Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-03-28

late news. The following in the last
Richmond paper that came to hand, is
Of interest, al & we make room for 1t
in preference 10 other matter-it isa
part of the proceedings of the House
of Delegates on the 10th inst.
SMALL NoTE BILL.-On motion of
Mr.. NAY, the bill, the object of which
is to put down the circulation of Shin
plas,eIs, so called, was taken up, be.
ing on its final passage.
Mr.. MAY moved to fill up the first
blank with the word "two," which
woald limit the time allowed to all in
stitutions and individuals issuing shin.
plasters to withdraw their notes from
circulation, and to redeem them, to the
period of TWO months.
Mr.. ROBERTSON, deemng the time
which would be allowed, not sufficient
moved to amend, so as to read "six
months"
Mr.. BORIS moved the indefinite
postponement Of the bill.
Mr.. STUART opposed the motion,
and read the following ryder, which he
proposed at another opportunity to off.
err;
Provided, That so much of this act
as provides for additional penalties a :
gdinst the ssuers and circulators OF
notes, checks, &C., of less denomi.
nation five dollars, under the terms pre-
scribed by this act. And provided,
moreover, that nothing In this act shall
be construed as repeating any of the
penalties now imposed by existing laws
upon the issuers or circulators Of notes
or checks, &c. under the denomination
of five dollars.
Messrs. MAY, WATKINS, VENABLE,
and LEYBURN, addressed the House in
favor of the bill, and against the post
ponement and Messrs. HARRISON,
Boris, MCDowELL, ROBERTSON and
GARLAND in opposition.
The question was then taken on the
indefinite postponemet, and decided in
the negative, as follows.
Ayes, 40, Noes 81.
The motion of Mr.. ROBERTSON to
fill the blank with six months, was
then rejected without a division.
The question recurring on the mo-
ton to fill the blank with three months,
It was decided in the Affirmative.
Mr.. May then moved 10 fill the blank
which would decide the period when
the penalties for issuing and receiving
shlnplasters, or checks below five dol.
lars, was TO commence, with the 4" first
of May,
Mr.. CRUTcHFELD moved to amend
by inserting the 1 LIST July" which mo-
ton was agreed to-ayes 20, noes not
counted.
Another blank remaining to be filled
MIR. GARLAND moved to insert the
=" LIST july which motion was reice.
ted.
On motion of Mr.. MAY, it was then
filled with frs: May.
The blanks being filled, Mr.. STUART
moved the ryder as above, which read
a first time.
Mr.. FISHER called for the ayes and
noes on its second reading, when it was
rejected-Ayes 20, noes 50.
The question recurring on the pass.
age of the bill, Mr.. TAYLoE called for
the ayes and noes on this question,
when II was decided in the affirmative,
as follows:
Ayes 81. Noes, 81.
Mr.. TUNsrALL then moved, that the
title Of the bill be as follows, which he
said would shew what it in reality
was;
"A bill to relieve the Banks of
pains and penalties, and TO impose the
same upon individuals and Savings In.
stitutions."
Which motion was rejected.
On motion OF Mr.. BAYLY Of A., the
House then adjourned.
A Richmond Correspondent of the
Winchester Republican, in a letter da.
ted on the 10Th of March writes as
follows:
The bill authorising the incorpora.
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