Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-12-11
House oil Delegates.

tVHL'' Ay,nuNrs-Messrs. Suckley Jones oi G., Lacy,
fnmiaN, Williams. Wallace, aud Fitzhugh.
COMMITTEE EXAMINE Tur OrrIcE OF rur 2yp Arprr,E
-Messs lliett Hill of :, Thompson OF Hill OF f. & ~
BrcSihiu. Macliu, and CasSman.
CoNMtrTrE ENANINE TuE CLERE's OrrtcE-NIessrs
|hines CardweI, Fox, Harrison ol b. Walker, Morris
aud Morrison.
Caldwell. F>'' ''N
CoNWrrrr To Ey,NrNE TuE TKrAsuREk's Accouvrs-
Mcssrs. Thompson OF d. Brown OF NJ Byrd Thompson of
II, Slaughter, Frnney. aud Richmond.
CoNNIrrEr r. E'ANtNE rus BDNps OF PuBLtc OFFICERS
-Messrs Suothcr Chisman, Laner, Love- Dillard Hill
OF T. X n, and Duncan.
Counties EXAMINE THE PuBric LrBKARr-Messrs
Iuns'al Chisman, Gusts, Bene, Hunter, Caldwell and
Thompson OF J.
COMMITTEE oN AGElc-LruEE ANp MANUFAcruRE.-Mes.
srs Davis, Thompson Of b, Ballard Macliu, waggoner
Thompson OF II, Majors, Cockey, Scruggs, EdmOndson
Schoo.eY. Richmond and Walker.
COMMITTEE To EXAMINE ENRcILEp BItEs-NIessrs Still
man. Berne, Homer Raymond. Castleman, Perrow and
Carroll.
COMMITTEES OK LuvArrc AsyrrNs-. Messrs Tate. Thomp
son OF d. Howard, Shelley, VERIFY, Roanc, Brown OF A.
Kelley aud Brcaiht.
COMMITTEES on BANK.-Messrs. Lcakc. Harvey. Syme.
Mayo Etsngion, Freeman, Chlsman PoindcNeT, Mosby
Roaue. and StOvall
COMMITTEE on TRApE AND MECHANIC ARrs-Messrs Ro-
5'nson, helms, Gliispe, Raymond Majors, Darrncot
smith, haPpof, WaGgoner, Edmondson of l., and Tarri-
son II b.
SELECT Co,urrrEE on PErrroN OF LITERARY soerrr
tE"N h'NNEY- MessFs lllett. Thompson OF Hampshire,
Ha5gravc, Castoman, and Wall
RLtORIS OF COMMITTEES,
Mr.. Bo'o,E, Chairman OF the Committee OF Courts of
Justice, reported Bill changing the time Of holding the
terms OF the County Court OF Wetsel.
MIR. WATTS, Chairman OF the Committee on the Militia
Laws, reported the following Bills
Whereas requision has been m de upon the Governor
oi this commonwealth, by the President OF the United
States tor one Regiment Infantry volunteers To serve dur
ing the war with the Republic Of Mexico and one baal-
ION OF said regiment las been required to rendezvous at
the city Of Richmond and the other Guyandous And
whereas 10y an order OF the Secretary OF War Of the United
States, the said troops thus required will not be mustered
into the service OF the United States except by baaons
and in order 10 furnish said troops with pay aud raons I'm
al thus mustered as Aforesaid
BE u eE1eisd ~ the General ASseHg5lg of ViygiBia
That MhensyeVtE company Of volunteers shall have the
requisite number OF rank and file, aud shall have proceed.
ed 20 elect their company officers, that from the time Of said
election, each company thus formed and organized and
subsequently mustered into the service o the United States
shall be regarded "a the State Of Virginia
subject 20 the rules and articles government
II the army Of The United States, aud shall be entitled Ia
the pay and Is allowed by lsw 10 non-c,
mis.oned officers aud pgaes, the Infantry service OF
the United states, until mustered into tue service OF the
United States.
Be n further enacted, That in order TO enable the
Governor OF this Commonwealth the provisions
OF tins law that sum not exceeding thousand dollars
be, aud the same hereby appropriated out of any money
IN the Treasury not Otherwise appropriated.
he n further enacted, That this shall bo in force
ana take effect, from the passing thereof.
Mr.. DORIAN moved 10 take up and consider this Bill At
once, us enactment being vi immediate and
pressing necessity
Mr. LASER opposed the taking up, upon the ground that
the Bill proposed To provide tor the equipment aud support
OF the Volunteers from the State Treasury which he deem
ed wholly ineNpedient and improper.
