Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-01-09

laid upon the tub!e.
MI. May was surprised, that a mere motion 10 enquire
into one Of the most important questions before The lie
rislature should meet with such opposition. You must
enquire into it-In. March, the Farmers Bank will be
Just as powerlcss, as before you granted them any relief.
They cannot discount a note or even sue for their debts
their charter will be forfeited. What injury can arise
from an enquiry; Scarcely six weeks can pass, before
the present relief law expires-Mr. May supposed that
lie too would be characterised is an apol"gIst and ad.
vocate of the Banks-Hc would scarcely condescrndl 10
answer such an nIpuiation.-NOr would he undertake 10
he the apolopist for the Chair-fur The organization Of the
Bank Ccmmiuec-B But he asked, what was more common
than to put on a Committee, members who are supposedto
understand the subject. And why not a Bank commit
tee: He insisted upon the propriety OF making the en-
quiry as early as posslble-li the resolution was not
laid on the table, he wished himself 10 oHsr an amend
ment.
Mi. FISHER wished to know how you are 10 educate
the Poor Children, if The dividends ore suspended
which would go to The stock OF the Literary fund:
MIR SYIru argued still further in favor Of laying it
on llle lable.-He thought the phraseology itself Of The
Resolution wus detective.
MIR. MAY was willin g to indulge, in a spirit OF
courtesy, the Chairman Of the Bank Committee, with
! LAYING it one day on the tuble.-Mr. Venable assenled,
| and the Resolution wns laid on The tnble-and oil Mr.
Tuus,aIl's m3tion, it was ordered 10 be printed.
Petitions were presented-hy Mr.. Deskins, from SUM-
dry citizens of Floyd, praying an alteration IN the time
of holding the Circuit Superior Courts Of Law, DC, In
that Counly-by Mr.. Davis, from George Heyden OF
Smyth, PRAYING Tor 4 ulVOFce-py WI feH1oIe, VI L.
| Root. IT,, and others for the incorporation Of the Young
Ladies Seminary of Prince Edward-by Mr.. Smith,, Of
Eleanor Z~eiuf-by Mr.. Crulchheld, of the Justices Of
Spol,syIyania, for authority to purchase a tract OF land
for the location Of the Courthouse, recently destroyed
by fire, and other necessary buiIdings-and also a me-
| mortal of citizens of Fredericksburg ogaicst The petition
| of John Collter, for leave to discontinue and re esIab-
lish a, ha pleasure The lower ferry across the Kappa
hammock river-by MIR. Brown, of the citizens Of Mel
son county, asking an extension of the law of March,
1893, making an appropriation for the Colonization OF
Blacks-olso by Mr. Brown, of the Trustees Of the Lo.
yippton Male and Female School, asking an a%ppropria.
ton from the Literary Fund, &c:-by Mr.. Cunningham,
of Charles l.. Wingfeld Of Norfolk, for a law to autho.
rize him to sue the Commonwealth for compensation
due for the occupancy OF q lot which he has sold 10 the
State, for the use Of the Penitentiary-by MIR. Ripley, OF
citizens of Tyler, for a separate election-by ME-: Wool
folk, 4 remonstrance Of portion ofthe citizens OF Orange,
against q division Of the county-by Mr.. Marshall. OF
citizens of Fauquier, asking aid to the Colonization So
cie,y-by MIR. Stuart, OF the Trustees of Waynesbo-
rough, in Augusta, asking that the Sergeant of that town
NAV be empowered to discharge the duties of constable
by MIR. Chea,ham, Of Mics Carey. for the Treasurer 10
refund him q sum ofmoney which he had paid for nrresra.
ges Of taxes on land purchased by h~im-by Mr.. Daniel, Of
Jordan & Murrell, for a horse which died in the public
! se,vice-also Of Milly Cooper, for I release Of the claim