Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-01-13
Legislature OF Virginia.
Yesterdays Proceedings.

The House Of Delegates are proceed
ing on the Revised Bills Several were
reported by the Select Committee.
The House went INTO committee of The
whole on the Salary Bill, reported by Mr..
blackburn. This bill in its original form
provided for the increase of the ages of
The present as we'll as future Members OF
Inc General Assembly, the increase ofthe
salaries of the Governor and Council, of
HE Judges, &c.
Tie bill being gone through in com
mltiee WAS reported 10 the House-when
motion was made by Mr.. Chamberlayne
10 amend il so as 10 debar the Members
during tie present session from any benc-
his OF The increased wages. This ques-
ton was decided by yeas and nays, and
carried, yeas 56, noes "a.
Mr.. Degraffenreld then moved lis indie
mile postponement, in which he was sup
portec by MesSrs. Graves and Sexton
and opposed by Messrs. Chamberlayne.
Blackburn, Miller, Niagill and Naylor-
upon the ground, thai the salaries were
now too low; that il was some time since
they had been fixed; that money had since
deprecated; and that if the salaries of
The state officers were put so low, The ge-
neral government would bid off The best
talents, and Virginia would be deprived
OF the services of the best qualified of her
own SONS. MIR. acknowledgement the mo-
ton, that the friends of the bill might
have All opportunity of putting it in its
best shape; not pledging himself TO vote
for all its details at last. The motion was
supported principally upon the ground,
that candidates enough would always be
found at the present salaries 10 I'LL the
posts OF the government. On taking the
Inn Inv ~. l.
yeas So, nays l03.
Mr.. Byrne then moved 10 strike out tile
5tn section altogether, Which reates TO
The pay of the Members of The General
Assembly Lost
The bill was then ordered TO Sd read
ing.
Mr. Chamberlayne then presented the
following Report, which was adj and or
dered to be printed for the use of the
members
The committee appointed on the part of the
Senate to act Jointly with committee of the
House OF Delegates, in examining into the
state and condition of the Bank of Virginia aud
Farmers Bdnk of Virginia, and charged parti.
cularly with the duty OF investigating hume
ronS reports, impntIng to the directors of the
latter bank, NAL practices, in the management
OF the funds thereof aud for that purpose, in.
vested with the power of sending for peTso0s
and papers, not infringing any ofthe provisi-
onS OF the charter of the said bank have ac-
cording TO order, had these subjects under
consideration, and beg leave to report that
theytiave summoned sundry witnesses to an
pear before the committee, and examined
them, touching different charges alleged
against the directors of the Farmers Bank !;
that previous TO the examination of each wit.
ness, the following oath was administered to
him, by a magistrate of the city of Richmond
The erideHce you shall give before this committee
reidting to He matters no,c before 1t, shall be tie
NsfsFL H., ul.f. g..f !
SO help yOu GOd THAT among various questi.
Ous prOpOunded to the witnesses was the fol.
loving -" DO sou know that any director Of
the Farmers Bank has, within the last year,
been guilty OF usufy. or shaving p Thai two
OF tie witnesses, George Greenhow and James
IL. Lynch, at first objected 20 tie prOpricty of
the question aforesaid but, uIaiorify of the
committee having detetmined that sucl qnes.
ton was proper, they ultimately yielded their
opposition and consented 10 answer THAT
Carter r Page, another Of the witnesses, hay.
ing been called and sworn, and, being Feonired
TO answer the same question, replied as fol-
lows - As directors of the Farmers Bank, I
know Of no aet OttbciT's, having never been at
their boaid, or seen thcir books. ] am adyis
ed that am not b0Hnd TO answer ans duesfi-
ODs which cali upoH me to disclose information
touching any transaction in which ! myself
bore part, aud which NAV be held 10 violate
any law OF tie land That am not bound 10
this place aud manner, TO disclose any part Of
my own transactions, business, or affairs that
am not bound IN answer any questions which
eau Tor information concerning the private
individ nal character, conduct, or transaction
OF any man whatever that, iu particular, 1
am not bound 10 answer any questions, calling
for Information touching the directors Of the
Farmers Bank oi Virginia, their transactions,
OF cOnduct in any other character or capacity
ttan a. director, Of tiie said bank and / cont
Sider my duty, as citizen to resist by al
lawful n proper means. any Illegal or improper
inquiry 10 which may be called 20 answer:
and therefore can give no further answer to
Tie question = Whereupon, the committee
came 10 the following resolution