Mr. LEAEE hoped the House would hesitate TO take
no the I. Information as positive need be, and lac
supposed 10 the satisfaction Of every one, had reached
that the Government Washington refused 10 deny the
expenses oi the Volunteers while organizing service
aud That It would still refuse to any expense their
account unu they were actually mustered service IN
the manner prescribed by that Government which was by
limitations aud not by Companies. u vas not the
lime to discuss the powers Of the War Department the
prophecy Z" ils proceeding ~ requiring that the Volunteer
shall be mustered into by B.taon- but was ratc.
i" utne tor prompt aud speedy uctun of que
ton 80 triug and Indifferent best. Tho men enlisted
were already becoming inpatient aud Disconnected since
no p'o'isi1n had been made Tor thcm should no,
stop 10 count the p1itry cost Of sustaining them ~ their
noble aspirations 10 serve their country time uf need
m"ch less To enquire whether the expenditure incurred
would be refunded 10 us 10y the General Government.
Mr. DuENaN hoped that members would refrain from
discussing he Of the Bail until tho House agreed q,
take az and consider II.
Mr. LAMrE again insisted tina, It was clearly the duty Of
Tie General Government 20 deiray every expense attendant
upon tue raising Of troops tor tho United States service
and featrmcd The right Of the State have refunded
any amount OF expense which IL might incur.
The House here agreed to Toxic up aud consider the Bill
Mr. SyvE desired say word or two Io sboud nost
assured'y Tor the Bill. His voting for the Bll how
ever, could have nothing do with he opinion Of the CON
duct Of the Srcio,ry at War In this matter By the first
proclamation OF Government calling for Volunteers those
eni-ng were compelled To no immediate and necessary
expense they could complete their organization and sull
pursuc t'if ordinary uyucIuu- without great turuysni-
ence But by the ate PROCLAMATION the call IL pcremptory
An immediate aud prompt response to have been
expected aud when that response has been made Of once
aud 100 manner becoming patriotic sons when they
have eii their business and rushed with enthusiasm 10 form
under he 'ounys banner the acceptance Of their
vices has been deferred ord deferred aud vet still longer
deferred when every days delay il oxbuusng the made
qunte U those who have lett tsir occuuauoHs v
The poor "PGfrh'd Wssehs1 Of the War Drpart-
mcnt, " can only you by Blulli1ns" lie con
sdciea 'ho whole affair trrk Of 'he War Department.
shit upon tho State Of Virginia tho burden Of an expense
winch the Government itself should certainly bear
and for one be- should insist thai the amount expended
| should be refunded by the General Government
Mr. HrEg, would coll upon the Committee from whom
ths BIZ culultcd Tor certain infyrmntOu-hc should ynto
for the Bit, yet n clause OF H. 1t seemed d, b. Implied
That tie volunteers were 90 be Kissed Virginia roup-
which construction. % % could bc properly placed ug.p IT,
might bar any future claim upon the General Government
/ for lhe recovery Of the proposed e. be- expended
] Nj wars, o. Chairman Of tho Committee arose and
sud Doe would respond cheehuy 10 tho ,nguirss Of IA,
| gent,min from Northampton tNr Yfrr,J Tho y,c.
ample 90 this Bill Get forth the fact ha roors would NOT
Do mustered INTO Tho service Of tho United Stcs except
by B1ta 1ns and thus the order Df tho Secretary OF
war I17 &c, was cctcd ir The preamble that might
hereafter be known under what circumstances they we're
recognized aH Virginia troops She pay a. tho STATE and
that the state might hereafter urge any u.t claim s,.
There was n0 discrepancy between the preamble and the
bH IHc cmp1ncs were not 90 hc mustered into the nc
na service of The State, but merely 10 be srcd
as ~ h' service Of Nun1, Tor tho purpose Of providing
them with pay and subsiaiencc until they were ,,,dv f,
the service Tor which they were intended. That some
such Cgsat0n necessary. no ono could d.rlt ,b,
wa7 az aI acquainted with the facts. Several or r,sso
companies were afcadY organized and ready Tor the scr
vice tho country tuoy unpr0yidrd with pu,rtor.
an1 Provision aud unless provision speedily made tho
COMMITTEE which reported that Bill fully assured that
many q them, not OIL, would dsblui, and to hone i,t
virginia would furnish her quota Of volunteers tyr the war
pcnsh with their di-fnsmbt uncnt
Mr.. SrfWrNs.y would vote i0r tho Bill ho neither
hoped nor expected any Tor The expenditure pro,
posed by IT, lie was gueyod To- see the spirit Of plotsm
up'ni her demanded In the field l uphoId
e National Flag, and he wanted 10 know o. the State of
NrRnia would damp the ardOr Of that nauvo pataot.
which Impo.cd her heed that CALL by denying Tor
NOR equipment and pPou, % pttancc iat pro.
posed by the Bill What could snna amount b. in
Tue oycs Of YHginians! yet, especially with what die
dam must she regard w. when compared vb the we'll
being Of her proud name and character FOR himself he
would vote ~ appropriation 10 dely the expense Of