Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-02-07
IJtrgtmta IegfsIature.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

Voolfolk called up his resolution, LAID
on the table a few days since, in the
following words:
" Resolued, That the President o.
the Farmers Bank and the President
of the Bank Of Virginia be requested
TO communicate to the House the Infor.
nation called for by the last Hou o.
Delegates, by resolution adopted or
the 18th June, 1887"
The resolution being read, Mr..
Voolfolk offered the following subs,l.
tute:
Resolred, That the President oil
the Farmers Bank and the Preslden,
of the Virginia Bank lay before this
House statement showing the number
of individuals, the Office, trade and oc-
cupation, SO ia. as known, Of each,
the number of firms, the trade or busi.
ness, SO far AS known of each, and the
number of corporations indebted to
their respective Banks at Richmond,
and if possible, at their respective
Branches, with tho aggregate amount
Of each individuals or firms liability,
as security or endorser to their respec-
tive Banks; and for the guide OF said
officers, they are desired to make out
their statement in the following man.
ner: They shall designate each debt
or aforesaid, in figures thus They
shall call the individual who owes the
largest debt, l, the second 2, and so on
to the end-ihe firm owing the largest
debt shall be called 1, the second ?,
and so on to the end--so with the cor
porations. Opposite to No. l, they
shall state the amount Of his indebted.
ness, his trade, &C., the amount he is
bound TO tine Bank, for each individual
or person distinguished by figures "a
loresald, and the aggregate amount
that he is liable to the Bank, for others,
as securities, &C., and his residence,
SO far as known, and so on in relation
to frms---that they further show the
amount that each Director and Officer
oi IAe DaHk owes. and the amount that
each 10 bound for to- the Bank-aIso,
the number Of hietn5efs Of the Legis.
lature, who own stock Ia sad Banks,
and the amount owned by each, de-
sjgnating them by figures, as alore-
sand.
Mr.. Harrison submitted the follow
ng proviso, (amended by Mr.. May
" way of amendment to the Resolu-
ION:
RESOLVED, That nothing herein con-
aimed, shall require list OF debtors,
whose united liabilities as drawers and
ndorsers, shall exceed $1,000"
Mr.. Segar moved to lay the whole
Resolutions on the table, which was
rejected and then this amendment
was adopted-ayes 81, noes ST.
Mr.. Harrison then moved Il further
requiring the same infor.
nation ofthe Bank of the Valley, the
Bank, and the Mer-
chants and Mechanics Bank Of Wheel.
ng.
At this stage Of the business, Mr..
Smith Of X, moved the indefinite post
of the whole subject, which
was taken by ayes and noes, and lost
by the following vote Ayes AZ,
Noes SO
The question was then taken on the
adoption Of the Resolution, and carried,
by ayes "a, noes Al.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 81, 1S39.-On
motion of Mr.. Watkins, the House
took up the bill 10 repeal the new cleo
lion ldlo.
Mr.. Watkins then moved that this
bill be indefinitely postponed.
After considerable debate, the CUES.
ton was taken by ayes and noes on
the indefinite postponement, and deci-
ded in the affirmative, Ayes Ga, Noes
40. So the bill to repeal the existing
Law was indefinitely postponed, (which
in the same thing as rejected.)
Mr.. Servant offered the following
Resolution
Resolred, That the Committee on
Militia Laws be instructed 10 inquire
into the expectancy of arming the Mi.
litia of this Commonwealth.
In order to explain the object of
this Resolution, and the reasons which
called for its adoption, Mr.. Servant
read a portion ofthe proceedings of u
meeting Of citizens of Elizabeth City
County held at Hampton on the 18th
inst. Mr.. S. after some eloquent and
impressive remarks on the subject Of
the memorial, handed it TO the Chair.
MIR. Voolfolk moved TO lay the Re-
solution on the table he thought il |
premature to express any opinion on
the subject at the present time.
After some debate the question was
taken on Mr.. Woollolk's motion, which |
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