Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-03-07
KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE.

IT., LExIN GToN, Eeb. Is,
In 10 this commomw eaIih. has passedbo,b honses.
Il ne banks may do business, as heretofore, ill
thefirst OF May; and have until the first of jan
uary 1873 to close their concerns.
n bill has passed the Senate to reg nlate the
salaries OF tlie officers OF the Bank of Kentucky.
ihis bill contemplaies giving TO the Presi.
debt OF the bank s 1900 per aunum 10 the
Cashier thereof lOOO-to the Cashiers of the
several branch banks $500 each--to tile clerks
OF LeAIhsion and Louisville branch bank $500
each, aud TO the clerks Of all the other branch
banks $500 each. No second clerk for the
branches are contemplated This arrange
men' 1t lsexpected will make saving of 80 per
cen by lowering the salaries thus much.
Dill has passed the Senate and House Of
Representatives 10 eDdow The Medical Col
iege IN this Commonwealth, by an appropria-
Ton of five thousand dollars.
ihe Dill TO declare void any sale made IN
uer any execution which may issue in favor of
any incorporation, not incorporated BY the
authority OF this commonw ealth, has passed
Inc Senate with amendments
bill has passed the Senate 10 amend the
act 10 incorporate the Kentucky Ohio Canal
company. The bill coDtemplates the appro-
priaiiou of 100 900 dollars TO be- eventually in
vested IN tile stock OF this company
me senate aud House of Representatives
made choice of MessIs Clay, Barry, WoOdson.
%ickiite, 1rimble, Blown, Murrison. Bod
ley, Pope, Bullock, Humphres. Hunt. and
breckenridge, as Trustees of Trans,ya U J..
University.
bill passed both houses for the aprropria-
non OF all The fines and orfeituT.s belonriuy
,othe commonwealth within the county of
toyeite 10 the use OF Pennsylvania University
Ii supposed the legislature will rise durinp
the present week.
Export on the Currency, Sc.--The long ex,
pected Report OF the secretary of the Treasu
~. III pursuance OF a resolve of the House Of
Representatives, passed al the close of tlir late
session, is received II OccupieS73 pages be-
sides the tabular statements accompanying IL .
We have only had ting TO discover the natur e
OF Dir. Secretary CRAwFoRD's views on the
Currency question. - ON lie following cen.
cludiug Paragraph OF the Report:
1t is then believed that the evils which
are felt In those sections OF The UniOE whe, e
the distreSs is most general, will not be e =
tensiVely relieved by the establishment of n
national currency. Tue sufieriHgs which llay
been produced 10y the efforts That have be. u
made 10 resume and TO continue specie paN-
ments, have been great. They are not Ter
m mated, aud mESi continue until the yalus
of property, and tue piIce OF iabor shall as
6uhe that relation To the precious metal.
watch our wealth and Industry CUnpar d viii,
those oil other states, shall enable us 10 retain
Until Ibis SHALL b. effected, an abortiye al
tfHpt by the substitution vt paper cHrTei.-
CN. 10 arrest the evils we aIe ,u0,.riu. will
produce the most distressing con- uurnces -
The sufierlngs that dIe pass 1 will ~ such an
event, Tecnr with additional violeBcp, and The
nation will again tad Itself ia The situation
which II held III the moment when specie pas =
Inenis were resumed"
The whole report will in due time be laid
bciOFe our readers.
The tables of the stale of the R1nk OF The
United States ;Oi the amenni Of Bank capi,ai
ln the Union OF the state OF the Backs in tue
6nIOn, accompanying glir Report, me too in
ieTesiing TO be withheld iIOhi our readers
| longer than we can help. Ma Int.