Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-12

ac il shall increase the capital of the branch at the town
OF Buchanan by The additional sum Of SlUO,OO0, part
OF The additional capital Of $500 600 authorised by inns
act, when the whole amount thereof shall have been
subscribed.
After short debate, in which Messrs Cruchfeld,
Slhar Bolts, Robertson, Kinney, and Dcrnan parlic'
paled,
Mr.. PEYroN zealousy urged The claims Of Buchanan
and reciprUcad in favor Of the town OF Fredercksb urg
the ameade hoaoraLie which Mr.. Crulchield had just
made in favor of the town OF Buchanan.
Mr.. DOKMAS also urged the claims OF Buchanan, and
stated among other statistics, that there within
80 miles Of thai town. fifteen TO twenty furnishing iron
manufactures.
The objection which Mlessrs Boris and ROBERTSON
made was, that the proposed addition to The branch al
Buchanan would be deducted from the capital Of the
Bank al Richmond
Mr. WIrcuER suggested that it easy to remove
all officially by charging the capita! of The Bank OF VIZ
gnia al Richmond from D 10 $GO0,UOO.
MIR. CEurcnrILLD accordingly moved 10 reconsider
the amendments already adopted, as 10 modify the
bill, and expand The capital from TO $GOO,Ouo Tor The
Bank Of Virginia
This motion prevailed and then the question was 10
strike out 5000 geo and insert $500 000 which prevailed
Mr.. SMITH Of of w. called for The ayes anu noes,
with view 10 test the of The House on increasing
the banking capital Of the State The amendment was
adopted by the following vote:
.4ycs- hessrs Gner. (Spenker.) Chopper, Souihaii'
Wood, Cabell, Stuart, Kinney, NJ CnIlck, Mitchell,
Cobbs Fryau Snodgrass, Shanks Peyton, Hoffman,
Tar Kyle, Flood, 1u!er, Fox, Corbin Wilcox, Card
we'll, Carson. Broadus, Wilson, Ball. Edmonds Of Fau
quer Tidal, Waite, Payne, Deskins, Hale OF Frank
lin, Wade, Sherrard, Barton, Chapman Dur Certified,
Odell, Park, White. Seymour, Bolts, Martin, Tyler,
Washington, Reynolds, Smith Of Kanawhn, Tayloe,
Conway, Beard, Ramry, Taylor Of Loudoun, Smith 0!
NJ Il J., Raymond, Clayton, Dunlap, Hodges White
head, O'Frrral Watts, Langhornc, VERIFY, NJ Cenneil,
TunsIaIl, Whether, Harris, Carroll, Yenable, Roberts
Robertson, Lcyburn, Dorman, Davis, CtuchlieId, Ste
phenson, Crockett Of TazewelI, Goodson, Walker,
Crockett Of Wyhe-S0.
yNocs-Messrs Merritt, Haskins, Cox, LorimSr, Smith
of Gloucester Watkins, Hail of Grayson Turner. Ed
munds Of halifax. Taylor Of Halifax, Flowers, Arm
strong, Smith of Isle Of Wight Sandwich, Richmond,
Farley, Anderson Orgain, Banks, Taylor of Mathews
d MldtIessx. Dortch Goote, Cunningham, Alexander,
Voolfolk, MPherson, Cloud, Mccoy, May, Gay,
Stands, Ratcfr, S!urm, Smith Of Rocking CHAM Tho
mas Smith OF Russell, Culberlson, Bare, Conn, Urqu
! hart. FIlzhugh, Clark, Prince Jackson-4I.
Mr. CuLBEETsoS then moved The following clause:
.4gd be ii jurhcr enacted That if the Bank Of Virgi.
MIA accept The provisions Of this act they shall establish
a Bank at Abingdon, in Washington county with a ca.
pi.a Of not less than 5O.C00-whch motion
ected
MIR. JACKSON moved 10 lay tie bil! the table,
! and have il printed
This motion gave rise TO debate, in which,
SMITH Of | Of W. STCAur, FEyABLE CRuTcHrlELp,
| Boris, JACHsG3 and WVoLF"lK, participated.
Upon the proposition 10 lay GA the table The ayes and
noes were taken, and the vote wRs-ayes %, -.
