Daily Richmond Whig & public advertiser. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1833-1840, 1836-03-17

hope that he should bs able to induce the IIouss
| n 1neSi thr Ni!s tuie, 50 IA TO give an m. pen
dt,t tank ." -'e'S'.i,st w,.h capital at b. lai0
! ddlars. Nc L. sa,d hs hld received !, ilcr { um
| Petersburg, and the proceedings e at ceHI
nvetiug Ia thattown upon tins sabieci; and read
| one Of the resolutions OF the meeting NJ " tirh
he observed, the Mayor orihe town preside, and
| IN lrokin- over the names, he perc lived at il
was one OF the most respectable meetings hich
/ had occurred In tina, town ior many year. He
| thought, ShCuli the mo'ion Ia postpone fl : he
| could Shew Suiicicai rea.OnS to induce the N G
TO adopt the amendment, which he should ,eie-
| after offer.
Mr. PreniiSs opposed the indefinite poSl enc
ment, and thought At unprecedented that - ch
motion should be made, before the substitute had
been read
| MIR Cunningham had stated the other day that
| he could not vote for the bill in the ship. in
which II was now presented. lie entered into
detail, Ia show that the Independent Bank pro.
proposed to be established at Norfolk would not
replace the capital which had previous TO this
| time been IN operation there. Up to this time
| the Banking Capital al Norfolk had been 9l5 900
dollars; Ivy the present bill, The Bank at Norfolk
was to have capital Of 900 900 dollars, $500 600
of which were 10 be located al Falmouth snd
ClarkSville, leaving to Norfolk 500 0O0 by
which she would be the loser tc the amount OF
100000. Mr. C also objected TO the bill be-
cause no provision was male that the branches
should not be Withdrawn until the stock of The
new Bank was subscribed
At the request OF Mr. Stanard, Mr. Gregory
withdrew his motion.
Mr. SIansrd then opposed the bill upon its
general merits, nj considerable length.
Mr. Mallory renewed the motion Tor indeh mite
poSipIneEncnt.
Alter some further remarks from McssrS Wat
kinS, Cunningham and MuTdangh. the ayes aud
noes having been ordered by AIR Bolts, the cues
ton was pu', aud decided in the negative by the
following vote:
,,, WE as BanSs SsgcskeIl camcr, souh,n,
Dsnicl Richardson Hill Wilson 90 o. Vaughan Iiuer oi
ssogsr Hale u F. sseih OF g. II. 81 G., Cautns'on
eSg st isS3t' q Mt " icasI ' F; sisS'a
WonulN. Hopkins Stands Nickun nartt,n. lrsscr Me.
Mu!'n, Hare. R.nk"r Butts larsr,c, Gillespie, Dclash
unt Cunningham and stan.ri-i9
Craig. Hunter, Of u, Hcuslr,, Miller. Wilson ON lie,
camps christian servant Hall smith or. lIckcTson Price
Watts Watkins, W'thcrcd Sioar Go,,l,L Mullen Harm
60 Hays s,raitcn Heard Tsyor Of t. TSyior Of a NJ
M'rson Shcrrsrd Benton. brown oi Nelson, Murlirh
,oo,T Ihpinc Masters Ad,ms McCoy, Swanson, CacS.
l'y Madison, Morris Williams Maucn"y Lev burn Moilrii
,o9Tan 'rlc{ ,rG Lel Monourc Gibson Jc, rrcut-s,
Mr. Gregory moved TO amend the bill BY S,rigip-
out the Ss|rd section, containing provisions for
additional capital to the Bank of Virginia and
Farmers Bank of Virginia.
In mo!IOp WIS opposed by MeSSrS Watkins
MnrdauSh and Summers, agd supported BY Mr.
Gregory, when Il was rejected.
Nh Brown Of Petersburg moved 10 amend ih-
btll hy ihree additional sections providing for the
eS'ao lshmcnt oi a Bank At Petersburg, with 4
capital Of S5OOOOO. MIR observed that il this
amendment were adopted he should .noye ~
strike ont the Sl50,OOO allotted To the town OF
Petersburg to BE- disposed OF otherwise
O.. Mr. Murdaugh ndmi'iedthe claims of PETERSBURG
TO additional capital but the sense of The House
hhd been shown already b. substituting for the
iurmcr bill one of an entirely different character
and he should vote against the motion.
Amer some further cOnveTS Ition between Mes
SieurS Brown, Murdaugh and Md son the mo-
ton was reIec'si-ayes Al, noes Is
Mr. Cunningham moved to amend the bill by
adiIn= provISu, that toe brnnche, AT Norfolk
should no, be Withdrawn until the stock Of The
Bank 10 hc cstlhIShed no that place should have
been NuhScr bed tor, and the new Bank actually
has commenced operations.
This motion w. opposed by Ne,srS Watkins
and Mar laugh, aud supported by Mc,Sr>. Carer
aud CunnihSh2mi AMI was adoped-syes A.
noes 80.
MIR Murd'ush said it was supposed thata mis-
take had occurIcd "a counting the division ON
the amendment oher ed blythe enrlcman iros Pc
tsrSnurs; AMI he therefore moved 10 reconsider
ne wore on thar motion; which was agreed TO:
and the question on Mr.. Browns amendment
bel again put was decided IN the alternative
ayes As, noes IL
Mr. Daniel declared his intention Of movine
10 ameRd the bill 81 rs TO provide Tor an indeper
dent Bank at Lvnchbcr-. He desired 10 address
the House m support IN that notion and TO enter
INTO some details OF the claims of Lynchburg for
additional Banking capital, but aS II was now too
ATE he moved m adIournment-whIch wa
ayr Ell To. WArTeunan,
The House a iiuurncd.