Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-05
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LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
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| HOUSE Or DELEGAl ES.
I Tuesday, Dec. 3, 1899
| The Speaker announced tho following Standing Com
mittees of the House, viz:
! COMMITTEE Of Privileges and EItctions-Messrs.
Southall, Stephenson, Fitzgerald Tayoe of King Geo,
Chapman, Butts, Hale Of Franklin, Wood, Banks.
Courts If JuStice-Mcssrs. May, Southall, Bayly,
Jackson of Wood, Hodges, Scott of Fauqucr Rat
cfe, Byrd, Gregory, Lee, Worthington, Chapman,
! Hunter.
Schools and Collegrs-AIessrs. Goodc, Bayy, Vena-
Bile, Lcyburn, Mcconnell, Robertson Walker, Gregg
ry, Kennedy, Meredith Burwell Of b., Ewing and
| Armstrong.
Propositions anil GricranrrS-NIessrs. Smith of |. of
W., Thornburg, Rancy, Cabell, Taylor of H. Haskns,
McRac, Lipscomb Fontaine, Payne, Jackson Of b.,
Hamlet, Wade of NJ.
Roads aad Internal OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Crutchfeld,
Beard, Tolcr, Reynolds, Watts Smith of Rock, Law
son, Seymour, Goodson, Robertson Byrd Tunstal
and Evans.
| G"ims-Alessrs. Stephenson, Roberts, Massie, Mi
chaux, lIiner, Anderson, Shipman, Hannah, Powell,
Carpenter, Heath, Keen and Howell.
| Militia Lars.-Alcssrs. Watts Conn, Flood, Whit
worth, Ethcrdgc McCuc and Walden.
FinnRcr--llessrs. Dorman, Venable, Broadus, Gho
son. Stephenson, Erskne, Clarke of H., Smith Of l. of
W., and Hodges.
Pcntcntary observation-disclosures. Cox, Wade of F.,
Bnrwc of c. and W., Sanger Myers Of b., Organ
and Hudnall.
Public .7rmory-NIcssrs. Hunter, Chopper, Smith of
r., Surms, Fox, White, Tayloe of r. Il L., Tanlan,
Crawford, Mcmillan, Staples, Griever and Myers.
Ererutirc OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Robertson, Stuart,
Smith of G., Ridley, Carol off,, Wright, and Clarke
] of Surrv.
FL cmmime First AUTHORS OGcc-Nlessrs. Fitzgc-
raid, Armstrong, Coleman, Meredith, Snyder, liiden,
and CULLEN
To ern,ninc sceond .7uditor's Ofee-Mcssrs. Beard
Baskerville, MITCHELL Spots Fitzhugh, King, and Al
len of Hampshire
tn examine he Clerks 0Hee-AIessrs. Taylor of NJ.
IL NJ, Smith Of NJ. j., Clayton, Prince, Gucrrant,
Scott Of Marshall, and Alcshrc.
IT, examine he Registers OFce--Messrs. Jackson of
Wood, Butts, lockrdge, Baker, Carroll of Grayson,
Stanrrr, and Bare.
To cramine Mc Trcasurers O@ce-Messrs. Tayloe CT
X. g. Allyn of Norfolk, Clarke of Halifax, Chopper,
McRae Hale ofFranklin, and Cardwell.
tn eromiuc Bonds Of Public 0Grers-Messrs. Sey-
mour, Marshall noane, Worthngton Lee, Broadus,
and Baskerville.
To eraDainc Tie Lbrary-Messrs. Tunstall, Corbin,
Dorman, Burwell Of Bedford, Massic, Ratcli, and
Ridley.
Of agriculture and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Will
son, Nc Connell, Harrison, Marshall VERIFY, Kennedy,
Fox, Haskins, Gibson, Cabell, Cox, Burwe OF Clark
81 Warren and Erskn".
tn eramine Enrolled BWs-Messrs Cardwell, Rey-
nolds, Wood, Mitchell, Conn., VERIFY, and Coleman
To rraminc the Lunatic HospitaIS-Messrs LeybIrn,
Stuart Gregory Baker, HARRISON Allyn of ~, Roane,
Alderson Tavloc of Richmond Il Lancaster and Whit
| worth.
On motion of Mr.. CRurcHFIELp, Hugh \. Pcndlc
ton was appointed Clerk TO the Committee of Roads
and Internal Navigation, and 10 the Committee of
Schools and Colleges.
On motion of Mr.. SourHALL, Fabius Lawson was
appointed Clerk to the Committee of Privileges and
! Elections, and to the Committee of Claims.
On motion Of Mr.. SMITH of !. of w., Thomas Van
ncrson appointed Clerk to the Committee OF Fro
positions and Grievances and TO the Committee OF Fl
nance.
On motion of Mr.. WILSON, John y. Sorrcll was APP
POINTED Clerk TO the Committee of Agriculture and
Manufactures.
On motion of Mr.. MAY, Philip S. Fry appointed
Clerk to Tic Committee for Courts of Justice.
NORFOLK CONTESTED ELECTION.
Mr. Warts presented the memorial Of William E.
Cunningham, contcsting the seat of Joseph T. Allyn,
the returned Delegate from the Borough of Norfolk.
| Mr. JACKSON presented petition from citizens OF
Lewis, Wood and Harrison, for new county
| On motion of Mr.. JACKSON, after much debate and
various nominations, Robert Bradley and William
Chambers re.appontcd doorkeepers.
BILL. FOR THE RELIEF Of THE BANKS.
Mr. MAY, from the Select Committee on that subject
reported bill for the temporary relief of the Banks of
this Commonwealth, in the following words
| BE it tnacrd bY the General assembly That so much
any act may subject any Bank Incorporated oy the
laws of this State to the forfeiture of its charter for
falling or refusing to pay its notes other debts in spe
Gle or to the payment of damages interest higher
than six per cent per annum for such failure or REFUSAL
which may prohibit the receiving of the notes OF such
Bank in payment Of the public taxes debts the de-
the same is hereby suspended. until the first day of
next and if any Bank shall have forfeited its charter
by failing refusing to pay specie, the forfeiture
thereby incurred shall be RENTED and the charter
with all the rights and powers conferred by il, except
such portions hereby suspended, shall continue
in full force and effect until the date above mentIOned
saving all persons the right to in any of the
modes now provided by law, the amount OF any note
other debt due from the Banks, with interest at the rate
of six per cent. per annun.
This act shall be in force from the passing thereof
The bill having been read the first and second times,
| Mr. SMITH of l. of W., moved the following 5 SUBJ
stitute to the bill
Be 1t enacted By tie General assembly, That much
of any acts may subject any bank or banking
company, which has been heretofore incorporated by
law and in actual operation bank, to forfeiture OF
its charter for failing pay redeem its notes or debts
in specie shall be-, and the hereby suspended,
until the last day of the present session Of the General
Assembly: Proridcd That the operations of any such
bank shall be confined to the renewal and TO the receir
ing of discounts and curtailments the securities
which il now holds and to the discount of much bu-
sness paper having than sixty days to run,
shall not exceed fifty per cent OF It's receipts per week
for the discounts and curtaiments aforesaid And pro-
ridcd also that such bank shall make dividends
its stock unless at least ten days previous thereto il
shall have bona fde resumed and continued the pay
ment of its notes and debts in specie on demand.
ind be it further enacted That the General Assembly
reserves to tsefth power of annullng the charter
any bank or banking company, which has been may
be forfeited by virtue of the provisions of any act acts
hereby suspended and ofdrecting that the funds anc
effects Of such bank shall be disposed of in the
therein prescribed,