Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-02-06
RICHMOND, FEBRUARY G, 1917.
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE Of DELEGATES.

VII 4 fSSD<1 tiie lUliDWlUB cnHrOS-
sed bills passed the House of Delegates,
viz Bills, "Authorzing the President and
Directors of the Board of Public Works to
subscribe for "A part of the stock of the
Rappahaunock Company, and for other
purposes" TO amend an act, entitled
50 an act to reduce into one the several
acts concerning the recoyeries OF debts
due TO the public, and the sale of lands
for judgments on behalf of the Common
wealth against public officers" Appro-
prating the money arising from the sale
of glebe lands, and for other purposes
' For adding part of the county of Or
ange to ihe county of Madison" In
cooperating the Norfolk Marine Society
-" To amend an act, entitled an act 10
amend an act, entitled can act directing
the mode of suing ont and prosecuting
writs OF Habeas Corpus, and 10 annul the
remedy by writ de hOmine replegiando"
-" Reducing into one the several acts
and parts of acts establishing flie Quarter
Master-General, hdjutant-G eneral, aud
Accountants offices. and regulating the
salaries thereof" To amend the act en-
titled an act for establishing d turnpike
from Richmond TO the DeepRun Coal
Pits, and from thence to the tlree-noich-
ed road"
An engrossed bill" Concerning wines
ses," was read a third time, and reject
ei.
The House resolved itself into a
committee of the whole, on the bill Pro-
viding for the establishment of Primary
.Schoois"-but on suggestion that some a
amendments were to be offered which
were not prepared, the committee rose
without coming to any decision, and tile
hill was made the order of the day for
TThurcd,y (tufc flav,
The bill concerning clerks Of county
and corporation courts, and of superior
courts of law was taken up in Commit
tee, and amended, and rejected in the
House.
Mr.. Mercer (ofL) from the Committee
of Finance, presented d Report of the
WAYS and Means for the current year.
A bill " appropriating sum of mo-
ney for REINFORCEMENT of the road from
Ciarksburg TO tbe saIt-wOrks Of benjamin
Wilson, ir. and John and Thomas Hay
raond, and for other purposes" was re-
ported with ali amendment, which was a
greed 10.
Mr.. TazeweIl, from the select commit
tee, TO which the amendments proposed
by the Senate 10 the bill, entit1ed, can
ACT 10 establish sundry neIO banks within
this Commonwealth" were referred, pre-
scented Il Report, which was laid OIL the
table.
ACT ESTABLISHING NEW BANKS.
YESTERDAY The House Of Delegates finally
icptcd all the amendments proposed by the
Senate TO the bill establishing sundry new
banks within this Commonwealth. This bill
is now therefore, the law of tne land.
Mr. Nallorymoved, when the bill and amend
5uemts we're first taken mp yesterday, to post
pone them till the 3ISt of March.-Ihs motion
was Loot, ayes 30, noes So
The question thea REQUIRED ON the report OF
the select committee OF the amendments pro
posed by the Senate-Tbe committee report
except those which went TO strike out the
Literary Fund Banks; IN lieu of these, the
Committee proposed new scheme for es
tablishing Literary FRnd Banks, upon some
what different principles, which Mr.. Mercer
(Of L. advocated with great energy. Thi
substitute, however, was lost-ayes 50, noe
IS.
Mr. Doddridge then said, as it was obvious
the House had determined 10 reject the scheme
of Literary Fund Banks, he hoped all the a
nendmentS of the Senate would be agreed to-
The question was taken upon each--au
concurred in.-The following are tlie princi
pal features Of tie law -
There are to be two banks one at Wheeling
70 be called the North Western Bank ofNirg
t'ia the other at Winchester, TO be called Ill
Bank Of the Valley in Vireina--with branch
es 70 each. The books 70 be opened or the Is
day Of November TO he kept open 10 days
onenfth or the stock to be paid down Gin sue
coin, & at such rates as were to the Bark of tn
U.S) atthe time OF subscription one othe
fifth on the lst OfJanuary, 1918 and the otht
ti.ee-hfths Oh the Ist days of March, Ma,
aud July. same year. Books to be opened II
the Northwestern Bank, at the town OF Vince
ing (Ohio county ) Clarksbnrg. Harrison cou'
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