Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-12-09
T'iRGLS'I.7 LEGiSL.1TGRE.
r. y. TRrcE, Scc'y.
HOUSE OF

Tncsday, Dc. :.
The Speaker announced The following standing com.
mittees:
Priracgrs ami Henions.- Messrs. Scott Of F, Slro
Their, Clark, Irving, Hopkins, ~Ilaskins, Mayo, flarvie
and Thomas.
Courts of Jusfire-Nessrs. Baldwin, Holleman, Bay.
ly, Irving, Daniel, Scott Of F., Taylor Of ~. b., Ga.
perton, Holiday, Byrd, Wallace Of r., Ford, and Wing
field.
srhools and CoHcges-Messrs Rives, Leyburn, Bow.
en-, Wilson, Boyd, Armstrong, Warren, Kennedy,
McTae, EteIlridge, Jones Of B., Smith ofN., and Kin.
ney.
On Propositions and Grierances Jackson,
Ramey, Smith of n, Harold, Cheatham, Orrick, Smith
Of NJ. and j., Mays, Woods, Banks, Cox of b. and L.,
Foster and Tate.
Claims.-Messrs Holiday, Dry, Mclaughlin, Hi
ner, Shipman, Kcene, Hiden, Holloway, Heath, Craw,
ford, Thompson, Moore, and Nowlin.
On Roads and Internal OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Toler,
Jackson, Kinney, Leyburn, Watts, Smith of R Smith
Of K, Goodson, Daniel, Hunter, Mclaughlin, Mullin,
and Watkins.
Militia Lams.-Mcssrs. Watts, Guerrant, Taylor Of
L., Banks, Davis Of Amherst, Dabney, and kincheloe.
Finance-Messrs. Dorman, Broadus, Clark, Erskine,
Wallace of King George, Leltwich, Vance, Riyes, and
French.
On Mc Penientiayy -Messrs. Cox Of c., Keene,
Cowan. Newkirk, Davis of Montgomery, Jones of B.,
and Early.
On tie Public .7rmory-Messrs. Hunter, Marshall,
Digges, Mcpherson, Samuel, Mcllhaney, and Pugh.
OeJuWiHe me LIeCufIe Stro-
ther, Brown Of p, Davis Of h. and g., Fitzgerald,
Ailworth, Brown of Warwick AMI Elizabeth City, and
Scott Of Mecklcnburg.
To e1amine the Office Of The .7udior Of Puzzle &c
counts. = Messrs. Dabney, Armstrong, Hiden, Riddlck,
Buck, Robbins, and Martin of Marshall.
To eyamiae the Second .7gdtor's OGee-Nlessrs. Byrd,
Mitchell, Moler, Williams, Desklns, Watkins, and
Grigss. MD
Vaughn, Spencer, %Shipman, Elliot, Mcpherson, and
Grawner
To eramine tie Registers O6ce.-Messrs. Brown Of
F., Trquhart, Morgan, Gatewood, Bowen, CULLEN, and
Martin Oft
To ezamias the Treasures 9eeOnRts.-Messrs Yerby
Holloway. Semple, Walker, Thompson, Payne and,
| Wood.
Examine The Bonds Of Public OGieers.-Messrs. Hop
kins, Cox, Of c., Ailworll, Mayo, EdgiEglon, Appe-
son, and Harrison Of B..
To Examine Enrolled Bills Messrs. Cardwell
Wingfeld, Williams, Kinney. l.,,asiey, Foster and smitl
of II.
On The Libre-y-Messrs. Bayly, Dorman, Wallace
of X. G., Caperton, Wallace Of r, Irving of c., ane
DAVIS of A..
On agriculture and Neutrality-suspicious.. Leyburr
Cardwell, Kennedy, McCauley, Grimes, Robinson
Hiner, Woodward, Orrick, Carroll, Clendenin, Woods
and Harrison Of NJ.
On Lmaatic .4sy'ums.-Messrs. Kinney, Bowden,
Mitchell, Lyon, Smith Of n, Edmonds, Smith of NJ
and J., VERIFY, Cheathan, Urquhari, kinchcIoe, Mayse
dIu oklOkiSlt
Or Basks.- Messrs. iIolIeman, Toler, Baldwin
Wood, Daniel, ~Ilaskins, Taylor Of N. b, Wallace o
F., STROLLER, Edglngton, Ilaryis, Leftwich, Smith o
h.
Ga Trade and Mechanic .4rs.-Messrs. Erskine,
Payne, Newkirk, Goodson, Eiheridge, Harold, hes
kins, Samuel, Wilson, Elliott, Grimes, Moore, ans
Jones of B
On motion Of Mr.. Brown Of Preston,
Resois.a, That the Committed Of Courts of Justice
lie instructed 10 inquire into the expediency Of author.
lsing the Superior Courts OF Law and Chanoery, in &c,
lions of iade6itntus a~ssumpt, when they shall! be sa!ls.
fed that such action is neither frivolous nos vexa,Ious,
TO enter judgment for The plaintiff with o, without cost
as may seem just notwithstanding the jury may assess
the PLAINTIFF damages 10 . sum less than fifty dollars
On motion Of Mr.. BYRD,
RESOLVED, That the Committee for Courts Of Justice
enquire promptly into The props,eiy Of adopting mea,
sures for the relief ofsack Of The Collectors orthe Pub
lie Revenue as shall have received at par notes Of tht
North Western Bank Of Virginia, and the Merchants
and Mechanics Bank Of Wheeling in psyE,esi Of tare:
and dues 10 Me Commonwealth; III consequence Of ,h,
refusal Of The Opposite, Ranks To receive the same, OF
general deposile 10 tho credit Of The Treasurer Of th
Commonwealth.
In Introducing the foregoing resolution, MIR. BYRl
remarked, that much difficulty and incon venience hs,
been experienced in consequence Of The deprecia,io,
Of the notes of the Wheeling banks. II was right tina
The cause o! this should be inquired into. Tie note