Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-02-14
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Thursday. Feb.7. 1889.
On motion of Mr.. Flood,


On motion of Mr.. Flood,
Resolved. That the Committee Of Finance iuquir
into The expedieucy Of extending the term Of Off C.
OF tho Commissioner Of tho Revenue. from one Il
five years. aud Of providing for the removal Of III,
officer FOR msbehavor neglect Of duty. OF inco npe
tency
On motion Of Mr. Dorman,
Resolved, That the President of the James Riv
or and kanawba Company, he requested to report I,
tho House the present actual tonnage on the jaime
RIVER and tho probable amount OF increase. VIII Ct
the canal Is opened to Lynehburg.
On motion OF Mr.. Robertson.
Resolved, by the General Assembly, That on,
copy of the Internal improvement map. prepared II
pnrsnaneeoi resolution Of the last General Assem-
bly,, under direction of the Board ofPublc Work, b,
furnished. rs the same shall DO reeeivcdto each mem,
be, OF the present General Assembly on application
10 the end Auditor.
THE BANKS.
The order OF the day being the bill to repeal aud
amenu certain acts respecting the Banks Of Com
monweail. was takenn up.
Mr.. Smith Of l. OF W. moved that the order be
postponed. urging rs nm argument that the Ban,
statements which had been ordered to be printed by
the House. were not in tho hands Of the members.
lie indicated no day.
Mr.. Watkins advocated the postponcment. He
said the consideration Of the bill would openn long
d-bate, and that next week the Jumrs River aud
kanawha aud South Western Road hills would come
upalso, the election Of Senator aud that the Bank
Ioes'lon co"'u NOT be gotten thtouGh,-Fuft
that the Senate had nothing before 1t and that some OF
the many bills on the table, Should be passed and
sent up for their action.
MIR. Venable opposed tho motion 10 postpone
aud held out theprobabl,y that tho
subject might occasion serious inc es with
the present banks
Mr.. V. said that provision had been made foi 9th.
Ell Banks, and his constituents were deeply intcres
ted IN the Banks embraced in the BILL II was easy
Tor those who had been provided for who had en-
Joyed their part of the distribution. to be Indifferent
as 10 this bill. 1t was time for those who were in
teresIed IN II TO press IL before the House.
MIR. Kinney was for postpon,ng. II the should
agree TO the One State Bank scheme embraced by
the projects Of himself and the gentleman tiom
Wood the bill would be nulliy. and he urged
the propriey of aiken time TO consider The important
schemes before the House.
Mr.. May was opposed to poslponing--He had
offered project embracing what was called bva
misnomer the free banking" scheme. But hc
was IN favor OF leaving the p,esent Banks unmoies-
ted, and lac expressed himself decidedly opposed TO
interfering with the old institutions.
Mr. Bolts opposed taking up the bill n, this time
and animated that the Bank of Virgins would me
mor'alize the Legislature prevous,o the considcra-
lion of the bill
Messrs Sherarj and Langhorne further opposed,
and Messrs Wakn and Jackson supported The
ton to postpone, which which was carried"
Mr. Watkins then moved that Monday week be
the day for iakingup the bill.
M" Shcrratd moved Monday next
Mr. Pcyton was IN favor of putting OF to the fur
tbcrest day. The bill would open tho whole Bank
ing question: and the long discussion, would inter.
icre with The Internal improvement subject, which
would come before The House next week.
Mr. Whether WINS IN favor Of Monday, and tho ughi
the House would be as well prepared thea us at
later day.
Mr.. Bolts was in favor Of Monday. lie was a.
much the friend Of Internal improvements as the
gentleman from Bo,eiourt, bnt he wished the Bank
question first decided, regulate his cou,se because
Internal Improve en,s depended much on Banking
facilities for success.
The question was put on Mr. Watkins motion
and carried in The Affirmative. by IS to 10 So
Monday week is made the order of tho day for the
Banking subject
The bill amend the act entitled =. an act to cx-
Tend the limits oil the town OF Union, in tho county
Of Monroe, was passed
PETITIONS.
Petitions were presented and referred
Mr. Shanks, Of citizens Of Boteiouu and ad-
1acent counties, praying an increase Of Banking Cap
al nj the town Of Buchanan. Also, another petit
ton OF same purpou.
BY Mr.. Ramey Of Loudoun praying tile General
Assembly TO allef the road laws of this Common
wealth AZ that he roads may be worked by levy and
that the law so altered be submitted to the voters
at the next elections and that in each county where
1t may be adopted, IL be made the law Of the land
BY Mr.. Broadus, documents ,el.t,na ~ the appli-
cation from citizens OF 81 o,sy wanna, for division of
that county. On Mr.. BIS motion, the petitions and
documents heretofore presented, and laid on the Ia
BILE, were referred with the documents he presented,
REAL ESTATES OF DECEASED PERSONS.
The bill to charge the Real Estate Of deceased
debtors with the payment of their debts, being on
its second reading
Mr.. Stephenson moved to amend the bill by inscr-
ting in the third line after the words" whether
by simple contract or otherwise - Provided. That
all such debts shall be IN writing, and signed by the
party whose lands are 10 be conveyed"
Mr.. Watkins moved the definite pos, poncment
Of the bill, and amendment, expressing himself sat
ls6ed with the present laws relating the subec
embraced in il.
A discussion arose in which Mess,s, Souihall,
| May and Stuart opposed the motion and advocated
the bill, and Mcssrs Wi,cher. Ba,ley aud Venable
supported the motion fot indefinite postpone mt,
and opposed the bill.
! The vote was taken by ayes and the indie
finite postponemen, and decided in the a, native, by
ayes Ga, noes So
JAMES RINER IL KANAWfIA COMPANY.
The bill on its second reading, - to provide an
additional CAPITAL for the james River and kanawha
Company, and for other purposes coming mp,
Mr.. Raymond moved 10 strike out portion o.
! the preamabie the bill.
Mr.. Nay promising that it was after o'clock ant
that the bill ought not to pass Thin house. move,
that the House adjourn, which was agreedto.
FRiDA2, FEB 8. ''-f. ~'
On motion Of Mr.. Radcliffe, RESOLVED. That tn
Committee Courts of Justice inquire inio the OK
pedenoy of amending the present laws relative L
the duties and fees of constabes
On motion Of Mr.. Goodson, Resotred, That Il,
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