Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-03-31
WEDNESDAY, March Goth.
HOUSE.


A message was received from the SEN
ate stating they had passed the bills incorpo-
rating the Merchants Bank of Virginia at
Lynchburg and the Central Bank of Vir-
giniaa Staunton, ION the free banking prin
ciple) with amendments striking out the
clause authorizing the deposit of bonds of
corporation companies, guaranteed by the
State, as part capital of the Bank. The
effect of this amendment would be to dis
criminate against the bonds of corporation
companies, and though guaranteed by the
State, they would necessarily depreciate in
market. After considering the subject, the
House refused to agree to the amendments
and promptly returned the Bills to the
Senate with such disagreement.
On Mr.. Witchcr's motion bill amend
ing certain sections Of chapter 81 of the
Code of Virginia, was taken up and amen
ded at his instance, SO as to permit the
counties on the line of the Richmond and
Danville Railroad to take stock in said
road, and as amended ordered to be en-
crossed and read third time.
An cngrossed bill to amend the act enti-
tied an act prohibiting the brands used by
one manufacturer of tobacco from being
used by another was taken up, and the
question was then taken on the passage of
the bill, and it was decided in the afiima-
tive, by decisive majority.
An engrossed bill authorising the cstab.
lishment of Savings Bank and an indie
pendent Bank of Circulation, in the town
Of Portsmouth, coming up on its passage,
was explained and advocated by Mr..
Wheeler, and the question on its passage
decided in the affirmative as follows-ayes
Al, noes 81. So the bill passed.
A bill to authorize the appointment of
Secretary to the Board of Public Works
coming upa the unfinished business of yes
terday,
Mr.. Harrison took the floor, and propos-
ed to ELL the blank in the bill with the sum
Of $500, as the salary to be allowed said
Clerk.
The question being then taken on filling
the blank in the bill with $1,000, it was de-
termined in the negative.
The question then required upon the
of the substitute for the whole bill,
offered yesterday by Mr.. Flournoy, and it
was determined in the affirmative. The
substitute is in these words:
BE IL enacted, Thatthe Clerk Of the Coun-
I'll shall be the Secretary of the Board of
Public Works, and shall be allowed as
therefor the sum Of three
hundred dollars per annum in addition to
his present salary.
The bill, as amended, was then ordered
to be engrossed and read third time.
A message was received from the SEN
ate, by Mr.. Kinney, announcing that the
Senate had agreed to the amendments of
the House to amendments ofthc Sepate to
the Bills incorporatingt the Merchants Bank
Of Virginia ar, the Central Bank of Vir-
GINA, and that they had receded from their
to said Bills, to which the
House had disagreed.
So, acts to incorporate two institutions
at least, on the free banking principle, have
passed both Houses.
BILLS PASSED.
To authorize the Second Auditor to ap-
point an additional Clerk in his office, at
salary of $500;
To incorporate the Marshall Gold Min
ing Company;
To amend the act passed March 7th,
1850, entitled an act to pr ovide for constru,
ting bridge over the James River in
Botetourt County;
To incorporate the Luray and Front
Royal Turnpike Company;
Toprovide for road from the State Road
on Mud river to the James River and Ka-
nawha Turnpike roadin Cabell county, and
to incorporate the Black Water Turnpike
Company in the county Of Franklin 1.-THE
latter added by way of ryder on motion of
Mr.. Edwards of F. )-advocated by Messrs
Wellman, Burwcll, Ferguson and Brooks,
and passed by decisive vote.
To incorporate the Trustees of the
Wellsburg wharf in thetownofWcllsbur
and
To provide for road from the James
River and Kanawha Turnpike road, at or
near the mouth of the Big Sandy KYer to
Cassvillc, in the county Of Wayne-Iadvo
Gated by Mr.. Wellman and passed by de-
cisivc vote.
The House adiorr ,ed