Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-12-16
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
December IL, 1871.
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HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
December II, 1871.
RESOLUTIONS
| Resolutions were offered by the following gentle
men, and adopted by the House: By Mr.. SMiTI, oil
kanawha, that the Committee of Courts of Justice IN
qu.e into the expedIeEcy of SO amending The law III
relation TO guardians and wards TO authorize thu
non resident guardians of non resident wards to secure
any estate the forfeits thereof, belonging to said
ward as may be within the limits of Virginia. without
any appointment in this Stately Mr.. BowDkS, that
The Committee Courts of Justice inquire into the
expedency of providing by law for holding special
terms ofthe Circuit Superior Courts Of Law and Chan
cery whenever from any cause there shall be failure
to hold the regular terms of said courls-By MIR
BALDWIN, that the Committee on Courts of Justice
inquire into the expcdiency OF so amending the laws
relating the Judicial system as TO ensure speedy adj
ninstration of Justice and prevention Of unnecessary
| Iitgaton-B Mr. WALLACE, that the Committee on
Courts of Justice inquire into the expediency of pro
yiding that manumtted slaves shall not be hired out
unless the wills by which they are set free are contest
ed
THE BANks
On motion of Mr.. JACKSON, the resolution submitted
by Mr. Scorr yesterday, with the amendment thereto
proposed by Mr.. Kennedy, was taken up. Mr.. kenne-
| dy withdrew his amendment. Mr. Scott resolution IS
as follows:
Resoi1cd, That leave be given 10 briag in bill TO
provide for the suspension until the ls April, 1872,
Of SO much Of the passed 18th of March, lS4l
corning the Banks Of this Commonwealth, as subjects
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1912 TO tile recovery Of the amoan of any note debt
due from said Banks, by motion upon ten days notice,
and to the payment Of twelve per cent interest per
mum, upon any note, bill or check IN case Of the
payment thereof in specie upon demand
Mr.. BRowS moved to amend the resolution, as 10
refer il TO the Committee Banks, instead of to pe
cal committee.
This motion was opposed by Messrs. Strother, Dor
man, Irving and Crutchleld, and supported by MIR.
Brown. The question upon The amendment was deci-
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ed as follows:
.3yes-Messrs. sou,lall, (spcaker) Rves, Davis Of
A. Kinney, Baldwin, Mitchell, WingGeld, Hunter,
Newkirk, Nowlin Cardwell, Broadus Irving, Brown
of L. G. and W., Semple, Thomas, Scott Off, Foster
NJ Laughlin, Payne, Woods, Early, Byrd, French, Ro.
bins, Erskne, Vance, Pugh, Mullen, Kincheloe, NJ
Rae, Grggs, Bowden, Kennedy, Smith Of X, Wallace
of K. G, Edmonds Of l.: & R, Taylor Of L.. Ramey,
NJ Infancy, Smith Of NJ. x J, Caperton, DAVIS OF a.
Il p, Taylor of n, Etheridge, Watts, Smith Of n,
Edging,on, Keen, Williams, Wilson, Dey, Elliott.
strother, Daniel, Leyburn Crucbfeld, Ford, Mayo
Tocs- Messrs. Rayy, Ailworth, Holloway, IIarvie,
Mayse Robinson, Cox of b and l. I,iddck, Harrison
OF B., Jones Of B., Moore, Samuel, Apperson, Cox oil
e., Buck, Vaughan, Deskins, Wood, Guerrani, Car
roll, Spencer, Clark Watkins Armstrong loeman,
Davis Of X. and O., Dabncy. Woodward, Clendenn,
Marshall, Banks, Martin Of NJ, Dges Boyd Scott Of
NJ, Morgan Harrison OF NJ Orrick, liarrell, Lyon,
Fitzgerald, Hiden, Mcpherson, Cheatham, Wallace oil
F., Grimes, Hopkins, Brown Of p Heath. Brawner,
AlcCauley Shipman, Smith of R., Cowan, Qnilien'
Gatewood, Crawford Tate, Urquhart, Warren. Walker,
Bowen, Martin Of L., Goodson and Leflwch-G5
Mr. JACKSON offered the following resolution, which
| lie supported at some length:
ReSoFed, That the Committee on Banks inquire into
the expedency Of providing by law that the Banks OF
this Commonwealth shall curtail all ther existing dis
counts vi accommodations 10 per every 60 days.
until all said discounts accommodations and debts
fully quidatcd and satisfied 10 the Banks; and also OF
so providing by law, that said Banks shall not hereafter
make any discount accommodation whatever, or
make any renewal thereof discount any bill that has
longer time TO run than six months; and that any per
son who may hereafter have discount or accommoda-
ton for period of months shall nave renewal
of the same or any further accommodation from such
| Bank until period of two months shall have elapsed
from the expiration of the discount, accommodations
or renewal which had run six months and that said
committee also inquire whether said Banks, after, by
the foregoing process their discounts shall be reduced
80 per cent. shall he required TO specie pay.
ments, that all non-specie paying Bank paper be inh
bed from being received or paid out by all persons in
the Common wealth-and also, that the existing proy
sion Of law authorizing the issue OF small bills he con.
tinued during the pleasure the General Assembly.
Mr.. BRowS objected to the assumption Of authority
TO enforce The Bank collections by the legislature he
was for throwing the responsibility Of making the col.
leclions upon the Banks-ha did wish TO take that
power out OF the banda of the stockholders.
| MIR. KEEN had no notion ofdepriving man who had
paid up the Banks, Of any more discounts for two
months.
negative without division.
On motion Of Mr. LFrBURS an inquiry instituted
into the expediency of attaching to the Second Audi.
tors Office the vacant room next 10 it.
On motion Of Mr. BRAwSFR,
Resolccd, That the Committee Of Courts OF Justice
inquire into The expedlency Of 50 amending the law re-
curing notice, motion and Judgment on forfeited forth
coming bonds as to superscde suck proceedings and
authorize and require the clerks 10 issue executions
such forfeited bonds at the court after the same
shall be forfeited
Mr.. hEES moved 10 take up resolution offered by
him last Saturday. and laid the table, for limiting
the sessions of the General Assembly -and called
ayes and noes upon his motion, which were ordered,
and the vote was-ayes 60, 81.
Mr.. KEEN announced that he should persevere and
call up his resolution daily until it acted on.
PETITIONS.
Petitions presented by the following gentlemen
and appropriately referred BY Mr. EDGISorox, or
the trustees Of West Liberty Academy in the county
Uho-By Mr.. RAnEY, Of the officers Of the Goth aud
9th Regiments, for repeal of the law aboshng Tho
office of Brigade Inspector-By Mr. SMITH, of ka
nawha, of citizens Of that county, the subject Of
apportionment. Crhs memorial, after discussion,
was ordered 10 be printed by Mr.. EneIsGros, OF
Ohio, the resolutions of the citizens Of Ohio on the
subject-By MIR. MARTIN, Of Tyler, of the c7ens
Of Tyler, the same subject.
On motion, The House adjourned.
SENATE.
Monday December -,
On motion of Mr. BoSDuRAS~
A.