Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-02-26

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Mr.. Seldom also made personal explanation.
Mr.. Stanard regarded it as of vital Importance
that such a charter should pass as would be ac-
ceptable to the banks.
Mr.. Clai6one also made personal explanation
Mr.. EClmunds defined his position, iii few re-
marks
Mr. Deane expressed his willingness to take
the bill as now perfected.
Mr.. Kemper objected to Mr.. Bass amendment
because it would have the effect of encouraging
the circulation of "the obnoxious S 5 shinplas-
ters:"-Though not so intended, he regarded it
as small note proposition, and would therefore
vote against it.
Mr.. Jones, of Appomattox, called the previous
question.
The vote was then taken on Mr.. Bass amend
ment, and it was rejected.
Mr. Preston disclaimed the idea Of making any
imputation upon the democracy Of Mr.. Claiborne
or any other gentleman of the Democratic party
for the course they have pursued on the question
under consideration. When he remarked that
the ''bankS were stronger than the democracy" ~
he used the term in its most catholic sense.
Mr.. Pendleton called the previous question,
being on agreeing to the re-insertion of the orgi
nal bill as Raced and modified by Mr. EdmundS.
The question was put, and determined in the
affirmative, without division.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed, and
read third time.
The Speaker asked leave to make ''personal
explanation" lie congratulated the House up
on The successful termination of this "loYe feast
and hoped that it would be held as sacred, hav-
ing been consummated in the presence of Ia
dies!
Mr. EdmundS moved that the bill be put upon
its passage-the Clerk having completed its en-
grossmcnt Agreed to.
Mr. Edmunds proposed to fill the blank N that
clause of the bill prescribing the duration of the
EXTENDED charter, with six" so as to cause it
to read ''shall be extended for sixteen years"
Mr. Rutherford proposed eight as a substi-
tute for sirteen. Rejected.
Mr. Kempcr demanded the yeas and nays on
the passage Of the bill.
Mr. Rutherford said that he would have voted
for the extension for a shorter period, but could
not vote for its extension to so long period as
sixteen years.
Mr. Garrett said that he would vote for the
bill with the hope that shorter terms would be
adopted for the other banks.
Mr.. Jones, of c., made similar explanation
of hi svote-
Mr. Bondurant stated that he welcomed the
assurances given by gentlemen from all sides of
the House that it was their purpose to pass
law at this session to authorize sale of the stock
held by the State in the Banks. This enactment
would take from the Legislature the right to con-
troll the Banks by authorizing the Governor to
appoint majority ofthe directors, and remove
his objections to them as liable to be made Gov
eminent Banks. With this explanation, he
! would cast his vote for the BILL
The roll was then calledwith the following re-
suit;
AvEs-Messrs, Crutchield, (Speaker) Ashby,
Baker, Barnes, Bass, Berkeley, Bondurant, Boor-
man, Bosworth, Brandon, Brannon, Brown, Bur
well, of Patrick, Burwell, of Bedford, BywaterS
Cabe Calvert, Carpenter Gambler, Carper, Car
roll, Christian, Claiborne, Clarke, CIayborok,
Collins, Cox, Craddock, Crawford, Crockett,
Dabney, Daniels, Davis, of Amherst, Deane, De-
jarnette, Dickinson, of Richmond city, billiard
Doyle, Draper, Drew, Dromgoole, Edmunds, Ed
wards, Eggborn, Ellyson, French, Frost, Gar
nett, Gillespie, Gregory, Hancock, Hawks,
Haynes, Hays, Hciskel Herbert, Iliet, Hobbs,
Holden, Holiday, Holman, Howell, Johnston,
Jones, Of AppOm3ttox, Jones, Of Gloucester, kee,
Kelly, Kemper Kirby, Langfitt, Lee, Lundy,
Mallory, Mays, McChcsney, McIver Norman,
Murdaugh, Nelson, Newton, Nicolson, Noting
ham, Nowlou, Patterson, PAUL, Pendleton, Of
Giles, Pendleton of Louisa, Powell, Preston,
Riddick, Riggs, Roberts, Ronald, Samuels, Sea-
man, Segar, Shumate, Smith, Splitter, Sprinkle,
Standard, Thomas, of Mason, Thomas, of War
trcn, Thompson, Thrift, Tomlin, Towner Triplett,
Tyree, Walton, Wcllman, Welton, West Wiley,
Wood, WoodhOuse, and WrlSht-llS.
NAYs-Messrs. Anderson, Arnett, Brady, Byrd,
Caruthers, Crabtree, Croker, Dickinson, of
Grayson, George Hardy, Jones, Of Rappahan-
mock, Lantz, Martin, Parsons, Pitman, Ruther-
foord Sctldon, yanorsdall and Yancey-19.
Onmotion of Mr.. Edmunds, the bill, as passed,
was forthwith communicated to the Senate.
The bills to extend the charters Of the Bank
of the Valley, and of the Farmers Bank, were
then taken up, amended in like manner, and or
dered to be engrossed.
The bills to extend the charters ofthe Mer-
chants and Mechanics Bank, and the Northwes-
tern Bank, at Wheeling, were likewise amended
by the addition Of similar provisions aud by the
their capital stock, respectively, to the amount
of $500, 900, on motion of Mr.. Paul. AS thus
amended, they We're ordered to be engrossed.
The hour Of o'clock having then arrived, the
Speaker then vacated the Chair until O'clock