Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-03-18
FRIDAY, MARCH II, 1856.

FRIDAY, MARCH II, 1856.
SENATE.
a communication was received from the llCuSc q
Delegates.
| The House having hisscrtrd from the Senate,
amendments 10 the bills 10 extend the charters of tn
BANKS, the Senate this morning proceeded, III the re-
gulnr order of bus!n.ss, (" tic consideration OF tina
.uhjrct--i.r first Ia order being tile uii. III relation Il
the Bun; Of Virginia.
After various suggestions aud considerable discus
sion. the House bills were laid upon The liable.
On motion of Mr.. THOMAS, he bill ~r.rorrr! b,
lIln-e!! S"vcra! days agH, To extend the charter o
IT,; Bank OF Virginia, for five years, was taken up
Tn" bill YEA, read twice Gnd ordered to be rii.rnsoc'
md rcml Il third time.
The uurriIOm being on the passngr ~: IA. bill, the
rule lnv;ng been suspended, Messrs. WEIGH and
OLD opposed and Mrssre. DESEALk, THOMAS and
TAZEwrLL. udvurnted il. The luli was then called
and The bill rejected, for want Of Il Constitutional ma
jority-ayr. -, noes IL.
On ,nu!iuu of Mr.. FuSsrEY, The vote was rccOnsi.
deIed aad the bill lad upon Tie tnhle.
The bill WIS subsequently called up by Mr. THOhAs,
und n rAptinu was made hv NJ. lIJDDrrs"s to rrc"i-
sjier tir vote ordering il &" Il !!IirI reading, with Il
view Of Offering M amendment embracing III" iEii'
vliual liability principle. The >cnnrr refused to re
cuii.ilur.
The Question upon the passage %: the bill was then
-tnt-i. ana decided III the affirmative by the follow
ing vote:
YVES Mrssrs. Armstrong, Rradcn. Chapman, Crcich,
D~au:a,rey, Dcnrulc, D.ski's. Firrry, Flood, Irving, John
sou, Logan, Mchl.rnnty, Mck'nn"y, Marshall, fs,xs, Ran
dpllh, Rr.cr, Saunders, SmitI, Stcerrod, T"tc, I"!twcll
Thomas, Turner. WEE; Yhcs--:!.
NoE,-M.ssr Amber, Boswell, Cu.ap5cil, Cnt'ct,, Cobb,
Coleman. Funston. ilnirsua, linrr-, Huddlcs'r, Lry"",
OLD, Jr, Paxton, TulH!rrro. ThJini son, Wo!th, Wood
!u:-l..
The rc,nnining bills, viz: To extend :hs charters nj
the Farmers liark oi Nirgihin, ln;ii OF the Valley 81
Vir.inin, Exchange l;nni 81 Virginia, Mechanics
md Merchants Bank Of Wle,lin-, Northwestern
B.nk u. Virginia. and the Bank of kana"hn were
~srv,ra'iy rrul Il third time and passed.
The bills nrc in III. following inr;r:
!. BE i; rliactr! by the (irncrr! Assembly cf Viz
ciuin, That The charter uf tic Bank OF Virginia BE- AMI
is hereby extended from the Ut ot April, ISL, fur tiv"
YEAR; AMI tn. Brnk il hereby Invested with MI The
rights, pnw,ra ANA privilege conferred, a:id made sub
i"ct L. 1.-the rulc-, regulations md r"jtririinin nan $3.50
by tie both, :; II ard aIih chapters "f :ic Cod: "t Viz
-;nia, and The act entitled un act To nineii the 10th
section ri chapter d al the Code %! Nirsi.iin, passed
April ., 1888, "a far IA the sauIe may br apphrnblc 10
banks rf circulation.
:. This net shall commence and be in force frnm
aud after the time VII u It. provisions shall have BEEN
approved lr :hr s.uckiclIert IL tie sald bank, con
vcned IN general meeting, at any time before the first
fay OF - next, and such approval shall have been
mad. ard certified hy the president aud cashier OF
saiu brpk, under IL corporate seal, To tue Governor
Of Ibis Commonwealth.
ntrnIrs FROM COMMITTEES, &c.
Mr.. DuuGLAs, fro,u the C"nm!ttcc Oh Finance, NC.
reported the following House bi!Is, without rinrnd
mru;: / ~ iIC rtllcl pl litIHD h'ii'h, iho C'i'' ~ VI
Pnwi,ntnn, concerning sheriIIs mi commissioners OF
,I,. rpvcn,i-, their duties and compensation; ~ rrgn-
late the application f the Sinking Fund to The re-.
Gclnp,ium al the public debt, and (" make the invest
m-nis ut the Commonwealth more productive by EN-
G.rcjut the payment uf iutrrrtt Gal the bonds III III
trr,,,l enforcement, companies guai amteod by The
Commonwealth Tor interest aud Sinking + una OH
louus nudr IT, ench companies.
Mr.. TuuursDS, from tile Committee on Agriculture,
g.. r,urr,,.I, without amendment, HOUSE bill to III
=. ,l.( ',n,nun,i n,,l T. uvr,uII.tr MuuuInrtu-
rju.. au! Nimir: Company. Tie bill was afterwards
rca! IL third time aud passed..
