Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-12-08

er, Witcher, Pendleton, Peter, Harrison, McCauiey,
Turnbu, Luchett, Stewart, and Samuel of w. =,
On motion of Mr.. MrKDAUGH, the following Tesolu.
ton adopted, Mr. NJ. waving the appointment OF
Chairman to the committee proposed and The announce
mrnt Of the committee being post poned until Tomorrow"
RcsuIred That committee of wenty.one be appoint.
I'd l., take into consideration the eIpedency OF ncreas-
ing the Banking Capital Of this Commonwealth.
Petitions were presented and re!erred-by MIR. wiley
o! Horny Hopkins, conte.fng the election OF " ID.
G. Scot .bs d. rs,r returned :, the county cr Pow
hasn-by As Booker, Of VIM Ma.'in for The incorpoTu.
lion ola company 10 work his gold mile III The county 81
Bnrknshan,!y Mr.. Mcncure, Of citizens Of Stafford,
Fau9ncr Cup"rr, and Spottsylyeni for
hank at Falmr.;h-by Nh. Samuel ofC; icitizens of
Caroline lIancver,and King Vim praying thalhe bank
of the North ma and Pumunkey rivers BE- made legal
tence-by MIR. Garland, Of Whiting d.peck, for the
remission Of finely MIR. RiYcs, OF Ihos. Amonet
for the remission Of inc-by hlr. Mullen, Of Thomas
Inskcep, for repayment Of taxesby MIR. Moncure, of
citizens Of Stafford for separate eectlon-sy Mr.
CruchEeld oil the Directors OF the Female Orphan Asy-
lum at Fredericksburg, for legislative abby Mr. Fen
dc,on Of citizens of The town Of Washington in the
couaty Of Rappahannock for change in the act OF IN
corporation Of said town-by Mr. Vaughan, Of Robert
Boiling and others, FOR sle privilege OF selling certain
slaves, the property al a !unatlc.
Mr. MooHE moved adjournment; but at the sug-
gestion Of Mi: Wilson Of B., who stated that several
Electors were 10 be elected this duy-tI!e House took
recess rn'il o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The House reassemb!cd at o'clock. The Speaker
presented communication from the Acting Governor,
enclosing the Report of the Beard of Directors of the
Penlenliary Institution; which, on motion Of MIR. vii.
son Of B., laid on the table
The Speaker also presented letter from the President
of the College Of Electors Of President and Vice Pre-
s!den, as follows:
SENATE CuAmnER1
Tuesday Dec. ., 1895.
Sir Alta meeting OF the Electors this day at o'clock,
at the Capital in the city Of Richmond, for the purpose
of voting for President and Vice President of the
United States the list Of the said Electors called
all tltrrR staF.
vile Of MecklenbuIC WIlum Jones OF Gloucester,
John Gibson Of Prince William, John Bowyer of Rock.
bridge, Andrew Russell of Washington, and Samuel L.
HAYS of Lewis.
This fact am instructed by the College 10 communi.
cate through you to the House OF Delegates.
aml, sir, very respectfully,
Your obed!ent servant,
JOHN CARGlLL,
President Of the College of Electors.
ar. Wilson Of Bntctourt, moved tie following re-
solution, which adopted:-
Resolrcd, That this House will proceed this day, by
Joint vote with the Senate 10 the election of six Flee.
tors of President and Vice President Of the United
States 10 supply the vacancies occasiuncd by the
attendance OF William r. Baskerville, William Jones,
John Gibson, John Bowyer, Andrew Russell, and Sa.
mucl l.. Hays, Electors elected BY the people.
The Senate having cOncurre!, Mr. Watkins non:na-
ted the following gentlemen, al of whom, he was as.
sured, would vote in accordanc" with the sentiments Of
FIrgina, for Main Van Buren,. PRESIDENT and Will
liam Smith, Wee President; to wit: Douglass b.
Lnyne Tor The Allegheny District; John Gibson for the
Washington District William a. HARRISON for the Lewis
District, lloulcr hudg gins, fer the Matthews District;
Chrr,s TurnbuIl, for The Mrcklenburg District; and
john Moncure, for The Prince William District.
