The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-02-23
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

On motion of Mr.. ARMSTRONG the Senate ad
journed
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
THURSDAY, Feb. q, 1856
THE BANKS.
The following was omitted yesterday and is the
conclusion of the morning proceedings of the
House on Thursday: }s=7'e
The bill to incorporate the Farmers Bank Of
Virginia was then ordered to its engrossment
with the same provisions and restrictions with the
charter of the Bank of Virginia. 4. s.-.s.
The charters of the North Western and Mer-
chants and Mechanics Bank at Wheeling, and the
Bank of the Valley of Virginia, were ordered to be
engrossed The capitals of the Banks at Wheel
ing were increased $500,000 each.
Night Session.
A bill to amend the fourteenth section of an act
concerning the terms of the circuit courts of the
14th circuit on motion of Mr.. PENDLEToN, of G.,
was, the rules being suspended for that purpose
taken up, and after some amendment, was read a
third time and passed.
THE BANKS.
The House resumed the consideration of the
bank bills and took up the bill to extend the char
ter of the Exchange Bank of Virginia The re-
strictions imposed on the charter of the Bank of
Virginia were inserted in the bill, and it was also
amended as to increase the capita, stock of the
parent bank $3.50, 900; of the branches at Rich
mond, S450,O00; at Alexandria. 100000; at Pc
tersburg S3000 600: to be disposed of in the best
fer the interest of the stockholders, provi
ded il be not sold below par.
The provision requiring the redemption of the
notes of the branches at / per cent discount by
the mother bank was so amended as to authorize
the selection of the branch at Richmond the
mother bank at Norfolk, as the stockholders may
elect, for this redemption. The bill was then en-
crossed
The House took UP the bill to extend the charter
of the Farmers Bank Of Virginia, upon its third
reading.
The blank relative to the time for which the
bank should be re-chartered was filled with tpetps
vedrs-after an Intellectual motion of Mr.. STANARD
to fill it with eighteen.
Mr.. STANARD moved a ryder increasing the cap
ital stock of the parent bank $700,000 and be-
tween the branches at Fredericksburg, Alexan-
dra and Petersburg an increase of S300OO0 which
was adopted.
An attempt was made to reconsider this ryder
on motion of Mr., BASS, sustained by Messrs. GAR
NETT and GREGORY, and opposed by Messrs.
STANARD, EDMUNDS and ELLYSON, and rejected.
The bill was then passed.
The House next took up the bill extending the
charter of the Northwestern Bank of Virginia,
and the time for the extension of its charter was
fixed at eighteen years. 1t was then passed.
In like manner the bill extending the charter Of
the Merchants and Mechanics Bank of Wheeling,
was taken up and passed-the duration of its new
charter was fixed at ten years
The House took up next the bill extending the
charter of the Bank of the Valley of Virginia, and
the term of the charter being fixed at ttcety years.
the bill was passed. -,
The Exchange Bank bill having been engrossed
was taken up and the duration of the charter be-
ing ixed for toeaty years. it was passed ~
The House next took up the bill to extend the
charter of the Bank of Kanawha, on its second
reading, and the restrictions applied to the other
bills being incorporated in it, the bill was ordered
to be engrossed The blank relative to the dara-
ton Of the charter filed with fourteen years
The Kanawha bill and the bill ehartering the
Bank of Richmond, were made the order Of the
day for tomorrow, 12 O'Clock and the Finance
bills for l o'clock.
On motion of Mr.. PRESTON, the House took up
Senate bill, incorporating the Preston Coal and
Iron Company, of the counties of Preston and
Hardy, and it being read was passed 1t isthere-
fore a law.
SOAP AND CANDLE FACTORY.
On motion of Mr.. LEE, the bill incorporating the
Metropolitan Soap and Candle Factory of The city
of Richmond, was taken up, and being read q third
time was put upon its passage. T
The memorial of Edward McAdam, asking for
the Incorporation of said Company, was read
The petitioner details the circumstances of the
commencement of his vocation of soap and candle
making in the city, and of his quiet pursuit of it
for thirteen years. without molestation, and upon
the burning down of his factory last year, he was
| interdcted from rebuilding 1t and resuning his
business, on the ground that it was nuisance
Mr.. MeA. contends that there was nc good reason
| for this assumption.
The memorial being read, Mr. LEE addressed
the House in support of the claims of the petition
er, upon the consideration of the Legislature and
for the relief he asks at It's hands. lie pronounc.
ed the interct of the council to have been prompt.
| ed by proscriptive spirit--as Mr.. McA. was a
foreigner and a Catholic. He spoke of Bfr. McA.
rs very praiseworthy man, and one badly treated
while his cotemporary candle and soap makers
| were Enthusiastically because he had offend.
| ed party sense by voting with the Democratic
party.
| AT the instance of Mr. EILYsoN, remonstrance
against the chartering of the factory under the pc
| tition of Mr. MeAdam, was read. II was signed
| by number of persons who reside near Mr.. McA's
| factory-both Know Nothings and Democrats
AT Mr.. E. s instance another paper was read signed
/ by one of the neighbors, representing the estab-
| lishment as very offensive. Owing TO the Ian.
guage employed by the writer to describe the cri
tica relation the factory bore to him. the House
highly amused and the laughter which began
| among the members having infected the worthy
Clerk, be was unable for some time to proceed with
| the reading, There was quite a scene--the House
having been completely carried away with the
| most understandable laughter. 81 "a e
| Mr. STANARD, as one of the Representatives OF
| Richmond, rose, he said, TO repei what he regard
| ed the wholly unfounded assault of the gentleman
/ from Orange upon the Council of Richmond He
/ went on to state that there was an express ordi
nance of the city which provided that candle and
| soap making were occupations which could not be
commenced in the city without permission of the
/ Council and thai the same ordnance provided thai
| the authority TO pursue them within the corpo
/ ration might be revoked by the Ceuue wheneye eI
they deemed II proper. That nnder this ordi
/ nance Mr. McAdam had obtained tte privilege
| and though the neighbors com CLAIMED bt his es
| tablishmenf as offensive, they never lad inter
fered until II was burnt down. and then they ap
plied 10 the Council to inteidict Mr.. MeA.from re-
vn.l,.ing IT, Being 90 applied 10, IL became TN