Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-03-18
HOUSE OF

"N
THURSDAY, MARCH Is. 1886.
The House met at ~ O'Clock, pursuant to adjourn
memt.
TAE BANKING QUESTION.
\ communication from the Senate WAS read, in-
| forming The House of the passage OF the House bill Ia
extend the charter vi the Bunk OF Virginia, with
amendments.
Mr.. EpMuxps moved to disagree to the amendment
| which proposed to strike cut the ID, Sd, 4th, 9th, 9th
and I'll sections OF the bill md insert in lieu thereof
the following, known as the 18Th section Of the Sem
ate bill
Though IL branch have a branch, all it, notes
shall be signed ny the President ind c"unterslSned
bv the cashier of the parent bank. 4 Bank or branch
shall be compelled 10 receive in payment of debts,
contracted nj such bunk Or branch, notes ISSUED by
.:arlf aud hole others, except at lis option. !! shall
not be lawful for amy bank, "r branch Of Il bank, ex
cep, in settlement with other banks or branches,
+, pay ct deliver on. III payment, or satisfaction ut
any demand upon il, Or by way of loan or discount
/ any hank note, except such a. il payable by Itself, n.
It's own couitcr, and =" expressed 10 br "l the face
thereof" &c.
The proposition to disagree was sustained by Mr..
EDMuXps, ani! resisted by Messrs. FLOYD, SLlrDoS,
RurHEEFonRp and ktNrER.
Mr. FLOYD proposed To amend the Senate's amend
mcnt by inster.ins where the brackets octur, III"
words, 1or ut the option Of the person demanding
pnynent,' but withdrew the amendment proposed IN
| order that the vote might be taken on the motion
submitted by Mr. EDMcNDs.
The, question was then pat OH the motion to disa-
1 pres I a INC fllIlE = lltl''' l"N anu "a 'aANi it't'A
| in Tie Affirmative lay The Following vote: =
A~yEs-Mo;srs. Crusohield, tSp"nkcr,) Arnctt, Baker.
Barur,. Bass, berkeley, HcaJuralt, Brreu!an, ~lV:w"it:!
iirady, Brandon, Brn,.:un, Rurwrii ~: pn,ric., Bur~ei i
yeds,.i, BASH, Byrd, Bywu;ers, Cabel, Carter, y ri.;:",,
Claiborne, Clarke, Ciaybr"pk, Collins. Cox, Crndiock.
Crawford, Crock"''. D"b:ry, davis ct AmnrI-'' psnnc'
! Early. E.in,uud., EggboIn, Eiy soi, Frcmch. Frost, George,
GurlcY, Hawks, Haynes, ilaye, HcisketL, Herbert, ilIttt'
Hobbs. IIoye, Holden, Holiday, i:U!,nnn, Howell. !inbo'
den. Johnston. nelly, ki'1y, L"nshtt, Lni,t[, Mallory
Martin, McCnesn.y, Mciver, Moornun, Mur'in':h b, Mel
con, Newton, Nottingham. Nowi:", r"iiGr.on' r"uI, Pen
ilc:uu OF Giles. p-ndiciou OF Louisa, F!iii"'i, hiJilck.
Hi-,s, huunId, Iutiucr, Scainan, Scehr, Shdnlhtc, smith,
Sprdy. S~piiukle, s,nnard, Taylor. Ihonins OF Mason,
rhr,, Towm'r, r,tElr,t, IyrST' Walton; " '''"""' wei
~NAyS-Mrs.rs. Aud"rsun, A-hhy, Carpenter. Cmndier,
! Carroll, Crabitr", Croker, Davis u! G'"cnbr!er, pic.in'
| ~, Jones "a! ArIonru;tux. Jones o. Rnpph.Idnnc2k, .'opce
! ii gloucester. Kcu?cr, Lee. Lundy, A"ys, N!c"lson'
Preston, Ru;rri-. Rrrhcrfo"rd. Seiior, s!nglair' :":riti,r.
| r:,un.-s vi warren. Thompson. lonlin. Tredwuy, '"aors-
duI oui Wllcy--H.
The proposition o: the Senate to amend the bill by
striking oLt tie 9Th section ot the bill winch requires
b weekly abstract 10 he made "us Gl,o disagreed 10.