The bill was then ordered TO lis engrossr nj without
a DIVISION
The SPEAKER laid before The House communication
from the Governor, covering letter from the Governor
OF Kentucky, transmitting copy OF resolutions FOR
survey Of the Of railroad IRON Lexington the
mouth Of Big Sandy, ard requesting that they be laid
before The Legislature Of Virginia. Laid upon The table
and ordered TO he printed.
On Mr.. Warxlss's Ino;on, the James River and Ka.
nav ia bill was taken up and on MIR STEPHENSON
lion the bill made The order Of the day for morrow
! ENCGO$SID ELLIS.
| The eng!ossed bill 10 provide elieciually for
the supervision and repair Of the North western Turn
| pike Read, was passed
PETITIONS.
Petitions were prescnted:-By Mr. SrtAKr, from c,
gems of Bath and Pendeon, praying that the village Of
Woodhorough, in Pendeton county, may be made
pnn of location of the Stanton and PaTkcrsburg road
BY Mr. CaBEiL, from citizens of The town OF Lynch
hurg and Bedford, and Amherst countless praying for the
passage of law, requiring all loose tobaccu, s.d III
lyuchburg, TO be carried to public warehouse in
spcced, ghed, and entered on the warehouse books,
&c.
MIR Doau.s called up the bill "to amend an act for
the better organization Of the Militia passsd March >
lc3i with an amendment from the Senate, dispensing
NTH hG fail c0npaRy musif7S Much debate took place
on this amendment, and 1t finally disagreed 10 by
the House.
On Mr. BALLS motion the 81 res luton he had sab
United yesterday, wns reconsdcred, and the following
was adopted 4 substitute for 1t:
! "RcyGired, That the Board OF Public Works be in
s.ruced To request the President Of all the Railroad
Companies in which the State has interest to furnish
the Legislature list ci The number and names Of the
Eng nccrs Assistant Engineers and Rod men, together
with the Clerks and other officers and agents connected
with The Companies which they respectively pre-
side, with their respective salaries annexed, and the
proportion Of each salary paid by the State and the p
vate subscription
Railroad from GurfpnsyIlie 10 the town Of Orange"
was read third time. and WAS under discussion w!sn
| the House took recess.
Saturday, March O.
Tie bill TO change the Time Of holding elections for
members Of the General Assembly, and Of Congress,
was taken up liz third reading. Several motions,
pending from yesterday, to fix the day for holding the
elections.
The first put that Of MIR. BALL. To insert Son
the - day of August Negalived-ayes II, noes Ill
MIR MaRrra moved TO fill the blank with the words
4lh Thursday Of April, as 10 leave The law as il now
stands.
Mr.. McClrsrlcx moved to postpone the bill indefi'
nteIy He was tired Of jockeytng. NegaIlved-ayes
IS. noes %
Mr.. CRvrcuyIrLD proposition then propoundPd
as follows: "On The respective Court days OF The month
of Nav" At the suggestion Of MIR. May, the month
was left blank, 10 take the question on the first
branch Of the proposition
Mr. TUYsrALL congratuat the House on at last be.
! nr permitted 10 get vote of this kind
The question being taken by ayes and noes decid
| ed in the negative-ayes G2, noes ".
Mr.. CARUwELL moved 10 postpone the bill! indefinite
! w. but wilhdrcw the motion.
! The question recUrred upon Mr. WATKINS, mHtlon 10
ill The blank with The 4th Thursday in May.
Mr. May thought Western gentlemen would be best
suited with The 81 Thursday in May
Mr. HorfMAS said the 4.h Thursday was The best for
! the whole West
| After various remarks by Messs Smith Of !. Of w.
Suor; and Crurchied MIR. Venable moved to postpone
the hill indefinitely.
Mr.. BAYLY advocated The motion, which was opposed
by Mr.. WlrcHEn.
The question was then taken The motion 10 post.
pone indefinitely and decided in the affirmative by the
! following vote:
qms-Messrs. Gilmcr, tspeaker) Bayly Of Accomac
SouihalI, Wood, McClinIiek, Cohbs, Mitchell, Fryat
! Merritt Haskins, Kyle, Flood, Toer, Fox, Wilcox,
CarGwelI, Cox, Carson, Broadus. Wilson, Lolimer
Waite Deskns Wade, Chapman Smith of Gloucester,
Hail of Grayson, Turner Edmunds of Halifax: Taylor
of Halifax, Park White Seymour Flowers, Armstrong
Bolts Martin, Tyler, WASHINGTON, Reynolds Sandwich