Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-04
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
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kEsolurIoNs.

providing moro ,ffectualy for securing the annual
returns OF the strength of the militia.
MIR BEARD-That the Committee Of Roads md
Internal Navigation be instructed ure into the
expectancy OF abolishing the office of Collector of
the Board OF Public Wo;k Ks: with leave 10 report bv
bill or otherwise.
BANKS
MIR LEE-That the Committee ON Ranks h. in.
s,ructed to inquire into and report TO this House
LIST. Whether the Merchants AID Mechanics'
Bank of Wheeling and the North Wese,n Bank
OF virginia, or either of them, have been in the
habit OF emitting notes OF the deuomins ions of
hve, ten, and twenty dollars, payable at nine or
twelve months, other periods after their dates re.
spectivey, TO constitute "A part Of the ordinary cir.
cul'uns medium; and il so. whether such ennis.
sions be warranted Ivy the terms of their
charters, and he within the proper scope and sn;rt
true intent and meaning thereof
Z. Whether said Banks, or either of them have
been IN the habit of paying the proceeds of notes
ouis, OF other securities, discounted by them re-
spective'y IN such of their post notes. without ma.
king any allowance for the time they might h,y.
10 rum and 1t so, whether such transactions be not
usurious, or violatve of the provisions of their re-
spective charters.
3. Whether in their opiniou IL IL .o,,o.,.,, e.
this General Assembly, prohibit said institutions
rom issuing post notes of less denomination than
$500 or other sum; and If so, whether il be expe.
oient 10 make such provision by law: and If said
committee shaii be OF opinion that such provision
may and should be made, that they do report a Lil
,cordingly.
Mr. MCDONNELL had no objection to these reso.
lutions going TO the Committee on ink. but inas-
much as u was most important to his district he
should wish to have an opportunity of LOOKING over
these resolutions and considering The mater 10 c,re
they were sent to the Communicable would there
lore move that for the present they be laid on the
table. Agreed to.
MIR ERsKINE-That the Committee of Courts NJ
Justice inquire into the expedency of repeating 50
much OF the second section OF the law creating a
Court OF Appeals, passed the Slh of April, 1881,
that provides that the counties of Jefferson Berke.
ley, Morgan, Hampshire and Frederick take ap-
peals to the Court holden at Richmond: and that
said counties and other counties formed out Of parts
OF those counties, take appeals hereafter allowed 10
the Court holden at Lews5urg.
MIR BEARD prescribed letters from James Lee
Clerk oil The Lunatic Hospital at Williamsburg and
from ). Nj. Woodward, Keeper Of the Lunatic
Hospital at Staunton, relative to the reception of
lunatC in the said hospitals; which, on his motion
were ordered to be referred 10 the Committee on the
Lunatic Asylums.
PETITIONS
Mr.. Naturalization of Joseph w Nash. prav-
ing TO be released from the payment Of the amount
oi n forfeited recognizance, which was ordered TO
be referred to the Committee for Courts of Justice
On motion OF Mr.. WoRTHINGroH, the COMMITTEES
Tor Couts OF Justice was discharged from the con.
slderaton of the petition OF citizens Of the county of
MonongAlil, praying for the call of convention to
amend the State Constitution, aud the same was or
tered TO be referred TO the Committee of PROPOSE
Mr.. RAnEY, from the Committee OF Propositions
and Grievances, presented the following bills:
Bill TO prevent the improper location Of grave
yards;
Bill to authorize a separate election in each ofthe
counties OF Greenbrier and Marshall
Mr.. WoRrHIsc ror, from the Committee for
Courts of Justice, presented the following bills:
bill concerning John Peyton, jr.
A bill amending the charter Of the town OF
Wytheyille;
Bill concernino the car,y;nz or .-,,. 49,, -
milton by free negroes;
Bill concerning the Circuit Superior Court of .,w
and Oh ncery for the county of Henrco and CITY of
Richmond.
An engrOssed bill, changing the lime of holding
the County Courts Of Grayson, was read a third
time, and passed.
Some bills were read second time, and other un.
important business transacted.
