Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-01-02

o'ears. beinrnot more than ~ OF 10000
ycitsrs, :, vear--tl,at the Roanoke nayIga-
,;nn I.. was happy this day to hear by a
,rontIeman employed OH that subject IN
Ea,tb Carolina. could be completed with
out the aid of this State: but Mr.. NJ. SAID
he was for contributing 100000. TO beck
nended In three years more-dn aDun-
dant fund, therefore, would be lett forthe
completion ofthe map-Mr. Nj. entered
into a particular calculation to show that
this expense would be reimbursed by the
sale of the maps.
Mr.. Eanksproposcd another substitute,
which went 10 repeal the law OF The last
winter, respecting, however, ilie contracts
which had been already made--lie sand
he had been friend of the scheme last
winter: supposing that ii would cost no
more than had been calculated-but he
had found that the expense was likely To
proye much greater-he produced an au-
fhcnficaied copy OF the contract, which
had been made by the courts, from which
he Inferred il would cost not less than from
1875 TO $50, 900 dollars-he pointed out tic
variety in the terms of the contract III
wv the, for instance, Sf0G0 IN tiiouces-
| ter, 5000; in kanawlla, very large conn
~, but ss50-iie relied upon fact IN pre-
ference 10 all caiciilation-and coatended
! il was much better to employ tHelmoney
of the Fund for Internal improVeai nj in
fro..is and canals, than in this presarious
kppd MISUNDERSTANDING
Mr.. IHompse spoke in favor Of Mr.
Danks's proposition. y,
Mr.. Dods5Idge stated, ~ = fact, that
<bman of great abilities, and who cosisid give
|*ecurity to the amount OF half a million Of
<doliars, was ready TO undertake TO survey
and then 10 draft map OF the whole state for
$50, 600.
MIR. Mercer pointed ont several contracts
made, TO shew that they might be done
fprobably, for S50o.
The question was then taken OH Mr..
4 Banks's substitute and lost, ayes 60, noes
sz6.
Mr. Norce,'s substitutew was then adopt
EFd--when the Committee rose-aUd the
House concurred.
81 On motion of Mr.. Ddde, leave was gran
ted 10 bring in bill TO amend the militia
*laws ofthiS Commonwealth, with view
BOT conforming them to the Act of Con-
Bgress, whchrequiresa full Colonel 10 each
fregiment.
Mr.. BHcknsr, of Fauquier, proposed a
resolution in honor of 1t. John w. Kin
Icald, for his bravery at the battle of
Rrdgewatcr, and at the Siege at Fort f
ric, where he received three Wounds
Referred TO the Select Committee.
a YESTERDAY, the Engrossed hill to
frepcal in part the Act oflast session, res
t<pectlngd Map OF the State, was taken M,
1'and aitera discussion, inwhich Mr. Black
burn opposed and MIR. Mercer advocated
THE bill, it was finally passed.
d John Burioot was reelected Auditor OF
<Public Accounts.
4 The bill for establishing several banks,
<6c. was taken mp on Mr. MERGERS mott
%on, a new section was added, declaring
that nothing in this Act should preclude
#the General Assembly from authorizing &
®uIring the President IL Board Of Pub
$iic Works 10 dispose of The shares appro-
Eprlated for the State, with ;bls proviso, ii
4shey sell one-third Of the stock, the State
will lose one at its directors if Two
8thirds, two of the directors, &c.
On motion ot'Nlr. BERKSHIRE, the first
blank in the bill was filed with" The Mo
A nongalia Bank of Nirginia."
Mr.. S0yth offered a new section, 10 be
introduced into the blank after the 18th
section, for establishing bank at Wythe
court-house-to be subject, in every res
pect, to the same restrictions, and endow-
led with the same privileges, as "The Mo
#nongalia Rank"-After some discussion
between MesSrs. Smytll and Estil, wheth-
&er Nythe Courthouse, or Abingdon in
Washington county, was the most eligible
sclte tor a bank, MIR. Smyth's motion was
4 carried
4 After some discussion as TO the sum to
constitute tie capital stock OF the Monon-
n gala Bank, il was finally filled, on Mr..
i toLsto,'s motion, with S ia 600, which, adj
ded 10 the State bonus, would be little
8 more ilian $500, 000-Ile stated, that he
& understood certain gentlemen (alluding TO
& the Senate,) would not vote for any bank,
#waose capital was not more than I0O, 900
#dollars.
n Mr.. CoLsfon then moved new section
Ito the bill Incorporating bank at Mar
#tInsburg, county of Berkeley, ON the same
#ierIns as the Monongala Bank--Agreed
q MIR. EstU also proposed a section for
Establishing one at Acknowledged
& Each gentleman, as he brought forward
& ms proposition, spoke as 10 the claims of
q hs county or section to bank-giving a
a statistical statement of lis resources,
& means of employing bank capital, DC.
81 Several other banks are Vet to be
81 brought forward.
q Mr.. Nerce, submitted, bv wav of addi-
81 lion, several new sections, which confem-
& plate the establishment; OF bank at Rich
s mond, To be styled "JHe Literoyy Fund
q Bank, with a capital ofone and half mil
q lion one ON The same principles at Nor
folk with q capital offs COG, 900; and one at
Petersburg on the same principles.-O