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n of Mr. TALBOT, the House adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

TUESDAY, Jan. 10th, 1884.
RANK or INK OLD DOMINION.
Mr. CLABoRSE Of Halifax offered the following rcsou-
ton:
mttec to inspect the books and examine into the
ings OF the Bank Of the Old Dominion DO enlarged
en- by the appointment Of fourth member the part Of
the House Of Delegates aud third member the part
of tho Senate.
Mr.. CLAIBORNE said:
MIR. SPEAEER-The resolution for the appointment Of
Joint committee to inspect the books and examine into the
proceedings Of the Bank Of the Old Dominion passed tho
Senate on the twentieth day Of December last 1t
before the House in regular order the day. The
Der from Petersburg moved to lay the resolution the
table to await the report of the House Committee GU
Banks, which had postponed the consideration Of the
memorial until the 9th OF January. long debate ensned
on this motion. The House, will be by reference
to the Journal by vote Of a 60 laid the resolution
on the table On the next day the member from Madison
moved to take up the Senate resolution Another long
debate ensued The House refused take up by vote
OF 81 to So has happened that of the minority
has been appointed on the Joint Committee. hope the
resolution will meet with the general approval OF the
House, and be passed without DELAY that the minority
may be represented on the Committee.
Mr. PArRickopposed the resolution and the renewal Of
regard to it.
Mr. BROWNE of s. said IL will be remembered that the
member from hanswha opposed the printing of the men,
Oral on the hrst day OF the session. He again opposed
the printing the second day. He opposedthe Senate
resolution lie opposed the enlargement Of the Bank com
mittee. and at last sir, when the memorial came again
before House committee Banks that gentleman as
have understood from high authority came in late aud
himself moved that the committee report in effect the
Senate resolution When the Committee made its report
called for its reading that every member might under
stand its purport read intended to call up the
report the next day In regular order but the member
contrary TO all parliamentary usage without consultation
with me, took the whole business 81 nv hands and
moved to suspend the rules of the House and adopt the
Senate resolution Now SIR make no charge against the
gentleman but this looks sir as IL the member amer
hghtng against the prompt investigation through all its
stages, when he found must come hot haste for
it. What does he do now srr He opposes the enlarge
ment OF the joint committee, although the minority are
unrepresented on 1t. wish it distinctly understood sir
that mean no dsrespect to the Speaker but desire
minority OF 5s to CO may be represented COM
nittee hope, sir the House will pass the resolution
Mr. fArRcr (evidenty Ironically said he had been con-
sertcu nv the members arguments and eoquence-tha,
he had no desire to steal his thunder.
Mr.. BROWNE said he did not come here TO thunder
nut 10 represent his constituents and the State hon.
estly.
Mr. ToNLIS wished to know Of the member from Hafa.
u the resolution designed an instruction TO the
Speaker to appoint member from the minority GU the
jojFi committee.
Mr. CLAIBORNE supposed that ir the resolution passed
the Speaker would do so; but he wished il distinctly un
dersood that he (e OF tho resouton) did not de-
SIRE to be placed the committee and f appointed
would not serve
Mr. SKINNER said he regarded himself as an mparta
Judge IN The matter but f the object of the member from
Halifax would be effected by his declining he would do
Ar claiborne had objection whatever to the mem.
Der IRON Augusta He only desired, that the minority
might be represented ON the committee
hr. SKINNER asked be excused from serving on the
committee The resolution then passed the House by a
| vote of 10 to a.