Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-12-27

shah administer the oath of Office 10 the Di-
rectors Of the several Chartered Banks within
TINS Commonwealth" was, on MI. Black burns
motion, laid ON the table.
4 bill" To amend aud eNpin,n an Act, emit
tied An Act to give relief to the people of
this Commonwealth in certain Cases" 1.-THE bill
TO contnns the siay-!i;rs,) which had been
adopted III Committee o.. tie W hole. was taken
up, ant on llr. ChamheTlayne's motion, order
ed to BIZ Immediately crgrossed, and read Il 3rd
time L was accordingly engroSsed and read
his bill, II will be recn.iected, was intended
merely 10 ccafiDne the present law on this sub
ject.--Various days w.r. named of the CONT
nuance OF the bin by different menhers-Mr.
Banks moved Till the ISt of july --tosi Mr..
Doddtidge proposed the lst of A'igust--icst.-
Mr.. Chamberlayne proposed the i;tof Scptem-
Der, which was cdrricd-Some DISCUSSION took
place on the merits oftlic Billiard the ques-
ton being taken Shall the hllpasss by ayes
and noes, it was lost, ayes SO, noes 81.
Mr. CiiambcrlayDe asked leave to bring in
hill" Compelling the chartered banks within
this Commonwealth in compliance with their
Charter TO pay specie inStGHfcr'-Leave was
refused, the votes being IS in favor, and 6I j.
gainst il.
Mr.. Dade asked leave to hiring in bill
Giving reEefto the people of this Common
wealth, in certain cascs"--iiiS object being, as
lie said, to shield his fellow-citizens from the
rnin which impended over them.
Some conversation ensued on tlis notion
1t being doubted, whether it did not present
-, ~ tiAS A~NN~NN.Sh -'''Aj
Just rejected embraced.
Leave was granted TO bring in the bill
On motion of BIZ. Clarke. leave was given
to brinSia bill" To establish inspections OF
On motion of Mr.. Rnser, bill" Establish
ing town on the land o. Isaac Overall in the
county of Shenandoah"
Mr.. Hav, from the Select Committee to
whom this subject was referred, reporteJa
bill" To repeal the several acts against Usu-
ry-Read lst and ID time, and committed to
the Committee of the Whole, on the State of
the Commonwealth-it was also ordered 10 he
printed
On molten of Mr. Dade. it was resolved, that
when this House adiourns, it shall adjourn I'M
I'll Thursday, II o'clock-Tit being customary
TO suspend the proceedings OF the House ON
Christmas day.l
Mr.. mercer(ofLl according to order, pre-
sented bill" Establishing sundry banks with
IN this Commonw eaith." which, OH his motion,
was read the istand I'd times, aud ordered re be
committed to the Committee of the Whole
House, On the State CT the Commonwealth.
lie also presented, according to order,
bill" Prescribing the medium in which the
public taxes, fines, aud forfcitures shall be re-
ceivable. Mr. Lewis, from the G. off, and L.
n. presented bills Authorizing James VIII
son to open road from Moatgonerv's Ferry
to intersect the State road between Heshman's
and the top of Sewcil's nountain"-e For i'm
proving the navigation OF the North fork of
Holsteln river and several resolutions of the
same committee upon petitions TO them re-
ferred.
A resolution Of the Committee for Courts Of
Justice, voting reasonable petition of Francis
Thomas aud Lilly Read, administrator and adj
ministratiX ofJoseph Read, deceased, was, or
motion OF Mr.. Cook ofButetourt taken No *
agreed TO by the House
On motion OF Mr. Robertson, (ofR the c.
Tor Courts of Justice were Instructed TO en-
qnire into the proprietv of publishing a new e.
dition OF The Laws of this COmmonwraith-hlr
~ cfafaH "a, -.
new edition had been printed; that many laws
had been passed since that many Of tire old
laws were scarcely 10 be met with and that
very often, the members ofthe bar did not know
what the law was.
Adjourned till Thursday, II o'clock.
YES1FRD ~, the House OF y elegates pass
ed several private bills.
Airport from the Committee of Roads and
Internal Navigation, on the several petitions
praying that an Act may pass Incorporating ii
Company to establish a constant safe and easy
navigation by canal or otherwise, on the South
side of James River from the head of the falls
to tide-water-Ihe Report states, that at the
instance of the memorialists much testimony
has been admitted blythe committee to prove
that the James River Company have not
complied with the terms oftheir charter; but
the committee are OF opinion that such an en-
curry could be more properly made before the
Judiciary than the Le9iSlaturc-the former
being alone competent To pronounce a charter
TO be forfeited for causes occurring subse
Gnentiy to lis original grant--The Report fur
Their states that the cut of a canal as PRAYED
for, would be violation of the charter which
isinterred from tbs whole context ofthat char
ter, as well as from its 4th, 9th, and inth sec
tions--tor these reasons, il resolves that the
petition be rejected
Mr.. Taylor, Enthusiastically propose n SUD-
sttute TO the preceding Report, which asserts
that the james River Company have failed TO
discharge their duties aud denies that the
Canal prayed for, would be any violation of
Their Charter-lt concludes with a resolution
That the prayer of the petitioners is reasonable /:
provided the company tobe Incorporated shall
be compelled to pay to the James River Com
pany, or to expeud in the further improvement
ofthe Urner navigation of that river, sum,
fully equivalent to the benefits which the new
Company will receive from the Improvement
aiready by the James River Company.
On Mr. Taylor'smotion, both the Report and
Substitute were ordered to be lsid on the ta-
bic.
Mr.. Dade, from the Select Committee. re-
ported a bill giving relief to the people OF this
Commonwealth in certain CasOs-this bill STAYS
the Execution provided the plaintiff shall a.
gree to receive the notes or bills Of the char
tered banks of this State. or the chartered
banks in the District of Columbia. Of the Char
tered banks in the city OF Baltimore, and of the
State Bank of North Carolina.
Mr.. y. OH presenting this hill stated, that
1t took ont of the hands ofthe courts the power
Go regulate the value ofthe notes of adjoining
states, aud that ii made selection out Of these
notes, thus reiectinga variety ofnotes Of adioin-
ING banks, which might not be altogether solvent
two features of the present law which Lad ex.
citedmuch opposition.
Mr. Doddridge objected to Tie proposed
bills interfering, a. the present law does, with
deeds OF trrst-It was impossible for him, he
said 10 sanction such provision