Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-01-04
VIRGINIA ~EEGHsAATURE.
HOUSE OF

IOOSH vi
Tucsday, Jan. 2.
The Speaker announced the Standing Committees as
follows:
Privileges md Eleotious.-Mcssrs P~endlelon, MaIlo.
ry, Davis, Dickinson, Deskius, Spencer, Sandwich, Sc
gar, Robertson, Buck, TAR, Thomas and Walker.
Courts Of ~Justicc.-Mcssrs. May, Stands, Voolfolk,
Harrison, TunstaIl, Stuart, Bailey of a., Chapman Of
H., Fisher, Rives, Daniel, Hodges and McPhe5son.
Cox, Marshall, Peylon, McCandlish, Ednunds, Kinney,
Tayloe, Flowers, Chapman Of G., Clayton and McCon.
nell.
Propositions anil Grieranccs.-Mcssrs. Hill, Strange,
Taylor Of H., Ripley, Smith Of X, C%asl!eman, Allen,
Triplett, Tllornburg, Morgan, FryaLt, SangsteE and
Adams.
Cnims.-Messrs. Yancey, TurnbulI, Mccoy, Baylcy
Of s., Cootes, Williams, Morris, Chealiam, Douglas,
Bird, Mitchell, BurweIl and Barnett.
i;oads and Internal .Nauigatuon.- Messrs. Watkins,
Beard, Wilson, Crulchiield, Murdaush, Mullen, Gun.
~ninghum, Mayberry, Venablc, Peyton, Smith OF H.,
Goodwin aud Glcavrs.
.Niiin.- hlessrs. Smith Of |. Of w, Crulchfeld, Cab.
ell, Conn, Watts, Gray and Holloway.
FTnancc.-Messrs. Rves, Brown, Turnbuil, Luckctt,
Peter, Fisher, Shanks, Cobbs and Taliaierro.
Committee to EEaminc the Neutrality-suspicious..
Brown, Harrison, Newman, Orgain, Gay, Fairfax and
Culbrrtson.
To ez4mine the :7rmory-Messrs, Mallory, snodg'3ss,
Prince, Witten, Taylor of l. and Martin.
To s1am;nc The E1ccntirc Expenditures Ro-
bertson, Whiting, Lucas, Mlc!Iaux, Ford, Keen, Smith
OF G.
To eramine the Isl .9uditor's OGice.-alessrs. Sherrard,
Hudgins, Newman, Pinell, Jeler, Corbin, and Conway.
IT, eramine The I'd .4uditoy's QGec.-Messrs. Kinney,
Luckell, Wood, Lorimcr, Servant, Mcdonald, and FItz.
gerald.
To craninc the Clerks O~6cc.-Messrs. Ford, Lucas,
Prince, Goodson, Crawford, Orgain, and Diggrs.
To cza,niue The .Rsgis!cr's ~06iee.-Messts. Raymond,
Jeter, Hnbare, Alexander, G6adson, Martin, and Odell.
Joint Committee TO ezaminehe Treasnrer'S .1cc0untS.-
Messrs. Peter. PouIson, Luckelt, HUBBARD, Hudgins,
Oglesby, and Wood.
G -. Il n Or Il. nr--. z-. n.
hell, Clayton, Vaughan, Strange, Servant, Whiting, and
Alexander.
Joint Commiucc on The Lbrary-Messrs. Voolfolk,
Garland, Leyburn, Smith OF G., Tayloc, Edmunds, and
Marshall.
agriculture and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Randolph,
Vaughan, Wright, CardweII, Jeler, Michaux, Wood, Lo'
rimer, Shunks, OdelL, Raymond, Alexander, and Grny.
To Examine Enrolled Bhs.-Messrs. Coolies, Dickin.
Mccoy, Fitzgerald, Bayley OF Surry, Conway, Card
well, Cul6ertson, and Morris.
Mr.. RonEKrsoH presented the petition of John Minor
Bolts, conlesling The election OF William N. Whiting,
the returned member for the county OF HenTIco.
On motion Of Mr.. PESDLEros, Fabius M. Lawson was
appointed clerk of the Committee Of Privileges and Elec.
tiDns.
On motion of Mr.. MAY, Philip S. Fry was appointed
clerk of the Committee Of Courts Of Justice.
On motion of Mr.. WATKINS, Hugh N. Pendleton was
appointed clerk Of the Committee OF Roads and Internal
Navigation.
