Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-02-05
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

The House met at IL o'clock. the SPEAKER IN tue
Chair. Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Brown.
The Journal according 10 the rules, was read hy
the Clerk.
Sundry bills were read and placed upon the cal
endar.
FROM THE COMMITTEE on COURTS OF JUSTICE.
The above Committee asked that the subject of al
lowing the County OF Smythe to sell certain railroad
stocks be referred to the Committee ON propositions
aud G rievanceS. Agreed to.
THE HOUR OF MEETING CHANGED.
Mr.. DUxxINGroN offered a resolution changing
the hour of the meeting of the House from IL NJ TO
III \. NJ, daily.
House had large quantity OF work before them
nothing would be gained by tho adoption oil tile
resolution.
Mr.. CLARK, of Campbell, on the other hand,
thought that the pressing business before the House
imperatvely demanded that the hour OF meeting be
fixed as moved by the gentleman from Prince Will
liam.
The resolution was adopted.
LEAVE or ABSENCE.
Leave Of absence was granted Mr. Gcndy.
MEMORIALS PRESENTED.
Bv Mr. OwES-From citizens of Halifax, praying
that Hyco river be declared II lawful fence. Ee-
r.Ired to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. PENDLETOS-A memorial OF the citizens
of Pulaski Bland and Giles, in relation to the man
ner in which lreights are collected on the Virginia
ELLIS REFERRED.
4 bill to incorporate the town OF Jacksonville,
in the county of raZewell.
Abill 10 incorporate the Bank of the State Of Nr.
gina.
THE BILL TO TRANSFER THE RIGHTS AND FRAN
CuIsEs OF THE JAMES RIVER AND KANAwHA
COMPANY TO THE VIRGINIA CANAL COMPANY
PASSED MARCH %, 1861.
Mr.. GKArrAN explained briefly the new provisions
of the bill reported, when the Speaker said that As II
! was an important as well as lengthy bill, II any
Gentleman desired it To be read at length belol,
| voting, he would have 1t done. No one however
responding, it was read third time by lis title, aud
! nut upon its passage, when it was passed unani,
! mousy-S3 members voting in the Affirmative, and
! none in the negative.
On motion of Mr.. TURNER, of Rappahannock, the
rules were suspended and the bill requiring the
BANKS OF THE COMMONWEALTH TO GO INTO LiQCI
DATION,
was taken up, when the Chair announced that
amendments were in order, first to the original
| bill and then to the substitute therefor.
! On motion of Mr.. JONES, of circulation was
inserted in the first and second sections, after banks
| in the substitute.
! On motion of Mr.. TURNER, OF Rappahannock, the
following provso was added to the fourth section OF
the substitute but such stock shall be delivered IN
equal portions of all such stock so deposited ~ ia'
| a the same may be practicable
| Mr. LEE moved 10 add to the same section
And be il further enacted, that when the said bank
| or banks shall have surrendered all OF the aSSest-
and property belonging to the said banks or held 10y
them in trust for Others the stockholders ol SAID
banks whether individual or corporate, shall he re-
leased from all further liabilities on account OF sand
| banks"
The amendment was lost by the following vote
| 7sAYES.-MeSsTS. Huntington, Evans, llanshrou@ H.
| Hardy, HerndOn, Kilby, Lee Martin and RlNey--9
| NOEs.-Messrs. Atkinson, Baylor, Bckem, Bently
! Booker Brown, Cabel Daniel, Davis Davidson
DeSkins Dickinson, Ellis, English, Fields, GibhOncy
! Graham, Grattau, Graves, Gray, Hancock, Harris
| Holmes jackson, Jones, Joyncs, Kendrick, Lewis
Long Mann, Marshall, Mcdonald, Merit, MILLER
| Moore Morris, Morgan, Newberry, Owen Parsons
| Pate, Peel, PendietOn, Powell Robertson, smith
| Stearns Straughan, StrayeF, j. Med. Taylor, W. F
| H. TAYLOR Teeter Thompson, Towns, Trout, Turner
| Waddell, Wall, White, Wilson, Volt, Wood, Wood
son Woodbridge, Word and the Speaker-66.
The following amendment, a an additional see.
ton, offered by Mr.. Turner, of Rappahannock, wa
adopted
BE 1t enacted, That il any president director
nshier assignee or trustee of any bank in this Com
monwealth shall make any application or DISPOSE
| ton of the assets of such bank otherwise than II
the payment of the creditors of such bank or IN tn
nuidition OF its affairs such president cashier, as
.ianee or trustee shall be deemed guilty of felony
ana upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not les
tban 81 600, nor more than $1,000, and shall IN ad
l,tion to such fine, he confined in the Pententlar
for period not less than one nor more than tire
! years.
The bill was ordered to its engrossment when tn
4 special order, the Stay Law, was taken mp.