Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-02-18
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Saturday. FEB. 0. 1899.

A message was itceiveu from SENATE. Hatine mai
they had agreed 10 the resolution providing for
pa,,, distribution Of The Map exhibiting The works
of The Internal Improvements in the Stale.
On IN o,on Of Mr.. Conn.
Resolved, That the Commit; ee Of Courts of JUS
lice inquire into the expedieDcy OF so amending The
act reducing into the several acts for appre
heodlng and securing runaway slaves. passed 9th
February. l6lo--as to allow jalors the same for
keeping and dieting slaves confined in Jail they
are now allowed by law for keeping and dieting
debtors.
BILLS PASSED.
ITO change The name Of the town of Evansham
in The county Of Wyihe. to Wy,hesille. and to in
corporate the same. and for other purposes
PETITIONS.
Petitions we're presented and REFEREED
BY Mr. McClIntic from sundry citzcns Of Bath,
pray ing for the passage Of law 10 authorize the re-
naval Of The courthouse Of said county.
BY Mr.. Stands, Tor the establishment Of town
10 be called the Appcmaiiox, at the termination of
the Cry Point Railroad. on James River.
BY Nj. Smith OF Rockingham, fro Il the sheriff
Of thai county. praying that the law IN relation 10
The fees Of sherliis, for the service of subrgnas,
&c, be amended in order to produ' greater unilor-
n,ily in their charges througho the Common
wealth..
Mr.. Bioadus IN he absence Of Mr.. Cruichfed,
confined 10 his rom. presented document con.
neo,cd with the petition for the division Of The coun-
~ Of Spousylyania.
STATE DEBT. &c.
Mr.. Taler presented counter report OF The mi.
noriy Of the Select COMMITTEE. appointed -n.
qune into The amount of lie State Debt DC
&c. under Resolution Of Mr.. Edmunds Of Hall,
lax.
Nj, Pe,ton moved that 5000 copies of the Nv q
,epor,s hr printed stating tina, they contained inn
porani nio,naiion not only uron the suhj,cI oil The
Finances. but np"n tie important mater oi STATE
policy with regard 10 Internal IMPROVEMENTS.
Nj. BayIy moved lO,t copies, and sup DRIED
lis motion on the grounds q" The very great lmpor
lance Of The reports aud the pronrrry III spreading
before The public the valuable information wh,oi
they contained.
Mr.. Pryion withdrew his motion.
Several motions were made ior lesser amounts
and much conversation took place between mem.
bers, as 10 tic proprIeiy Of printing the dlaelen
numbers
The question was put upon tic motions severally
| and the House rejected all but the propo sitio,
TO print the least amount COCO copies) Which wa.
adopted
VIRGINIA BANK.
| Mr.. Robertson presented a memorial Of the stock
holders Of the Bank OF Virginia prayiny that the az
Tor increasing the banklng capital oi the Common
wealth may be 50 amended that the Bark Of Virgin
| ia may be relieved from the obligation To establish
branch NJ the town Of Portsmouth, aud also from ,h
withdrawal OF any portion Of the surplus fund whcl
! Is held to meet contingencies, aud which afford
stability and security IN The operations of rlle Bank
And they further pray, for new distribution ano,
the existing branches Of The additional capital pro
posed. hey also pray that the Legislature ma
remit the bonus on $780, 600 Of the stock consde
'aion OF the subscription Of The Bank Ia the jaime
River aud Kanawha Company. The following con
cludes the memorial:
=" In the distribution herein before proposed, no
thing is added 10 the Capital Of the parent Bank be
rause the undersigned think i'll he manifest 10 b
General Assembly, that The growing manufacior e
and the increasing trade Of Richmond require add
lional Capital in lien OF that portion If Tie Capt.
subscribed 10 the James River and Kanawha Com
pauy by the Bank Of Virginia. aud they therefor
pray thai it may be made lawlul,o add 10 tie Cap
tai of the parent Bank, lin addition TO tie lorrgoin
augmentation al the Branehes.) to the extent ,
$500 900 to be raisedby the President and Director
in the best manner, for the interest of the inslitu
ton"
JONI BRocKENBRouGH,
! J. w. PEGRAM, ! Committee
JAouELIN p. TAYLOR,
On IN. ton of Mr. Robertson the Iupmo,ial w,