Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-12-08
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
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Mallory llargrave Jessee Davis Dckerson, Spenser,
Edmunds of H., Shadwick, Wiley, Segur and Cog
gin.
Courts Of Jusiicc-Alessrs Siunard Booker, Dorman,
Stands, Wonlt"k Miller HARRISON Wilson of Tun-
stall, Stewart, iiniry Of :, Chapman, ana Fisher
Stdoos and [0Rcg res --ArssrS. Euraut, CunnnYia
botls, Randolph, Iunrr, Moore johnson nf G Sanu
rs OF ", Robinson, naynan. Marshall of f., Mclean.
dish, and Deskius.
PrnpOsnion$ a"d GriernDers-- aessrs Hill, Strange,
Nnkr'. Nixon, Samuel .! g.. McAl:isirr, Bare, Cox,
Hale OF u: Taylor, Slanger, Marn, and Ripley.
C1"tmS-Messrs. Mitcher, Christian, Mccoy, Sloane,
Gibson, Bailey Of F., Turnbutl, Campbell Siratlon
Coos, Woods, Speare and Collier
Roads amt Internal Jfacigaton-Messrs. Watkins,
Beard, Wilson Of g.. Wiley, Crutcilield, alurdaugh
hlcMen, Powell, hlcCaney. Gillespie, Wills, Mul.
len, and Donnci!r.
Commilsec Ua The .uiAia La~s-Messrs Smith of !.
OF w.. Smith OF F, Cru,chhcid, Ball, GoodaIl, Wilson
of b., and Peter
C'omm,uee On Finance-Mcssrs. Rves, Brown, Turn
bull, Luckr.t, Smith Of Greenbrier Anderson, Butts,
Williams and Davenport.
C0nmittes Ia examine The Psnurntiary- Mrssrs Brown,
Harrison, Benton, Williams, Jesse, Layne and Newman
Cd"m.ttce 10 examine tie Public -3rmory-Alessrs Nal.
2ory, Fairax, Wnhers, Snodgrass Harper and Bird.
Committee ~ The E1ecGrc Expenditures IF The
current yGarMessrs. CDnke Rodgers Scott, lludgns,
jubbard Hale Of +. and Bradrn.
Committee to ernmie the Isl ludtLors oBce-hlessrs.
Smith of Grrcnbrier, Edmunds Of f., Cackey, Pou!son
Redd, Alexander and Brady
Commii;cc 10 cramin2 Tic ri .iudtOrs otcs-Messrs.
=
and Bland.
Commute 10 rramine the Clerks oGee-Alessrs Chris.
aan, Almond udglns: Johnson Of W., Cooke, Jett and
wills
COMMITTEE to examine the Registers etFee--Messrs
Woo!iok, Boyd, Aluncure Rogers Cackley, Shnn, Mar
shall Of L., ana Cooper.
Joint Committee 10 eramine the TreJsuvs,s accounts
Alessrs. Jolnson Of C., Servant, Wiley Poulson, Pow
ell, Luckelt, aud Anderson.
Committee 10 examine the bonds Of Public officers
McsSrs. Ausiin GuOdail, Vaughan, Martin, Wilson OF
C.. Fairfax, and Strange.
JOint COMMITTEE tn cru,ninc the Bunk Of Yirgina and
Farmers Bank If Fa.-SlesSrs Carter, Cunningham
Cooke, Sianard, Noncure, Smith Of F., and Wlthers
Joint Committee 20 eIa,ine e Pubic LiJrary-SlessrS
Randolph, Austin, Voolfolk, Smith Of g., Haylnan
Miller, aud Marshall OF +.
Com,nincc Of agriculture and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Wiley, hl"litt, Almond Davenport, Bland Vaughan,
Wright, Richardson, Carson, Austin, Butts, Caupbe
and Eradrn. s.
Committee to eIaminc cnroIcd Lus-Aessrs Luyne
lessee, Dckerson, Mccoy, Ba!cy Of s, Taylor, and
Hale Of G..
Mr.. PEypLrroy moved that Joshua W. Fry be ap
pointed Clerk OF the Committee of Privileges and Eec
tons.
Mr. WILEY nominated FaLus Lawson for the same
office.
The nomination Of ar. Fry sustained by MIR.
Voolfolk and that Of NJ. Lawson by Me$srs. Mallory
and Wltcher, and the roll having been called Joshua
W. Fry received IS votes, and tabius Lawson $50
Ihr latter elected.
