Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-07-09

stringent measures to prevent the issue OF Sucl
notes by individuals, firms or corporations.
Mr. CEcIL.-I hope that the Committee OF
Finance will not be discharged from the con
sideralion Of that resolution |. was ufe-el
10y the gentleman from Rockingham (Mr. Corr
NAM with q view to authorize such bra1:he:
OF the banks US have been cut Off b. the d!sA
cul!ics in tic North. west, TO issue notcs OF :
lesser denomination than five dollars. There
is 4 branch Bank at JelEersonvii!e which vii
Suffer serious Inconvenience by tile action O
the Wheeling banks, and hope that some
legislation may be had by which ne cau secure
! tue sarue advantages Of currency Us sTc possess
ed by other PORTIONS OF the State.
Mr. BLAxEy-Thcro is anoths- feature .
! tha! resolution that ought 70 occupy the aiten
ton OF the Committee, and that is that pal
| which refers 10 the adoption Of stringent inca
sures 10 prevent private individuals from issu
ing shin-p -puslcra. have been from the FIRST op
posed To the issuing Of small notes by the bark.
! themselves, and | am unalterably opposed tc
| aitJrding any corporation or individual ite
privilege Of issuing small notes
move that the resolution be laid on The tA
blr and printed.
Mr. MAcFAELAND.-lt is impossible Il
strengthen any law upon this subject. The
practice has already been denounced by the
, statutes and their provision, r.lnnui be rcudrr.
"a more stringent than they are.
The motion TO lay Oh the table aud print
! w., then agreed to.
Onlnotl9n OF MI MONTAGUE, the order VI the
:lly being the consideration Of an urd;Garcr t0
suspend the payment of interest on State bonds
WnS Iogt,Jyu.d for ten minutes
Sir. MONTAGUE then cif"-ed the following
resolution:
TRANSFER OF rCDLic PROPERLY
Resolved, That the Committee Oh Confcde.
rate Relations inquire lntn the cNp.d:crcy Of
directing the Governor not to transfer TO tliu
Confederate States any Of tho public proper
t, nUw in the possession OF this State, I'LL
directed SO 10 do hy this Con'snliuu.-
Adopted
MIR joussoN offered the following:
Al:aoRY CONTRACT
ReHnisci, That the GymutIu,: on Mliitay 7
.Alia!r., enquire into the eXpcuieIcy Cl rcs,.
c;nl:ns, upon e,in::aL." ters..S, the contract
heretofore made 5y the Executive with JoSeph
T. .incIsun l. TO-, IT. reference 10 the erec
ton ii machinery in the arucry for n" ma.
silac,u"e Of muSkrts.
". JouSsnS.-I wnr;li simply remark that
il II absolutely necl,..y ;nat :a!ns ar.:on
should he taken upon this subject, because II
Is proposed that the machinery FROM Harper :
Ferry, for the purpose Of manufacturing arus',
should be put ny III our armnry.
+ The contract Of Anderson i Co., was that
they should put w certain machinery and 20
! Oh with the work Themselves fi:r two titsisnS
4 81
ihc contract with these gentlemen. we hi.:c IN
right to put nip he machinery and Proceed
With th@ iuanufac;"ry.
Th. resolution MAS adopted.
THE coRroRArGoS OF wlNcuesTEE
Mr. CONRAD offered the following merno,ig!
and ordinance, which was laid on the t:bl. add
ordered to be printed.
Memorial OF citizens and tax payers Of the
corporation OF Winchester:
~ the Presilsnt md -uen.b-rs NJ the Cp:rsa
ton Of Virginia n0p in se.stDn::
tho memorial o! the nlo,sgn.1 citizens
and tax payers Of the corporation "t M.nchcs
ter, il: the county ii Frederick, respectfully
repTeaea!s-
Tnxt ut = late tern, ti The county cour. ol
Frederick, the cpuT;, 10 aca0rd,hce With Whist is
asjieve,; 10 have been tie ceHeral desire of Tie
people OF the county, authorized the 6u!n ci
:cE thousand dollars 10 be raised on ,Es cietiii
Of tue county fer the equipment Gf suci! vol
uatesr companies OF the county d. snauli desire
~ osr their services 20 tic State ior its defence
the principal and interest Of the debt TINS
created 10 be provided for ~ : county ic2y.-
! fnat court has no power 10 levy uny pnr'
l:.Gl If ,hiS smount upcn !ho people ., The
town OF Winchester, vino arc Lot less
immediately Interested in all measure;
connected with the public defence than
the penre of the cca"!y, and Who ough;
therefore to have their just anu reasonable pro
portion vi any proper expense incurred on
iiIat sccount. Nevertheless the public au-
.Ecritics OF the town have taken iH, strpa 10
wards assuming their fair quota of The t=al
| inns contracted, und are understood 20 hlv.
indicated their unwllingnesa 10 do So.
Ycur lnctuorisl!>ts are convinced ihA! :!:;'s
Coarse on their part does ;nt ineut the appro
baton OF tho tax payers .: t'ihc!isst.r, ~liG
would desire To nave their part vi uny burden
| imposed on their fellow citizens of the county
lpr the support Of cause IN which lhey hay,
co!nulnn Interest; md .hey therefore &c
sprct:ul!y ask that, 10 order tV correct this IL
equality, ,pur honorable body will pass 81
orLi;.str':e hu!i.oriz NJ the COUNTY court y
Frederick u icvy Upon the citizens u, Vim
chester their !ull AMI fair prnportlun of ANY
debt contracted in PURSUANCE Of tiie dci1E u
the county court heieinb"iUre lelerre.i ~
| nl yc.ir p,.tuufjujis!S; vii, ever uru- &