Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-03-20

! than an abortion.
Mr.. Kemper Only the difference between
..fwrr,iie DUN and ..s.edle dee" cannot vote
| for any bill which legazes and prepetuatrs the
| odous current fund system, and To pass this bili
now would be ike an acknowledgment on our
/ part that non e0mpos mfnfis.
Mr.. Seldom: have been advocating reform
| in our Bank charters on principles. "A SOUND
convertible currency believed was to the inte-
rest of the people and of the Banks. To place
our currency on such basis has been the object
| of my labor during this session. The charters
| reported to day by the committee of conferences
do in nv opinion establish some valuable re-
| FORMS but they do not g. far enough and current
funds are still peculier feature of Virginia Bank
ing. We acknowledge our inability 20 decide
the paincpe question. and agree to ADJOURN us
| further consideration from this Legislature To
the people. With these views, having oeeh
| honored by you, Mr.. Speaker. with place on
| the committee of conference, shall vote, with
| n protest. for the bill.
The question the passage OF the bill was
! then put aud determined in the affirmative by
| the following vote.
YEAs-Alessrs. Crutchfeld, fSpeaker.) Ander-
son, Arnett, Ashby, Baker, Barnes. Bfrkeiey
Bondurant. Boreman, Brady, Brannon, 5urweh
OF Bedford, Bush. Byrd, Bywaters. Cabeli Cand
Ter, Carper. Carroll, Carter Christian, Clarke
Collins Cox, Crabtree, Crockett, Deane, DeIar-
peite, Dickinson Of Gray son, Dickinson, OF Rich
nond city. billiard. Doyle. Draper, Drew, Drom
eoole Early. lIdmunds, Edwards, Eggborn, FL
tyson. French, Frost. George Gillespie, Hardy
Hawks. Haynes. Hays lIeiskill Herbert, Hirtt'
Hobbs. IIoge. Holden, Holiday, Howell, limbo
den johnston Jones of Appomattoz, kee, Kelly,
Kirby, Langfitt, Lantz, Lundy, Mallory. Martin,
McChcsney. Mclver, Norman. Murdaugh Mel
son. Newton Nicholson, Noting ham, Nowlin,P Pat
terson, PAUL. Pendeton of Giles. Pendleton OF
Louisa, Pitman, Preston, Riggs. Roberts, Ronald
Ruffner, Samuels, Seaman, Seldom, Segnr. Shu-
mate Smith, Spad,, Stanard Taylor, Thomas of
Mason Thomns Of Warren, Thompson. Thrift.
Towner, Trcdway, Triplett. Vanorsdall, Well
man. Welton. Wood, Woodbonse, Wright-lO9.
NAyS-Messrs Brown. Carpenter Crocker,
Dabney. Garnet. Jones of Rappahnnnock, Jones
q. Gloucester. Kemper. Lee, Mays, Parsons,
, Tomlin, West. Wiley, Iancey-lG.
The bill to extend the charters Of the Farmers
Bank was then passrd-yeas lO7, nays ii: and
also ser riin, the bills extending the charters OF
the Bank of the Valley-yeas lOi, nays III OF
the Exchange Bank-yeas l0i nays u; of the
| Northwestern bank ofNa--yeas 81, nays 10; tho
Merchants aud Mechanics Bank at Wheeling
yeas ", nays ~ and the Bank of kanawha-
| yeas lOi nuys |.
TIL : PURCHASE or MOUNT VERNON
The Speaker announced that depuation OF
! ladies fro n the Mount Vernon Ladies Associu-
| tion of the Union" had honored the House with
their presence, and proposed that through conr-
/ tesy and respect to them, the bill Incorporating
the Association should be taken up; accordingly,
On motion of Mr. Langftt the engrossed bill to
| incorpolat ME the Mount Vernon Ladies Associa-
| ton of the Union, and to authorize the purchase
of a part of Mount Vernon tagen up and pass
ed--yoas l06nays 2-Messrs Bywater and lay
| lor.
The bill was then communicated to the Senate.
TIE TAX BILL.
On motion of NJ, (nruett the sp1 bill
imposing taxes for the support Of government
was taken up, and under the operation of the pre-
vious question passed by the following vote:
AYss-Messrs. Crutchfeld, (Speaker) An
derson, Ashby, Baker, Berkeley, Bondurant,
Boreraan Brady, Brannon, Burwell of Patrick,
Burw ell of Bedford, Bush, Bywaters, Gambler,
Carroll Carter, Claiborne, Claybrook, Collins,
Cox. Crabtree, Craddock, Crawford, Crocker,
Crockett Dabney. Deare, Dejarnet,e. Dickinson
of Grayson, billiard. Draper, Drew, Dromgooe,
Edmunds, Edwards, Floyd, French Frost, Gar
nett, George, Gillespie, Hardy, Hays, lleiskeil,
Hiett, Hobbs, Iicge Holden, Johnston, Jones, of
Appomattox, Jones, of Rappahannock, Jones, of
Gloucester, Kelly, kemper, Kirby, Langftt
Lynz Lee, Lundy. Mallory. Martin. Aciver,
Moorman, Nelson, Newton, Nicolson. Nowlin
Parsons, PAUL, Pendleton. of Giles, Pendetpn,
of Louisa, Pitman, Preston, Riggs, Roberts
Rufner. Seaman. Seldom, Segar, Sinclair Smith,
Spa dy. Splitter Sanard Thomas, of Warren
Thompson. Tomn, Treaway, Triplett. Nanors-
dali, Walton, Wenan, Welton, West, Wood
house. Wrght.-96.
NoEs.-Messrs. Arnett Brown, Byrd, Cabell
Carpenter Corper Christian, Clarke. Davis, OF
Amherst Dickinson of Richmond city, ID yle
Early, Eggborn, Ell yson, Haynes, Holiday
IIawell, Imbodcn. Mays. McChesney. Murdaugh
Nottingham. Patterson, Ronald, Shumate, Tay
lor, Thomas, of Mason, Wiley, Wood, iancey-
30.
Evpla 40 -, hon
as to their votes. Messrs. Mallory, Langft and
others disiked some of the provisions of the bill
but to protect the honor and credit OF the State
wouldIvoie for it, Mr.lmboden objected to one fea
ture of the biand would vote against the objec
tionnble feature if it night be amended Mr.. Stan
ard regarded the bill as peculiarly onerous upon
his constituents. but some concession had been
made and inlvewiiof thefuct thathe alternative OF
failing to pass this bill was absolute reputation,
he would vote for it. Mr.. Wiley. would vote a
gaInst the bill, chiefly because its advocaer had
pressed it through without alording an
opportunity for the submission of amendments
Mr.. Early assigned n similar reason, and because
State insurance companies were taxed more heay
| lily than foreign companies.
| PROTECTION OF SLAVE PROPERTY.
On motion of Mr.. Mallory the House bill to
provide moro efeeiual protection to slave pro-
| perty, as amended by the Senate, taken up
MIR. Mallory said that the bill was very much
impaired in its efficiency by the amendments
OF the Senate, but submitting is absolutely
| necessary to be DONE and directly, he felt CON
strained In move to concur in the amendments uf
which he did not approve, the bill would inev-
itaby be lost.
The motion to concur agreed 10.
JAMES RIVER AND KANAwHA COMPANY.
The Senate bill to increase the capital stock
o. the James River ana kannwha company, and
to authorize subscription thereto by the Com
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