Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-02-16


Auditor, and according to such forms he may pre-
scribe Census OF the free white, free coloed, and
slave pop ulation in their respective discts for the
present year. The bill provided for the Commis sioners
taking oath before he entered upon the discharge of
his duiie, and receiving adequate up
on pr dncng the certificate OF the County Court. The
House wa under an Impression, that the Census ct,
now before Congress, would answer every purpose OF
this bill Upon taking The gu, son, il Indefinite
y postponed without opposition division
The Bill 10 -xend the Charter of the Bank of the
Valley, &c. was then taken up-and MIR. Mason's a.
mend,nen', offered on Saturday, adopted without
opposition,
On Mr.. MAsoN's motion, the following amendments
were also adopedTo insert at the end of the 4h
ton the following provision Prorded that no part of
The sum Of herein required to be paid by said
Bank, shall be reserved provided, OF any dvi-
dends that may accrue OH stock held in said Bank by
the Common wealth"
I'd .din~ldnient--" Be it further enacted That the
oils or notes of the Bank OF the Valley in Virginia ORR
gnay made payable which shall have become pay
able OH demand in god silver coin, shall be receiv-
able IN all payments 10 the State OF Virginia. But il
the said Bank shalt any time fail fuse redeem
lis no es in gold silver coin, lis issues shall be lon
ger receivable Aforesaid. Aud the right is hereby
law that the bills OF the said Bank shall not be
receivable In payments TO the State"
And the b. III thus amended WAS ordered to be re adj
a third time.
MIR. MINOR called up the BIZ Concerning Pilots
on the kapPahdnnock Rver;" which, after remarks
from that gentleman, was PASSED.
TiILHOGH caIeu up tne OIL 10 re-Charter the
North-Wes,ern Bank-when Mr.. F. submitted the
following amen Uncut; Resoloei, ho,oercr, That said
Bank shall not go mo operat the increased CAP.
i,al unless of said increased capal sh an
be subscribed for, and taken"
MIR. MINOR. with view of testing the que stion Of
increase OF capital moved strike out the follow
ing section of the b "And be it further enacted, That
the capltd stock oil the said bank shall be Increased
the sum OF TO be divided into shares Of 500
each Books of subscription for SAID stock shall be OPEN
ed on the n st Moadav OF 1881, at Wheel
ing, in the county OF Ohio under the superintendent
of at Wesburg, in the county OF Brooke,
under the superintendent Of at
under the superintendent of (; and at
under the superintendent . The
shares token by subscribers shall be paid for in such
time, and IN such manner a. is prescribed by the
section OF the act, eatted "An act 10 establish
Banks in this Commonwe ,lth,' passed Feb h, 1917;
ana the commissioners hereby appointed shall in all
things be governed by the section of sad act'
Some discussion emu ID upon MIR. Minors notion
lie said, while lie was willing the charter o.
the North Western Bank, put the same 10 ting
with the other Banks, the charters of which tn House
had determined 10 renew he could think oil extend
ing the banking system, by adding the capital OF the
bank-he alluded, in the course OF hs argument, to the
fact that the citizens OF Wheeling, had lately had
IN letting, and determined TO apply the Bank of the
United States, for the establishment OF branch in tina,
town. and he was willing to wal the result OF that APP
plcaton.
Mr.. FIrzHUGH insisted upon the necessity of hav.
ing more banking capital in his quarter of the country
OF which the citiZ-ns there the best Judge; ana
ne from ttt increasing
West they stood in need of greater facilities and more
capital.
Mr. HARvIE asked of the gentleman from Ohio
what was the amount Of the augm ,ntaloH OF capital
asked or!-Mr. FIrzHUGH replied that the pc itionsrs
had asked for $500 900, but he had no objection TO fill
it with 100000.
Mr. EDGINGroN argued in favor of Increasing the
capital of the North Western Bank
Mr.. HARvIE also took the same sde-saying that
the citZ-ns OF the West the best Judges of their
own wants; and that the very application to the Bank
OF the United States for anch was an evidence of
the want of capital.
Mr.. OLD had voted for the renewal of tn. Charters;
but was Oppose Tor The present the augmenta ion
the Banking Capital Of the State, and TO the dis urbng
tthe Equilibrium which now existed among the banks
On taking the question: the moion 10 strike out pre-
udiled-ayes rs, noes 81.
Mr. FIrzHUGH proposed 10 amend the bill by strk.
ing Out from the 4th section (-iipulating the paymen t
OF bonu) The words con each share Of the stock Of
said bank held by stockholders other than the Com
wedl;h, by seni-anual ont of the Sc
mi-annuAl DIVIDENDS on e..ch share belonging TO
so kholder other than the Commonwealth, commonc.
ng The day OF 1885. and continuing I'M
I'll the SAID or until IN sum OF sh,iI be
pld'-and inserting the following: "a equal 10
per cent on the VIII Die capital stock OF said Bank
exclusive Of the Commonwealth stock herein said
sum TO be paid in annual instruments, commencing the
This amendment was adopted-and then the bill was
| ordered 10 it, Bird reading
Mr., WILLIAMS OF Harrison, rose to explain some re-
marks which he had made on Saturday, in relation to
IN nteman from Spot (Mr MnOr)-he declares that
he sorry for having used such aggravated language
in eation to that gentleman for whose kind heart and
amiaaility of disposition he felt the re pect which
every person who knew that gentlemen must feel to-
wards him. He would h'v, made this declaration on
Sa urday, il the House had given him an opportunity
to explain
Mr. MINOR accepted this explanation with recinro-
cal good ieeng'-and begged The gentleman ffon Har.
rison TO believe that he harbored in his bosom 10, an
| unkind feeling towards that gentleman
resolution read from the {. on Revolutionary
Claims for making compensation for the services Of
Captain Gideon JohnsoI's revolutionary services-A-
greed tO.-AlsO resolution from tie Committee for
Courts OF Justice, for permitting John Rust Of Freder-
lex to sell certain lands belonging to the of John
Redman4isO, two resolutions from the Committee OF
Propositions, Sc. lat For permitting Nathan free
man of color in Lewis county, TO remain ten years in
the State; and End For authorizing separate election
in The county OF Pocahontas.
resolution fron the Committee for Courts of Jus.
tice, rejecting the petition of VIM. II. Thompson Of
the borough OF Norfolk, read and Mr. Grig.by's
motion, laid the table, with an understanding that
II he not taken up)
A resolution read from the Committee of Roads
&c for authorizing packetboat be established by
David Staples, for the purpose OF carrying passengers
between Lynchburg and Richmond, to pass through the
locks oil the James River Company free of tolls for one
year least at all hours, and IN preference to all
other boats UeSseis.-Mr. Thompson observed that
the boat Of Mr.. Staples was now ready to descend
the river; that ii experiment which he thought
worthy OF encouragement; and that il it answered the
purpose intended it would be great accommodation TO
travellerstha il intended for passengers ony and
what was asked, was TO facilitate the of o boat
by giving il the privilege Of passing the locks in r
ference TO other boats MIR T. remarked, that il gen