Mr. DE>lALr asked aud obtained iehvo 10 bring il
| n bin rc,u!atlu: the tax upon State bon1s, Imposed
hv inrurp nrated CITIES aud towns al 'i'S I"iii'i!"n
wealth. Read Il first time.
ALEXANDRIA, Lorpurs hN3 IkMrsiiIHE RAIL ROAD
q, mu,iun Of Mr.. F~GN>rES, the senate proceeded
Il, IN. consideration u! tn" order at Tie day, VIZ: y
hill authorizing II Stale subscription To The capt"
,.nrk of the Alrxaudrln, Lvuduua and Hampshire
Rail Rnad Company.
Ur Ery,rrS moved to amend by insrrtin!
s3Uu, 200 in lieu Of SjO0,wh. The motion was agreed
M...r.. AnM-rR"yG aud DESrALE addressed thu
Senate in iuvur ut The bill.
The roll being called, ;hc ON was lost LOT want U
n constitutional minority.
avrs-N..-rs. Ar,i-,rons, RruIen. Buswc!l, Chapman
CrrI:l. Drncnl', FInn"y, Flood fmns'''. ,dIrr'.: ..,aaJ
,au. lrviu., Johnson, iuym', Prri-, smith, StcrHf""
I,,r, Tiinnas. West md Nmtcs-2l.
SorEs-.Mr-srs. Anthlc., %Cmnp5cil, Ca,lc,t. Dau:hircy
fI,,, .lus Iut.I, MGhtDn'y, pI. III - "NH'''i
T,Ii,frrro, Tazcwcll, Weich md WU"dins-li
Alter the result Of the vote Ind been announced
Nr, Trysrty rcurrslcd that some Senator who hat
yo,,.I in tlr nesnt:v We would move II recniis!'i-rallnu
~ there were enough Senators then present, Know
l., he in favor uf the bill, to pnss II. -,
On motion of Mr.. REGER, the vote was rrcons'd
cred. mud the bill mid upon the tGhlc II wns subse
ouru,ly called Up b. Mr. FuSsrfS, aii having hrfl
advocated by Mr.. THOMAS, WIS pHs'ea-"y'S =
%, noes III.
erS,rr niIIc y ASSED.
A,rrcpriatfug $500 Ia purchase certain streets
g. m Williamsburg, for the uscu the Luna'it A-y
lun-ayrs %, uoes u"nc. lExp.alIe'i aud rdHoc"
ted by Mr.. SAUNDERS -, Il,
North. Westrrn Bank, the Bank Of Virginia Or III
B,,H OF tie Valley, nj Airxhndra-n ycs ~, noe
ro,.. Explained 10y Mr.. IHoMs>l w
Maxim. an appropriation tor rePnlr' to the "cs'
rTn Lunatic Asylum, in lS''-aycs 80 noes none
,ExuIaiucd by Mrss,s. rrSsTES and llARKIs.l
Uuy,E RILL PASSED.
To change the tune o! holding courts III the tourt
judicial circuit. !.
I'm, amendments Of the House 10 the Senate bi
conc, rilis inr,rs were agreed 10, nul III amendment
nj IN. uiiicr Coaltirs, Cesiues 'h"se h""'e'' :" Vt"
bill, adopted.
NJ. CHAruaS cal!rd up tic bi! making an arprc
pria.ion 10 the RicIllanhs and k"":urky Linz road
The bill WINS pu, upon i.s passage, and lost Tor Will
Of n constitutional mujOiity-uy-s Il, noes 4.
On motion of Mr.. Thomas tho vote was recoAs
L,r,d and the bill laid on the table.
EXrESDI>G THE sfssIoS.
n, motion uf Mr.. TAZEwELL, The joint resoIuiio
p, ,.,,,;,., Iii. session until such time within the cor
.ti,utionsl term, ~ may be necessary iu- the trai'su'
siu, Of the public business, WIS takrii up and p"asc
dyes IS, noes IL.
ELECTION Of MAJOR GENERAL
AR R.Ipwls offered II iuint res"lulinn, TINT III
S.u,,e with The consent ui the House, will pr"cte'
IN saturday, 10 the election ot MMinr Gcncinl. 10 ii
the vacancy occusloucd by the death of Major Gen
Uar,ie. Lie. over one day, under The rule.
PKurkCrIoS TO SLAVE PROPERTY.
On m,t,on ut Nj. MCkEnNtY. the senate proceed
!. ed to the consideration ~ the order oi the day, l!ani'
": the House bill provid.u. udiIti"ual protrc,lo
. for The slave property OF citizens OF this Common
. wealth.
Various amendments were adopted, and the b'
was finally rcad d third time and passed.
On motion of Mr.. WEIGH. The Chuir Was vacniG
and tb. Senate took 4 recess until : O'Clock, 7. NJ.
, FRIDAY. MARCH IL. 1856.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Tho House met at 10 O'Clock, pursuant to atjuur
: inent.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
The following bills communicated from the Sena
Were read aud passed:
|, To incorporate the Union Agricultural Society
:. Virginia and North Carnliua.
q. To incorporate the Diamond Spring mining 81
manufacturing company.
incorporating the Brownston mining and manuta
C turing company. ,
To incorporate the Marshall Hall company in Il
} town of WINCHESTER.
9 To Incorporate the S.. ra,rick's Beneficiary Soci