Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-02-08

lst section The following words go soou Is s,.cl,
Bank may have resumed specie pay ments the pro-
canation authorized in the 9th sect on Of this net h,
have been made"
Mr. McR. spoke in favar of the proposi,ion-,,hicl
rejected without division
r MIR GooDE moved the following amendment The
I'd section ran thus ".4ndbed further enacted That the
notes of the banks which now reca lived in payment
t debts and taxes due 10 The Commonwealth shalt
'inur to be received"
con- e. proposed to add after the Sc words the follow
Mr.. otherwise provided by law-whch wa,
ing, "unt.
adopted LOW, proposed 10 strike uttbe f,r
MIR. SMITH OF 9hth) section: "3nd be II FURTHER
lowing (beng the e., untitled An stay the pro
enacted That the act, d trust deeds and other de-
ceedings ON executions "eeiye bank notes. passed
mands in of refusal be, and the same !,
the 22d day of June, 1887, shall shall continue in
revived and reenactcd, and the SAL Of ApriI 1s,i'
full force and effect until the Isl day attained ,balI
Prorided, That nothing in the said act c. Or decree
be construed to extend to any judgment -
against any Of the Banks Of this Commonwealth.
MIR. s. objected to this section, the ground i..S.
it contra vened the Constitution of the United States.
which required the States to pass no laws which shall
make any thing but gold and silver receivable in pay
ment of debts
The proposition was rejected, by vote of l3 ayes
63 noes
Mr. SMITH submitted the following additional sec
ton
Sind bet further enacted, That Bank which
avas ofitsefthe provisions of this act shall hereafter
issue any hond post note, other evidence Of debt,
unless the same be made payable demand"
This proposition rejected by the following vote
Ayes-Messrs Bayly Carpenter, Hannah Jackson OF b. L.
Roane, Powell Howell, King Gueant, Carroll,
fax Allen Of Hampshire Lee, Armstrong, Smith of Of W.
Gregory, Wright Tayloe of King George Fonane, organ
Banks, Taylor Of Mat Mid Goode Clayton Evans Chapman
Wade Of NJ & p, Myers of Morgan, udnal Alseshe liner
May, Carroll, Heath Radcliffe, Stum Snyder Smith of Rock
ingnm shpman Quien, Ridley Stephenson Goodson Stan
ger-5o
McCue, Stuart Bwrl Of Bedford MITCHELL Myers Berkeley
Mcmillan, Flood Tne Cariwel, Broahus, Wilson
Whtworh, Craffurd, Marshall Scott, derson Payne, Hale,
Wade OF Franklin, Gibson, Seymour McRae tame Wothnc
Re nOds Tayoe OF L. r., Harrison, CALDWELL Smith NJ
j., Baskerville, Hodges VERIFY Tunstal Keen, Talman,
Smith Of RUSSELL culchdeld Spots, Walker Jackson u
Wood--d.
Mr. STEPHENSON proposed the following amendment:
".4nd beh further enacted, That shall not be lawful
for director of any of the Banks of this Common.
wealth to endorse, sign, in any other manner TO be-
the security of any other director Of the
Bank Of any bond, bill, note, draft other instrument
to be discounted, negotiated, paid at the Bank Of
which they directors; and Bank shall be autho
rized to discount, negotiate pay any bond note, BILL
draft other instrument SO endorsed"
Mr.. GIBSON proposed to amend the amendment by
adding after "the Bank, the words cor for any
other person whatsoever"
This last amendment was opposed by Messrs.
CRUTcurIELD and ROBERTSON; but before auy qnes.
ton taken upon it, on motion of Mr. Scorr Eau.
quicr, the House adjourned.