II the House made full inquiry. and then
preferred the charges would be the verdict of guilty by
l3i members, aud would be calculated prejudice the
minds Of the Senate Blu, ii they preferred articles with
out inquiTy-his might lead injustice, aad establish
precedent which might any time. be seized upon by in
dv'duas 10 involve tho House ia prosecution OF this kind
To guard against both the House should with
great caution.
Mr.. TKBBs very strongly urged the reading Of the eoun
wrmemornl n just to both ppres.
The vote being taAen the House ordered the reading o
Judge Scott. communication. which being donc both pa
pers were laid on the table.
James Rirer & Kanausha Improvement
The following resolution some days offered by Mr.
Bocock. tiken up:
Resolved by the General Assembly That P,o,i.. re-
presenting the stock OF the State in the James River & Ma
nawha Company, be, and they heeb, Instructed IN the
next meeting Of the Stockholders follows:
L. For reduction OF the tolls charged upon the Canal
oil the said Company, 81 that Agricultural product shall
pay Tor transportation than per per milo
- For resolution OF the Stockholders requiring the
Board OF Directors 20 the proper and
qnstc communications with the South side vi the River
ss soon surplus Of tolls may sucisni pay
e same alter meeting the charges upon the said
Company.
Against tho reelection OF Joseph C. Cabel, Esq,
frteident Of the said Company.
Mr. ANDERSON, TO test the question: moved the indefinite
posponemen OF the resolution.
Mr. BYRp, of F. called the previous que but at tho
request Of Mr.. Witcher, withdrew the call
Mr. BococL advocated the resolution, ut length-dselug
in To the LIST branch the resolution
upon the levied upon the people along the
line OF the canal, the shape OF rnshch tolls are i'm.
posed in violation OF the charter of the company.
As 10 the 2nd branch OF the resolution Mr. b. conto ndcd
that never were any people treated with snd
oppression Than have tie people of the ouihsdc been
cd by the failure OF the company make proper
cations with the canal for the trade ,he Southside.
The 3rd branch offered, because MI b. considered
himself SO ins'uctedby the people, whom he
lie should never have brought forward dis proposition but
from sense Of duty.
Mr.. IEKBY replied at large Mr.. Bocock-rspelling
most OF his assoriions and vndcanp the wisdom and p
Icy OF the acts OF the last LegislaGrn virtue of viii n
the present tariff Of tolls established
MI. BlIp, of Pendeton, moved the previous qucs ,n
winch, being sustained, the question indefinite post
ponemen put, and decided in the affirmative by de.
cislyc vote, without a count.
Mr.. TAIIATERRo, from the Committee OF Privileges and
Elections, made report the contested election from the
county Of King Q1son-dCclsrine the contestant emit
tied 10 the return
On motion Of Mr.. BIRD ol p, the House ad journed
We learn from the Boston Atlas that the sketch of ole
Ball, copied into this paper, and credited the New York