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On motion Of Mr.. French, the Committee
OF Finance were Instructed To inquire into
the exPed'ency Of 80 amending the act Of
March, ls5s, to release the tax On court
&c ais and clerks certificates, In certain ca
ses," as To embrace citizens Of Virginia, aud
all others entitled TO 1.aw pensions under the
laws of this State.
Mr.. Shell then submitted his resolutions as
substitutes for those Of Mr.. " atkins, IN the
following terms:
Rssolrsd, That the General Assembly has
repeatedly expressed IT. opinions on tho sub
jcct-of the 4. 5. Bark that these opinions
have been always in uniform opposition; that
Of the last session OF the Virginia lie i,lature
the views Of the two houses were once more
embodied aud sent forth To the world, dis
tinctly declaring what vas well uader stood,
that Virginia s,ilt believed the Hank 10 be
unconstitutiooa That We can perceive no
beneficial result To be obtained, by soiemnIy
utteriDg at tho present tsne, tho sentime nts
"f this Assembly, on question so often de-
c'ded here and We fear we shall rather
impair the dignity Of our State, than give
weight To this opinion OF the Legislature, by
new diseussson Of principles which haze
been settled, % Ne have power To settle them.
Resolved. That tho opinions ofour Senators,
on the subject OF the T. 5 Bank are believed
10 accord exactly with tho opinions Of vir-
s'na-Therefore u IL deemed inc \ pedient
and unjust to instruct them 20 do an act,
which it 10 vol uujersioOd they will do ~iih-
on: Instructions
Rfseirsd, That our Senators in Congress
be instructed To use their best e1crtons Ia
provide for the custody, safe keeping and dis
position of tho public MONIES, unjer such re-
strIcticns and Limitations, 81 To its custody
and removal, as arc best calculated To- free II
from all Executive influence and control.
Wsint,day, Jan. ri.
On motion Of MIR. Parker tho report Of the
Select Committee on Revolutionary Pensions
was taken up. THIS report - accompanied
with the following resolutions:
Rcieirsd BY the General .iswmeiy, That our
senators in Congress be instructed, and our
Representatives be requested to use their best
exertroDs for the passage OF q law authorIz-
ing further issuing Of Scrip to satisfy such
warrants ~ may have been already allowed,
or which may be allowed PRIOR To The ist day
Of January. 1897; and that each OF our Sens-
tors and Representative. he furnished by the
clerk Of this House, with copy Of this reso-
lutio1. ~
H. Tn,trsady Jan 81
Mr.. Bare called up the lie port or the Com
miitee Of Propositions and Grisvances, to re-
ject the petition Of citizens Of Frederick and
shenandoah, for the formation Of new coun-
ty from portions OF those counties.
Mr.. Gsllaher moved so recommit the Re-
port, with the petitions thst had been pro-
sented since the making Of the same.
This motion was opposed by Mr.. Jones Of
shenandoah, and on taking the question, was
rejected.
Mr. Galfaher moved 10 reverse the report
An additional petition for, and ren.on-
STRANGE against the formation OF said new
County were read.
ThcreuPon long debate ensued, in which
the motion to reverse the report was support
ed BY Mr.. GsIlaher, and opposed by MIR.
Jones Of Shenandoah and Smith Of Freder-
lex.
The motion was finally lost, and the report
Of the Committee agreed TO. ~
The following gentlemen were added 10
the special Committee raised few days ago
on the subject OF Banks and the currency O.
the State, viz: Messrs. Dupuy, Garland ol
Meekienburg, Miller, Saunders, Brown, NJ
MILAN, Brooke, Gibson aud Darlington.