Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-13


/ so as To present. at all times, the ira,
stale al the public funds.
That ;hey also ascertain and report 10
this iionse the reason why the iisaSsrer's
Annual Report has been delayed umiii
This aiepcrIod of lie session.
That they ascertain whether the Treas
urer has furnished The Auditor with IA lISi
ot warrants drawn on ihe Treasury IN
each fiscal Year, Distinguishing such as
are pdid and such as are not paid.
That they ascertain whether The Treas
| urertas. during each fiscal wear, furnished
| the Auditor with monlhly lists OF re, cipis
al the Treasury, numbered as The war
ranlS, and stating IN whose name the sew
era! receipts have been given, their res.
PEE tive dates ana amount.
| That They as eriaiu whether the Treas
urer Keeps an alphabrii al register Of GER
| 'Ihca,es in lie manner prescribed by law.
u hat they ascertain what moneys are
now due ON account OF deposits made in
HE treasury tor The purpose OF discliarg-
| iu9 British debts.
| That they cause Ia be laid before them
an account OF the deposits of The public
revenue i'm The Farmers Bank and the
Virginia Bank, designating dates aud
amount {; also an account showing when
| these deposits we're Withdrawn: And in
w'ai manner The Treasure has complied
With The act CT Assembly passed January
| %, 1914, direciiug the manner in which
! deposits shall be made in the two banks ::
and make report.
| That when The committee shall have
closed their examination, that they do pre-
serce tie warrants, subject 10 the further
order ol this House.
Engrossed bills. Establishing several
|
and Joseph Stewart ;"-.'Conceruing Da-
niel Arnold p" Altering The tlne Tor
holding the Superior Court OF Chancerv
iorthe Williamsburg District ;"-"Chamg-
ing ihe time of holding Superior Courts
OF law for The counties OF Madison and
Orange, IL for other purposes - Com
corning Wills Cowper =" Concerning
Josiah Murdaugh =" Concerning j.
seph Towncs, administrator OF John
Chayos, deceased -" To increase the
salary OF tse Inspectors at Randolpb's
warehouse IN The county Of Prince Ed
ward were sevefalIy read Sd time
and passed.
ON motion OF Mr.. White, leave was
given to bring in a bill appointing
commissioners 10 locate aut mark a read
from Winchester Ia Rommry, and from
Winchester 10 The norid branch OF Pnto
mac. al Washington Bottom III the county
of Hampshire" On motion Of Mr.. Ros
zei. an enquiry WAS directed into The
rXpediency If amending the charter of
The Lille River Turnpike Road.
Tuesday. January IA communities
lion was received from The Senate, thai
they had passed the bill Concerning
VIM. BOshrr."
On motion Of Mr. MasilI, the commit
lee orcourts of justice was discharged
from the further consideration OF The
PetiI!sn OF sundry sioc kholders OF The
Farmers Bank of Virginia Aud leave
was granted 10 withdraw tic petition.
On melton of Mr.. Campbell, leave was
gwen 10 bring in ii bill, directing the
place OF holding elections for directors oi
NE Lynchburg and Salem Eurnp Ike
Company, &C." On motion of Mr.. Da-
Wis, to bring III a bill J." repeating Ia parI
Tie 9th 5 cuon of the act CONCERNING HE
inspection OF flour, passed the 18Th of Feb
1919"
The Speaker laid before the House the
following letter from James Barbour, Esq.
one OF The Senators of this state IN HE
Congress OF Tie u. States.
WASHINGTON DEC. 81, 1919
DEAR SiR-ihe Journal OF the federal con-
Veniion thai formed The Constitution has this
day been placed on our table We have oae
Sot'N OH'y DNt dS me legislature session.
an" a. II has Deeu long and assidaOusiy sought
alter. have determined 30 iorego tie pleasure
OF Pefnslng II myself for The present, win Il
vie" OF presenting II TO you Tor the OF
Souiseli dnd such members aS may wish Io
pefuse 1t, or il deemed of sufficient impnr-
lance, to be placed among Tie archives OF the
ldle. In the latter case you may present Ii
10 tie legislature Yuur Ftiend
Linn BdHGS Esq
Speaker Of The II, Of ID.
JAMES BARBOUR
EhgTOssed bulls -" is amend an act
entitled aaaci toreduce into one ac1 HE sc
Veral acts concerning the literary Fund,
ana Tor olher purposes" (wIih It ~ der
moved by Mr.. MagiII ,)-amd Placing
William Waits on the pension list" (wlth
ryder moved by Mr.. Cook, ~ n+re read
3d time and passed
Nj. Miller, from the ,elect committee
upon ihe HissO"ri qntcStjon, reported The
preamble and resolutions referred 10
them, With sundry amendments, which,
Delng Twice read, were, on questions
ssrtVerai!S pui tbereupon, agreed 10 10y ihe
House.
The said preamble and resolutions were
iaTtheT amended, Oh moiions by Mr.
RiVcs :-and The same, as amended.
were agreed ia by the House, in the fol,
loving words:
Tie General Assembly of Virginia view with
deep regret proposition now before The Com
gress of the United -idtes. 10 impose ON thai
portion OF citizens inhabitug Tie Missouri
territory AS "a condition of their admission
Inio the Union, certain restrictive. term.
WI Gu would not only place the propO,ed
stare or an rneq IA iOOHus with tie other
Ai"s, but vIOIdi' aud degrade tie sOvereirr
ch"idct"' ~ wHcha people act when they form
acohsiIiniion orsystcm OF government should
TINS alarming dtieHpt succeed. the will of
congress Is to be substituted for the sovereign
wa OF the people IL the Missouri Territory not
only ~ the adoption OF their constitution, but
To TIE exclusion Of the iuesiinable right To al
Ter TIE same hereafter d. that people may deem