Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-06
Virginia Legislature.
SENATE

of the banks to the extent of one million, nine han
dred and ffty-oac thousand, four hundred and NM
| dollars and .fffythrce cents; and the average
| loans during the same period have reached abou
SOM OOO. and NJ no time after the bank was fairly
| under way have the loans to the people to WHOM
van refer beeu less than double the capital stock
! The bank: and the records OF the discounts show
that not a dollar has been loaned above SIX PEI
! cent Der annum-when II was known to the borrOwe
| that We could have loaned every dollar we had I,
! the Government oil the United Stdte' at seven pc
! cent. per annum.
I'm to very recently the Government of the United
States kept large deposits with the banks here, which
enabled them TO give to the people these accommo
! datOns.
| Before the war Richmond had Il banking capita
of five million dollars. whilst the whole capital o
the National Banks of Richmond does not exceed
| five hundred and fifty thousand dOllars-leSs than
ten per cent. of the capital formerly enjoyed by the
| people and TO expect that that small capital can
supply the wants of the people, is to suppose an I'M
| possibility
agree with you, that the repeal of the usury laws
will supply this want in great measure, and aid
the National banks to effect loans in the Northern
| cities by the farmers and business men. am sure
you have been led into error in your comments upon
the National banks, and will correct As far as lies
in your power, the wrong impressions you have
made. Very respectfully
Your Ohedent servant,
II. e. FAINT, President.
Mr. GmNER declared that, according to the exhibit
of Mr.. FAINT himself the bank had made thirteen
and ahalf per cent profit per month It's capital.
He had nothing to retract. When the bill comes up
he expected to show further fact in relation to
the National banks not generally known.
FEES OF CLERKS AND OTHERS.
On motion of Mr. Boiling the bill in relation to
fees of clerks and for other purposes was taken up.
THE bill provides that no clerk shall be made TO per-
form any service until his fees are paid or security
4. t,nfn ,at1it -lall hp
commenced until the party bringing it has given
security for costs.
On motion of Mr. KEEN, the bill was referred to
the Committee on Courts OF Justice
PUBLIC DEGT OF VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA.
The bill in relation to the settlement Of the public
debt of Virginia and West Virginia was taken up on
its second reading.
Mr.. KEEN hoped the bill would not be taken up
to-day 1t was an important bill, and demanded
much deiheration. He was unwilling to recognize
West Virginia rs a State. When lie did, lie must do
it after commissioners had fixed the boundaries. Tie
could not, in his official capacity recognize the dis
memberment Of this old State, lie denounced The
.sschemng treachery" of those who had attempted
il. On his motion, the bill was made the order OF
the day for the 10th instant
PETITION, ETC.
Mr. CABEIL presented petition of f. A. Watson,
guardian, etc. which was referred TO the Committee
for COnTts OF Justice.
Mr. CABELL also presented bill to authorize the
Circuit Court of Amherst to make an allowance for
the support of wilkins Edwin and Lilly V. Watson,
infant children OF wilkins Watkins, deceased, which
was referred to the Committee of Courts OF Justice
On motion of Mr.. LEMOSY, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
The House met at twelve o'cock-the Speaker in
the chair.
BILLS REPORTED B3 THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
Mt. JOYNEs, Chairman Of said committee, re-
ported bill to amend certain sections OF the Code
of Virginia with regard to the expenses incurred in
conveying lunatics from their place of residence to
the State Asyums; ls0, 10 amend the law regard.
ing the taking care of criminals. The bills were laid
upon the table and ordered to be printed.
FROM THE COMMITTEE on ROADS.
Mr. GRAHAM of Bockbrdge, from the Committee
on Roads &c, reported back, without amendment
the Senate bill authorizing the construction OF
bridge between the city of Richmond and the town
of Manchester
FROM THE COMMITTEE ON MECHANIC ARTS
A bill to incorporate the Atlantic Hack and Iron
Company. Ordered to be printed.
co" LAID REGISTRY.
A communication was laid before the housa, by
the Speaker, from the Register of the Land Office III
response to the resolution of the Legislature, requir-
ing report of the operations OF said Office, from
April IT. 1867, IA April ., 1913,
The report is lengthy, aud shows during the time
specified that warrants for l26,94l acres OF public
lands were disposed OF, and that 69,SO3 acres We're
entered during the same period. The report was re-
ierred to the Committee on the Land Registers
Office
THE CONVERSION OF REGISTERED BONDS INTO
COUPONS.
