Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-01-10
General Assembly Of Virginia.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

Tuesday,, JanuaryS
The Speaker announced the following Standing Com
mitters ,r.l
OfHourts of Justicc-aIessrs. May, Southall. Tyler
Stuart Voolfolk, Stands, Jackson, Chapman, DANGER
field Tunsall, Hodges, Ed'nunds of Halifax, and Rat
clitfe.
man, venable, BayIy Of Accomack, Mcconnell, Wash
ngton, Cunningham. Robertson, Southall, Merit, Wal
ker, and Flowers.
of Propositions and Grierances-Messr, Seymour
Thonburg, Smith of Isle Wight Bolts, Hoffman, Has
kns Flood, Ramey, Payne, Bare, Anderson, Taylor oil
Halifax and Cobbs
of Claims-Messrs Wi,cher, Cardwell, Urquhart
Taylor of Loudoun, Smith of Rockingham, Boulen
Whitehead, Mccoy, Harris Roberts, Goodson, Fiiz
hugh, and Edmonds Of Fauquier.
Of Roads and Internal .Naui gation-Nessrs. Watkins
Cru,chfeld Wtcher Beard, Crockett, Of Wythe, Toler
Smith Of Kanawha, Barton, Watts, Peyton, Cabell
Stuart, and Robertson.
On tic Militia Laps-Mess Dorman, Bayly Of Ac
conacs, Cru,ch6eld, Smith of Kunuwha, Dorlch TAR
and Watts.
Of Finanee-Nlessrs Kinney, Broadus, sherrsrd
Stephenson, Langhorne, Barnett, Kyle, and Smith o
Gloucester.
To sraminc the neutrality-suspicious.. Voolfolk
Wade, Vaughan, Turner ueskins Reynolds, and Waite
TO examine the Public armoJy-Nlessrs. Crutchfeld
Conn, Lorimer Martin Chopper, Smith OF Russell
Shadwick, Sturm, Fitzgerald, Cubertson, Fox Odell
and White
To examine the Executive Ezpenditures-Mess Ro
beson Urquhart, VERIFY, Radcliffe, Carroll, and Wright
10 examine t.e OtFcc OF 7naI0T o. f>UUtc 1CcouhtS-
Messrs Sherrard, Armstrong, Mcpherson, O'Ferrall
Park, and Bailey Of Surry.
To examine the Office Of Sseond .auditor-Messrs
Beard Holloway, Snodgrass, Mitchell, McCinllck
Carson, and Hail of Grayson
To examine the Clerks OEce-Messrs Taylor of Ma
thews and Mddlesex, Smith Of Mason and Jackson
Clayton, Prince, Orgsn, and Farley.
To examine the Registers OGce-Messrs. Raymond
Frya,t, Dunlap, Crockett Of TuzewelI Gay, Richmond
and Cloud
Io;,, Canmyec In r1an1. fbc Tre1surer,s 3ccovrts-
Messrs. Peylon, Hoffman, Hale of franklin, Edmonds
Of Fauquier, Thomas, Davis Of Smyth, and Alexander
To elamine the Bonds Of Public officers hlessrs
Shands Caldwell, Jackson, Wilcox, Shanks, Danger
field and Martin.
Joint Committee to examine the Public Library Me,srs
Tuns,all, Tayloe Of King George, Corbin, Edmonds
of Halifax, Goode and Cunningham.
Committee Of agriculture and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Barton, Leyburn, Washington, Caldwell, Ball, McCon
nell, Whitehead Venabe, Smith Of Rockingham, Will
COX, Haskins and VERIFY.
To canine Enrolled BIis-Messrs. Wilson, Broadus
Smith of of w., Wood, Servant, Bailey Of surry, and
Mitchell.
To examine Lunatie Hospitals Messrs. Stuart Iy.
Ter, Leyburn, Flowers, Conway, Chopper Toer, Hoo.
way, Smith of Mason and Jackson, and Ball.
Mr. CRUTc HrIELD renewed the motion Of MIR. Watkins
made yesterday adopt the 25h rule of The last session
in reference TO the Committee of Privileges and Elec.
tons He conceived objection 10 the appointment OF
the Committee of Privileges and Elections, and stated
that difficulties would arise If the Committee were
fere with the proposition of The gentleman from King
George. Other questions might arise besides contested
neutrality-suspicious. Of privilege; and he conceived 1t
was TO this Committee that they should be referred.
After some remarks by Messrs WATKINS and TYLER,
the Clerk under the direction Of the Speaker read the
several rules which related to the duties Of the Commit
lee OF Privileges and Elections
Mr.. May argued in favor Of the appointment Of the
committee but suggested certain amendments, which he
Iss'tsd to make on the organization of The committee
ne thought the Committee of l3 too large, and
prefer to reduce l-and he also in favor nf the
so,a" making partial reports to the House, Of such
49, Us 'ney had decided He therefore moved 10
a'sna .ne motion of Mr. Ctu,ch6ed 10 reduce the
y. 'ne committee TO only; another rule pro
So.hg tnat not less than FIVE should act.
W.T.. NhuIchFiELD accepted The amendment-whick
was adopted withou, count
Mr. IArLoE OF King George then called I'd the re,o
lulons he had submitted yesterday, which propose o
plan for deciding contested Elections-by appont
ing Select Committee in each case bv deno.;,ing the
names Of all the members in ballot box and drawing ou
49"The sitting and contrasting members can for cause
deemed sufficient BY the House, set aside any member
or the House may excuse any member for good cause
Other names shall be drawn to supply the number SCI
aside or excused After the Of 40 thus obtain
ed, the sitting and contrasting members may each seec
from among the members present whose names have
no, been drawn. If either fail 10 select the place shall