On motion Of Mr.. STAsARp, Philip S. Fry APP
pointed Clerk of the Committee Of Courts OF Justice.
On motion OF Mr.. Hill, Thomas Fanneson was APP
pointed Clerk Of the Committee OF Propositions and
Grievances.
On motion Of Mr.. WArKrys, Hugh n. Pendlcton was
appointed Clerk Of the Committee Of Roads and Inter
On motion Of Mr.. WILEY, Edward V. Sparlawk
appointed Clerk of the Committee OF Agriculture and
-Nanuacturcs.
On motion of MIR. Wilson of B 9, it was,
EcsoLrcd, That tins House WILL Saturday, the 10th
i.!s, proceed, by pint ballot with the Senate to the
slection Of Public Piin:er Tor the ensuing year.
The Sprakc communicated letter from the Acting
tiovernnr lc,s:ny lclc1 from il. W. Leigh, resign
ng his office Senator Of The United States. which
read us 0l!ows
"RIcnmoHn, December 5tl, 1886.
'Sir- the letter | addressed To the Speakers Of the
houses uf line Genera! Assembly, under date OF the
Ind aarcL last, announced my purpose to rrsg IN my
office oil Senator OF the u. States al the commencement
of the present session and hereby resign the Of.
flee
-. should have confined this letter to the single pur-
pose Vi making this resignation, il the obligations Vi
ruth and caEdur the cafe owe to my reputation,
and, in my Of things my duty 10 my country and
Institutions, did not Impose upon me Tie necessity OF
correcting miSapprecnsuns, "lch have dlsco'
rercd to exist, rs to my motives Tor reSignlng.
Il shall therefore, avail myself OF this opportunity
to declare, in the most explicit and solemn manner,
"hat thought had int mated very distinctly in my
of thu I'd March, above referred TO, that my sole
motive Tor rcsignng my scat in the Senate,
consist III the lperIous Necessity Am under OF giving
w1Ir attention To private at!rs or rather IN my
sense OF the duty which owe To my inmIiY anu TO ali
nv personal relations in society. could not retain my
seat in the Senate, if would; and must ask leave tn
say further, that far from being III tic slightest degree
Influenced resign by the instructions which the Gcnc
"a. Assembly gave at It's last session. and the reSou
Lion 1t thought proper to adopt that bound TO
obey those instructions or resTn-so Tar, 100, from
being moved by any apprehension OF Tic ctnsure
of the General Assembly, or even OF any pubic od
am | might incur by retaining my otIce, placed
INV whole hope Of the lasting appreciation OF my
country upon my resistance to The principles anu doc
,rincs asserted the resolutions Of The last session. pEin
ciyIes and Doctrines novel in my opinion, they are
erroneous and dangerous tending TO an entire subVer
sion of the Constitution OF the Senate, to an alteration
of the whole frame Of the Federal Guvernment and 10
the destruction Of all the balances wisely provided by
the Constitution well in respect TO The relations ct
the several departments OF the Government towards
each oIher the relation Of the Whole towards the
State Governments.
IL rccursl yru 10 communicate this letter to The &C.
ncru! Assembly.
have the honor to be, Sir with all respect,
Your obetent servant,
To the Hon. WYXDnAM RuBEKTsoS,
Lieut.. Governor OF Virginia.
Mr.. WAITRESS moved that Mr.. Lrishs letter be laid
The table lie said his object was To have this comu-
caticn referred select committee. He did not kno"
that he understood the meaning ol Mr. L. lclrE, or IN
deed, whether he understood that gentleman COURSE
But il struck Mr.. W. that he had IN this letter asSa!lcd
a vital principle, which Frg mia was bound to maintain
If such were the fact, Mir w. thought the Legislature
owed it to ITSELF eassert that principle, aud rrbuke
uublc servant who should set il al naught lie did not
know as would be necessary for COMMITTEE 10 acl on
the subject; but if il should be found, that MI Leigh
xp-tssions were calculated IndIgnly upon the
LEGISLATURE it might be necessary TO shew, that pubic
servants could moi disobry their constituents with pu'
nifty: but were aTerabe to the censuTe OF the people
for doing
Mr. MooEE rose 10 express hope that the gentlemen
of this House would alloy session 10 pass wiinonl
engaging in party strife. He hoped they would be con-
tent 10 The business OF tie people, aY"!oios us
far rs possible extrancnus subjects o an exciting nature
If the suggestion of the gentleman from Goochond
- orId br iollowpd the whole question which lad for