Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-12-31
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

FRIDAY, Dec. ID, 1eo.t.
Committees made reports-among them, by
Mr.. Wallace, from the Committee of Courts of
Justice, bill To prevent the throwing of dead
animals into any Of the navigable streams of this
State.
Mr. Mckenzie offered a resolution for adjourn
ing the House from Saturday until Thursday
next but several members objecting the resoiu-
ton was withdrawn.
In pursuance of notice given by him on yes
terday, Mr.. Wallace moved to amend the rules
of the House by increasing the number of the
Committees on Banks to fifteen, and subse-
quently modified by leave of the House, so rs To
enlarge the said COMMITTEE to seventeen
This motion excited great deal of debate, IN
which Messrs. Wallace, Garnett, Browne of
King George and Stafford, White, Tomlin, and
Haymund took part. In moving the resolution,
Mr.. Wallace stated that the Committee on Banks
consisted of majority of Wings Wings,
Demot rats-and he considered il TO the dom
inant party IF the House that the majority of the
Committee should be democrats. He consider
ed this especially important in view Of the serious
questions concerning the Banking policy of the
State which would be brought before the COM
mttee the present session. The tenor oil the de-
bate bringing the subject of small notes up, Mr.
Wallace avowed the most determined purpose
TO use his best exertiols TO prevent the issue of
small notes by the Banks, 10 suppress the cIreu-
laton of small notes of other State Banks, and of
the irresponsible tokens put forth by individuals.
He favored the idea eff compelling the Banks to
issue specie more literally.
In the course of the debate it being asserted
that the Wings were the Bank party and the
Democrats the anti Bank party, Mr.. Raymond
took occasion to disclaim for himself the mputa-
ton, nor did he believe the distinction just He
was for properly regulated State Banks, whose
notes would net only be cnrrent and in good
credit but would be promptly redeemed in specie
He believed the great body of the Democrats
were with him. He was in favor of the issue of
small notes for limited period by three or four
of the principal Banks; and the suppression of
the circulation Of foreign small notes. Indeed,
he considered this the best mode of banishing
those notes from the State. Mr.. H. deplored the
introduction of politics into the deliberations of
this Legislature. He had hoped TO hear nothing
of the kind. The small note question, he did not
believe TO be party question. If the people
were pclled ON the subject he believed it would
be found that decided majority would favor the
issue OF those notes by our principal Banks
He was in favor of increasing the committee as
desired, and of allowing the Democrats to have
their own way.
MIR. Garnett opposed the enlargement of the
Committee on the ground that he preferred that
the responsibility in the Bank Committee should
rest withthe Wings.
Mr.. Wallace ON the other hand, would not sur
render the framing Of business for the House in SO
important committee to minority of the House.
Both Messrs. Brown and White were for the
increase of the Committee, and for depriving the
Wings Of the opportunity of shaping the business
for the House. They considered the Wings the
Bank party.
Mr.. Tomlin thought as the members of the
committee all came from places where there were
Banks, that the enlargement of the committee
would not change the complexion--that it would