Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-03-18
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
The nouse me, at o'clock, pursuant to ajjc

rtiE BANKING QUESTION
Mr.. EDMUNDS, from the COMMITTEES of conference on
the banking question, presented report recommending
the passage of the bills extending charters of the
eral banks agreed upon by that committee and passed
10y the Senate on Saturday The report concurred
in.
The Senate bill to extend the charter of the Bank Of
Virginia then taken up and read a third time
| Mr., STANARp arose to explain the which he was
about give lie regarded the bill now under consdera
lion a. little than aboton-asa striking illus
trston Of the mountain in labor producing mouse They
mad now been In session for nearly four months and the
result of their deliberations the subject of banking sim.
ply extension OF the charters for years with some
notifications He very much feared that the bill would
neither acceptable to the stockholders the bank
or conducive to the interests OF the State and that
would depreciate the value OF the stock II there was any
means of amending the bill he would for in its
present shape, but placed in the position of tax
ing this or taking nothing If there be session
the Legislature will have opportunity pcriectng the
charter before the peol fixed in the bill
rejection BY the stockholders of the bank II there
not 10 be session then the evils which would ~
suit from the winding up OF the banks will be avered
the charter is accepted Under these circumstances he
would for the bill but would have either for
the Senate House bill with stable charter i'm pr,i-
| renee.
Mr. EDMUNDS said that the bill was not accountable to
him either; and if the Houses have been able to
agree, II was more owing the influence the bank OF
hcers than to other cause.
Mr.. KEMPER said he would like very much to vote for
the BILL but constrained like his friend from Rich
mond 70 pronounce it an abortion.
| Mr. STANARD interrupted Mr.. b that he char
acterized the bill a. hut little than abortion
dun and tweedledee.' cannot for any bill which
egzes and perpetustes the odous fund system
and to pass this b would be like acknowie gment
| on our part that We cOlaDos laeHGiS
Mr.. seldom; have been advocating reform in our
Bank charters on principle sound convertible cur
rency believed to she interest of the people
the Banks. To place currency such u basis has
been the object of labor during this session The
charters reported day by the committee of conference
do in opinion establish valuable reforms they
do not 50 far enough and current funds still peculiar
feature OF Virginia Banking. We acknowledge inabi
~ to decide the principle question: and agce "a adjourn
It's further consideration from this Legislature peo
pie. With these views having been honorcd by YOU Mr
Speaker, with place the committees OF conference
| shall vote, with protest, for the bill.
The question on the passage OF the bill then
put and determined in the Affirmative by the following
vote
saHSi 90 Pss "SH h ss%I IN sr Ny hrannSn'
bell Cander CARPET carroll Carte CsTitn ;I, y ci S
o 0rSeke' Delne Darns,e Dickinson OF Gr4y.ou,
sooe, Early Elmani ElTard' EsEbor Ey.on french FROST.
Hei' Hobbs iioEe Holden Holiday Howell InbOden. Joha.tqn
Mallory N'rn Mec..ay Miysf MScrn,n Mardaash N.oS
% S sora, S 81 Pae'os Pan Psndie;on
ad R1sae samuel sanan ssiiSn ses1r shana,e smith
WoR %oo INV Woo os pe 'An0'iAn wemAH
SA'sM,r: bTO+, G,rPrn,'5 orocksr' Da6ney G',9e.
Parsons, Tomlin, West, Wiley, Yaneey-I6
The bill to extend the charters OF the Farmers Bank
then passed-yeas l07, nays II; and also ser.afi,n
the bills extending the charters the Bank Of the Valley
yeas loi nays II; Of the Exchange Bank-yeas IoI
H. OF the Northwestern bank of Va-yeas o. nay.
10, the Merchants and Mechanics Bank Wheelng-yeis
81, nays l2; and the Bank of Kanawha-yeas lO4 NAYS
IL.
| MOUNT VERNON.
| The SPEAKER announced that deputition of ladies'
from the mount Vernon Ladies A ISOLATION Of tue Cn.
