Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-02-21
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
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The SPEAKER resumed the chair -, Z o'clock.

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The SPEAKER resumed the chair NJ o'clock.
BILLS Passed
Tho following bills read third time and passed
To annex portion Of the county Of Marion the
couity Of Taylor,
To amend aud the section Of all act to au
tbote the circuit courts direct the sale vi church pro
petty;
To annex much OF the county OF Allegheny a. en-.
braces the. property known the Mountain House. to
the county OF Ctag:
To authorize Jesse Brooks erect a dam across the
Backwater river, in Franklin county.
riE BANKING QUESTION.
Tue House proceeded To IN. further consideration OF
the bill to extend the charter OF the Bank Virginia
III" question upon agreeing the lnent sub
mittri 10y Mr. RUTuERLO0RD at the close oi the ruor
ming session, namely
ut shl be the duty OF the cashier Of the bank at IL.
ohce At Richmord to abstract to he made ON
the Monday forenoon OF every week, which shall exhibit
the aggregate amount OF loans and discounts circulation
specie and deposes, OF the bank the said Office ON the
preceding Saturday the said abstract shall be
written IN book to be kept for the purpose which book
shall be kept upon the counter open general nspcc-
no, a%d MIN, may De copied from by any individual"
ont Monday and insert Tuesday" Negatved.
Mr. LEE moved that snd OF tho cashiers Of the sev..
raj branches he inserted after the word "Rchmond
Agreed to-ayes o., noes 10.
Tbs amendment amended was agreed to-ayes So
Ii.
Mr. PRESTON then offered proviso, to be added to
the first section Of the bill requiring bank In effect
gr,idtly adopt the public security system. lie then
Addressed the House at length the general sub
Ject Of banking. and in reply the arguments for the
continuation OF tho old banking system.
Mr.. EDMUNDS next obtained the floor and defined his
position lie argued in favor Of extending the charters
of the old banks, with proper limitations.
The question then put the amendment offered
by NJ. PREsroS aud determined In the negative by
. decisive vote
Mr. KEMPER then submitted the folio wing amendm ent:
The bank shall not issue circua.
ton except Of the denomination OF dollars or OF some
multiple OF ten. alter tho LIST day OF May, 1888.
Alter lev remarks in support of the enjment the
ma ffnt..s 4. =.
following vote
ATssMs''S. Ande,,on na,ns. R,,, Brandon Byrd oapen.
Dromsooe EEari. Garne,i, Gepie Gregory Hardy ayne,
%sa Ii %,,, Ioas OF Ne ksmv Kirby
Rl,h,ioSri seldom sinea Splitter Thompson, romln, vanOr.
S.y,-ay.'t. cIu'sha, Cspsler Arne, R.s-r nertsey,
e c idol C c1Ssss ST G ps, Gs SySrGss
jarneitr Den.oa Of Richmond civ D.p snaa o Es g
n Xiv ,Ss ,s aTt & I,'; s' Hobbs ,sss
da:a Nsl,a Nes9a No'..gia@. Nown Pa'e.u PAUL, Pen
s'q@1y .P,stls s',nar Io%. o. Ma:Sn TI
NJ. KIRBY offered the following amcnin,en, which
was advocated by Messrs. RUrngRrooRp, G iEGoaY aud
GIRNGrr and opposed by Mcssrs SsGAR, EpMUNDs,
SrANARD, and Dickinson, of Richmond city.
Every stakeholder ia the bank shall be liable ratnby
out OF his private estate Tor the circulation aud debts OF
the bank, upon failure OF tile bank redeem notes
or pay IT. debts to the OF his stock in said
bank"
The amendment agreed by the following vote ::
pt ASdsr,9n Araei' Bksr 1, Ro,se Brown,
Efo'Ser roekeiI Davis Of Greenorier plard Draper Drew
ons'ae tdwari' uarnr Geors uuep Gregory, Hancock.
Hardy Hays, Hrtt log- Holden Jones' Rappahannock
lily, hcmPer, Kirby, LtnE L- Martin Mays, Newton,
Ncolson Nottingham, Parsons, peuicton h.
scan du sinclair, Splitter, Sprinkle, Thomas
Mursn romPs.n Thrift ronlin vanorsial Walton wvlnau,
Wes', Wiley aud lancey-65
M"s-Ns'r Cruiehnsil (speAse) barnes Berkeley Bondu
rant bocmin Brsiy, Brandon. Ramon Blrwcl
Carter CrN Claybfook Cridoek, Dahney Deane Dranrtr
Dickinson, % Richmond city, Emiu Egsborn Hawks.
Hynr Hciske Hobbs Howell Johnston I,ngatt Mallory
Cheney MoorlAn Mlrdaush Nou, NoWin, Pau
Pndeion 81 Giles, POSel Ronald, Srgar, Stnarl
Ihonhs 81 Mason Towner Tyee wcltou Wood Wright
Mr. BAhER had voted IA the negative, hut il bcn.
apparent that the majority had voted f1r the amendment
he changed hs vote, enable him TO move a Ic.
consideration.
Alter the result announced he submitted the mo
ton Indicated pending which
imouon of Mr. HOLDEN, the House adjourned