Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-12-04
uednssdnu. Dec. =. 1910.

Mr.. VIM. Tod, ofMathews
On the motion of Mr.. Chaplain, the House then ad-
journed
Uednesday Dec. ., 1910.
The House having been called to order by the Speak
Mr.. TAYlon of Halifax presented petition from a
portion of the citizens of Charlotte, praying for the
Enlistment of precinct election at Keysyle in that
county
A Message was received from the Governor, enclos-
ing the resignation of Mr. Joseph Lpscomb, OF Louisa
County. The letter TO the Governor ASST gned "domes-
tic circumstances as the cause of such resignation.
A letter from Mr. Elisha Melton, the party contest
ing the above for Louisa county, addressed TO the
| Governor, was also read The letter mere no.
tice to the Governor from Mr. Melton, that he had
contested Mr.. Lipscombs right 10 the said seat-hc-
ferred to the Committee of Privileges and Elections
| A communication from the Executive Department,
enclosing the correspondence between that Depart
ment and the Executive of New York, the question
of slavery and on other matters, was, the motion
of Mr. May ordered TO be laid upon the table, and the
usual number of copies to be printed for the use OF the
House.
The Report of the Treasurer for the fiscal year
was laid upon the table, and the usual number OF copies
ordered to be printed.
The Speaker announced the following Standing
Committees of the House, viz
Priciieges and Etections.-Messrs Scott Stephenson
of r., Tayloe of K. G., Chapman, Butts, HALE
Stro,her, Goode and Clarke.
Courts of Justicc.-Messrs May, Warrington,
Lee, Scott, Bayly, Chapman, Gregory, Irving OF y,
Dabney, Caldwell, Ridley, Lanshorne and Taylor OF
| \. B.
Schools and Colleges-Messrs. Goode, I-cybnrn,
Robertson, Gregory, Coles, Burwe Of B., Meredith,
Armstrong, Burke, Coleman and Langhorne'
Propositions and Grieranees-Sml'h OF J. OF w, ia
mey Cabe Taylor of H., hlcRae, Payne, Jackson,
HAMLET, Wade Harrell, Smith of n.
On Cfaims.-Messrs Stephenson of T., Day, brown
ofM., Porter, Hncr, Nc Laughn, shipman, Tayioe OF
r. and L., Carpenter, Booton, Hannah, Heath and
| Keen.
Roads and Internal observation-disclosures Crutchdeld'
Beard Toer Leybu-n, Etherdgc ,Smith Of r., Ballard,
Vance, Goodson, Robertson, Tunsiall, Hepburn and
Stephenson of w - ,
Militia Ld1rS.-Mcssrs. Coles Bayy, w aiker, flooo
: Etherege, McCue and Wiley.
Finaacc.-Alessrs. Dorman, Broadus, Ste phenson o
T., Erskine, Clarke, Smith Of L. of W., Williams anc
Fulton.
To cramine the Penentary, S.c.-Messrs Cox, Zee
Fryatt, Byrd of B., Fitzhugh Cowan and Clayton
To examine the Public .lrmory-Alessrs. CroPper
Tayloe of r. & L., Jones, Cheatham, TAFT, Marshall
of L., Dgges.
Ereeutire OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Robertson, Stuart
Smith of G., Ridley, Brown of p, Davis and Warren
To examine into lst 7uditor's O6fce-Messrs Cabcli
Armstrong, Meredith, Woods Hlden, Wood and Boyd
End auditors Office. -Messrs, Bear, Roane, Mitch
ell, SPOTS, Odell, Johnson and Vandoren 80,
Clerks O6fce.-hessrs Radcliffe, Vaughan, sup.
man, Elliot, Guerrant, Mcpherson and Snider.
Registers OGee.-Messrs Butts, VERIFY, Wilkin
son, Fitzgerald, orrick, Harrison, and Burner
Treasurer's aecounts-Messrs. VERIFY, Mcllae, Kyle,
Donaly, Deskns, Irvine of c., and Bryant.
Bonds of Public Otfeers-Messr,. Worthington, Mar
shall of F., Lee, McRae, Cox, Broadus, and Stephen
son of J.
Public Library-Messrs Tunsta, Corbin, Dorman
Burwel of B., Ridley, Radcliffe, and Tayoe Of King
George.
agriculture and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Leyburn
Mcconnell, Harrison, Marshall of Fauquier Burwe
of G. and W., Haskins, Erskine, Hiner, Cardwell
Conn, Prince, Mullen and Revins.
H. H. ID
: Coleman, Irvine of c., Wiley and Ramey.
Lunatir .7syiums-NIessrs. Gregory, Stuart, Cotton
Roane, Smith of R., Thompson Vance, Langhorne
Brown of n, and Tanzey.
Bands Messrs Crutchfeld, May, Robertson, Toler,
Smith of |. of W. Mcconnell, Wood of f., Goode,
Clarke, Ridley, Taylor, of Norfolk Borough
Trade and Mechanic .4rts.-Messrs Erskine, McCon-
nell, Chopper, Snder, Fzhugh, Cox, Payne, Goodson
Conn and Odell.
On the motion of Mr.. CRurcmrIELD, Mr. Hugh N
Pendleton re-nppointed Clerk to the Committee Of
Roads and Internal Navigation and also 10 the Commit
tee Of Schools and Colleges.
On the motion Of MIR. ScoTr, Mr.. Fabius Lawson
was re-apponted Clerk to the Committee OF Privileges
and Elections, and also of Claims.
r On the motion Of MIR. DoRMAS, Thomas Vannerson
, was re appointed Clerk to the Committee OF PROPOSE
: tons and Grievances.
On the motion of Mr. MAY, Mr.. Philip S. Fry was
reappolnted Clerk to the Committee OF Courts OF JUS
tice.
II On the motion of Mr.. Coles, Mr.. John L. Sorre
was appointed Clerk to the Committee the Militia
and also to the Committee of Agriculture and Manu-
features.
4 Byrd Chamberavne appointed Clerk OF the
Committees on Banks and of Trade and Mechanic Arts
The Speaker also laid before the House the Annual
Report OF the Treasurer Of the Commonwealth. Laid
on the table and ordered to be printed.
ELECTION OF IT, s. SENATOR.
Mr. DoEMAS offered the following resolutions
RESOLVED, That this House will proceed BY joint vote
with the Senate on Friday next, to the election OF
S. Senator fiji the vacancy occasioned by the eXpi'
ration of the term of VIM. &. Rives.
The question upon the adoption Of the resolution was
put and carried. Mr.. Bayly who voted in the aihrma-
tive he snid for that purpose, moved Reconsideration
| of the vote.
A considerable debate cnsued upon this motion, in
which the proprety of going into the election on The
day specified in the resolution, was advocated oy
Messrs. Langhorne, Dorman, Tunstal, Robertson ana
Crutchfed, and opposed by Messrs. Bayly, Chopper,
Chapman, Goode and Lee.
| On the one hand it urged that 1T was important
that the State should be represented IN the Senate
that she had been only in part represented Tor year
that the result of the Of contests Tor seats III Tue
House would not affect change the majority IN the
House. and that it was therefore not good argument
/ for postponement
On the other hand it urged that there were five
contested elections and that three seats in the House
were vacant and that if election were had IN TINS
stale of affairs the State might not be properly repre-.
sentcd and that fair and full expression OF the VIII OF
The House should be had 1t further urged, that
60 reral members were still ABSENT and il was not GER
tain that they would arrive before the day designated
in the resolution;-that the present Administrator
would so soon go out of power was not probable that
any ne would be originated and that no 4ues-
ton of great importance likely soon to arse IN
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