The discussion of this bill came up as unfinished
business and elected considerable discussion. which
was participated in by Mes>rs. llerndon, Watkins,
Clark, of Campbell, Grattan, Evans and Joyne'
QUESTION OF ,nGH PRIVILEGE
Pending the discussion, firing was heard in the 70
tunda of the capitol which caused more members
10 rise ut once than parliamentary law usually per
mits and before the excitement Occasloncd by this
unusnaI demonstration had subsidized, McsSrs. II.
Rives Pollard, of the Examiner, and Nat Tyler of
the EHUWircr were brought to the bar OF the House
i'm custody of Mr.. Il. ". Burke, the Scrgeant-at-
Arms and his assistants. They thereupon, upon tae
demand of tie Speaker, made the following stale
mentS which explain the nature OF Their offences;
Mr. Pollard said he regretted exceedingly that he
had committed breach upon the decormn "' '''
iuGs,, bn, liz. IL ,,Ud uIme - undDt aEE!NalThg
CIRCUMSTANCES In ihnrSdays Enquirer Mr. Tyler
had charged him with dhcct and deliberate false
hood Mr. Tyler, On previous occasions, had us
claimed his Responsibility inr Insulting articles
written and published in his paper and he iMr. rot
Ard) was thereby prevented from having recourse 10
that mode of redress usual among eentlemen-and
thus he was left other alternative than TO lnict
a personal chastsement upon him. For this purpose
he haI sought I' iot '"V u- =, ""u, lurther search
upon the streets being apparently in vain, he sought
Mr. Tyler at the capitol, where he understood him
to be in attendance. II was not his nur.g,s. Al
s.id ~ W more than cane AL Tyler, put, on APP
preaching him, he drew and presented his pstOl.hls
friend aud partner, Mr.. Coleman, at the same time
drawing pistol and firing at him. whereupOn he
drew his and defended himself. He further stated
ftNf,, plf,l
him, that he did not draw his pistol until after Mr..
Tyler had drawn his, and not until after Mr. Cole
man had fired at him. SIr Pollard desired that tine
House would not pass upon his conduct without an
investigation into the facts.
Mr.. Tyler said:
Mr. Speaker have committed no breach OF the
decOrum OF this House. | came in at your door, ana
went out as had the right. fired no pistol. The
gentleman fired in the air, and was in no danger.
Ny pistols are still loaded as You may see.
The SPEAKER read the fOrty-secOnd rule of the
House No person shall be taken into custody 10y
the Sergeant-at Arms upon any complaint or breach
of privilege until the matter is examined before the
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
Mr., PESDLETON, Of Giles, wanted the House at
once to investigate the matter
Mr.. LEE, OF Richmond, desired TO know the mea-
of punishment attached to the offence in ques-
ton.
Mr.. Coleman, of the Enquirer, was here brought
in, and made the following statement:
Mr.. speaker, rs | passed from the door Of your
hall Colonel Tyler was a few feet in advance of me.
When had gotten about ten feet beyond your inner
door Il gentleman, whom did not know, raised
stick and commenced an attack upon Colonel Tyler.
endeavored To pass TO the front door of the capitol,
around the mon railing in the rOtunda when the
person referred Ia fired upon me. had small
sngle.barreed pistol in my pocket. which had been
handed 10 me few minutes before. This fired at
the person who had attacked me. think two other
shots were fired at me, and then member of your
body came up and threw around me his protecting
arms, and endeavOred TO draw me from the melee.
have nothing to add, except that certainly did
not intend to offer any indignity TO this honorable
body and in doing what did, endeavOred only
to obey the imperative dictates of defensive duty
Mr. GRATTAN hoped that the matter would be re.
ferred TO a committee, and such action be taken as
would prevent the occurrence in future of similar
| affairs
Mr.. JOYNEs thought the affair the grayest thai
could Ne submitted 10 the consideration of the House
and feared that members not prepared to give
it the attention it demanded. The offence for which
the parties were arraigned was not committed in
bar-roOm. or at a militia muster, but within the iuris
diction of the Virginia House Of Delegates. during
its session. Its dignity had been consequently out
ragged and the lives OF members and visitors in at
tendance thereby endanged. He hoped the personal
| feelings of members would not, in the least bias
them in their investigation of the affair.
Mr.. CLARK said that he did not know the general
custom in such cases but hoped that the gentlemen
would be tried at the bar Of the House because the
lives of members had been endangered, besides the
liyas nf ladies and othprs who were in the lnhhV