Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-01-17

years rendering most important benefits to the com
merce and other great interest OF the Common
wealth. Nor do by this intend to commit myself,
or do wish members To DO committed agai nst what
is commonly called The Free Banking Law, enacted
by the State OF New York, and since by the State 81
Georgia. MY own mind is not fully made up on
tho subject of Free Banking, but am avorabIy IN
elned to the syscn,--and perhaps, after securing
tho present institutions, il W. adopt TINT system. We
may not have again 10 lcgslaic on the banking
subject. This SIR however Is resolution oi inqni'
~ only, and hope the House will adopt II.
The question upon tho adoption of Mr.. VS. res
ou,on was decided in the affirmative without d'.
vision.
Mr.. May offered the following resolution, Ia
mended 10 include the Free Banking nets of Georgia
aud Michigan BY Mcssrs. Pcyton and Watkins)
which adopted
Resolved, That 900 copies of an act which pass
ed the Legislature Of New York in 1898, entitled
" an act to authorize the business Of Banking
and 200 copies Of certain acts by tho Legislatures
of Georgia and Michigan on the same subject be
printed for the use OF the members OF the Icgsla
turr.
Pending the passage of this resolution, some re
marks were submitted by Mrss,s May and Watkins.
IN which they avowrd themselves the advocates of
the system OF Free Banhing-belicvng it tho best
devised.
Tn motion OF Mr.. Mny,
Resolved That tho Committee ON Banks be in
structcd TO inquire into tho exped,enry OF Prov
ding for the additional subsc pon which is required
by law to be made on behalf of the Commonwealth
to the stock of the Exchange Bank of Virginia.
Mr. Stephenson offered resolution inqni,ing IN
to the cxpcdiency OF repeating so much Of the law
OF the last session ot tho Legislature passed March,
"a, 1899, for the OF lands directs the
appointment, OF Principal Assessors Nc, which was
ncgatived.
On motion of Nh Smih OF Mason aud Jackson.
Resolved. That the COMMITTEE oi Roads. &c. IN
qn'fe into the eNpcdicncy OF making m appropha-
ton 10 construct road from Charleston through
Ripley to Parkersburg upon the location heretofore
made by the State.
On motto Of Mr. TAYLOR of Loudon.
Rcsoked, That the COMMITTEE on the Militia
Laws be instructed 10 inquire into the cApedeney OF
so amending the Militia Laws in relation 10 Militia,
for failing TO attend muster AS 10 make the same
uniform throughout the State.
On motion of MIR, Stephenson,
Resolved, That leave be given TO bring in bill
to tporato the town of Sisrrs,ic IN tho county
OF Tyler, and TO provide Tor the appointment oi
Trustees in SAID town.
On motion OF MI Dorman
Resolyed, That the Committee on Roads and
internal Navigation be instructed 10 inquire into the
cxpedicnoy OF Incorporating joint Stock Com
pany 10 extend the McAdamized Turnpike road,
from the town OF Siaunton, in the county Of Angus
"a, the town of Buchanan IN the county OF Bote
tOun.
The Speaker laid before the House the annual re-
por, Of the Court Of Directors for the Western Lu-
natlc Asylum, which laid on the table and order
ed To be piiutrd.
PETITIONS.
Petitions were presented and Iclrrrcd--by Mr..
Jackson of citizens OF Harrison Lewis and Wood
for new county out ol said counties. Also, Of Re
becca Deskins, praying divorce from her husband
VIM. Deskins. BY Mr.. Toler. OF citizens OF l. ynch-
burg, praying for the construction on State account
Of n railroad from that town to some clg'b point on
the Tennessee llne--also. OF citizens OF Campbell
county, pray ing Tor the establishment OF a precinct
election al Marysye, in said eounty--aso ol Thos.
NJ Wilcox. for relief for services rendered during
the late araso OF citizens Of Washington county,
praying the construction OF railroad from the Ten
nessee line to some point on james River.
BY MIR. Dunlap, OF citizens Of Monroe, Mercer,
Fayeuc, Logan, &c, for a turnpike road from The
Salt Sulphur Springs, in the county OF Monroe. to
some point at the mouth OF Pond Creek in
The State Of Kentucky. by Mr.. Taylor Of Lou
DOM, of citizens Of Frederick, Clarke, Loudoun
and Fairfax, for the extension OF the Parkersburg
read from Winchester 10 Bcrryvillc. BY Mr.. Sher-
rard of citizens OF Frederick county, praying for the
cons,ru ction Of graded road from Winchester TO
some point the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, near
Bath, IN The county Of Morgan. by Mr.. Park. OF
cilzens OF Hampshire, praying that the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal Company may he permitted TO con
meet the south branch oil the Potomac, the great
Cacapon and the Shenandoah rivers NTH their Ca.
nal, aud foi appropriation I, improve said rivers
BY MI Hoffman, Of Elias Hughes, TO be fcmuncra-
ted for his services As an Indian Spy IN the Beyolu
lion-also Of the heifs OF John Hacker. Tor remu-
ncraon for his services an Indian Spy in the Rev
olntion under Capt. James Booth.
by Mr.. Holloway, Of citizens OF Coyinetop, pray
ing repeal Of the law lnco porating said iown.By
Nh Smith of NJ. aud J. OF benjamin Wright, for
divorce from his wife Mifiam.-By Mr.. Goodson. of
Emma, woman Of color. 10 be released from a claim
ofihe Literary Fund. BY Mr.. Carroll of ctizcns Of
Preston, for amendments in the act allowing re-
ward for killing wolves.
On motion Of Nj. Ncn,ble, the House then adj
Journed.
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