Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-02-17
VIRGINIA. LEGISLATURE
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
February 4.

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February 4.
The SPEAKER laid before the House,
letter from the Governor, covering the
following communication from the Govern
Or of Pennsylvania.
ErecmiUc Department, Harrisburg,
January ., 1880.
Sir:-I have the honor to transmit to
your Eycellency, a resolution of the Lee
uislature of Pennsylvania, relative to the
present Tariff, and to request that the same
be laid before the Legislature of Virginia.
have the honor, &c.
GEORGE WOLF.
THE Gov. OF VIRGINIA.
Resolution reIdtios to the Tariff Of 1923.
Resolved, by the Senate and House of
REPRESENTATIVES of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania in General Assembly met
That the Tariff of 1923, accords with the
shirt of the Constitution of the United
States and that 1t maintains the true prin-
ciples of protection TO the industry of the
country, against foreign policy and legis-
lation.
And be it further resolved, That his Ex-
cellency, the Governor, be requested to
transmit copy of the above resolution, TO
his Excelency, the Governor Of Mississip-
pi, and to the Governors of the severa
States, of the Union with a request to have
the same laid before their Several Legs
lahlres, and also forward copies of the
same to each of our Senators and Repre-.
sentatiyes in Congress.
FREDERICK SMITH,
Speaker Of the II. Representatives,.
DANIEL STURGEON,
Speaker of the Senate
APPROVED,
GEORGE WOLF, Governor
Certified By tie Secretary Of State.
SAMUEL M'KEAN
FEBRUARY ).
The House proceeded to execute the
order of the day-aud resolved itself into
a Committee of The Whole, on the Bills
re-chartering the Banks of Virginia, and
the Valley-Mr Miller in the Chair.
The Bill "Further to extend the Char
ter of the Bank of Virginia, and for other
purposes" was taken up-and the Char
proceeded to read the bill section by sec.
tion-No amendment was offered to the
bill, till the Sd section was read, as fol.
lows:
"Be it further enacted, That in cor
sderation of the extension Of the said
Charter, there shall be paid to the Com
monwealth, on each share of the stock of
the said Bank, held by other stockholders
than the Commonwealth, - per cen
um, payable by semi-annual reservations
Of cents, at of --seml-annual dIyi-
dends on each share belonging to other
stockholders than the Commonwealth,
commencing in January, 1924, and con.
hnuing till the said - per centum, or
the sum of - dollars, shall be paid"
Mr.. Bryce proposed in lieu of this sec
ZION, the following: "Be 10 further enacted,
that in consideration Of the renewal and ex-
tension Of the Charter of the Bank as
aforesaid, the said Bank shall on the first
day of May, 1888, pay into the Treasury
of the Commonwealth on account Of the
Literary Fund, the sum of Dollars,
to be reimbursed to the Bank out of the
profits Of their Stock, other than that now
held by the Commonwealth, or by the
Board OF Public Works Or by the Literary
Fund.
"The aforesaid sum Of Dollars
is hereby appropriated to the endowment
ola College or Academy in each Sena-
torial District as the same shall be laid off
in the year 1888, and shall be apportioued
equally between them and applied at the
times, and in the manner which shall be
hereafter directed by law"
Mr.. Bryce supported his proposition by
enlarging upon the advantages of com
plotting the contemplated Literary System
of the State He ssid that an 0ppropria
ton had been made for the University, AMI
$4,000 annually to primary schools; that
thus the rich and the poor were provided
for. But what beanie Of the middle class
IN society, in which the great mass of the
tale is was to be foundl-That it was ey-
pedient, therefore, to complete our system,
by establishing intermediate Academies,
and College; aud that 1t was with this
object he had made his opposition.
Mr.. Hirvle opposed the amendment,
upon the gound, that by the act consIitut-
ing the Fund for Interal Improvement, all
the bonus for charterIng or renewing
Banks was appropriated to that Fund; and
that he had no idea of changing its desG-
naton-hat when the Farmers Bank was
70 chartetad an ehnrf md hnen made IN