Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-11-23
RICHMOND, NOVEMBER %, 1916.
VIRGINIA. LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Ihxrsday, November y


engrossed bill " Concerning Frank Carr. !"
was passed-and sent 20 the Senate for their
concurrence.
An engrossed bill changing the surname of
Josiah COwper into Parker,vas read-hut at
Mr., Sertons motion, who reminded the House
OF Mrs. Cowper spetition, read the day before il
was laid on the table.
Mr. Baker (from the C.. of p. & G.) reported
certain resolutions: list That the petition of
sundry inhabitants of Charlotte, praying thar
the law may be so changed as that runaway
slaves may he hired out by IL examining ma
giStrate, for the benefit ofthc owners be reject
trates and others of the county of Madison, is
Tedsonabte-BOth which resolutions were agreed
70.
Mr. Leicis from the Committee of Roads aud
I. NJ reported in favor of the petition of sur
dry citizensof Henrico, sc. praying the passage
ofan Act Incorporating company to establish
turnpike-road from the North END Of the
Brooke turnpike to the Ground Squirrel bridge
agreed TO.
Mr. 7a-emeH ffrom the c. of c. off y reported
certain resolutions 1st That the petition of
sundry house-keepers of Bath county, praying
that county TO be attached TO the Chancery
Court held ut StauCton, be crejccted-2d That
the petition of Catharine Ridgeway, praying 20
be authorised to make sale OF tract ofland be
rejectcd-3d. That the petition of Sarah Shep-
herd. widow and relictof William Shepherd of
Fairfax, who died intestate, leaving four chill
dren, praying that certain of his real estate
HAY Dc SOIu ICT payment OF MS ueDIS. &C be
rejected.-Ihese resolutions were concurred in,
with the exception of the lst, which, OH Mr.
B'dchburR'S motion, was so amended as to sub:
stitute the words is reasonable" for be reject
ed"
Mr. Thompson (of Fairfax) obtained leave to
bring in bill for reviving an act to establish a
tuInpike-rOad from certain point in the dis
trict of Columbia TO the Little River Turnpike.
Mr.. Edie Cot Bro0ke)presented petition of
sundry inhabitants of Brooke county, prayine
that IN nfC ha IN, hot
may be changed, there being three towns! in
this State ofthat name, and much embarrass-
ment, OF course, IN the conveyance oficttcrS.-
Referred.
Hs. Hay gave notice that on Monday next
he should call up the Billrespectng the suspen-
sion OF Specie Payments at the banks-He
would not do it tomorrow, or ON Saturday, that
members mght have m oppos suuity OF refect
gmost nlatureiy on the effect of the proviso
wnchaccompanied that bili-(this pfovso goes
to require of the banks the payment Of their
one and two dollar notes, on or before the 10th
of January. This proyiso was, he observed, OF
| very considerable importance
lir. Mercer (ofSl presented petition from
certain citizens of fredericksburg, stating that
they had purchased the right of Robert Lewis
to build tOll-bridge over Rappal,annock river
! at the town of Fredericksburg; that the bridge
was actually built Of piles, and praying an act
| of Incorporation to enable them to manage the
concerns of the Company Referred.
NEW BANKS.
| Wr. IG=eaeN from the Select Committee on
| thatsu5ect, submitted the following impor-
| tantresolutioHs
| The select committee to whom were referred
snndry petitions, praying for the establishment
OF banks in different parts OF this commonwealth
| and to whom were also referred several resolu
| tons of the honse, directing an enquiry 10 be
| made as to the expediency of establishing banks
| in other parts of this commonw ealth not named
in the said petitions, have, according 10 order
| had under their consideration the said petition.
| and resolutions to them referred; and being
ofopinion that il wasbetter, in the irstinstance
to submit tot the consideration OF the house Ger
| tain eenerelprnciples, the sanction or rejection
Of which would be decisive of tie fate of all the
| said petitions and resolutions, rather than Il
| enter into detailed statements, applicable to the
case of each particular petition, beg leave tc
| report in part, the following resolutions as ex
| pressive OF the opinions of this committee upor
| the subjects 60 them preferred.
| 1. ResOired, as the opinion of this Commit
tee, that it be expedient to augment the
| number Of Banks in this Commonwealth =
| Procided, the additional Banks be properly 10
| Gated.
2. Resolred, as the opinion of this Committee
that each augmentation be effected by estab
fishing an independent Bank in each Of the fol
lowing places, vH