I'm had hOnore1 the House with thsr presence aud pro.
posed that through courtesy anl respect them the
bill incorporating the Association should be taken up.
| cOrlingly
GA motion Of LANGFITT the engrossed the bill to in.
corporate the Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the
| % he of
taken up and pIssed-yeIs loo nays 2-Nessrs. BY
WATERS aud TAYLOR
The bill was then communicated to the Senate.
|
On motion of Mr. GARNETT the elgros,eI bill npo.
sing taxes Tor the support OF government taken up
and Under the operation OF the previous question pass
by the following vote:
ArssMe.'r. cruihaei (spaksrJ Anderson Ashby Baker
res Bar~g BEDFORD Bash By~as Candiri Carroll c,rf
Crockr Ccoese Dbney Deane D,rnrtie ckn.on Of rsy
@ Ss s pT 5- ps Dgos1e n hinhni EIEtrdi fSy@
,lie,, lI,96. ase, o;a, Johnston Jones. kppomi,ioy
klroy Laakai LAM &. Laliy Mloty Mrq Miller M5or'
uGsr seaman seldom ses.r snear sS, T sv H s
Thouts Warren Tb,pp,,n T,r,n
ys@oria Walton wsi%,a, ly'
Christian. Clarke Davis q Amherst. Dl.sn.on Richmond ely
aay. Md1 , No' wag Psi'Ty,9n Nos1d shn
Explanations were made by several members Their
Mcssrs. MALLORY, L,SGftrr aud others dslikel
some of the provisions Of the bill but TO protect the hono
an credit OF the State would for IT, Mr. TABopE,
objected 20 feature OF the bill aud would agains
tho bill. that II rejected. aud thea rcconsderod
the objectionable feature might be amended Mr.. stan
regarded the bill rs peculiarly upon hs
.ttuens hut some concession had been made and In view
ut the fact that The alternative Of failing this bill
Nas absolute repud alton, he would for IT, Mr. WI
tEY would vote against the bill chiefly because s advo
had pressed II through without afurding an oppUr
tunity for the submission Of amendments NJ. EARLY
V igned similar reason, aud because State com
panes we're taxed more heavily than foreign compane'
p PROTECTION SLAVE PaoPERtY
On motion Of W. MALLORY. the House bill n provi1
q more cectut protection TO slave property amended b
~ | the Senate, taken up.
y Mr. MALLORY said that tho bill was very much i'm
impaired in IL efficiency by the amendments Of he Sen
ate, but submitting d. absolutely necessary be done
aud directly, he FELT constrained TO In IN
anendmen4oi which he did not approve, or the I'LL woul
' inevitably be lost
'. The motion TO concur IN agreed to.
JAMES RveE aSD KASAwHA ooNPASr.
4 The Senate bill increase the capital stock Of thu
"a james River aud KaHsFha company, aud TO authorize
subscription thereto by the Commonwealth was then take
10 up. advocated by Mcssrs BoSDURASS, DEANS WHEY an
SrASARD, and opposed by Mr. JonSsroN.
The question the passage If the hill then put an
70 determined in the negative by the following vote
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to WIZ w5,i wirhi-i e ''''''' '''''''
n W. ,s.,r c,a'i,sd gsg..sS', A,9. A,,sg e,s
" Cfnier Clol Cbns Claybrook con' crsbrce. Crsdoc
cd nrewrs tnI.i EiEard' Gtrnc dle'pie. Hardy Hobt
nW'tnaIn'1 ya', 81 egssss' - k,y Nr,nP.,'
~ Lany hs'n Ss9 NsE.n Pe Fsasv 81 a,'; VIZ ~
" BONDCRANT voted in the negative la order III,
al b. might move reconsideration of The vote
m. fHg riV,vcE Bills.
On motion II NJ GARRETT the engrOssed bi 10 pro
20 vide rl pnptor the outstanding dra T. Of al
Broi Of Puhc Work, on the internal Improvement fun