Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-02-26
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1883.
SENATE.

4 communication from the House OF Delegates Was
On motion OF Mr.. DE.EALE, the House amendment
20 the Senate bill to provide temporary MA Tor the
Psni;entiary Institution was further amended by
striking out the word "Novenbc! aud inserting
april" The bill then passed.
Tho House amendment to the Senate bill ~ amend
IN. charter of tn. New Creek Turnpike Company in
| HAMPSHIRE, was further amended on motion Oh MI
anvsrRoyG, by making the capital SiDJ,UuNi.
Tho House bill to incorporate the Sandy River
Railroad Company was. on melton, considered "it!'
out reference, read three times and passed.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr., Thomas, from the committee for Courts OF jus
| ,icn rsnorted back the Joint resolution, oflercd on
| Friday, and referred to that committee relative 70 'he
sc,ion Of the Naval Board, with IN amendment.
Mr.. JONES, from the coinn;ttee on Banks, reported
a House bill to extend the charter OF the BANK q 'r'
gjnin, with an amendment, VIZ:
y Strike our the Cd, ID, 9Th, 3tsIbtl and Tin, sections OF
IN. bill, aud insert the following:
Though IL bank have a branch, all its nntc7 snail De
stoned by the President, and cnun;crs'Sncd ny '@9
| Cashier OF the parent bank. A bank OF Dranch sha''
he compelled TO receive in payment OF debts, Goa.
,r.ctnd at such bank or branch, nutcs Issued by ltseii,
und none others, except ntits option.
Itshuli not bs Lawful for any BAN; or orahcn o! q
h,nk, except in settlement with other banks or
hrancbos. to pay q. deliver out in payment or salts
fac,ion of any damaIl upon it, Or By way 81 ionn OF
Ii.counr. any bank note except such rs IA payao!c oy
ir.rlf at its own Counter and 20 expressed 70 DC on
IN. face thereof. For every violation oi ms section
the officers guilty thereoi sia!l forfeit enc" one !
dr.d dollars, and the bank shall also forfeit one nun
bred dollars, one half to tho lnformtr ahd inc othef u
the Commonwealth. -,
So much Of the deposits, as may consist OF oanR
,,t.s. or bills, not payable in R.ciniond, the 'ald
hank shall pny only after tie expiration .! h'tccl
DAYS from the time the deposits nro made.
Mr.. LAyyE. from the committee on the fei''en''a
80, repor.ei Senat. bill TO provide adequate periods
OF confinement in tho penitentiary' m! % repeal Ggr.
tain parts Of title 81, or the Code Of Virginia. Inc
bill was read the first time.
THE ARMORY.
Mr.. DssEALE offered the foliowingjo!n resolution
which lie, over:
Resolved, That the Joint committee on the Armory
INQUIRE into the proprlety Of amending The 1ls' eh"p":
ter NJ the Code of Virginia, go a. to separate Inc Of
ace of Superintendent OF Public Buildings from thai
Of tho Captain OF the State Guard, ana thal 'ney Fc
port thereon.
Mr.. SAUNDERS presented tho petition o. lsaac IL
Christian. n1d other citizens Of Charles City county
asking the passage OF a law to ~cuthortse mos. u
Christian, n minor, who has been elec:et! q coiIataoi
in said county, to execute his bond, with security, !.
he approved Of by the county court, ana 70 guam!
ca such. Referred 10 a select cclrmittes, ana Il Oil
VIC. su5seq ucntly reported, which was, on motion o
MI. SAUNDERS, read he trst time.
THE NAVAL EoARD.
Mr. THOMAS called UP the Join! resolution censnr'
Ing the action Of the lnte Naval Board, Ite reso!u
l 10 WIN ohtSAASN - 1917
stead OF instructing our Senator's and Representative
in Congress to endeavor 10 procure q repeal OF I'M
act constituting the Bourd, &c.
Mr.. WHITE opposed the adoption Of the resolution
on the ground, 6rst, that there wa, not time 10 nc
unop such matters; second, that lie was willing to re
" upon the mood judgment of our Senators and hep
r..snta;iY es in Congress; third that there was n
proof beioIe the Legislature that The charges cor
tained in tie preamble were true. He moved 70 10.
the subject upon the table.
The motion was agreed 10.
ALEXANDRIA, LuUpoUy ASD HAMPSHIRE RAILROAD
Mr.. EuSsrES called up from the table the bill. III
thorizing On appropriation 10 the Alexandria, Lou
douu and Hampshire rail road cn'npcny. The bH
was c.pisjned AID advocated by Mr.. FUS.TES, An
opposed By Dir. DEEEaLE.
Mr.. ARMSTRONG cfrccled 10 Senators to WITHDRAW
their opposition to the bill. II I'D not ask for al a.
heretofore appropriated upon the points wie's nos
available.
Mr.. THOMAS advocated the bill, and the debate va
further continued by Messrs. DEsEALI aud ARS
STRONG. -,
The question recurring -pon the passage o: the bill
the roll was called, with the tollcyiag result:
AYEs-Messrs. Armstrong, Baldwin, Eraden, CnaE
man, Creiyh, Deskina, Flood, Funston, Hairs;Cn. Ia
rs, Huddlesou, Irving, Layne, McElhenney. MckeI
ney, Ea-ks, Paxton, Saunders, Smith, Steerrod, Tai
Thomas, Thompson, West. Wooding. Yatos-26. =,
NoEs-Messrs. AnSler, Braxtou, Cobb, DeneaI
Douglas, Welcb, White-f.
So the bill passed. The title was tken SO amende
as to conform 10 the provisions of the Dill.
RESOLUTIONS were submitted:
By Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING into the e%xpadienc
of reporting a b.! amending The charter Of the tow
OF Dany.ile. -,
Incorporate Joint stock company TO build 3 wire 81!
pension bridge across the Sandy river. .
By Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING q select coUul
tee to repcr, a bill providing for the reduction OF II