Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-12-08
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

fe>oiuttoh was auOpteu admitting euEOrS OF news
papers 10 seats thin the bar of the House for the
purpose OF taking notes of the proceedings.
| TUESDAY, DEC. 6.--The Speaker proceeded
to appoint the following Standing Committees
| OF the House:
Committee for Courts of Jtsticc.-Messrs.
Gordon, Watkins of =. l.. Blackburn Tyler, Up
shur, Dromgoole. Mason OF Southampton, MAY,
Cabe, Letter, Winston, B,iggs, Morris OF Wood,
Crawford, Bryce, Powell, McRae OF Chesterfield.
Edsinsion, kin,brough, Goode OF Mecklenburg,
Smith OF Greenbrier, Wilson,, Page OF Gloucester
Basye, Branch, McRae OF Pr. VIM. Jackson, Chris
tian, Woodville, Doptha, Miller of Botetouri,
Williams, Davis of Hanover, Wood, G.lnour,
Paterson OF Augusta, ald Moore oi Roclbridge,
and Pierce
/ Of Propositions and Grievances
Winston, Hill, Vass, AIar,eney, Davis of Orange,
bare, George, Ti,ompson, Bland, Stephenson,
tiarwood, McWhorler, Moore OF Fairfax, w ynn,
, Anderson OF Shenandoah, McComa-, Neville,
Watkins OF Powhatan. Alurdaugh, Cline, Finks
Mccullough, PAYNE, Street, Gand, Segar,
Sloane, Macon, kiser, A,niss, Harvey of Nor
iumberland, Anderson OF Noitoway, Ward of p.
Anne, Snidow, Hiner, Hairston, Bil!ingsly, Shep-
psrd OF Matthews, Givins, Est, forter6eld, and
| King.
Of Cioin,s---NIessrs. Blackburn, Everett,
Crump OF Surry, Saunders of Wyihe, Watkins of
Powhaian, Pollard of k. and G., Silman, Towles,
Turner, Campbell, Persinger, Fletcher Pie.sants
Coleman, Curd, Boulding, Boisseau, Pitts, Lane,
James, GIear, Smith of Logan, Anderson, McFar-
lane, Jones, Sheppard of Middlesex, Berner. Par
sons, Sigler, Jetfers, Reed, Gravelly, Landy, and
Wardlaw.
To Examine the Penhentiayy.-M essrs. Pate
son OF Buckingham, Bowers, Wood. Sherrard,
dct omaS, Collier, Early, Ship, Morton, Harrison,
AcCrunb, Moncure, Jesse, and Cowan.
10 eraiaiRe Executive Expenditures. -Messrs.
iarvie oil the city OF Richmond, Amber, Macon
Mason OF King George, Chalmers, Saunders OF N
Kent, Cook, Di;lard, Ward of Tszewel, Martin,
Preston, and tummins.
10 examine the .drmory --Messrs. Morgan,
| tiungertord, George, NcMahon, billiard, Ne,
Keller, Curtis, kilgore, Russell, Blair and Fullen
" Roads and Internal Navigation Aiessrs
! Tyler, W hie, DromgooIe, CrunIp OF Powhaian
Craig, harvie OF Richmond, Berkeley, Curd, Mil
Ter OF Botet>urt, Gogsin, Darlington, Por;erfied
Smith OF Greenhrer, Rolf 'er, Reynolds, Watts,
Williams, Mopcure, Norton Dupuy, Miller of
iiardy, May, Neville, Jackson, Letter, Wycher
| Alcllhaney, Patteson OF Nelson, E>tll Met oy,
Davis OF Allegheny, Goif 5, slcAlahon.
10 eramine the Registers Office Messrs
Patteson OF Augusta, Cook, Shield Amber, Ward
OF Nottoway, Pollard of X WIN. rowle~, Everett,
tiairson, Nye, Hunter of Nansemond, Davis OF
Orange, and Custin.
| To examine The Clerks Office. --Messrs. Turn
er, Segar, Pollard OF +. VIM Roane, Branch
Wynn. Collier. Dunion, Crmp OF Sany, Chap
man, Noel; Weary aud Dinges.
