Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-03-23

ial, hut he considered the moycment,sor;.I
mating from indicative feelings towards
Judge Scott for underwriting To enforce the
avs against gaming, and from a desire to
nJure the Judge where he vas no, known.
MIR. w illiams was willing Ia let the me- |
uorial lie on the tshle--not expectino any
To I've taken on the suffice, n, The
present session.
The question on laying on the table was
lcc,ded IN the affirmative, ayes So, noes 35.
md the Speaker giving the casting vote in
he affirmative.
Bin passed To incorporate the Red
Sulphur Springs Company.
NEW SHENAN DOAlI COMPANY
The engrossed bill, authorizing a subscrip.
iion 10 tire stock Of the new Shenandoah
Company, being on its passage, alr. Hunter
expressed his opposition to il.
The bull Was supported by Niessrs AL
mond, Davenport, Moffet, Stuart, Coo:es,
Marshall, Harper, ond Peter, aud further
opposed by Messrs. Fenable and Crutchfeld.
MIR. Witchcr suggested a RIDER, limiting
the time within which subscriptions by in.
dividuals should be made.
MIR. Davenport ihereupon moved The fol.
lowing ryder:
Provided hoceuer, Tha, the subscriptions
on the part of individuals shall he made by
Inc ISL al January, 1889.
MIR. Cruichfeid Withdrew his opposition.
IN consequence Of this provision, aud the nv.
der was adopted
The bill was then passed
JUDGE DUNCAN.
MIR. Stanard, from tho Committee of
Courts OF Justice, made n report upon the
case OF Judge Edwin s. Duncan, which con.
cluded with the following resolution.
ResOiced, as The opinion This committee.
That the evidence before them, in relation To
The charges, proves nothing OF judicial i'm
propriety IN the conduct of Judge Duncan
nothing requiring further action on the part
oi the House Of Delegates.
L he vote was then taken upon the rcsolu-
iion-"hich was adopted unanimously.
On motion of Mr.. Stanard, the committee
were relieved from the labor Of detailing the
eyi denCe in tho case
FRIDAy, March II
The following engrossed bill was read n
third time and passed; authorizing the survey
ol a route Tor ID road from MGsricld to the
Warm Springs or To IIuntersvilia.
BANKING CAPITAL.
Mr. May, from the Select Committee on
the subject, reported a substitute, providing
Tor the establishment of an independent Bank
at Norfolk, with capital Of & 800 900, with
branches at Petersburg, LynLhburg and
elsew here.
The bill having been read, Mr.. Muncure
moved to amend IL, 10y striking out s 800,
600, ADD inserting S ,450 900, for the pur.
pose OF establishing a branch al Falmouth
with capital of $50, 900.
Mr.. Stanard mnved the division of the
question, SO as TO t,ke the vote first on strk-
ing out, with the intention of afterwards
moving TO fill the blank with an increased
sum, for the purpose Of prov iding for The es-
tahlIshmen, OF branch al Richmond
Mr.. Moncure supported The claims OF Fal
mouth to a portion of the increased capital :;
and remarked that that place had been de-
signated by the Committee on Banking las,
year and this, as entitled to Branch. WHY
II had been omitted in the substitute he did
not know.-At Mr.. NJ. 5 request memu-
rial from his constituents on :he suhjec, " as
read.
h,r Watkins opposed the amendment and
sand he Thought il unnecessary 10 fix a branch
at Falmouth, as additional capital had been
given to Fredericksburg, but one mile dis
tant.
MIR. Stanard supported the motion to strik e
out, and entered al some length into an ar
gument 10 show, that an additional bank, in
the form Of a brant b of The bank at Norfolk
ought 10 he established al Richmond He
proposed TO take 500 600 from the old
banks Tor this purpose
MIR. w atkins was willing TO give branch
at Richmond with capital OF 400 600 lie
was DESTROYS of giving Richmond its full
share, hut no more. II the whole inci
now proposed To the old banks were taken IA
way for this branch, they would have no in
ducement 10 tohply with The general law oil
this session.
Mr.. StanaId replied, and remarked that
the increase oi their capital would not be the
Inducement with the old banks for accepting
The general regulations. The extension OF
then charters would ne the main inducement
with them. To establish il branch here with
small capital would he 10 place pigmy by
the side OF giants, 30 he controlled by them
Messrs. Wilson and Randolph opposed the
proposition for the establishment OF branch
al Richmond.
MIR. Murdaugb supported Mr.. Stanard's
proposition.
MIR. Watkins moved The previous cues-
lion, which was sustained and The vote be.
ing taken on striking out. il was agreed 10 on
a div ision-Ayes So, noes SO, the Speaker
voting in the affirmative
The question being then on filling the
blank, Mr.. Stanard moved 10 ell il with ST.
900 600
800 600.
MIR. Wilson Of 8. moved 10 ill it with
81 ,30l coo.
MIR. Slannrd's motion was negatived, and
that oil MIR. Watkins was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Slanard, the amendments
rendered necessary by the change agreed
upon, we're made.
Alter some remarks from Messrs Harri-
son and Stanard, The substitute OF the COM
mittce, as amended, was agreed TO-