Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-01-05
lsirgiuia leaiaIature.
EXTRACTS FRom THE JOURNAL or THE
HOUSE OF DELEGArEs..
RicAmona, December "a.


8, Richmona, December "a. !.
On Saturday resolution, was submitted .
TO yihe House OF Delegates by Mr.. Minor
LOT esisoi'shing Library FOR the use Of the.
Assembly, Judges, and public officers, At the
seat OF government This resolution was 70
lected. ayes ~, noes 65.
: motion was made by Mr.. Morris of
Wood, to adjourn over till "Wednesday.
Ihi' also was rejected.
D, petition was presented from the ceIebr..
ted Peter Fraocisco, for Compensation for. the
services he performed duriug the reso,utioo.
airy war, and Tor, horse which was killed uu.
der him IN bsltle.-This aus referred 70 =
committee, <
The most interesting besiness befofe the
House was, the petitions Vt sundry inhabi.
tants OF the counties Of Greenbrier. Hardy.
Bath, MononSalis, and ReckinRham, for re-.
moving the seat of goyernment from the CITY
OF Richmond TO some ceuaral place. Soma
debate ensued, on reading these petitions. a.
TO the mode of referring them. 1t was sue
ce.siveiy proposed to send hem 70 the Com.
'nIttee OF Propositions and Grirvsnces, also
to select committee; and then to q commit.
tee OF the whole House FINALLY the l.t,er
motion prevailed, and this uestion IA maze
tie order of the day for tAt III fssrtA or YIN.
uary.-Compiier.
:. December Is.
Yesterday the House Of Delegate. passed
the bill extending the act heretofore oa.sed.
aulhorlsing the notes of the Bank oil the Val
ley aud OF the North Western Bank. to be
received in payment of taxes On the pas
rage OF this bill, long discussion took pace.
IN "n,cn Me''rs. blackburn, Barbour. Page
a"a ohsnoon advocated ito psssage, and Mr..
(,runn Df IN hur
The Governor comm unicaten the Annual
Report oi the Board of Public Worss, from
winch 1t appears that the permanent Fund
, 'or in'erna' improvement, amounts at this
ZINE TO Sl,36S.96l IL
Tue disposabls fund consists
Of monied securities acaui-
red by the application Of
the income of the perma.
n-nt fund, and Amounts TO 326. $40 90
Making the whole fund q. -
mount TO 1896. 81 II
We shall notice this report more folly here
afrer.-Enq.
December q.
! No business of great public importance
came yesterday before the Hou.e of Dele
gates
The following Report from the Committee
10 which the Governors Communication.
concerning the Baok of the Valley of Vispi.
MIA, and the North Western Bank of V,cinia
was referred, was taken up and read:
Inc COMMITTEES TO which was referred the
Letter of the Governor, covering the state.
ments OF the situation OF the Banks of the
Valley, and the North Western Bank of Vir
ginia, have according TO order, examined the
same. and respectfully report:
That The document mark eh A evb;b;,.
the state of the BANK Of the Valley and its
branches on the ist OF December 1921,
IL appears that during, the Last year, the
ahairs OF this Bank have been conducted
win prudence, and the duties prescribed by
the Charter at incorporation have been faith.
fully and fully performed; and the Bank de
serves the confluence ii the state,
The statements Of the North lVestern
Bank OF Virginia have likewise been exam.
ined oy The committee. and the document
marked IL, exhiblts its situation on the 29h
OF Nov. 1921. The management Of this In.
shtution appears to have been cautious and
prudent; and the Bank also deserves the Con
tidenc. Of the state
Ii is proper, however, for the committee
to observe, that a Misunderstanding h.s ex
,sted between this Bank, ard tb. Board Of
puoiIc Works, to which the stock created
tor the benefit Of the state has been transfer.
red, on the subject Of tie dicid-nds ON sucI,
stock The Board Of Public Works claim
dividends on the whole amount of stock, and
tile Bank admitting the claim .nly 10 the a.
mount OF stock paid for by the same ancual
dividends already declared This makes
considerabe difference in the amount claim.
ed by the one, and that admitted by the other.
In consequence Of thIs MISUNDERSTANDING no
dividend' have been received by the Board
OF Public Works on the Stock of the state in
that Bank.
The Committee however have been inform
! go, end have rea,On To believe that :be Bank
will acqoissc. in IN. view. of the Board Of
Public Works on this Iubjec.; and b adopt.
,, ing conduct which hes been pursued by the
o,h'r Banks Of the SAFE, chi, unpiea sapt
difference will b. ierminat,d.
The following are The Document. A and b:
The state ofhc Bank 0f The IaNey, inclu'
d'ng ITS offices of Discount and Ueposir
on Ute Is: Dec. 1921:
Bills and notes discounted out
sanding $I,0IO.23O So
specie IFS. 245 81
Notes Of other INKS, OK SIS IA
Due from other Banks & 81 so
From Commonwca Of Virginia n. CSC 90
The President AM directors for
- Bank Stock 3,2lO 90
Real Estate % 7s5 I6
SI,3f3,630 IS
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ConfT1:
CAPITAL Stock foo Ond m