The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-12-13
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
Ertraets from The Journals Of he House 0
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ErHdcfS from ne J0HrHdtS Of The House ~
Delegates.
Tuesday, Dec. j.-Thc Chair proceeded
10 appoint the standing committees of tn,
House.
The House then proceeded To appoint
the clerksto certain standing committees
and on Mr.. Shlte's motion, the following
were appointed without opposition, aud
therefore without ballot viz: 'Calthorl
Howard, clerk ofthe committee for courts
of justice Peyton Drew, of the commit
tee of roads and internal navigation and
Charles Barrett, clerk OF the committees OF
privileges and elections, nndof claims.
The clerk 10 tine committee of PROPOSE
tons and grievances was stial wanting to
supply the place of Mr.. Edmund Pendie-
ton, elected last winter superintendent ri
the pententiary. For this vacancy, four
teen candidates were Brought forward and
after four ballots, Thomas Nanherson OF
Nichmend was elected Mr.. Madison ma
king an unavailing attempt 10 postpone the
consideration of the subject tif1thc 3Ist OF
March, with view Of permitting the com
mittee 10 select It's own clerkl
The Speaker laid before the House The
annual communication from the. treasurer
the commonwealth. From this it APP.
pears, that ON the ist OF October, 1921
there was in the Treasury sr4O,729 50
cents that during the hast fiscal year the
receipts AT the Treasury amount to $3.50.
500 70 cents, aud disbursements during tn,
same period to S770,955 So cents lcav
ing n balance in the Treasury on the sOtl
day of September last Of sle0,473 II
cents.n
On Mr.. MTrs's motion LAID en- the tabl,
ami ordered 10 be printed.
On Mr.. Lees motion, leave was given {,
bring in 4 bill to amend the act for arran
glng the counties of this commonwealth in
to districts To choose representatives. 10 Con
grcSS"-and the following committee wa,
appointed for that purpose viz Messrs
Lee, White, Garland, Watkins of Primo,
Edward, Doddridgc, Baldwin, Gordon
linton, Hunter, Lewis, Neyill, Graves
Stratton, Wyatt Of Charlotte, Barbour
McRae, Loyal, Bives of A!bemar'c, Epps
| Mallory, Millerof Cumberland, Sherrard
Price, Harvie, Shannon, Morgan of .Icfier
son, Griffin, Samuels, Yancey, Falfiax anC
GogSin.
| The Speaker laid before the House TN,
following communication from the Gem.
mlssleners Of the sinking fund
Richmond, 2d December, 1892.
| SR-The undersigned commissioners o
the Sinking Fund have the honor to repoi
to the General Assembly, that during tn,
last fiscal year they have redeemed sixty
one thousand, one hundred aud seventy 81,
dollars thirty eight cents of the public debt
aoc that tn, interest paid during the sam,
period, amounts TO the sum of nineteen thou
sard nine hundred and flty-onr dollar
thirty cents.
Very respectfully your humble servants
| JERMAN BAKER, Treasurer.
j. Z. HEATH, Auditor
The Speaker cffhe
| House Of Delegates.
Wednesday, Dec. 1.-THE II. Of Dele
gates rose at an early hour, Sundrv peti
/ tlons,e were received and referred an,
some others rejected
On motion OF MIR. Mason, the House re
solved to proceed jointly with the Seuat
on Saturday to the election OF Governors
Mr.. Spooner also moved thatthe come +
the resolution to proceed Oh Saturda
To The election ola Judge to supply the va
cancy occasioned by the death Of Judg
R0ane. st
, MIR. Morris of Wood. objected to there
soutionson the ground that the vacanc
had not been officially made known to til
House, he would prefer a resolution cal
Ing on the executive for information as [
, the vacancies which had occurred durin
| the recess of the Legislature. and move
that for the present the resolution be ,lai
onthe table, which motion was carried
the affirmative.
/ MIR. Morgan of MonongaEa moved ft
1 leave to bring in bill to Rnend the act Pre-