Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-01-24
Virginia Legislators.
Extracts from tie Journal of the House Of
Delegates.
REPORT OF THE ARMORY COMMIT
TEEJAN Z ISIH

NIX ONl We nE aRMOkN COMMlT.
TEE....JAN 7, 1919.
The committee appointed on the part
OF the House of Delegates, 10 enquire,
Jointly with Il committee from the Senate,
into the manner in which the manufacto-
~ of arms has been conducted for the
past year, investigating tue conduct OF
the officers, asceriai,ing tue quality of
the arms, examining into The expendi-
ture OF the money appropriated and drawn
from the treasury, the Uuinber of arms
made aud descriptions thereof, the guam
fifty and quality ofcomponent parts, lave,
according 10 order, performed the duties
assigned them, and submit the following
report -
The statement (A) shews with what the
armory has been charged, and with what
II has been credited, within the wear end
ing on the LIST December, 1917, and to
what purposes the sum of s 1881 so
drawn from the treasury, has been appro
prlated amt that 4 $50 muskets and 292
rifles have been made within the same pc
Rod, besides repairs done to arms.
The statement (B) shews the number
and description of arms on hand, at the
arUory, on the LIST day ofDecember, 1917.
together with the quantity of grape and
round shot for cannon.
operations of the -armory have been well
conducted, the conduct of the officers liza
bic TO no known exception, otherwise than
that some of the machinery has been for
some time out of use, the cause of which
the superintendent alledged TO be dis
appointment In obtaining iron; the ap-
preparations of money correctly made.
and fair account thereof kept. In prov
ing the arms In the usual manner. your
committee saw one hundred barrels taken
from The stocks, charged each with the
eigbleenth part OF pound of strong
powder, and two leaden balls weighing
each the eighteenth part of a pound -
which were fired in their presence. and
four of which failed
BY the statement (B) it also appears that
there are on hand "2637 old muskets. i'm
the very worst order. and of very infe-
rior quality" and, from view of them
by the committee, not worth repairing
The committee therefore recommend that
the same should be sold or disposed of
to the best advantage. The committee
would also recommend that the executive
be directed forthwith to remove as many
oil the new arms from the armory 10 tie
arsenal at Lexington, as they are autho-
rised t9 supply the said arsenal with by
the 4th section of the act TO preserve the
public arms, passed February 9Th, 1916.
with the restriction contained i'm the pro-
yiso of the said section.
letter from the clerk 10 the manufac-
Tory OF arms, and a petition of the master
armorer and asSlsfaDtarmorer, stating the
inadequacy OF RETROSPECTIVE present sa-
laries to their support, have been comnu
nlcated TO your committee, who beg leave
10 submit sthe same TO the consideration
OF the house.
The petition of James Bryson TO lease
or rent the foundery and boring mill
communicated by the governor to the
House of Delegates, and referred by that
mouse 10 the armory committee, on its
part, have been also submitted to your
committee.
Inc committee recommend that the
mandatory of arms, including the foun
derry and boring mill, should be sold or
leased for term of years and, if nei-
iher me sale or lease can be advantage
onsiy eHected, that the operations of the
eSlaphsllhient should be discontinued, at
Ter me LIST day of October, 1918. or such
part thereof as cannot be leased The~
recommend that the roof eftbe founderv
and boring mill be Immediately covered
with tile or slaie.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. ID.
a communication from the Senate by
iheir clerk The Senate have passed the
bill, entitled, can act, ESTABLISHING a
town on The lands of Henry Hairston in
the county Of Halifax"
= Enerossed bills" to reduce into one act
une acts concerning public notaries"-
concerning Joel Estes" concerning
DAVID Hunter" concerning VIM. Civ
ems concerning Ezekiel q. Sherman
executor OF Martin Shearman, dec es,
taDllsfilng tile county of Nicholas" to
amend an act, entitled " an act tn amend
an act, entitled an act incorporatiuo a
company to establish a turnpike road
from the town of Manchester TO the town
OF Petersburg" severallv read y
third time and passed.
The Speaker laid before the Uouse
letter from the governor, with commu-
nicatIon from the visitors of the Central
College therein inclosed, which were read
as follow: -"
RICHMOND, Jan. 14th, 1878.
.oiR-daylnS received from the visitors
OF the Central College, near Charlottes-
vlne, report OF their proceedings under
Inelr appointment derived from the gov
ernor, who TO. the time BEING sbaIi ha
the patron of the said College, ! deem
1t my duty TO communicate The Same :"
the House of Delegates, as well in CON,
piiance with tllerequest which il contains
as on account Of the deeply interestinS
object which it contemplafes. lis ;mnnr2'
lance will no doubt, be duly appreciated
and receive that share of deliberate CON,
sldcration which it merits.
have the honor 10 be.
With great respect,
Your obcdient servant.
JAMES p. PRESTON.
The Honorable, the SpecLey