Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-04-06

These amendments were eoncuTred INDY the House
And they have agreed 10 The Resolution for the cleo
lion of Register of the Land OHice-They adhere 10
their I'd, Sd and 4h amendments to the bill! entitled, San
act 10 repeal od amend certain acts respecting The banks
oil this Commonwealth. 10 which The II otDeegaiesInsIs
ed on their dlsagreemen-And also adhere 10 their Gsl
geement 10 The Isl amendment proposed by the House
OF Delegates 10 their first amendment, and disagree 10
The I'd amendment proposed 10 their said first amendment
And also adhere their disagreement 10 so much OF
their fourth amendment G" tie House Of Delegates
proposed 10 strike oct the 4h sescton OF Their IAN
amendment
They recede from their disagreement to that part Of
the AIh amendment of the House OF Delegates, which
proposed 10 strike the Sd section Of their Iiih amend
ment and agree lie amendment proposed by the House
OF Delegates 10 the said secllon with amendment
MIR. FESABLE moved that the House recede from their
vote insisting their LIST amendment, with view 10 &
concurrence with the Senate. MIR v thought it would
be better 10 take the bill in It's present shape than defeat
it altogether.
FIR. MAY conourred with The views Of Mr.. V. The
scientific provisions OF the Senate he iel! convinced,
would ptoye Inops ralive Their prohibition OF 50 mote
would prove no prohibition. The Bank OF Va, ty The
Senaies amendment, could exchange It's 50 Eotes with
eny other bank, and thereby give them crcu!utI"n Mr.
NJ rdicuIcd such Inefficient legislation; but as It's Inc Ill
cheney would subserve bis Views he would prohl by IT,
Mr.. "ArKIN. saw what he had anticipated All the
legislation THIS subject gHcd .U the banks and
not for the people. Genlirnen would take bank OF
nIneperce riIa than have no bank. lie wished
the Senate hGd stood him aud yielded no Jot or title oi
is first GGuenls Il dad nt 90 tar enough for him,
even then. lie would arrest tins banking mama which
was innndatEg The country.
Mir iYRBY commented On the inconsistency Of Mr..
"atA!nshiS concurrence III the bill as II went from The
House, and !s warm opposition 10 Il now. MIR. VERIFY
thuughI o. the people o! Virginia had declared
nnpQu:yocaIiy favor OF banks, and IN opposition To
The specie humbug Five dollar notes were The most
useful spcclrs o circulation for a.! classes o the people.
Mr. Ni..T would agree with the gentleman from
GocchIaud rha! he was of common mos!
,,h,a 4 ,E Ia anil
not understand l!:c geEtrmans v!e"s this subject.
He was TOO learned to be understood. For himself.
however objectionable the amendments CT r.: senate
80 fn - lad no aiIaEn"i.r- -: submit pow
er which h. cou' control. The Senate could chick
male ard dictate This House; aud being determined
TO do, lie would profit by lis unss::u'Gsss VIXEN he
could.
Mr. CRvrCnrIxLD said i, was doubtful whether he
could get back here next winter. E!s friend CO! Jae
had drawn black lines ar"und Srosy rana. ard be
a grea! man with some ~ that county. But II he did
return he would TO Tor relieving the Banks OF the IN
wise restrictions imposed upon them Al present he
could do nothing better than 10 accept the amendments
o! he Senate.
Mr. Boris was opposed 10 yielding every thing 10 tho
dicialign ol the checkmliing department. The House
The true exponent Of popular sentiment had by an over
whelmng aorIiy adopted the hill IN us original shape
it hsd y;ridrd much since by "sg o. c"mPromise-
lie would yeld more. Hr. d Ca.ea Tor TIE ayes ahG
noes which were ordered
Mr.. Tu>srALL could not agree with his friend Som
H'nrco If he could not get all the good he wished:
he would take the greatest amount he could lie re-
pudlatcd the specie huwJug rntIpnS Q! The day, and
commented with much tarness upon nGi"G:!aS pFesid-
ing rGg nncEines recommending 10 the people
eoiid hard-mUaCy currency.
The House receded, nyrs Go. noes -.
Tie House then agreed 10 the lst a'aendnsn. o. the
SeGate.
