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6srs Of the House Or DsIsg.iss ia The ssssipnioi
ls35-3i--eharging Msssrs Faulkner, colsion,
Janney. Barton, Gellaker. &c. as having voted
fsE = resolution deeIsrisg lhst Congress hsd 20
soasfiIu,ienal persr 10 establish Bank Of The
DATED States.
Mr.. Smith Observation-Disclosures hat be
hsa rot quoted I'll the proceedings on thai sab
jeet. brt ''eDOngh 10 answer his paFPoss."s a
pIsia statement Of the proeseaings, with an ex-
tract from The Journal. win sst The maIierright-
-: viii be seen, tina, On the resolutions intro
dscet into the House erDsiegslss. IN Jan 1884,
TO eensurs Geo. Jackson for tie Removal fine
fDeposiiss, tie members named above, In srsyy
INSTANCE. voted eg propositions declaring the
Bank rzcpnsiiiEiional; and Messts Jshney and
lcolston signslizsd their course By speeches in
llarer Of he eoassifntiOnsiiiy Of the Bunk.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
JAx IS, 1885,
! AZ the adoption CT the Tesolutions. censnr-
ling toe RemoVsi of The Deposiles from the Bank
~ the UDiied Saes, for winch resolutions
Msssrs. Faulkner. coIs,on, Barton, Janney,
GsltaheT, &c. had voted
noticn was made bY Mr.. Gilmef, 10 amend
the repor, Of the committee, BY inserting before
The last rssolution, the follVwI1g;-
@Resclpes, Thstliis moi hereby intended TO give
any implied sanction 10 the power which has been
claimed BY Congress, TO establish a United States
BaDS." -
Wbereapon. motion was made BY Mr. Ste
yensoa OF Spotisylvsnia, 10 amend ihe said
amendment, BY substituting therefor The follow
ing;
/ Rssslved, That the General Assembly Of vir-
GINA cannot sanction the power which has leon
claimed BY Congress- TO establish United States
Bank, because. in the opIuion Of this General
Assembly, hat power is not given 10 Congress
by The Constitution of the United States, as has
been frequently and solemnly declared BY the
General Assembly" Ages %, noes 81.
And The question being put upon the said A.
mendment 10 the amendment Of Mr.. Gilmer,
was determined in the affirmative. Ayes ~,
noes 81.
AYEs-Messrs Banks, (spesker,) POulsOn,
Soulbail, Preston, Wilson Of Boigelourl, M'MiI-
Han, Turnbuil, Daley, Patlesen, Bondurant,
Samuel, Christian, Wyatt, johnson, Scott, Bay
Ior, PAYNE, Helms Gibson, Smith OF Frederick
Hale or Giles Watkins, Hail Of Gray sop, Bruce,
Sloan, Roam, Kiucheloe, Holemsn, Wager, Har-
wood, tIooe OF King George, Carter, Dud, Hays,
isloIiings, KimbrOush, May, Shepherd, Garland
sf MeeklenbUrg, BilIiugsIy, Cooper, Mccsuley,
Buck, Webb, Watts, Harvey, Epes, Williams,
Robertson, Adams, Coles. Swanson, SlaVIn,
CARROLL Dupuy. Stands, Hopkins, M'MuIlen,
Bare, Jones or Shenandoah, Cletuands Griffin,
Stevenson Of Spotisy lvanis, FiizDugh, Peg.am,
George, M'Coy. NJ 'Culloeh, Slaager, Cunning
BAN. Brown and Rutherfoord-72
/, :sN2YS-Messrs. Drunmond, Gilmer, Booker,
Garland OF Amherst, Stuart, Niche, Mayse,
fBale, Faulkner, coisisn, cartuill, M'Ginns,
d. = Il.
iJ3nes Of Eliz City and Warwick, Marshslls
Ball. French, Woods, Bcrton, Cary Spencer, SIMS
Panes, Mullen, Gather, Bots. Grspely, Gregory,
Galiahsr, Fry, Dabney, Jaainey, Beard, Harri-
son, Smith Of Mason ard Jackson, Kennon,
Alexander, Cabell, Collins, Dunlon, Parriol,,
MLufe, Jones of Pendeton, Mash, Woodhouse,
Hooe Of Prince Willism, Boothe, Thornton,
W DoicfII Dornlan, Mooreman, Waterman;
Csump aud MAY bery-57.