On motion Of Mr.. Hill, Thomas Fannerson was ap.
pointed clerk of the Committee oil Propositions and
Grievances and Finance.
On motion Of MIR. RAYDoLPu, Edward v. Sparhawk
was appointed clerk Ut the Committee OIL Agriculture
and Manufactures.
On motion Of Mr.. MALLORY, the Committee oil frIvl-
lcgcs and Elections was instructed TO inquire into The ex-
pedlrncy Of repeating the act entitled "an act 10 change
the time Of holding elections for members OF the Gene.
raj Assembly aud Of Congress" passed March Is, 1897;
and Of requiring them 10 be held on tile days heretofore
prescribed by law, &c.
Mr.. CRurcnriELD moved to reins,ate the 18th section
Of The 18th rule of the House, repealed yesterday on
motion OF Mr.. Voolfolk so as to authorize The appoint
tnent Of a joint committee 10 examine the Banks.
This motion was opposed by MIR. NooLfoLK, VINO IN
timated that a molten would this day be offered Tor The
appointment Of 4 select committee OF This House iOf Tie
purpose mentioned.
Mr.. CRurcHrIELp doubted whether q select commit
tee Of this body could make the examination which a
joint committee would be authorized 10 make. He pre-.
suned that 4 committee had tecn appointed ~ The other
branch 10 Join with that OF the House.
Messrs. WouLrutK and SMITH Of |. OF w. opposed
the motion. both contending that n joint committee had
always been entirely useless, although appointed from
year 10 year.
On motion Of MIR. voolfolk. Mr.. Crulchtleld s mo-
ton was laid on the table.
Petitions were presented and rcierred-by Mr.. B'yy
of a., of Patty, a free woman of color, for leave 10 re.
main in the Stale-by Mr.. Mallory of A. B. Drummond,
for the refunding of atax-by MIR. Mullen, of Geo. Fisher
and others. for The opening u road in the county OF ilar-
dy-by Mr.. Cunningham, of the President and Directors
of the Dismal Swamp Canal Company, for permission
u CONSTRUCT IL lOCh uUu uIIl III Det y lGCh~o1 'iI"
Raymond, Of citizens of MonongaIia, for The change of
the term OF the Quarterly Court Of that county-and oil
j. ParseIls, for relief from a judgment in favor OF the
Com~monweaith-by MIR. Cunningham, two petitions oil
citizens of Norfolk Borough, in favor Of the erection Of 4
lock and dam by the Dismal Swamp Canal Company: in
Deck Creek-by Mr.. Chapman, OF citizens of Monroe,
for the Incorporation Of a Joint Stock Conpony TO con-
s,ruct q Turnpike from the Salt Sulphur Springs 10 a
point near the Indian Drafl-by Mr.. Davis, of citizens
of Smylh county, for a road over Walkers Mountain
by Mr.. Gray, Of Catiarine Dixon, for a divorce-by MIR.
Mitchell, OF Sally Ballinger, for a divorce-by MIR.
LeybuEn, of citizens of Rockbridge, for the construction
of road from Goshen, in that county, TO the mouth Of
Simpsons Creek-by MIR. Mitchell, of Zuchar'alI 10.
binsun, for the remission of a ine-by MIR. Watkins, OF
Alexander McClelIand, in behalf of himself and other
heirs of Jnmes Booth. of the Revolutionary army-by
MIR. Alexander, of citizens of Northumberland, in behalf
oithe Colonization Society Of that county-by Mr.. PlnelI,
Of citizens Of Greenbrier, for q separate election.
MIR. Smith of Isle Of Wight, submitted the following
resolution, which was, on his motion, laid on tile table
and ordered 10 be printed:
Resoiecd, That a Select Committe of nine be aP-
pointed, with power to send for persons and. papers: for
the purpose Of examining into tbe"condllion Of the
Banks of this ommonw wealth that The said
obtain from each of the said Banks, statements, verified
on oath, of the amount Of their capital stock actually
paid in, and the value of the real estate belonging TO the,
same the amount Of stock subscribed, ii any, and re-
naming unpaid, the total amount of debts due 10 and
from the said Banks, noting specially The good, doubt.
ful and bad debts, the amount Of gold and silver coin OF
the said Banks on hnnd, the amount Of the bills or notes
in circulation payable on demand, and the amount as lar
as may be of each denomination the amount OF money
deposited, specifying the special dePosites, if any, and
the amount, if any, Of the surplus or contingent fund OF
the said Banks: That the said Committee also obtain a