Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-02-22
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2Uih ls5D
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EVENING SESSION.
The Speaker resumed the chair at o'clock
NJ. NICHOLSON, from the committee Of schools, SC re
ported bill TO increase the number OF State students at
the University OF Virginia.
RICHMOND AND LYNcHBURG RAILROAD
oumoto' oil Nj. DABNEl, the bill TO incorporate the
Richmond and Lyuchburg railroad company, was taken
up amended aud ordered TO be engro,sgd.
FISCAL AFFMRs OF THE STATE.
NrGARNETI. from the committee OF Finance reported
Dill to simplify and reoFganlze the fiscal affairs OF the
'ommOIwe -ltl, which, his motion read the fir,
time, aad made the order OF the day for tomorrow
WHEELING HOSPITAL.
Ga motion OF Mr. PENDLErON, the Senate bill 10
iucud thc charter % the Wheeling Hospital aud TO a.
ihoze that company to keep an orphan asylum, IA
Neu up ami passed, with OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES los
PETITION PRESENTED.
BY Mr.. DEANE-Oi jas VI. B,yd's administrator rel.
alive TO the mill al the Arnory. Referred to the com.
nttee the Arnory.
BASEING QUESTION.
The House then proceeded TO the further consideration
OF the bill 20 extend tile charter OF the Bank ol Virginia
Tor - wears.
The pending question on the substitute proposed by
VI. GARRETT, Tor the amendment offered BY Mr. STAN
ARD. ,a- Published Yesterday
Mr.. GARRETT Withdrew MS proposition for the present
O. he I'D no; consider conflicting proposition the
amendment offered by Mr. STANARD. lie announced
MS intention OF voting Tor that amendment conceiynr IL
but act Of justice the preyate .tOckhoers-the part
ncf Of the Statc-tat they should have the privilege OF
winding up the business OF the bank It the State should
alter the OF the existing partnership 10 an extent
that would render continuation burdcusOme.
VI. EDNUNDS opposed the amendment lie was de-.
cdcdy in favor Of separation Of the State from the banks
bit could not vote for proposition which would Civ,
the private stockholders lie privilege of withdrawing from
the partnership existing, at their will and pleasure
Mr. RI HEREFORD regarded the amendment: ~ an,
indirect mode OF dvcstug the Executive OF the authority
conferred upon him by law OF appointing fnsiot,
OF the directors OF the banks He would therefore ask
for the ayes and noes
After further remarks by Messrs. GARRETT STANARD
| and MALLORY the question was put, aud determined m
the nee itive by the following
Ys's-Mg,r B'se BoadaIau; foreman. Bosvorih, Brady
- II A,a.-'' Deane Iarne's Drknsou, of'Rhmond Cy
IsTS- Hay es, Holiday, Gilman Isasa,t, 5ry Norman
Nirigfl Non Noi'on Nowln Patterson Paul Pendlr OIL,
-s WI i-s Ronald --gtr Stu nate slin s,tuari Thoria. o
soa Than. Towue-. Tyre, w-ioa wie, wood wrEh-si
SATs>fe,rs srelke All lh6y Barn-.
ba', bapil Bsnnou r'Fn Byrd, Bywaier Calvert Cipeu
Crab,-. Cr4idos Crtwfofd. Cfo-ker Dsbn.y Dave m a.
hre Dickinson. Of Grayson billiard Drongoo- Eirsnd.
iilu Howell, Johnson J,n-. u tp1on,i,oS Joni o. F'i
Le- L1ady Wlrnn Msy. is-r S,Es6 S6ttasay p .
spI-- Thompson, Ioun Fanorsda waitsn, weIiuan. West
Wien the name Of NJ BoSDURANT wa. called he
arose id stttcih the amendment proposedby Mr. STAN
ARD not adopted tue Law authorizing the Legislature
20 give the Governor the appointment Of majority OF
the directors Of the Bank would remain upon the statute
book although the state owned only about one third oil
the stock He opposed 70 thus putting IN the pow
Of the Legislature to convertible banks into government
banks and should therefore 60 for the amendment
NJ. IElSKELL then offered a substitute for the entire
bill, being CD" same proposed by Mr MALLORY and in.
troiuced by him time since
Mr. EDNUNDS proposed 70 substitute in lieu Of tic
above, the pending hil with the exception Of tfat
clause making the stockholders Of the balk liable on, o
their private estate for the circulation and debts Of IN.
bank iu Of Be- failure
SItsaq isutly both propositions we're Nithdrawn and
| W. EDMCNDs propo- that the yo,eshoul5 6rst " "a
ken motion 90 strike out 81 star 90 -naesir clause
| lni boo accordingly submitted that motion
! The motion t0 strike out was OppO-ad by Messrs
! 'Er,DHy aud krrHggFOnRp Erd advocated ~ Messrs
| CtuB0rsr. Eurrsps nod ot'rfs
II. question WE teu put aud determined in the afir
| mtt'v. bs 'Ie oii1siuy vote .
fa.M .'r' c-lthf.i .-pakeri Baker Bsrnss b,s nets
f. iI... Nlrrmau. Brady. HrfuUUu H.rTri ~ dfifd
.tr .in, u11fne Crke Csybr10k, CrsiiDck Crock IN
bs'v Dtt OF Geurer. Davis of Amherst Deane ~ trnes
HaFts UF.. u.'ss. Hobbs. Holiday. Holman Howell John
Stone itrg1" Nliur. fvr- Norman Murdlugh Scison
90 Hf N.sH, Pfers0n, PAUL. Prudetou ~ GILES, Hd
.t Elu4f, Fi -hIua.. smith, sfanard Thomas Of Mason
N'rs-Masrf Alier1u, Arnstt Ashby B0sworth Hranfof
H w. Hyr Bywtis Cttrr Calvert Carpenter. Gambler Car
rn 'trHI.rs tnH Cox Ciahtres Crawford. Croker Daniels
M Simeon p Grlys1u Dari Drew Dr0mgJue barnett geprr
Jones NJ Hffhru.t Jones NJ 0l1uc-se Kelly. Kemp
Kirby, LuHt IT, Indy. Martin Mtys. Nroson.
a, Preston, HI-f11rl, stmueis. seanan, sfion sncisf
n 1p''n' lt Ioullni Fan0rsiail Walton Welmsi
| W. EDhrNDS then moved 10 ro-inseft tho origin
, sod amendments, with the exception Of the "person
liability clusa" lud fhr addition ~ clausc pre.rrin
| Che denominations u the notes which the banks sha
issue.
Before further sctou vas taken. Mr. DROMGOOL
moved M adjournment Agreed to-ayes 90 noes 50.