The rule being suspended fox the purpose, the vote
was taken upon all the nominations 1T once, and each
received majority Of votes, (n the House, average
OF 3d. and in the Senate. % and declared duly
elected members ri the Electoral College Of Virginia.
On motion Of Dir. Chapman,
The House adjourned
Ucdncsday, Dcc7.
'bp akcrh piu IN
the subject of the increase OF the Banking capital Of this
CONFERENCE.-The, IN pursuance If resolution presented
yesterday b. Mr.. Murdaugh
Mr. SHaHDs said. that there portion Of the
State deeply interested in this subject, which not
represented in this House. He alluded TO the town
Of Petersburg. delegate from which place was to be
elected Tomorrow In order that the people OF Peters
burg might be represented in that committee, he moved
that tn. appointment Of the committee be postponed
Mr. MuRpAuGH said: that the member from Petersburg
might BE- added to the committee hercafter and, the
preliminary preparations OF the committee would occupy
several days there could be objection to its appoint
mcnt at hissime.
The Speaker then announced the following committee
the subject:
Alrssrs Carter Murdaugh, Cunningham, stanard,
WitLcrs hloncure Eady Mcmillan, HUBBARD, Whether,
Beard, Robinson, Miller, Harper Donaly, Crutchheld,
Cooke, Sloan, Wiley, Wilson of c., and Gibson.
On motion of MIR. WATKINS, it was
To-, win the Senate, on onday, the l2lh inst, to the
election of Senator represent this State in the Con-
grrss Of the United States supply the vacancy
stoned by the resignation of b. w. Leigh, Esq.
On motion of Mr.. JOHNSON Of G., leave was given 10
bring in bill amend the incorporating the Black
| Heath Coal Mining Company.
Mr.. CRuTcHFILID sad that the present arrangement
of the House Of Delegates uncomfortable lie
had this very morning suffered severely from the cold
Of the House. and ont of regard for the comfort OF
all, lie proposed the following resolution:
Rcso'rcd, That committee Of five be appointed to in
quire into the expedcncy of making alterations ard i'm
present uncomfortable
lurc aud condition Of the Hal OF the House of Delegates
The resolution adopted; and Messrs. Crutchfeld,
Ball. McCandlish, Wilson OF = , and !l0ore, ap-
pointed said committee.
On motion of Mr.. WILLS, the Committee Of Roads and
Internal Navigation was instructed to inquire into the
cxpedcncy Of requiring the Board of Public Works to
a survey 10 be made, with the view of locating
thai portion Of The Lynchburg and Tennessee Railroad
between Lynchburg and Bufords Gap aud the branches
Of said road from Buchanan anl Fincasi!c.
The SPEAKER presented n report from the Western
Lunatic Hospital for the past GEAR, which was, on mo-
lion of Mr. Dornan. ordered 10 be printed.
On motion of MIR. ScoTr, tho Committee of Agriculture
and Manufactures was instructed TO bring in bill TO IN
Corporate the Chrysia Sulphur Spring Company, III
PowIalun county--and the Committee was in
s,ruced to bring in bill to incorporate the "Woodbury
WooIlen and Cotton Manufacturing Company, i'll
PnwIatnn county.
On motion of Mr. SIAsARD leave was given TO bring
in bill 10 incorporate the Tredagar Iron Company.
Petitions presented an! reerred-By MIR. Bra
dy, Of James Green Commissioner Of the Revenue,
for authority 10 appoint Nsslstant-and Of the said
James Green, for authority 10 lay out town, in Ohio
counly-By Mr.. Harrison, Of Pnneas Chaplin for remit
ncraon for losses sustained by him as contractor
upon the n. Western turnpike -by Mr. Wiley, OF c
z,ns Of Mnnongalia county, for aid 10 omP!ele road
from the Maryland line, to the Ohio riv,.-by Mr. Gun
nnnham Of the citizc Of Norfolk Borough for the es-
adjustment OF independent Bank at that place, with
branches at other p!aces-by Mr.. Smith Of Gcenbrier,
of citizens of that county, for amendments in the act
for the construction of ROAD from Huntsville, to the
Kanawlla turnpke-by Mr.. Goggin, Of John Drury,
for the remission Of fine, for selling spuors liquors.
On motion Of Nr. Watkins, The House adj oGrned.
r-y In publishing the name Of the second Door keeper