THE VIRGINIA BANK.
Mr.. Mag presented the following report and re-
solution founded thereon.
The Committee on Banks, in pursuance of so
much OF the resolution of the 10th December Last
as ins'ruets them 10 enquire into and report III the
hcs connected with the late defa cition of the Bank
OF VITginin, and how Ear the said defalcaton has
been produced by the misconduct or neglect of any
OF The officers OF the said Bank, and in pursuance
Of the resolution OF the l4th Of the same month in
structing them to enquire il any, and what were
the reaeons connected with the removal or resgna-
ton OF Anthony Robinson, Jr. from the Office Of ca
shier, which did not equally apply TO John Brock
enbrough, president OF that Institution; and whether
the interest OF the State does not require that the
said president shall be reelected respectCuIIV
submit he following Report:
The Committee deemed IL proper to direct their
enquiries, IN the first instance 10 shat seemed TO be
Tue leading OBJECT OF the resolutions, the causes OF
the late dehlcation ~ the Bank Of virginia and
the conduct OF the president and cashier Alter ex-
aiming both these officers in person. well as ma.
ny Of the directors and clerks Of the Bank and in
speeding such ofts books could afford any infor-
nation respecting this extraordinary Transaction the
committee have been able TO discover very few
facts, 10 any way Dateril, in addition TO those sta
ted in the report OF the soners TO the Execu-
tive in June, 1870, which accompanies The Cover.
nor's message doc. No. /, p l5) As this Is 10
the hands o. TIE members, the Committee ssk leave
10 refer 70 u, without making any abstract of lis con-
tents. They also submit, az matter ofiustjce 10 IN,
PRESIDENT copy Of his address TO the stockholder,
at their special meeting in July last and lake leavs
TO observe, that he stated verbally to the Committee
that he had nothing 10 add to the facts or views e.,
forth IN that address
This conversation, however, took place previous
ly TO any written examination Of the late cashier
On the slme day, and Subsequently, certain inter.
Iogaiories were ordered TO 10 propounded TO the
president, which It is known that he purposed 10
answer IN writings but severe illness, which afict-
ed him on the next day, and still continues has
rendered him utterly Unable attend 10 this subeet
and the COMMITTEES informed by letter of the Isl
81 Jauuary, lo4lt rom the thrce attending phygi-
clans, that the presidents situation is such as 10 for
bid his being disturbed by business OF 80 much in.
terest and Importance.
IL will be seen by the examination Of the late
Cashier 1.-THE whole Of which is in writing and is
herewith repored) that he states no facts affecting
materially those stated in the report Of the Execu-
tive Commissioners nd the before mentioned address
Of the President To the stockholders, Certain in
tcrfogatories, which member Of tbe COMMITTEES
submitted, 70 be propoundcd 10 the a'e ca shier haV
ing been rejected by them, are herewith reported in
ORDER 70 decision by the ~. Of ID. in the event Of
any further action on the subject whether or not he
shall be required to answer them. The witness he.
Jog personally presen', when the questions we're
submitted and objsetiDg to them, the committee re-
iected them, partly bscauso they were not deemed
material, but more because, rs he was no longer in
Once, and a. the bank contemplated cult against
him on account q his neglect, It was not deemed
q bsh his liability 10 the Bank. The iBiefTogato-
mes were however founded upon the previous writ.
ten answers Of tbs Cashier-the provisions Of the
by laws, and certain intir1atons which had been
made, that some Of those provisions had become OBJ.
selete,
Several Of the Clerks Of the institution were CT
amined by the CommIce, and il appears from
their statements, that the distrUa which was men.
toned by The Pres dept and late Cashier ~ having
been felt by them IN respect 10 the checks of Is. w
Green and his associates felt also by tho Clerks
geneSally;-and that when the overwhelming OF
Merrill & Green was first d scovered in the absence
Of Bckeuoh w. Mallory, the Clerk who had charge
of their account 10 wit; on the 26lh September
1887 the fact was nsdo known TO most Of the
Clerks WIN affer n brief came IN an.