Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-12-08
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
TUESDAY. Drcrnasn 4, 1855.
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| Lieut.. Gov. Leake announced the appointment
of the following c. mmittees:
Committee oil Privileges aud Elections-AIeSsrs
Campbell, uudIIrSun, Yates, West, Daughirey,
Catett aud Smith
Committee oil Courts fJushce--NIesSrs Amber,
BraxtOn, TnmnaS, Chapman, Saunders, White,
| WeIch, Smith and Tazewen.
COMMITTEE on General Laws-NltssES. LOGAN,
Roger. Daugblrey, CUbbs, Irving, Johnson, Tut-
ner, McElEennY and Paxton.
! Committee OH Roads aud Internal Navigation
MeSSTS. DeGealr, Baldwin, Seenrud, Luyne, Tate,
Marshall, Parks, RaHdOIPE, HuddIeSon, Flood,
douglas and Muncure.
Committee FmIce and Clams-Messts.
Douglas, Steen'od, Ia'rston, johnson, Moncure.
Braden, Funston, CTelgh and Old.
| Committee on Banks -AIeSsrs Jones, Paxton,
Arthur Thomas, Bowel, 5!cEennry aud S,een-
rod.
Committee 10 Examine Lunatic AsyIums- -Msss:s
Funston. Saunders, Hams, Creigh, Thompson,
Randolph! aIlU Yates.
Committee agriculture aud Commerce
SlrssES. Thompson, FmHey, O. apman, MarShtli.
| Jones, B:aden, Armstrong, Layae and DeSklns.
/ Committee To Examine Bonds oil PUBLIC Oi6ce,s
i--NlrSsEs Tate. Thompson nn,l Smith.1
CummIIlee OF Enrolled B:lS-MrsSrS. Thomas,
Log ~ aud Amber.
Committee to Examine Clerks Oilice-IessrS
Harris, D. neaIe aud Daughtfey.
10 MT committee VI PrnltenlInry--MeSSES Layne
P, FkS aud 'laiIa!sIro
On the Armory-Messts. Deskins. Huddtes9n,
and Pax on.
Committee on the Executive Expenditures. =
Slessrs h'lEston, S!eenrod, Crcgh, Moncnre and
Armstrong.
Committee on the LLrary.--Mess1s. Saunders,
Baldwin and Logan
JOINT Committee to Examine First Auditors OF
fics--9IesSrs. Braxt"n, FunS'en aud Yates.
To Examine Second Auditors OtIice-NEessrS
MarshaI, FInney anu G.,bbs
L" Examine RegISteI's 0ltice-MesSrs. White,
WrSt atd Johnson.
L Examine rr,nsuter's Ol6ce-Messrs. Roger
RGndoIph aud Faze~ ell.
number of resolutions were offered and adopt
Cd, among which were the following:
BY MI. StsenEol: Instructing the committee on
General Laws 10 inquire INTO the expedency ni re-
ioIIng bill giving the oil the State TO tile
purchase BY the United States CT a ot of gIouu,
III heellug city, Tur the purpose oil erecting Gus
tom house, post office, &c.
By MI. Turner: lnStrucling the same commitsee
TO enquire into an reputt the propIiety OF repeal-
Iug e'tion 4 of an act passed l4th Feb, 1851 in
c"Irotnt,ngik lie n. ". VITgiEia Railroad Couua.
ny, aud also an act, passed 23d Feb, 1854. amen,
,.aioTy ilIrT=of.
BY MI. Parks: That the committee on Ranks
enquire Into the expedency OF re-cha1;er:ne thr
present banks OF VItgIna, with snc!, mod cations
eHd alterations aS may he deemed necessary.
by tiE. JOKES: / nat the committee General
Laws enquire into The rropriely Of authorizing by
law the purchase by the United States OF a ste Cjr
the erection Ut Custom Hnuse in Petersburg.
by Slr. Demeale: That the Senate will, with the
Concurrence of the House, proceed on Saturday,,
The 9th inst, 10 the election of a Senator OF The
n'ied States to supply the vacancy that will be
occaSlonett on the 4th Of March 1856, by the ex
piFHIion OF the term OF service Of James NJ Mason.
by Nj. We t-'fhat tie same Committee be in
S'rnrteI 10 enquire into tie expedieucy OF making
an appropriation tor the construction OF Turn
pike road 'r"m the Lum5erp6rt md SIS,erviile road
IN Harrison county, 10 Connect with the Monopso.
liza III, OhlO Turnpike road III Wetzslcounl
By AIr. L, usIas-Fhat the Committee of Courts
Of justice. enquire into The expealency of so
amending the present Code, 10 max thu. at due
lion OF slaves an otErnse punishable with death
aud C niScAtiOn of lie prupeIty employed in caTry
he,m of, aud 'IsU 10 devise means for laclnia!np
tie cunvIttiUn OF offenders.
On molten Of MI Baldwin, the Senate adjourn