On motion If Mr.. SrA>ARD, the remaining amend.
mrIt proposed By the Senate, being III the form ol
dn additional SECTION increasing the capltai STOCK "i
the Bank, was so amended Us 10 strike out the mode
of distribution prescribed, and IN insert "to be dis
,ribu;a.i BE-, weeii tho mother bank aud lis scvcra!
branches H. the stockholders IN general meeting may
,iclrrmine.' The amendment rs amended was agreed
10.
HE other D1nR DlllS NeTC t!icu ldNcu w "'t'"
am! acted upon IN the SAINT manner rs before SCI
! fort, il. regard 20 the Bill! extending the charter o:
t.. bank ut Virginia.
On NATION at Mr.. EpMv>!'s, the several bills were
forthwith communicated To the Senate.
st>ArL BILL PAssLD.
The following bill communicated from tho Senate
was then taken W, advanced to II third reading ano
passed
Maxim. an appropriation to the Deaf md Dumb
and the Blind Institution, at Stauut0n yeas -, nays
~.
On motion Of Mr.. FLOYD, the further c%onSidcra.
ton OF the bills communicated from the Senate, tni'
morning, was passed by. with the rie;v OF taking VI
the inirrna! Improvement bills laid upon the table
yesterday.
Mr.. PENprgro> Of Giles, sr1in The Committee to'
Courts uf Justice. reported u bill for the rclict 81
George Brown.
Ca ino;ion OF li-. JONES Of Appomst.ox, leave va;
.iveu 70 bria: in n bill authorizing TIE establishment
If u Savings Bank ut iauYlasv!le, IL tue county /"
Appomat:"N.
4 mcssare from tbs Senate, by Mr.. AMBLEK, wa
received, informing the House OF the passage OF oH''
making appropriations to the York kiver ita'i h"a'
COMPANY; Orange and Alexandria Rail Roti Con!
pauv; Coal River Navigation Company; aud 'rSi
mia Central Rail Road Company.
vI%GlNl, AID TENNESSEE RAILROAD.
Mr.. FLOYD then moved that the scnase OH rcla
tive to the Virginia and Tenuessee Railroad, oetlke!
up.
Mr.. GARRETT tel, it 10 be bis duty TO Call for the or
Ter Of the day, being the bill imposing taxes Tor tn'
support Of government.
Mr.. PESpLEroS, III Giles, moved that the order q
the day be passed by, with the view OF taking ~ th'
bill Indicated.
The motion was agreed tn-ayes 81, noes 81, ant
the bill ITO increase Tile capital stock OF the Virginia
aud Tennessee Railroad Company and auihorlzin'
the Board OF Public Works 10 subscribe therefor e.
t tn. amount at $50. eco was taken up.
Z MessrS. Preston, FLOYD aud " Of Bed
t ford, addressed the House eloqueGlly, urging the pro
!" pric,y ut passing the bill.
Mr. BuRMELL, OF Bedford. said that he could 10
u bu, be grateful 10 observe that the predictions at tn
I earlier friends uf the rond were verified by the uni
! vcrsul ulmi,,ancr III lis value and importance. Ger
" tain mrmorialisls, some years since, adopted a rcsolu
ton That the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad wa
y work second only III Importance TO the srcat schenl
~ Tor the %rrdcmptio of fallen man.. This was rallt
L an enthusiastic CpCuininin, but, contemplating III
rnut. in it's national aud international relations, il WI
a diffical, 10 set limits 10 lis influence upon the powc
commerce, and political independence ut Virginia.
lie had taken his seat this session with tle detr
mination to vote for no appropriations 20 works Of II
terual Improvement until the condition OF the Treast
nv should Justify il. II was true that the whole ~
tenn Of finance recommended by tie committee ha
not been fully discussed or adopted. but enough LA
been done to show that il WIS the purpose oil the ~
gislature to provide ample means for inuking GOOD a
our engagtinents. The measures adopted by u
y House with that view were
ii |. The sale of the Bank stocks. This means WI
enable the government to extinguish, with other RI
sources Of the sinking fund, about eleven millions
more than half of our outstanding debt.
2. The increase OF taxes.
8. The re-Gssessment OF the lands.
1. A proposition to issue coupon bonds.
Tb.sr and other measures, uussed aud pending, ha