Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-11-21

unfortunate III ms choice ofa Deputy-Sheru1-
aud there would be no danger in granting his
pe;itiou as he was man of great wealth, and
what wax better, or great worth--Resoiution
was coucurred in.
Citizens OF Frederick, prayih~ a charter for the
Bank OF Winchester, upon such terms as might
seem just 10 the Legislature-Erferred. "A pc
t,tIon Was presented from the county of Pen
dletOn, Joining in the same request
iIr. Hay presented petition froma number
ofpersons III the City of Richmond, and the
counties of Henrico aud Chesterfield, praying
for turnpike-road from Richmond 70 Peters
burg, 10 run below tho City ofRichmonl: theY
state their belief, TIE result OF actual survey
that the road between these two towns NOW %
miicsl may be shortened To u. cIlesS; and that
n road may be formed, which shall be- at eli
times accessible TO carriages-they pray also,
that bridge may be authorized overihe james
River, at ChatswOrth-They hope, that the Lee
gislature, IN regulating the tolls, may not fix
theia too low as the average tolls on roads III
this State were only til ofwhat theyare in some
of the Northern States; and tie dividends to
the Stockholders propor,ionably less.-itcter-
red
lIr. Archcrprcsentcda petition g from almost
every nianin Powhatan, ccncurring in the APP
piication tor 4 Canal on the South side of the
James River.
Dir. Hwy from the Committee on so much of
the Governors Commune alton as relates to the
Banks stated, that they had already reported
part-but they had again taken the subject
into consideration, and INSTRUCTED him to report
Clerk, as follows:
ABILL
To suspend for further time the Act cntitlcd's An
Act to proride more e1ectuaily for the payment of
Specie By the Sererat Baaks cf this Common
renHh."
BE IL esacted by the General assembly, That
the Act entitled " An Act TO provide more ef-
fectualy for the payment of Specie nv the sew
era Banks of this Commonwealth" shall be fur
ther suspended until che 10th day of July next,
andno longer.
i ffsI..
monwealth shall avail itself of the benet;t of
this Act, which shall not, or before the 10th
day OF January next, have resumed the pay
ment IN Specie OF all Notes under FIVE dol
lars.
The said bill was read the first and second
times and ON mir IJ=e'reVS motion, commit
ted TO Committee ofthe Whole House -Air.
L. stating, that some diversity OF sentiment had
| prevailed among the members OF the Commit
| tee, and as the subject was very important, il
| ought TO take this directon.-On Mr. Wercer's
motion, go copies of the bill, and of the docu-
ments accompanying" the first Report were or
| dered 10 be printed.
lbr. Taylor (of c. presented petition from
sihdry owners of warehouses i'll Manchester u
demonstrating. that since 1901, there had
| been no augmentation oftheir rents, though al
most every thing else had advanced that the
| ground especially would be of more value annu-
ally than the rent came to--praying, that the
| rents may be increased in proportion TO the va
luc or the ground &..-EefeTreG.
| Mr. Gregg presented the petition of sundry
| inhabitants of Loudoun, PRAYING thata compa
| ny may be incorporated TO turnpike and pave
| theroad from the Little River Turnpike to
| Hlilsborough in Loudoun c0unty-Rejerred.
Some conversation ensued on motion 10 re-
| ter the poll taken at the election in Mononga-
liza FOR " Convention, and No Convention" to
| the Select Committee raised on the subject of
| the stanton MemOrial.-Ihe Speaker obscrv-
| cd, that if this document be sent to that Com
mittee, why mghtnot the Census of the State,
| the Commissioners Books &c ?--Besides
1 hc lair
wlthouta formal reference. On the question
being taken, it was lost ,-:t:cgt division.
| On DIR. Gryhles motion, so much of the petit
| ton OF the county of Mason as touches the
| question of Convention, was referred to the
| Select Committee on the Staunton memorial
| the Committee of Propositions and Grievances
being previously discharged from the consider
| Dir. Johnston (of Giles tendereda subscribed
| Copy OF the Staunton Memorial tromhis coun-
| ty.-RefeTed.
| MI. Morgan (of Jeffcrson) presented a Memo
| rial from sundry of its inhabitants, showing the
| propriety of having bank somewhere in the
| valley and praying that il may be established
at Shcpherdstown, which has many natural adj
| vantages, &c.-rhe capital of the bank to be
| S250, 600, or of suchan amountas may seem pro-
per.-heterred.
Mr. Da;lelpresentoda Copy of the Staunton
Memorial from the county of Hampshire. Re
| terred TO the Select Committee-to which
| hiessrs. Johnston and Bailey were likewise adj
| ded.
Mr.. 1GzF,ceN presented memorial from SUM-
| dry persons, residents of Norfolk stating, that
to facilitate the transportation OF the produce"
| OF the Roanoke and its branches to that place.
the only seaport III the State,is generally adj
nlitted an object Of the highest Importance
| that, in the present situation of the country no.
thing appears sOlikely to accomplish il, as the
| establishment of banking company in the 30
rough of Norfolk who should appropriate
partof their funds, by loans, or otherwise, in
| cooperation with the Board of Public Works
towards this most able Obiecf--aS xxclI
| for completing the Dismal Swamp Canal now
| in operatiOn-praying, therefore, the estab-
| iishmeBt of such Company.-Mr. r. said
| as several petitions of similar import had
| already been presented, it had been thought
| proper by some gentlemen, to refer the whole
| TO Select though for his own part
| he hadn preference of such Committee over
the Standing Communicable moved the an
pointment Of Il Select Committee.
M. Mercer (of b. hoped the motion would
II prevali-theTe was great propriety in referring
all these petitions TO one Committee, who might
digestpropositions for the House to ct on-and
| on which the necessary bills might be framed.
| He observed too, that the gentlemen on that
committee might always have it in their power
| to FIX their own time of meeting, without any
interference on the partof other Committee.
Mr.. CoLstOH pressed the same proposition and
stated, that as the petitions for banks had come
from different parts of the country the Select
Committee might have it in their power. byia-
wing the whole matter before them, to fix on
some general system for banking, and 10 locate
the banks IN proper manner.-Mr. TdzeireH
subject-He had himself no objection TO give i'm
the ttor fO the lif,n~