Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-02-03
VIRGINFA IRaIsLAf8iRiF.'
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SATURDAI, Feb. L.
A message vas received from he SeSata
announcing the passage Of the bin deeISr-
nag the Ohio river . lawful fence n NEson
county. Also ares0lut5on for the appoint
meat Of Joint Committee TO aseertain
upon what terms the Lfusley Institute ean
be procured for the use of the Legislature
aud State officers AIso bill 70 proride
for the eauJing away Of lunAties By officers
OF this State % Asylums In other states
VI. hRANEE reported from the Commit
tee on Military Affairs, Recommending
that the Senate bill, No. ~, do not pas7.
NJ. HIsoX moved 70 take up the bill
which proposes to release the North WeS-
tern Virginia Bank from the Obligation TO
redeem the notes of the Je6ersouTiIIe
hraEeh, nov In possession Of the rebels.
The bull was taken up aud Mr.. Wilson
explained that the Jacksonville branch
had = circulation of 500, 900 The mo-
ther Bank has already redeemed Sl34,-
600, aud Sc, 1000 are yet unredeemed.
This latter amount Is generally in the dis
loyal portion Of the StaEe, and broke-s are
buying it up and sending il TO Baltimore
and from Baltimore 70 this city for redemp-
ton.
Mr.. HooTES said we were now, by re-
deeming these bank notes, furnishing the
rebels money With which 70 eight Us.
The bill was passed
The bill requiring all persons instituting
aud maintaining suits IN the courts of this
Commonwealth and before Justices Of the
Peace, 70 take an oath 10 support the
Constitution Of the United States aud tue
restored Government of Virginia, WAS t.
ken up AZ unfinished business, ana subse-
quentIy passed by.
The order of the day, the bill % exempt
from levy aud distress three hundred doll
lars worth Of property and homestead
for indIgeat debtors, WAS taken up.
Mr.. SNITH moved to strike ont all after
the frst section, that the bill might have
but one object Adopted
Mr.. KRANER offered an amendment that
nothing IN the act shall be so construed as
% apply to debtz already coutraetsd--
Lost.
On motion OF Ir. Smith, the rules were
suspended, aud the bill put upon It's pass
age.
[Dr. spieer Patrick the delegate elected
from KAnaWha county TO ill the vaeancY
oeeasioned by the resignation of James q.
Brown, appeared, was qualified and took
his seat.
Mr.. SMITH proceeded to speak upon the
Exemption bill. he said that the bill
enlarged the ability of debtors 70 pay their
debts because the exemption will allow him
Sufficient means, when mishaps befaIl him,
10 conduct his legitimate business and he
/ will therefore be enabled to realize some
thing from his industry and TO be enabled
I to pay his debts The law already exemptz
as much property as this bill proposes 70
/ exempt, but the law specifies the kind of
/ property which shall be exempt. The
4 property 50 specified IS not the kind of
| property which the majority Of debtors de-
sire 70 be free from levy and distress be-
cause the said property would be almost
! useless to many poor men. While the poor
1 farmer may need horse, lone Of the things
already exempt by law1 the poor mechanic
animal. The object of the present bill is
to allow the debtor to be the judge Of the
kind of property best calculated to promote
the comfort Of his family aud SO enable
/ him to go on aud earn something from his
| legitimate business With which 10 pay his
honest debts He said The agricultural
| resources of the county must be developed
| by white muscle and that muscle must be
| protected, at least, while 1t Is engaged in
the development of our resources. This
bill Is In accordance With system which
has uniformity worked we'll aud therefore
must work we'll now.
Mr. DAVIS said this bill would place the
the poor man in a worse condition than he
MAS now, because it will cut him Cd from
the credit system. We are legislating for
the whole State of Virginia, aud not With
view TO a formation of new State. We
must mot make such radical changes as
this for people. majority of whose repre-
sentRtiTes, have eombatted the proposition
for years. Besides the bill does not recite
the sections which II proposes to repeal,
and therefore is unconstitutional.
Mr.. NIXoR said the credit system had
been a. injurJ 70 the poor man instead of
benefit. It had caused them to pay twice
or three times as much as the Original
debt
Mr.. WEsr said he should vote for the
bill. It VAS the best thing that We could
do to further the prosperity of all classes.
If the bill Wonld have q tendency TO do
away with the Wild speculative credit sys-
TEN, it would de away with dangerous
thing not only tor the poor man but for
the rich man.
The hour of-I2 having arrived, the
Speaker vacated the chair till 3 O'Clock.
lin our House report Of Friday last, NJ.
West is made to say that he would sooner
Vote.for . rope to hang the man Price for
whose benefit it was proposed to appropri-
ate $40 than to vote him dollar. What Nr.
West did say vas that he would rather vote
for rope to hang rebel than to vote him
(the rebel1 adollar.