Mr. May moved that the House recedc from so uuch
OF HEIR I'm amendment proposed 10 strike Out Tie
4ih section of Tie Senae's lih amendment;
MIR SINH OF |. OF W. opposed the motion and called
IoT the ayes and noes when were ordered, and ws!1
avPs lU, noes IA
Mir MAY then moved agree To the Senltes amend.
men,-aad Mr. SMITH of l. Of W. moved 10 amend the
amendment. 81 lie Serae, By Striking cut lie ioi"Ing
prcriSo: "Proridsd, hoir'rcr That rGhrg herein shall
be s., construed to pohIhh the circulation OF bank
notes under the Denomination Of $40, cxSept by the
Bank or Bands winch shall :aVc emitted or !-SucC me
sainp.
Mir Snrra Of l. of W. commended that under this pro-
rs0 the Banks might circulate one end two dollars Is.
sued b. other Banks
Mir NAY conrroyerlcd that position; and hoped the
H'pse would hp!d 10 the amendment OF The Senate;
e confessed 1t was the only thing winch swse'ened
the other parts of the Blis SAID, under this pr"v.s"
Bank mig circulate noien oousd by another;
and the people might b. supplied with small notes
MIR WArEiss asked for Conference with the Sena'e
and this proposition gave rise to some conversation, IN
which Messts Smith Of Of w, TCSsTALL, WATEISs,
MAY, BALL, and LAYGHuRSE. took part.
The question asking Conference was los. by q
large majority
Nlr S:irrH called for the ayes and noes on striking
out tie Provso
Mr. WArxiys did not believe. that John Broken.
bronrh aud Wm II. Maciarland, who honorable
men, would evade the law, BY using the small notes
Of each other but he not tor giving any such pre-
text the Banks, and he was against striking cut tie
Proyiso
The question was then taken on striking out, and it
was rsi1c,ed by the following vote
7gss- Mc::s. Holloway. mcCliaIck. llaskins. Cox,
Carson, Servant Deskrs. Chapman Watkins, iioi' #
Grayson Taylor of Halifax, Flowers, Armstrong, Smith
Of t. of W. Wright Sandwich, Richmond, Farley. An
derson. OrsaIn Banks. Smith Of II Il J Gocde, Alex
ander Wnnirlk, McPhcrsnu. Ra'cir. Smith OF Rock
Inrham, 1iomas Smith Of Russell, Cu!hctis"n, Bare,
Corn, Urquhar', Clarke, Prince, Crockett Of T.-35.
.i:.;-..-~75o. C":-7 i.--,-,,j 49,: a., iT"r
2c, Sou.hal. Wood, Cabeli, Stuart, Kinney, Cobbs,
MITCHELL Snodgrass Hoffman, Merritt, Fnod, Thorn.
burg, Topr Fox Co:J.n, Wilcox. CsrdHcII. BrosGus,
WILSON, Vaughan, Loriner Ball. Ednonds Of Fnuquirr,
Tdta!i, Waite, Sherra'd. Barton Smith OF Gloucester,
DaInrerfi.d, Turner OJri!, Park, White, Martin, Rry
uods Smith Of X Taylor, Beard. RanRv, Taylor, Jr,
Of Londouu Taylor of NJ. Il VI, Raymond, Clayton,
Duu!ap Barnett o Ferrall, Hodges. Whitehead. Cum
ringham, Waits Langh"ne, VERIFY, NJ C"nneli, NJ Coy
MAY Tuns:aIl. Gay, Harris Carroll FenG'c, Roberts,
Stands Slurm, Perdleon. Robertson Leyburn. Dor.
man, Cruichied, Filzhugh, Goodson, Crockett Of W
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The Senale's amendment was then agreed TO-
The folio wing endmen of Tie Senate To the House
amendment ION the Classification Of dlscOunts) next
came on: Before the words retained by the House. IN
s-r, u he Banks accepting the provisions Of this act or
hat increasing the banking capital ct the Common
wealth passed March Goth lc37. and the Bank of IA
nawha in lieu Of the Classification in It's charter, shall
class all applications for discounts into three classes HE
first class shall ~onsst Of all Applications Tor sums OF
ii 0G9 and under the I'd class for sums over !luO ard
not exceeding $40 600, and the Bid class Tor SUMS over
$40, 900 and not exceeding S2O:ocU.
Mr. MAY was willing to accept the amendment, which,
he said would strip away the objection which he FELT for
The original amendment Of the Senate Under this pow
zion all that the Bank wOud have 10 do, would be 10 make
one Of clerks classify the tscunls without forcing the
Rank 10 give preference to one class before another
They would be perfec, liberty 10 discount any r"Ie
they might think proper without regard I" The Class IN
winch II found
Same conversation took place upon this amendmen1-
when Mr. SmiTH called upon the Choir read The whole
in and thai The word .and be lIlIC