OF Finance. -Messrs Garland, Crump of Cum
berlsnd, Tyler, Loyal, Wa kins of p Edward,
Gs'don, Blackburn, Carter of Richmond co Moore
of Rockbrdge, Bramham, Cabe.l, DromgooIe,
| Iarvie OF Richmond, Ps,teson OF Briggs, Nor
ria OF w. Bryce, Morton, Ship, WoodyiIle, and
rMcRae of p. VIM.
/ To examine Enrolled Bis -Messrs Veivin,
Iiollenan, George, Penn, Woodhouse, Mel, Ward
| of Nottoway, Mcmahon, Anderson of Shenandoah,
Moncure, Jeter, Mckinley. King, Jones, Cowan,
Berner, letters, and MeCrumb.
/ Of Schools and COHeg Loyal,
| Watkins OF p. Edward, Tyler, White, Wood
Bryce. Garland, Booker, Rives Gholson, Mason
OF Southampton, Upshur, Hill, Masse Harvey
of Richmond. Briggs, Hunter of Nansemond, Page
| OF Williamsburg, Morriss of Gloucester
Joint Committee to examine the Ireasfn er's
accounts. Briggs, Bayse, Turner, Wood
house, Anderson, Ward OF p. Anne, James, Hun
Ter of Campbell. r russell, Henley Morris of W.
| Crmmp oil Powhatan, Dunlap, and Edgington.
To examine the .dudi'or's Ofice.--Messrs
Garter OF Richmond co. Kimbrough, Christian,
Bouldin, Gaines, Witcher, Carter OF p w. McRae
of Chesterfield, Collier, Pitts, Hall, and Gimour
To examine The Bonds of Public Offers
/ Messrs. Burton, Hunter OF Campbell, trump of
Smry. Macon, Saunders OF New Kent, Poll I'D of
K. WIN. Greai, Marteaey, Payne, Marshall, Kger,
Finks, ard Hereford
| On the .uiiitiG.--Messrs. Pryor Hungerford,
Cabel, Hill. Cook, Nevie, Miller OF Hardy, Up
shur, Anderson OF Notoway, CraA ford, Jones
| hcComss, Watts, Bauer. Mason of x George,
FAIRY, Christian, Early. kiger, Mccoy, Smith OF
Sussex Carter Of p. VIM. and Fletcher.
| Communications were received from the Auditor
the President of the Literary Fand, add from the
Governor enclosing Report from he Rector aud
Visitors OF the University of Virginia. They were
all ordered TO be printed.
| Mr.. Ship obtained leave 10 bring in bill to
change the time of the Annual Meeting of the
Stockholders of the Bank Of the Valley from Janu-
airy to some time in July.
UNITED STATES SENATOR.
Mr.. Gusiin offered resolution to proceed jointly
on Monday next with The Senate TO The election of
Senator in Congress 10 the place ofJames Barbour,
Esq On the suggestion OF Mr.. Moore of Rock
ridge. the resolution was changed by The mover so
as to designate Friday the day for the appoint
ment. And il this form il was agreed to by the
House
Mr.. Miller of Boteiourt, presented to the House
letter from the Commissioner Of the Ksnawha
Road and Navigation, stating the reason why il
would not be in his power to make his report the
Legislature during the first week OF its session.
On Mr.. -Marteney's motion The House agreed 10
resolve itself into committee Of the whole on
the 9TH, 70 take into consideration the state OF the
commonwealth.
Thomas Z. Hotoard, was re-sppointed Clerk
to the Committee for Courts Of Justice, and Fabius
LdtCson, to the committee of Privileges and Elec-
tons sboih without opposition. 1homGs pGnney-
son was re-appointed Clerk to the Committee of
Propositions and Grievances in opposition TO Pey-
ton X. Sterhe The vote wasV. l6l, S. d. Pey-
ton Drew was re-appointed Clerk TO the Committee
Of Roads and Internal Navigation, in competition
with Thomas Mckinney. The vote was for ID
ll2, for Mex. 81.
The JoiiOIoing petitions were presented and
referred