Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1838-02-15
VIRGINIA. LEGIsL lTuRE.-rb. eor.l


Virginia LEGISL lTURE.-Tbs eoo,i.
dsfa''oG Of tie Report of the comni,tse ou
Roads, proposing a gsasral seLeme Of inlcrnsI
improvement, has occupied pronir co, p!ac,
IA the proceedings VI the House Of Delegate,
during the last week. several sblr .peeeLe,
were dslissrsd, pro aGd eoa, OF r.e subiset
Mr.. srrAKr, Of Augusta. (ssys the Mh,S) on
Thursday, "msde nOst able, Ingenious, and
e'eq1eHi defence q the plan Of Improvement,
aud exhibited In sIoainy color. the immense
advantages 10 De acquired by the sts,s ftoa,
The prosecution OF an enlarged. ii5era,. aud
comprehensive sy.rem q Improvement
do Friday. Nj. LpnrND,. u Fsuquier
made long. able. sd insruious .r-eoh
against the improvement. Recommended 4. m.
Report lie instituted ~ iaqnir, bslSeen The
internal Improvements Of New York stsie
and the proposed system for Irsia,a. The
Ne~ York Canals, Mr.. Z arguod. aefe u.es,.
sAry, ." order to afford oailets for the area,
lakes, and for Tie produce Of the rich eoan,f,
on tbcn banks. No sich eireun.tAhcss ca.
lated Ia Nirginii. In Pesas, lrauA alec, bet
Improvements were 81 siniiIr paIpsb,e n.-
eess'iy, and instantaneous demand and uliIii,
but Il ua' not 40 in NirginiI. TIE pre,su,
ers', Of universal ruin aud baskr1p,ey = b,rh
nov oNsnPread tie country. was not. Nj. 4
thought, a favourable slime TO bring for~.rd
'uoh Plsn Is this. Al increase uf taxation
hs thought would De the result becsu,. no re-
lance foe funds could OF ought to be placed
90 the surplus Fund. as IL va ossta.nl, a
loa0, and not a dona:iun.
hr. L examined the accounts. and com.
n'ented upon the proceed, aad profits Of diff
ferent Railroads "a eIisiepee. a,siins from
be whole. that these Raii-Road,, " made in
virginia, would never pay would never sup
pat ihenseiVes-Gn would become ehars.-
sOle 70 the StA,e, or else must be abandoned
aud lefl to rot.
hn dinieult, say, the whis. 70 form AZ
opinion at present as to the prob.5,l,ti., q
Tho success Of the Improvement Bit.
Mr. SMirH, Of Isle Of wiSgi. ON Friday re-
ported from the Bank Comni,tee, b,iIt,
prohibit more efTseta Ally the circulation Of
Small Notes. The bill ma,o,s n pena.t, Of
I'VE hundred dollars upon any Savings Bank
Tor issuing notes under i've dollars, after a
fixed day, and forfeiture Of charter. n m.
corPorAIedi not Incorporated, tho Society
to forfeit all right To sue for the recovery Of
iu debts. II imposes penalty Of one hun
dred dollars upon any Bank Officer uho shall
pay any printed OF engraved cheek for a sum
under 1--we dollars; and it sobjec individual,
iIsaing printed or engraved checks. TO the "a, =
meoi Of three times the amount Of any such
check. IL IS specially made tie duty Of The
A"osoe!-GeDeral and OF the Attorneys Tor
the Commonwealth, to prosecute offender, -
and summary process Of recovery /, pro-
''dsd' securing TO the Attorney fee Of tsen-
~ dollars IA each case.
This (says the Whig) sounds like thunder
but uaIil the Banks resume, II will prove To b.
Sind-msre wind.
The select Committee in the House Of Del.
esA'es 90 the subject Of Banks, has made =
Report accompanied by 4 Bill-ths proyi,.
ions Of which. so far as ~e can gather Them
from the abstract 10 another column. arr
highly favorable to the Banks. Iii, thon,b,
that the bill will pass.