Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-01-16

Inc l1ouse ADJOURNED.
Monday, January 18th, 1898.
a message was received from The Senate, stating that
they have passed the bills entitled san act declaring
BIngamon Creek a public highway" md an act
Changing the time of holding The November quarterly
term of Monongalia County Court"
They have also passed the bill, entitled ian act, incor-
poratins the Sweet and Blue Sulphur Springs Turnpike
Company" with an amendment.
The house concurred in the amendment 10 the last
named bill.
On motion Of Mr.. PISSELL, the Committed Of Roads,
&c, were instructed 10 inquire into the expediency Of
declaring Greenbrer River a public highway from the
mouth Of Sittinston Creek in the county Of Poculuntas
10 its confluence with New River.
On motion OF Mr.. DlcKlSsoS, leave was given 10 bring
in a bill to amend an act passed 2Sth February, 1885,
changing the time oil holding the county Court vf Fay.
etlc.
Mr.. WootroLx Offered the tnllnwing resolution:
Rcsofr,d, That The President nf the Farmers Bank,
and The President Of The Bank Of Virginia, be required
10 communicate to this House, the information called
for Ly the last House Of Delegates, by a resolution
adopted on the 18th June, 1887.
After some remarks by Mrssrs. Voolfolk, May and
Crulchirld, the latter gentleman moved TO lay the reso.
luton on the table.
On MIR. WooLroLx's motion. the avs and noes were
ordered, and the question being taken, the resolution
was laid on the table by the Iollnwing vute:
.4vcs- Mpssrs. Rives, Jcrer, 1aliuferro, Stuart, Kin.
ncy, Mitchell, Cobhs, Sllanks. Mallory, Hubbard, Yam.
cry, DhUltl, \Hcd'HilH S'iOiHi b'oS'Hoo, No'o"Sh,
Wilson, Servant, Lorimer, D'gges, sherrnrd, Smith of
! Gloucester, Watkins, OdeIl, White, Mullen, Whiting,
Martin, M'Candlish, Smith Of X, Tayloe, M'Donuld,
Beard, Organ, Hudgins. Bur"ell, Buck, Hodges,
nell, May, 1'unstaIl, Cabell, Miehaux, Venable, Morris,
Robertson, Crutchield. Ford, Walker-54.
.foes-Nessrs. Banks, (SPeaker) Poulson, Byrd,
s~nudgrass, Triplett, Tnrr, Thornburg, Cus'leman. Hill,
Chapman Of &. and NJ, Ogleshy, Pinnell, Spencer,
EdmunIs. Taylor Of IT,, Park, Flowers, Peter, Wright,
Sandwich, Newman, Raymond, Morgan, Chapman Of
NJ, Barnett, Alexander, Voolfolk, NJ Phersnn, Adams,
M'Coy, Gay. Storms, ~Pcndeton, Coolies, Thomas, Gruy,
Culbrrston, Conn, Crawford, Clayton, Bailey Of Surry,
HESRiC0 CONTESTED ELECTION.
On motion OF Mr.. PESDLEToS, the House resumed
the consideration Of the Report Of The Committee Of
| Privileges and Elections, on the contested election from
Hrnrico.
The resolution declaring the vo,e Of Josiah BIoylock,
On the poll of William n, Whiting. an "~iIlegal' vote,
being under consideration, Mr.. Whiting moved 10
amend. so as TO declare said vote illegal"
Upon this moliun, L debate occurred between Messrs.
Whiinp, Bolts, Chapman Of NJ, Robertson, Rives,
Randolph, Bayly Of A, and Smith OF |. Of w and the
question being taken, was decided in the athiminiIve.-
The vote OF the said BIaylock was consequently declared
10 be a legal vote.
The resolution declaring the vote of James Valentine
"illegal," was mex, in order. Mr.. Whiting moved 10
amend, so as to declare the vote illegal
The motion To amend was nrgatlyed, after debate, and
the resolution of The committee agreed to.
Various other resolutions Of the committee were con.
frmed by the House.
The resolution declaring The vote of Sias Wyatt, on
the poll of John III. Bolts, Il legal vote, was discussed
at some length.
Nh. Wp,TiyG moved 10 amend, 50 as 10 declare it ''l-
LEGAL" and the ayes and mes being called thereon by
Mr.. Servant, the question was decided III The negative
ayes 81, NOES 80.
The resolution was then agreed 10, ana Tue vote conse'
| uuenlly declared legal vote.
On MIR. PESDLxroS's motion the report was then laid
OH the table.
A communication was received from the Governor,
| enclosing statements Of the condition OF the Bank OF the
Valley, and of the North Western Bank, from the Cash
iers Of those institutions. The following is the cundi.
ton Of The Bank ofthe Valley on the LIST OF January, ls33:
Specie Slb9.lS3 50
Mites Of The Banks lSb022 q
Due from nther Banks lT3,G2l IS
Kills and Notes Discounted 1,di4 800 96
Bond Account @oi ~
Real Estate oJ,uo3 40
| Stock (uurchased to secure debt 12,0UO 90
s2,U55,9G7 Sc
nd oeb,s 1855 no
Doubtful Debts ll,725 l6
29,G2l l6
r,,;,,1 s,ock 6JO, 900 90
State Loan, payable July l, 1888 10000 Cd
go IN circui,,ion 6sS, 9S5 90
Due 10 other Banks 1o'od. 90
Discount oNSo ~
Contingent Fund 55,525 Us
nenns;i Money r. o32 ,6IG &C
g., Q5S, GG7 St
The following statemen she VS. the increased available
! means and diminished liabilities Of The Bank, as comPa'
red with the condition on the Is, day Of July. 1881:
Increase Of Debts due from The Banks $ll9,A57 q
no If No,es of the Banks 3l,510 So
DO Of Contingent Fund loOc3 W
D;DT;,r,;on If Mates in circulation 1E2. $50 90
Do of Debts due 10 other Banks 42'39o a.
81, 500 SO
| Deduct Increase of Deposites 1927 SO
Do Decrease Of Specie l.233 IL 3o,ooO %
i1 Sini qisIeIi liabilities al s275,l39 "a
Total amount o%rimmediate liabilities, viz:
R sarIs an and e'' Deposites: = ss37,245 80
Total amount of available means, viz: spe-
ee,n 0 O,bs, u Banks nix D-" $685. 1888 OF
Proportion of coin TO notes in circulation about J toa,
do. Of coin to immediate liabilities about to . IL,
do. OF available means 10 immediate Liabilities !
lo177.
Excess of Contingent Fund over and above ~,
the amount Of bad and doubtful debts. SSoryvo ~
H. Nj. BRENT, Cashier.
North Western Bank IF Nrgtnia,
Me.iing, Jan. 6, 1898.
+. CAMPBELL, Esq, Governor ef Prgtnta
D.,, Sir enclose statements OF tins Institution
I, m iubt be oroper to observe, that at the Time OF Inc &c.
neral SUSPENSION of specie payments, this SANK $1,000
| ;ndeb,ed to ssother banks and 10 individual dePosl'