Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-01-16
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY oS ,IRGIsIA.
l. is within The kno~iedEe Of every
one, who has been in this CITY for the last
week, that considerable SENSATION has
been produced D. the Investigation bei're
icint committee Of the 100 houses, OF
the truth OF" numerous reports iUPu;ing
II the Directors of the FIrners' Bank
ulal-prsct.ces in the management Of the
fund, --reof.'-Sc Jet has occurred
TO- lug tine past Whi.n na' more cal
cula,ed TO produce feeling and DISCUSSION
or which hes actually pgUduced Glore.
The committee commences thsir enqIi-
RE. OF Nsnday, the 5th ins'snt-and
confused them on TUESDAY, "Wednesday
and fridsy-There was no quorum On
Saturday and Yesterday the question
assumed such an attitude as induced the
Committee ~ refer to the legislature for
instr uc:ion.
The committee were empowered By
he resolution to send for persons and pa
pers to {" ward the proposed ip'estiga
iioa. Several wi, ues-es we're according
" summoned and attehded-Sme ri
these were INTERCEPTED as TO the fact,
whether within the course VI the lat
year any Of the Directors had been gully
of usury or shar,ngs The enquiry, in
hi, seneral SHAPE, Of course eomPre-
beDded, Mt only tie cmcial conduct vi
the Directors. bat their Transactions IN
their private character-I'he iave1isa
tios proceeded in this va Two Of the
witnesses, whose evidence was most pro-
minept, being specially requested bv the
President or some Of the Directors to
state all At they knew respecting their
conduct
o. yesterday morning, however, Mr.
Garter d. Page. after being duly sworn,
refused TO answer the question put to
him-which led to the following reports
being submitted BY Mr.. Chamberlayne to
the house Of delegates. This report vas
read and ordered to be printed.
The committee appointed on the part
# the senaie to act conjoinuy with a
committee Of the house Of delegates, 10
examining into the state md condition Of
III. Bank OF Virginia and Farmers Bauk
Of Virginia, and charged, particularly.
with the duty Of investigating reports,
inPutiug TO the Directors VI the latter
Bank, NAL practices, in the management
Of the fuais the eof. and ier that purpose,
invested with the power of seadiag for
persons aud papers, lot infringing any e
tae provisions of the charter Of the said
bank, have, according to order. had these
subjects under consider alton, Il beg leave
TO report that they have summoned sun
dry witnesses to appear before the COM
mi'tee, and examined them, touch bg
different charges ailedsed against the d.
rectors Of The Farmers B.nk that pre-
vieus to the examination Of each witness.
the following oath was administered 10
him. BY magistrate OF the city OF Rich
; mond :" Th- evidence You SHALL give
before this committee relai.ng TO the MAY
ties now before il, shall be the ruth, the
shole truth, and nothing bat the truth ;
, so help you God THAT among various
questions p,opounded TO the witnesses,
wa. the following 80 DO y snaw that
any Director of the Farmers' Bank has,
within the las, year, been guilty Of ussrs,
| or shaving" That two Of the witnesses,
George Greenhow and James ii. Lynch,
at FIRST obi -cted to the prcpriety Of the
question aforesaid; but majority OF the
committee having determined that sach
question was proper they ultimately
yielded their opposition, and consented