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GENERAL ARsEHBLY OF VHRSs,A.
EXTRA SESSION
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

sHond0u, June u, 1871.
Al IL o'clock. the Speaker of the
last session. (COl. LINN BANKS Of Ma.
olson, took the Chair. and called the
House TO order.
MIR. Garland offered the following
resolution:
RssotrsG. That . select Joint COM
mi'tee be appointed. with power to
send for persons and papers. examine
witnesses on oath, inquire into the con-
diiion OF the Banks Of this Common
wealth. aud to take into confederation
the penalties aud forfeitures incurred
by said Banks. IN consequence Of their
suspension 81 specie payments: with
leave 10 report by bill OF otherwise.
MIR. Voolfolk moved 20 amend the
resolution, by adding the following
words
And that the Committee he instruct
ed further TO inquire into the iudividu
al accounts Of the dealers Of the Banks
ascertain the amount of theIr indebted.
ness and Of their liabilities 10 the said
institutions.
MIR Smith OF I. Of w. moved 10
amend The amendment Of Mr.. Wool
folk. by inserting after the words in.
dehiedDess. the words "Solvency or
insolvency"
Upon ihis motion some debate arose.
Mr.. Miller asked if the word solven-
CT was 10 be applied 10 the Banks or
to the individuals indebted 10 them3
Mr.. Smith replied, to the latter.
Mr. Griggs wished to know how
long It was intended 10 exlead the ax-
animation. II this plan be adopted. il
could not be gone through with 10 three
months.
The amendment was sustained bv
Messrs. Voolfolk, Booker, Smith sr 1.
Of W., and Fisher, and opposed by
Messss. Rives And Miller, and carried.
Some MISREPRESENTATION appearing 70
have exisied. Mr.. Voolfolk moved q
reconsideration Of the vote on Mr..
Smiths amendment, bat the house re-
fused 10 reconsider.
Some further debate took place be-
tween MessFs. Voolfolk, Booker. Smith
Of l. Of W., aad Newman, Ia favor Of
NJ. WOOlfolk's amsb6msnt &c amend
ed, and MessFS, Rives, Miller, Harri.
500, Moore, Garland and wischsr q
gainsi the PrOpriety Of lie adoption.
The eyes and noes being taken, on
notion Of Mr.. Booker, the amendment
Of Ne. Voolfolk wss rejected By the
following vote
ATEs-Messrs. wiley, Byrd. NJ
MILAN, Booker, M'Alisser, Smith Of
=, Smith Of g.. Cox Of G., Edmands
Of r., Tayiog, Sloaa, NiHan. Shinn.
smith q {. Of W.. Wright, Shsdw,ek.
Anderson. Eeuman, Fisher. Chapman.
Johnson. MuFdnugh, Alexander. Wool
folk, Almond, MoGett. Cooles. lessee.
sPesF' Bare, B4ilsy q s.. Hafgrave.
5ianger. III.
NoEs-Messra. Banks. (speaker.)
Bayly q A.. Poolson, Rives. Ran
dolph, Powell. Stuart, Harper. lSoVRin
Campbell, SnodgTsss. Boyd, Miller.
Wilson Of r.. Bland. Turhbull, Mallo-
y, Willie. Samuel Of C., Cox Of C..
Carson. Hill, Wilson q c.. Vaughan.
SerVaat, Ball, Edmunds of g.. Msr-
shall % r., Dickinson. Strange Des.
kins, Hale Of D., Woods, Hale Of g..
smith 81 CT, Goodall. Mullen, IIasn-
sof, Boiia, Martin. NJ Candlish. Peter.
Donally Hooe, Carter. Collier. STRAIT
ton Lucketi, BFaden. Beard, Hudgins.
Rogers, Garland, Cooper, M'Cauley.
Benton, Brown. Seenr. fitzgerald. Bra.
dy, WiicheF. Funflali, Caeklsv. Pair.
fax Veneble, Shanis. Williams. HAY
mond, Pendleion. DoFman, Moore
Davis, Butts, Cfulch6old, MoneuFr
Gillespie, Ripley, Gibson. Jeii. ssn,-
eeis n W. Cunningham, atay, Sisnasd.
Larimss, Grigrss
The resolution e. originally oGi.rsd
BY MF. Carload was then adopted. and
qeui 70 The Senate.
On molion q ~ Mullen. The
hoese toOk 3 recess uatil 4 o'eloch.