Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-02-03
SMALL NOTE BILL.

| Bills from the House were referred ON mo-
tiUn OF Mr. Baptist.
SMALL NOTE BILL.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration
| Il the bill authorizing the Banks 10 issue
Small Notes. Mr.. Voolfolk desiring to offer
an amendment. Mr. SanarI Withdrew his
Prop' lton for The present The pu:port OF
The amenlmaut Ui Mr w. was 90 strike out
the h'lr oil, aud in,ert claus. requiring
| the Mother Banks aud Branches 10 Issue agty
their own notes. Tie proposition was debi-
! tel hy Mr.. voolfolk in iavor and opposed
| 5y htssrs. Sandrd, Sloan. Witcher. GsiIaher
aud Garlic.
Mr. Voolfolk withdrew his proposition.
MI Garlic then offered substitute to the
bill and amendments. in effect repeating all
laws requiring Grand Juries to take c, l.
nlltnds oi the issue and circulation OF noirs
under 50; and To impose iue OF Sl0 for is
suing notes und.r So. recoverable before
Justice OF the Peace. After further discussion
hy Alessrs. Stanard, Pariott, kaue. Witeher.
| Il laduraut aud Deaeule-Mr Us amendment
was lost.
Nj Deneae then moved the indefinite
postpouement of The whole subject, which
was also Iost-ayes l3; noes 49,
| MIR. Wttchers amendment then came up, as
follows:
! L. Be-" RI acted bY the General Assembly,
| That hereafter the several Banks OF TIL, Com
| nJnweallh may receive at their counc RS
notes OF less denomination than five dollars
ISSUED by any banking Institution OF any Of
the States OF the Uaiied States. aud send the
same TO ih' Bank where issued and. for every
dollars san, out OF the limits ol this Common.
wealth, the Banks receiving the same are
hereby aulhorlzod TO ISSUE, in ont, two, thee
and iour dollar meter OF their own, an equal
amount Provided. however, the amount 80 TO
he issued, shall not exceed ten per cent upon
their respc,tr capitals,
?. BE it luther enacted Tha, if any Bank
shall avail itsrli OF The privilege hereby grant
ell, such Bank All Is brAach : shall redeem
all such rgd. en- all such notes in spfcie
when demanded, whether al thr Mother Bank
or either # its branches, without regard to
which OF said places notes may have been
Issued or made payable al; and il such Mother
Bank, OF any It's branches, Shall fail or reft =
TO pay aud ich not- or notes il specie wien
dem1ndrl, at any OF taer offices, the holder
OF The sawe mey recover The amount thereof
by warrant, before any Justice ol The Peace
Tor the county ~ hereln said Mother Bank or
hf2Hch may be situated, ogethrr with % per
cent. damage and costs: Provided, however
that the Legislature mdy at any lime al.
ter. moiIiy or repeal The privileges hereby
granted.
). This act shall commence aud be in force
from and alter the passing thereof.
Which amendment was adopted By the fol.
lowing vote:
Ayes--Mrssrs. Woods Thompson. jr.
tAin,.e., sliies ON tnrant, Gllsher. john
ston, Wltchrr, Sianard, Smith, Sloan, Cru,np,
Rogers, Porfioit, Fry.-l5.
Noeo-Aessss. Cox, (Speaker,) Tribe, Ty-
Ter, Blrbee, Daniel, B,ptist. Garrett, Den-
MS, Dtnedl Kane, llarnool, McCeuley-
IL.
The bill was then passed By the following
vUt,:
Ayes-Messrs Woods. Thompson. ir. Kin
ney, Garlic, Boundnrdnt, Gaidher. Johnston.
Nllcher. Stanard Sloan, Crulny Rogers, Par
fiou, Fry--ll.
Noes--Messrs, Cox, Speaker Tribe, "
Ter, Barbee, Daniel, Baptist, Garrett, Den
MS, Smith, Deneale, Kane, Harwood, McCau-
Iey--l3.
On motion of Mr. Garrett, the Senate adj
jouned.
HOUSE OF DELEGA TES.
FRIDAY, Jan, 2Sh. lS!5.
! The Chair announced the following com
mlttee ON the Encouragement OF the Judicial
| Circuits, VIZ:
/ Messrs Dorman, Floyd; Tun,tall. Conway,
Bu"elI Haymond, GotNin, Cook, Thomas,
Cnwper, Chandler, Allen OF Accumac, and
/ Watson.
REPORT OF COMMITTEES.
J Mr. Scut;, from the committee Of Courts of
justice, presented the follow ing bills.
bill making The Jail OF the county OF
frederick The Jaii Of the corporation 81 Win.
chester.
b,l 10 amsnl the act entitled An Acl
reducing into one the several acts concerning
wtll', the distribution OF intesiales estates.
aud The executors and administrations.
MI Scott, also presented lie following
kiIl ,1..,..l