The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-12-01
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE oFDELEGA7ES.

HOCSE OF OELEG.f/ES.
Tuesday, Nor. Is.
The Senate communicated to the House that they
had passed Bill AnneAing the c.mn,y Of Halifax To-
The district for which Superior Court OF Chaneery is
heidat Lsncsburg - also a bill "'ro amend an act
entitled an ret antho ang the appointment of militia
~ accourtmtAtsn that they hsd agyeed 20 the re-
solutions ,ae subject Of ressur, Notes received BY
the Executive OF this State OF the General Govern
ricrt.
The crgrosscd bills, Concerning i,eo,s and ,una,ics
--incorportng accompany extend the II ook Turn
pike to the Merry Oaks Concerning the town of BE-
retiey 10 IT, county of sandolph--Concerning MARY
ho1re"s, were od1f;ea-lhe e'grosscd bin concern
Ing iicnry and Nai( rtne Wool was rejected
The tlo@irg Communication from the Treasurer
was read:
TREASURY. orrIcE, ii.h Nov 1914
domyself the honour TO transmit to the Hon
orobie the House Cf De,esa,es he II suit of the en-
9'iries mad ofthe Presidents o. the Ra:k Of Virginia
& Farmer Bank Of Virginia, IN formity ,o,le,r
soutcr O. Tie l0h inst Which will be found ia the Sc
psrste ittersof those gentlemen m answer TO mine CO.
tsiing the resolution aboyc tened
AS neither Il those answers seemed to me to meet
tne OH ct "the resolution, have eudesrorcd to sup
Ply tha &c 'eei as sra II is power, bv recur-
renee to the iect in, bssks and Gle ia this Office
Early N Sniy the Treasury nearly extaust d.
ana az that season very sns SANS from any source Of
revenue we're eSrcctsd-l therefore ar,p,sd {, the
Hank OF rgria permit ,ae 10 draw uoon tl,e, for
such s'1'is as The eSgneis ottc government required
assuring t'em an pie dgieg myself, ,snt the amount
sheud &c repaid. cut ct the first moaiss that should be
received! ut the L in October In this manner
took IN a warrants offered at the Treasury until the
last OF August, about which time the Governor. or the
21arfn ri az ievasion by the cey, called out large
nnIncer OF troops, and IN meet the consequent cx-
ncse, Sppiied to both Banks lend one hundred AMI
hty tto'isand dolisrsc,cl-The Bank ct Virgins o
greed IN ex.es'd her advances that sum- aud the Far
ners Bank likewise agreed u advance 10 tina, amount
-ano were to take VA the warrants which should be-
endorsed BY the Governor and Treasurer This
mode WIS pursued, add the holders Of such warrants
applied to the Ranks and received payment
HE paper marked No s contains list of the
Warrants PAL! by the 8a,k of Virginia, showing the a
mount, on what = ii they are .-awn and when and
to whom issued And that marked No i, contains
sn,sr list OF the warrants paid by the FArmers Bank
Of Virginia
TIE balance stated be yet Cue the Farmers Bank
q Virginia, is upon issued by the Auditor
sct'e ot which, perhaps the amount Of between hf
hsen and eighteen thousard dolars haze been vnun-
CARLY plS by that Bank the ndivrnal holders. with
in $the la, mosth, without the usual endorsement
have thehonor to 5e,
Very respectfully,
Your nos; cbdt serv't.
Tie Nou.a.. Speaker ern,e
Honseof Dee adses.
siua, and Farncr, n ak Of Virginia, also read
as follows
Bank If p..;;r,gi'sa, 1iM Mo-. 1914.
resolution Of the oase 0: D-icg, ., las been
eL.
The information required cannot ~ given will, per
rect plrcsnn bit presume il Win b.. sufficient sim
s To state, That during the latter part of the simmer,
;'thong', the commonwealth had IA funds IT, Bank
we Continued TO take 40 ne checks os tie II easurer
upon his pledge Of reimbursement out os t n onics
hgSt pad account Of the revenue unit our alya,es
Amounted 70 about SS0,oCc.
'fi'sn the Apprehension was felt af All invasion By
nc enemy, NE Hsk consented, IN consequence NJ
spPicatfo from the Governor ard ot pay
rDeBi from the Tressurrr to extend these advances
immediately IN $50 GOO This ,icbs has been grslu
ally reduced since abont i0t, of October bv no
sts o. different persrns 10 the credit o the treasurer
ana NAsnhye days past, the whole paid off IN the same
way:
L am, Sir, with great respect,
= Your runst oheiient
JOHN BROCKENBRoUCH, Prpss't
Formers Baalr q Virginia, i1M Ncv. 1917.
In compliance sitt request made in your note
o ms morning, ] nov give you the information re-
qu'r by the resolution Of the House of Delegates Of
TIC lch inst. relative to the amount of money aiysn-
eel by this institution 10 the commonwealth since the
micuie OF JGiy last, with the Of paw .nents since
received on account of tie sums 50 advanced
ihe warrants on the Treasury taken up
by this Bank since the period abDTe
mentioned, smcunt to one hundred and
seventy-one thousand Ave hundred and
sxtyseven dcilars & thirty four cents SI7l 5S7 I'd
On account Of which payments have been
received to the amount of one hundred
and twenty-rine Thousand f,e bundled
and h'A 1--we dollars aud seyenty-six
ceu,s, 1885 rs
Icsyinsa balance yet due to the Bank on
warrants unpaid in their possession g.
mounting 10 forty-two thonsand and
eleven dollars ard City EIGHT cents 1901 S.
L he Governor ,oYing made application TO the Bank
Tor the payment OF warrants the Treasury as early
IS July last the advances all considered as made at
the instance OF Government the Bank having long since
discontinued TO loan money Cor any other purpose
ain, Sir, with much respect,
Your otedient servant,
BENZ. HATCHER, Pres't
John Preston, Esquire,
Treasurer ofthe Commonwealth, Of Virginia.
a Cnmmnnication fran tie Governor wns received
and read as follows:
Camel CHAMBER, NoU. l5d, 1914.
Fe2loro- Citizens ofAie Senate
oH46oiiss n Lelcgafes,
The Executive i0s no time IN endeavoring 10 effect
he object Of your reeD'uon directing them to borrow
wo hundredthonsS,d dollars, for inc purposes dsc!c-
. IN the resolution A yesba application was Made
m htc Farmers Bsk to learn tie tcrinson which the
lsn could be negociated have the honor tn enclose
ciyed, that the saneon of the Legislature snecessary
To tlC proposition, provided they approve the
terms Unjust beg leave suggest to the Ieeiss.
ture the necessity Of speedy attention this subject
is. BARBOUR
The letter from the President ofthe Farmers' Bank
Of Virginia, ilclosed IL the SAID CON uneaion was read
~ follows:
Farmers Bank of eiuia 1Ith .Nop 1914