Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-02-21
Suburban.. Eebrunru Is.

The Senate have passed bill incorporating turnpike
road from Lynchburg ChiItons tavern, with amend
ments, which agreed Also they have rejected
the bill, placing William Truit the Pension list
on motion OF Mr. Powell, leave given to bring in
bill TO authorize the Jail of the Corporation of Fredcr
icEsburg TO be used as the Jail of the Superior Court
Law and Chancery for the County of Spottsylvania
On motion OF Mr. Broinax the Committee of Courts of
Justice was discharged from the consideration of resou-
ton inqung into the expedcncy of allowing the rent of
offices provided by Clerks OF Superior Courts from
luton to amend the law concerning insolv debtors so as
TO allow them to retain certain articles the support of
their amiies-and from resolution authorizing sherif to
appoint either general special bans.
Mr. Ball presented several petions of citizens of Fair
lax demonstrating against the establishment of separate
election ia that county Mr.. Dickinson, petition of CT
zens oil Caroline asking the establishment ola separate
elecuon at Port Royal-anda petition from other citizens
OF the same county demonstrating against the establish
ment OF said separate eecon-Mr. Lawson petition of
Andrew kishenger and others for the passage of law
authorizing the sale of certain lands.
BANK AT scoTTsvILLE AND FARMv1LLE.
On motion OF Mr. Randolph the bill establishing offices
oil discount and deposit at Scottsvc and Farmvile was
taken up 1.-THE vote on its engrossment having been re
considered on motion OF Mr.. Sims several days snce1
Mr. Randolph said ii seemed that the friends of this bill
na been suspected OF endenvoung TO pass through the
House by indirect means gentlemen had complained
That proposed to increase the capital stock ohe Bank
Virginia 100000 dollars He explained the cause of bs
TO be- that although the Bank OF Virginia was willing TO
establish branhc at Scosville its capital stock was not
sufficient for That purpose. 1t would be remembered that
the capital stock of this bank had been increased since
1914, while portion of its funds had been removed TO
Danvie and Charlesown Since 1914 the population of the
cent. and Its business transact
tons bad equalled that ratio. If in 1914 with population
30 cent less than is now the present stock of the
bank not considered excessive the addition proposed
by this bill not dproportonae the present state of
things He~alluded TO statements which had been made
as to evils arising out of former banking specula
tons and attributed the commercial disasters at that time to
our peculiar national circumstances the existence Of war
&c He argued that increase of the capital stock OF
state banks would enable them more successfully TO COM
plee with the Bank of the United States and enable the
State notes to eXpel the notes of the United States from
general circulation I'm Virginia which position he sup
ported by various statements The town of Scotsvile
had peculiar claims TO the establishment there of branch
OF the mother bank The business done there was large
and increasing During the last 35 600 lbs of -four
was inspected there. The tobacco inspection was ano
her branch OF IFS business, and hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars worth Of goods had been sent to Scosyle
within the year Mr.. Randolph made other similar
men from which he drew the conclusion that ifhe esta
bishment OF branch bank at Scosvc was not absolute
ly essential ii would add much to the convenience and
contribute very much TO the prosperity of the people of
that place and its vicinity
MIR. Preston decidedly hostile 20 the hill and con-
sidered neither less than proposition
bish bank in Virginia. While ne was willing that
stock already possessed by the bank Of Virginia az 10 the
case OF The branches at Kanawha and Danvie he was
averse to increasing the capital stock OF that bank which
would DC equivalent to the establishment Of insttu
ton. lie should therefore vote against the bill.
Hr sims remarked, that in moving the reconsideration
OF The vote for engrosng This BILL the other day, no had
no intention OF imputng any undcrhand to its
friends II was rather his own negligence which caused
him at FIRST TO overlook the fact, that the bill embraced
principle to which he could not accedc He had there
FORE moved the reconsideration, in order to be enabled