The question Then REQUIRED upon adopting The
said resolution lof Mr.. Gilmer) as amended (by
NJ. Stevenson,) and was decided ID the afilna
liye-AJes 76, noes So.
Among the ayes, Messrs. Gilmer, Souihall,
Gipsen and Smith Frederick, Wager, Watkins
lof.Gooehllnd, .heDoufH, Sc.
Among The noes, Messrs. Faulkner, colslon,
Bfrlon, >. s. Barbour, Vance, Mullen, Bous,
Gregory, Gallaker, Janney, Nash, &c.
L n tuOtiVu Nos tud0C W WI. NOiStOus tllaa tut
sad resolutions, as amended, be postponed in
ldehniiely, bat the House adjourned, without
taking lbe question,
See Journal, pages 100 and l0i..
Here are two. distinct votes, in both Of whi:h
Msssrs. Faulknet, colston. Dar.or, Januey, Gal.
iahsr, &c. are recorded in the n,gaiirs, on the
question TO declare Bank Unconstitutional.
On The 18Th, Mr.. Colsion having withdraw
This: motion 10 postpone indefinitely, il was re
nseed BY Mfr. Wilson Of BottetoufI, and decided
IN the negslive-ayes IS, noes 96.
1 Among the noes-MesSrs. Faulkner, Colslon,
Janney, Ga,iahtr, Wager &c.
Or the l7lh, the subject was resumed, and
Mr. Giluer made an Intellectual motion 70 recon-
mil The resolutions, with view 10 separate>
The, Opposite and the Charter quesiions
0a the 18Th, Mr.. Rutherford OF Richmond
City moved TO reeommil the resolutions, with
viewlto separate Them. Negatived-ayes 65,
noes 65.
Mt. Colston then renewed his motion 10 post
pone indefinitely, and made speech Of nearly
two honrs, ia support Of the Con,tifutiOnaliiy OF
The United States Bank.
On the goth, Mr.. Colsion Withdrew his motion
10 postpone the whole subject indefinitely, in
order to allow Mr.. Marshall 10 offer the follow
ling resolution:
AssoiCe0t lhatthls Assembly uoes uot lntebui
oy the declaration Of It's opinion 10 regard TO The
uneOnstituIiOnaliiy Ct The ank Of lhes UniIed
States, 10 qualify oT'in any manner 10 impair the
force Of It's disapprobation Il The removal Of the
Deposiles.P
Various amendments we're proposed 10 this,
expressive Of the disapproba,iOn If the manage
menl Of the Batk-among them, one by MIR.
Wager, 10 wit: sNor into the approval Of The
conduct Of the officers &c the United States
Bank, in their management of that Institution a."
Negatived.
Mr.. Williams, Of Orang moved an amend
Dent 70 Mr.. Msrshall's amendment, sgain dis.
Iineily affirming the unconstitulionaliiy Of The
Bank, as follows:
Nor does il intend, By the declaration ofits
opinion censurirg he removal cf the Deposiies
from the Bank Of The United States, 10 qusiify
or impair the force Of IFS disspprobalion of The
exercise Of The power By Congress 10 incorporate
a Bank"
Nega,ive1-ayes CO. noes g.
Among The negatives-Messrs. Faulkrer,
COklon' Barton, Gtegoryte Gaiialsr, Mcdowell,
DIrinsn, &c. p
On the 2tst, other amendmen.s were offered
an6 rejected-and MIR. Marshall's amendment
adopted, Ayes 8 Il, noes 30.
Among the ayes-Messrs. Faulkner. Colslon,
Barton. IfaIkins, Galiahsr, Vagtr, Jenny, Ne
DolreH. Dsrman, Stevenson Of Spoi'sylvsnia, SC.
See Journal, pages l03. lo4, lO6, los, 100,
The fllOaing are the resolutions, as hey
haally psssed'ibe House q Delegates;
Whereas, Ills deemed essential By 1lhe Gener-