Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-22

9th. Resoired. That the same commit |
tee bring in a Bill or, Bills m pursuance
at The ihlrd, fourth and !iilh resolutions.
Ordered that the sail preamble and
! resolutions do lie on the table, and be
uiadr The order of the day, Tor Mcn'lay
next, aud The clerk have printed forty CO.
pies Of them for the use OF tie members
Of this House.
From cur Correspondent at WurfreesJOro
dated Sept. 3O.
Yesterday the House .(in conrmiiee OF
| the whole. resumed The considerai ION OF
the Bank subject, aud finally the following
! resolutions were adopted almost unani-
mouslv.
Rescired, Tia, the President and
Directors of The different Banks of this
State, and their branches, respectively,
lay before this General Assembly, now
in session, at rs early day as corve-
nient, IA true statement OF the condition
OF each Bank, on oath of the President
aud Cashier, aud that said stateiaent
specify the amount of capital stock paid
in, The amount Of debts due. and owing
10 aud from said institutions, the specie
Oh hand, the amount of notes Of other
Banks in the possession Of each Bank
the amount of deposits, aud carefully
distinguish between such debts owing
Ia said Banks, as,maya or may moi have
been well secured provided however,
| that the names Of debtors are not to be
| inserted in said statement.
3D. ReSo!ced, That a copy OF the fore
| going be transmitted forthwith 10 the
| President and Directors of the respective
| Banks.
| Sd. Is Resolution prohibiting tie
Banks from receiving for collection and
| protesting notes other than such as have
been actually discounted by the Banks,
| which also passed.
| The other resolutions will be acted on
so soon as the reports from the different
| Banks are received. There will be no
opposition TO that resolution, which pro-
vides that notes OF such Banks az the Le-
gislature pronounces good, shall be re-
| ceived in payment OF executions, &c.
As socn as the Reports OF the Banks are
| received, the Legislature will direct the
| Shcriffs, and all others officers, io receive
the notes lin payment Of Revenue, &c.)
of such Banks as they declare good, and
| to reject those which they consider doubt
full. The measures already adopted are
| surely calculated TO benefit the Banks,
as am well convinced all will be pro.
nounced solvent, and thus The notes Of
| all the various Banks will become equal
lied. II any Bank refuses 10 comply
| with the above Resolutions, the Legis-
iature will act vigorously, yet within the
| pale OF what they conceive 10 be their
| privilege. Ii is conceded almost by
very member oftt.e House, that the As,
semblY have the right 10 examine the
state OF the Banks, aud ii was asserted
by many members that they had mol only
the right TO examine but The right 10 re
| peal their charters, so called Indeed it
VAS urged, that i'll point of legal cohstruc-
ii"n, the charters, (s0 called under which
| our Banks were established, were legally
neither Charters or Grants, but simply
Ldw, subject Ia be repealed like all other
laws OF this land. So the Banks had BET
ter behave quietly.
| find many members are opposed to
accommodating the Banks to make addi.
'ional dscountsbut all declare that
some steps must be taken to put stop
fora while 10 the calls which the Banks
are now making OH their debtors. and The
assembly will adopt such a measure
Nashville Gaz.
We are requested by a number OF high
~ respectable gentlemen from various
| quarters of the Commonwealth, TO state,
| ihat n Is distinctly understood, that the
| acting Governor will convene the lcgisla-
lure on tie first or second Monday in No
venber, If majority of the members
elect shall desire II. Such a measure, they
imagine, might not only the sooner alleyl-
ate The public disiresses, but also save
expense 10 the state by shortening the
session and preventing recess at Christ.
| mas.
| II is, therefore, their earnest request.
that the members OF The legislature elect,
vii communicate their opinion on this
subject 10 The acting Governor without
delay. frankfort (K.) d,gms.
LEXINGTON, (Ky.) Oct. eve learn
| from the Argus, that the acting governor
has consented to The advocates for legis
lailve measures of relief for the present
difficulties of The country, that he will
call tue general assembly together at an
earlier day than thai of its regular meet
ing, 1t majority OF the members elect
| will signify 10 him their Wish ia be so
convened. This is an odd way OF doing
the thing, but we see no objection 10 AN
earlier cOnvocaiion for il is not impor-
iant, whether The legislature shall meet
| a mouth earlier or later than usual but
II would be Objectionable, If the effect
would certainly be the prccipl'aie adop-
| il0n OF property or repteuin laws, or other
dangerous palliatives for The existing
evils. We have no apprehension however.
either that Tie leg allure will be called,
or II called, that it will precipitaiely
adopt any measure of relief, which is
noiimperiuusly required by the times, and
| approved by the people. The circumsian-
ces under which the members of the pre-
sent general assembly were chosen, forbid
Tie supposiion, THAT they will in any
case resort 10 visionary, or dangerous, or
! unlmsi projects for The removal of einhar.