Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-02-06
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
SATURDAY., .JaI,ttuFu 20.


nlcalion Of the Acting Governor .ncIesng let
tel hom the Governor ul Maryland with a reso-
luton passrd 10y the Legislature OF mat Slnte
ON The subj ct oil the extension 81 the ranking
Privilege To the Governor, aud members Q, the
Legislatures OF The several States
Referred 10 select committee consisting Of
Messr,. Peter Watkins, Stands, Harrison. Dors
man, Fisher, McGandlsh, Good.1l, Mccoy,
| Butts, Mallory Deskins and Cox OF 9.
On motion oi Mi Murdaugh, Report Of the
Commute, vi Propositions aud Grievances, re.
j,cilag IA petition oi eluIehs Of Norfolk for the
incorporation al a Company Tor the establish
mept Of Hotel IN thai Borou H. WAS taken Up.
Mr. Nj. moved To amend the Report Of the
COMMITTEES, SO as to dec Iare the Application rea-
souubir.
This molion was Sustained hy Afessrs. IIar-
rison, Murdaugh, Wilson OF b., May and Wat
kins, aud opposed by Mi Shlnn, aud agreed
10.
On motion of Mr.. Watkins, the Committee Of
Agriculture aud Manufactures were instructed
10 inquire INTO the the cxpediency Vi increasing
theso,age OF Tobacco, &c.
PoWllATAN CONTESTED ELECTION.
Mr. peodleloo, from ,he Committee of P,ivi-
legts ana Elections, presented u Report on the
contested election from the comfy vi powba-
tan; and gave notice thai he would call IL up
on Monday.
Cbe concluding resolution, appended TO the
Report, (Which contains about one hundred pa
ges } Is rs follows;
ReSoised as HE opinion OF this Committee,
That the poll ought 10 stand thus
For Henry 4. Hopkins, 227
For William &, Scou, a26
and ,ha, Henry l.. Hopkins was therefore duly G.
lec'ed ~ represent ib. county of Powhatan in
the pfesen, House Of Delegates, and that liz IL
ehtl,.d 10 a seat therein.
MILITARY SCHOOL.
On moion Of Mr. Crulehfed the House took
up the bill, TO amend the act recognizing the
Lexington Arsenal, and establishing a military
school IN connection wAb Washington College.
The bill being read the brst aud second times,
Mr.. erulchield proposed lis cngrossmenl MIR.
Wilson, oil b. suggested that an amendment
would be offered.
Mr. Smith OF !. of W moved n substitute, in
effect repeating The bill oflasl SESSION, ana then
moved 10 lay the bill and substitute on the table:
which was agreed TO.
BANKING REGULATIONS
On motion of Mr. May, The House took up the
engiossed bill, establishing general regulations
Tor the incorporation oil Banks.
Mr. May moved 10 AL The blank in the clause
referring To the proportion Of the current coin Ito
The capital stock subscrbed) To be PAID in be-
lore commencing operations, with the words
= e.halfn
This was agreed 10; hut Mr. Hunter after
wards asked the recon lderaton oil the vote, ho-
ping the blank would BE- filled with three iiIths."
Mr.. Stanafd opposed The change, a. being un
necessary and InconVcnlcni,
MI Smith Of l. oi W. moved the iccousdera-
lion, though he did not agree with the gentle.
man from Essex, as 10 the necessity Of the nea-
sure.
Mr. Hunter nr9cd the rropriety Of he require
men, OF three hths.
The House agreed TO rsconsller-ayes SO,
noes 80.
MI Hunter then moved TO Gil The blank with
three iilhs, whch motion was agreed 10.
The question then occurred Oh illihg lbe blank
lelt ior The lowest denomination oil notes 10 be
issued.
Mr.. I:ves moved 10 lay The bill Cd he table,
As this was an important question, TO allow Tine
for consideration. Which motion, aitci some re-
marks from Messrs. NJ y and Hlrrison, was re-
lccted, aye, ~, noes 60.
Mr.. May moved 10 I'll The blank with the word
" fven
Mr.. Vcnahe moved 10 I'll il with ,he word
4" tenn--and upon these motions discussion
nsuej, 10 whish Meesrs. May, Nenable aud
Wlcher took part, when NJ May withdrew his
motion, expressing belief ihit II WAS the deter
mlna,ion OF the House to ill The blank with
'ten,n and iba, further opposition would be fruit
less.
Mr.. Mcmillan renewed the mot on to G the
"a u
his motion were rejected, be intended TO move,
cxempllns the bank, West OF the Aleg hanes
from the restriction TO ten collar notes.
Further debate took place in which Me SIS.
Murdauoh, Harrison, Randolph Walk IA.
Wiicher, Mcmillan. 'Sbinp, Davenport, Fisher,
and May participated, and Mr.. Mem. having
his motion al The suggestion OF Mr..
Murdaugh and The ayes and noes having beeG
ordered, on motion oil Mr.. Wilson OF i, on I'll
ling the blank with teno-Mr. May said that
as he did not wish TO vote against phantom, he
would renew the motion 10 fill the blank with
" FIVE" unless the call for the ayes aud noes was
Withdrawn.
Mr. Wilson of =. declining to Withdraw 'he
call. the que lion was taken on filling with the
word ten and decided III the affirmative as OIL
,ows:
ives Messrs. Banks, fSpesber,] Poul,on,
Rives, Randolph, Laype, Wiley, Powell, Byrd,
OF b., Turnbul!, Mallory, Austin, Book
r, MrAili~ler,. Samuel Of c., Richardson, Car
son, Hill, Vaughan, Hunter, Strange, Deshll 8,
W atkins. Cox ofG.; Smith OF CIR, Spencer. Ed
nunds Of H., Taylor, Sloan, Nixon, Goodall,
Shinn, Smith of L. OF w, Davenport. Wright,
Hoee, Shadwirk, Anderson Marshall Of L.,
Newman Hudgns, Garland, Cooper, Chapman,
NcCauley, Johnston, Brown, Murdaugh, Alex
,nder, Fitzgerald, Voolfolk, Almond, Mccoy,
Cackley. Veuable, Stands, Moffetl, Cootes,
lessee, Speer, Bare, Butts, Crutchfeld.- Mon
.ure, Bailey Of s, Hafgrave, Gillespie, Gibson,
and Stanger-69.
Noes-Messrs, Baylv OF A., Stuart, Hsrrer,
Goggin, Campbell Snoagniss, Bland, M'Milan,
Wills, Wiihers, Servant, Ball. Marshall of e
Ednunls OFF. Dickinson, Hale of FIR, Wocd>,
johnson. Smith Of GIL. Mullen, Harrison,
Bolts, Martin MCandish, Peter, Dopally, Col
Ter. Lur."u, Braden. Beard Fisher, Benton,
~ooke S Aya' BRADY W,tchar, Fusstall S:uu