Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-11-16

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lie Jail and penitentiary eonmit,.ps y
examine the executive expenditure. :,
committee on the subject Of roads, >
internal navigation "a COMMITTEE q !. !
anime the Registers Office |; a comra,.
ito examine the clerks flee ! -. ''
mittee Of hnance a committee 10 e,,s 81
inc the enrolled bills Il a Commits
schools and colleges-To these war;.
commit ees, most Of the ,etitions oss.' ~
to the House are submittea-who ,,,,,;'
their subject matter, and aserare : So.
ment Of the case, with their epiniep i. 10
upon TO the honse
The same clerks, as had been ,n,,;,.
ed to these committees Tor the Ia,t :.
sion, were reelected Tor the preses,
A resolution was egered direet,,s.
Public printer to send b. nall---e~'
Copies OF each sheet Of he Jeurua /.
very county in the Stat - The u,s,.
+, fill this blank with tea aud sfy c,,. :
were successfully lost-ihc one tsfs. &.
with foa prevailed BY small uaaigl'
) substitute was then oii.fed, tf,,:'
stead OF sending them by mail, Il I,,li
be the duty Of the Public Printer % :.
an extra entire copy to each essn,rs
be DEPOSITED in the Gle oasc.-.,~s
Their motion wa then effr1d, to ipsn.
the Delegates Of each c,ln,y to d,ss
one OF the Copies, with which The, =
alIeady furnished. at the Clerks, f,s.
Ia this stage of the bu .iaess, Mr.. ca.
observed, that as there appeared spupS
versity in the views of the members,
would be best to take tine for cor,.,
rstion-more especially, as it uass,.
spect due to the governors Rc.s,cp 4
act upon it-He therefore moved bsv
these resolutions upon the table-yGi
the house agreed to.
MIR. Hay tof Henrico,, prescnieda,
petition of George Savage, ccsrlaiiDr,
Of the undue eIetti,nof VIM. B. Chm,
berlayne, one OF the sitting menbe,
from Henrico County Refdrred TO b,
committee Of the privileges andsp
jtiOns.
Mr.. Mercer (of Leudounl presnteas
Ipetition from IS the Leudoun COMPANY
for the encouragement of agriculture and
manufactures" praying for an actf
Iincorpsration-but il it uer. ine1psdi.
ent to grant that request, then to M.
pend the penalties of the act of the last
session for the suppression of unchatsrsd
banks, by the passage Of law protecting
them against its operation, and enabling
them to collect their loans, and close
the business OF the company in falr&
way-1he memoriaIiSt' urge,
that since the passage Of the act OF he
last assembly, they have endeavouredO!
regular curtais, to settle aud close Tia
business of the institution. and to ssas
the violation of the law. but that th9
have found it impossible, within the tue
therein prescribed to accomplish iDsf
object. This petition was risrsd i0s
select committee.
MIR Colson lof Berkeley also present.
ed a petition Of certain inEahltans Of
Berkeley county, stating me want Oh
banking capital among them, thatthsf
circulating medium IS of so noln
character that the paper of rot less M
ninety foreign banks circala'esaqas
them, that one advantage of tn. baaIf
institution among themselves T'nN@
to purify their circulating 1sSa4 =
Excluding foreign paper, tbil 1.. "a ,S .
lfheir actual medium iStrom eans, VA A.,
rest of their county, whiSNS ~ = "
nreciated value of ten per cenIm 0',"
more money, that it is well S''pD'% 5.
profits of these country banks aef'a. =
much upon the extensive circuIa''oas :,
their paper so,that the pet'u"ns,,'@ .';n.
sort paying a scignoragc up"n 'nt !. ;s",
age Of other bank paper "a -, E.' 70.
which, with the consent Of virginia , H.
aislature, could as we'll ve eSeensa ..s.
our citizens-Thty attempt % ' ~. ~.
vert the obieetlons made agaia 1T s ,,,,.
tensions Of banking capital. ihsY l .ts,
that the commercial TRANSACTION, u ~ " ,Ss
mart ofthe state are excla''vely ''m
district of Alexandra anG Dal'' a.',
but the papers Of the banks X u s,; ..1s
places cannot, according TO !!s sLa,. X
laws. be received for tazet. T'r NV W..
ether reasons, they prayer a so'' .t' ~ ,ss,
Banking Company. orsaE'zsd u, 1'W,,,,iish
1918. called "I'he Bank al s ,.a,.a 4
burg in Virginia" the a''. ss',r d, /
which company you'd mass asa men,
dition to the pecuniary f''oaF n,a,;"nsN
which now press up y 'hs y' he crab
but that if this prat cahn. ,;on - # sas.
ed, they pray the in Epora''an = Tba1a,I
ther company, fer the purposes o. a, as
ing. in the coanty CT BeFSe eyo,;ns sid
their notes upon tie same ! !: ,ss p,p Il
,hoae IF the existing banks: in inc