Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-03-26
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
WedResd0n, .March 23.

ErcRiR1 Session.
The bill changing the mode of compensallng The re-
porter for the Court of Appeals returned from the Sc
with amendments was taken up, on motion OF Mr.
HoLLEMAy.
The Senate proposed to fix the salary of the reporter
at $780, instead of $1,000, in the bill when passed
by the House
! MIR. IIoLLru, IS moved to amend the Sena,cs amend.
ment by exng tho salary al Sl5o0-agreed 10.
The Senate further proposed TO amend the bill by re-
curing that the Court Of Appeals should not take nr
| new cause while another, the hearing OF which has
| been commenced, is undecided.
Mr. IoLLENAS declared this would greatly retard the
proceedings Of the Court and moved 10 disagree TO the
amendment.
Mr.. DANIEL concurred with Mr.. floLLEMAS in his
view Of the amendment.
| The question upon dsagreeing was decided III the
affirmative.
After considering other amendments, the bill
was returned 10 the Senate.
On motion of Mr. RAMEy, the Committee of PROPOSE
tons and Grievances was discharged from The consl-
deration Of the petitions of the citizens Of Prince Will
liam for the passage of law taxing dogs and Of T. Il.
| Bond and others Of Petersburg
Mr. TAYLOR of \. b. presented the petition of citi-
Gems of Elizabeth City and Norfolk counties, and the
Borough Of Norfolk, and sundry pilots of iiampton
demonstrating against the petition oil tie james River
| Steam Towboat Company.
THE BANKS.
On MIR. ERsKIyEs motion, the bull concerning the
Banks, returned from the Senate with amendments,
was taken up.
The first amendment proposed 10 fix on the first of
November as the day OF resumption, dispensing with
the provisional earlier resumption made by The House,
10 depend upon the resumption III Philadelphia and Bal
| limore. ,r
n The nd of il The Stay law with some modihcalions,
that was indefinitely postponed Monday
| The question being put upon the amendment, was
negaiived-,o 10 To. :, ,. -,
| Senate's amendment
Tb;s motion was supported by Mr. H., and opposed
| hv MIR. STRornEk. The Ho'oh was lheh NJ at''ea-
ayes ~, noes 10 " IN
reconsidered-6l 10 81
The question required upon dsagreeng to the Sc
nate s amendment, anu u WAS oetei "''"'u "a ' "
matiye-50 to a.
The second amendment proposed 10 strike out the
fifth section which required that the Banks shall pro-
ao n cnre;l their business so b. able to resume.
| Thisamemdmcnt was CONQUERED in-oI TO 81
! The Sd amendment of the Senate proposed to strike
M, The sixth section which limits the number OF Drec-
tors "a five and directs that they receive salaries Nc,
and IN lieu thereof To provide that the directors OF any
mother Bank shall not at any time be indebted III He
ororeuate more than fnrtyve thousand dollars, ana
,o the Directors Of any branch Bank shall mol be III.
deb,ed at any time more than twenty-five thousand
dollars -
| Gid amendment was amended on motions sevcraily
made so as to provide that Director OF any Bank or
hr,,cb Rank shall he allowed to become indebted %
;,cipa in n greater sum than five thousand dollars
md make ineligible to a Directorshp any officer oil
soynus Bank or general agent of any manuac turing
or mining company: prorided this negbiliiy does not
,,nlv until the next annual meeting OF the Stockhod
ors of all the Banks except the Exchange Bank, will!
regard to which the provision is not 10 take effect until
the annual meeting of May, lo43.
The 18th amendment of the Senate strikes out the o
and 9th sections.
Mr. EpGixGroS moved TO amend this amendment by
tho insertion of two other sections providing mat The
notes of the Mechanics Bank and of the Northwestern
| Rank of Wheeling, shall be received IN payment OF
npbl,c dues in the counties of Brooke OHIO, Ala!sha
| TYLER. Wood, Jackson, Mason, Cabeli, Mononsal'a
Preston Randolph Marion, Harrison, Lewis, bfaston
ravetc aud Nicholas; and that when those notes pad
INTO the Treasury shall be al depreciation at the seat
of Government, the Northwestern Bank shall redeem
them there in funds of par value.
This amendment supported BY Mr. EpGiSGIo
md onposed by Mr. HoLLEMaS-and agreed 10, ol 10
| 81.
The fifth ana sixth amendments of the Senate were
of the stockholders oil the Farmers Bank to the wed
nesday after the second Monday in January.
The seventh amendment proposed TO strike ou, Inc
I2:h section which provided Inst the Banks shonia no.
sell bills ofexchange FOR their notes or the notes oil
suspe nded banks al a premium exceeding nan pei
cent and in lis lieu to provide that during suspension
the Banks shall not sell bills of exchange al sFeaef
profit than hall per cent
The House apreed 10 this amendment, 81 to a..
THE sth amendment Of the Senate proposed To add a
section providing that The Directors now IN once ano
that may be appointed shall hold their offices until Inc