Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-01-10
VIRGINIA LEGISL.aTURE.

PlhGLJNL1 LEGISL.4I'URE.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Wedncsdny, Jan. THE House received
communication from the Senate, stating
that they had passed the Act, Incorporating
tile Hat Creek Library Society in Campbell
county"
| On Mr.. CaldwelPs motion, the House came
to the following Resolution
ResoLred, That the Committee Of Finance
he Instructed TO enquire into the proprieiy of
altering the law imposing tax upon seals in
tee Superior and Inferior Courts.
| o. motion of Mr.. Thompson of Fairfax,
| feSoirtd, That the Committee of Finance
be instructed 10 enquire into the expediency
of auhorsing the Auditor of Public Accounts
IL settle, upon equitable principles, the ac-
counts Of the sheriffs of Fairfax, Londuun,
frederick, Jefferson, Berkeley, Hampshire,
| Shenandoah, Rockingham, Pendle,on and
Hardy, AS far as the militia fines, accruing in
'nid counties, and appropriated To the purchase
oi stock i'm the Little River Turnpike Com
paDy, are n,olved with leave To- report by
bill ar otherwise.
| The following engrossed bills were read
| hhd time, aud passed, viz "a hill {. incorpu-
rating the Alhemarlr Library Society" % to
alter the time ofholdiug certain courts -
I" allowing reward for killing wolves, AS res
poets Wood aud other counties :"-and Z" con-
corning Caiharine Wager. James b. Wager,
and others, heirs of John Wager deceased"
Thursday, Jan. 8.--The House receive a
communication from the Senate, stating, that
| hey had passed the bill, entitled - an act 10
| amend ami explain an act, entitled an act tn
| establish line between the counties of Mason
and Kanawha"--and also the " act concerning
ZachaI iah uunt"-also that they had passed
it1th amendments the bills, entitled, An act,
changing the time of holding The Guarterl,
inrt. az H. a ~.
| lad The " act, auihorising Walker Tnnhrrlake
o erect toll bridge across the Rivanna
| river"
| The House agreed to these amendments
! The Speaker laid before the House a letter
from the Auditor of Public Accounts, which
was read as follows:
.9udiior's Office, January 8, 1924
! Sit: In ohrdIenc,. To a resolution of the
Hou.e of Delegates Of the 9TH inst. requesting
| 'nf" nation of what steps have heen taken 10
recover of John Preston, late Treasurer, Ger
! tain balances due The Literary Fund-and
also OF the Bank ofVirgnia. the sum ofihrty-
| uinc thousand dollars, being the amount of
di' blends "o stock held by the State, declar-
ed in 1914 have the honor to state in rcla-
Ton To the first subject of enquiry, that have
| ascerlaIned from the Cd Auditor that no
steps have been taken Ia recover said baian-
ces due the Literary Fund.-In relation In
the second enquiry, l have also The honor 10
state, that no steps have be+n taken To rpco
yer from the Bank of Virginia the amount of
dividends declared in I814-ihat subje CT
having been brought To the notice of pre"ed-
ing Legislatures, and no measures having
been directed relative To such recovery
l have the honor to be, sir, ynur obedient
! servant. JAS. l.. HEATH, auditor.
On Mr.. Spooner's motion, this letter was
laid upon he table.
The House proceeded according TO the Joint
order of the day, To remove two members OF
tn Executive Council. in obedience to the re-
QUESTIONS Of the Constitution. Four hours
were employed IN the execution of this inexo.
rabie duty-the LIST removal requiring bal
lots and the cd, four ballots.
No discussion took place before the ballot:
commemorative several speeches were de.
tlivered during the progress of the contest. II
has not been our custom TO detail such
speeches and there are particular reasons in
| the present case which would confirm us in ouI
resolution. IL is sufficient for us To state thai
on the snnuneiatOn ofthe cd ballot of the ist
series, Mr.. Morris Of Hanover rose and deliv
cred an eloquent and impressive speech on be-
i half OF Mr.. WORCESTERSHIRE effects of his eIo-
quence are to BE- traced through the three next
! ballots-but as the contest grew warm, and the
number of victims diminished, more anC
more shafts fell upon the venerable head oftha
| respected gentleman the 9TH ballo
struck him on from the Executive Council.
| TN the annuuciafiUn of the Sd ballot, ST se-
rlrs, Col Randolph spoke warmly in favor %
Mr.. PendletOn--and asCribed the votes
against him TO species Of persecution, which
he bad incurred by Isis being the snly mem
Der Of The Council who had not signed the Ii.
bellous Memorial las Col. II. termed it y agains
himstil hiIr nc was the late chief magistrate q
the State. Nor did Col. R conline himself Ia
this train of thought, but freely delivered his
OPINION of the constitution of the Executive
Council, which he called an excrescence He
also spoke freely Ofihe present members who
compose the council, designating them by the
expressions, LIST, 9Th, 9Th members, sc. Mr.
Harvle of, this city replied TO such Of Col
RS remarks as related 10 prosecutions against
! Mr.. Pendleton. He expressed a high res
) pect for Col. II. but appealed to the House &c
I say whether from the run Of the ballots, there
was soy reason To- believe there was any thinl
like persecution against Mr.. P.-Mr. COlstor
also made some enquiries, TO which Mr.. Har
vie replied.
At the end Of the list series Of ballots, Mr.
. Morriss Of G.. moved to postpone the furbe
execution of the joint order Of the day.-Mr
Garland supported this motion, which wa
= Opposed by Mcssrs Mason Of Stafford, Loy
all and Blackburn. The motion was rejected
: Mr.. Garland then rose, and at considerable
length urged hIs objections against MIR. Dan
itPs remaining in the Couucil.-These oblec
lions were substantially the same which wer