Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-12-05
Virginia Legislature.
HOUSE OF DELEG.a IN S.
TUESDAY, December Sd, 1871.

pointed OF Messrs Stanard, (of Spottsylvania)
Stevenson, Mercer, Lee, (of Norfolk borough)
Leigh, (of Dinwiddie) Magill, Preston, Seawell,
Bower. Jackson, Pope, Corhin. Claiborne, Rag
land, ' .mpbell, Thompson,- Stith, Holt, Caper-
ton, Goode, Babe, Anderson, (of iianoyer) ~
Ter. Machir, J. Seldcn, Johnston, Robertson,
Armistead and Tebhs.
Ordered, that a Committee of Privileges and
Elections be appointed and Committee was
appointed Of Messrs. Johnston, jackson, Pres
ton, Bower, Magill, Leigh, (of Dinwiddie)
Richie, Yancey, Davis, Cor Orange) Coleman,
Evans, Lee, (of Norfolk borough) White, Stith,
Coleman, (of Caroline) Buckner, Walker, (of
King and Qucen) Stanard, (of Chesterfield
Bernard, and Morgan, OF Ohio.
Ordered, that Committee of Propositions
and Grievances be appointed; and a Commit
tee was appointed OF Messrs. holland, Joynes,
Moore, Garth, Cooke, Fulton, Waggener, Ed
muEds, Walker, of Buckingham Rcveley,
Richardson, Julian, Branch, Allen, M'Comas,
Turner, Watts, Richie, Scott, Cof Fairfax J
ES.zhugh, Bernard, Garrett, Williams, Card,
Quarles, Maciin, Lewis, of Gloucester Spen-
Ger, Price, King, Cargill, Purnall, Sanford, va
shon, White, Anderson, Cof Augusta n Sci
den, Goodson, j. Selden, RuHhcr, Ragland,
Hooe, Hill, Dave, Daniel, + of Louisa Davis,
Henderson, Smith, (of Matthews) Field,
Thruston, Gray, Nlcklin. J. IL. Christian, K.
Christian, Baker, Rice, Eppes, Varnum, Morgan,
(of Ohio) Davis, (of orange) Hughes, Coleman,
Cof Pittsylvania) Watkins, Temple, Grigsby,
Marteney, Booth, Cecil, Garrow, Bradley, Bal
ley, Kent and Blair.
Ordered, that a Committee of Claims be APP
pointed and Committee was appointed of
Messrs. Otey, Anderson, (ofAugusta Shearer,
Lewis, Got Botetourt Rudd, Ward, Hodges,
SNYDER, Chapman, Haiikins, Griggs, Hansford,
Martin, M'Millan, Craig, Irwin, Blackwell,
Woodson, Baker, Sergeant, Fugate, Carso:i,
Parharn, Langhornc, Kent, Given, Halter, Ber-
~, Hughes, Tebbs, Currin and Flanagan.
Ordered, that Committee be appointed TO
examine the Armoury and Committee was
appointed of Messrs Wooding, Rutherford,
Gee, Wilson, Strobe, Jones, COT Essex Cole
man, of Fairfax Tucker, King, Early, Woods
and Ruifper.
Ordered, that a Committee be appointed to
examine the Executive expenditures; and a
Committee was appointed of Messrs Stith,
Lewis, Cof Gloucester Armstead, Simon, Gil
Fauquier) Payne, Garrett, Morrow, Leake,
Goodson, Hooe and Upshaw.
Ordered, that Committee of Finance be ap-
pointed; and a Committee was appointed of
Messrs Randolph, Mercer, Strobe, Scott, (of
Fairfax Young, Claiborne. Machir, Stevenson,
Egmon, Seawen, Goode, Branham, Robertson
and Woodirg. -tt.
0TQSESO, ludS q ~SOiiillllllCS " SSaInlllC the
Clerks Office be appointed; and Committee
was appointed of Messrs. Purnall, Perrin, San
ford Coplin, Aylett, Daniel, rof Louisa Jesse,
Dunton, Vashon, Dave, Temple and Madeira
Ordered, that Anthony Robinson, Jr. be ap-
pointed Clerk to the Committee for Courts of
Justice Charles Barrett, Clerk to the Commit
tee of Privileges and Elections, and Claims ;
and Edmund Pendleton, Jr. Clerk to the Com
mite of Propositions and Grievances
The Sneaker laid before the House a letter
from the Lieutenant Governor, referring to sun
dry accompanying documents, for the conside-
ration of the General Assembly; which letter
was read. The letter Shall aspeer in the next
August
The following preamble and resolution were
proposed TO be adopted by the House, viz:
Whereas II is represented to the House that
gentleman returned to serve in this present
House of Delegates, entertains particular scru-
Piles, arising from circumstances peculiar to his
own situation, against taking the oath prescri-
bed, as prerequisite qualification of all mem
bers of this house, by the Act to suppress du-
elling,p. passed the Goth day of January, 1910 /;
and whereas it is the proper and peculiar right
and duty of this house to Judge and determine
all matters in auywise relating to the elections,
privileges, and qualifications of it's own mem
bers -
Resolved, therefore, as the sense of this
House, that the said Act :" to suppress duel
ling and, particularly, the oath prescribed to
be taken by the third section thereof, hath no
manner of relation whatever to any offences, of
the kind prohibited by the said Act, which may
have occurred prior to the 1st day of April,
1910. when the act commenced in force and
that, in this sense, and in this sense only, the
said oath is, and ought to be taken by every
member Of this house.
On motion, Ordered, that the said preamble
and resolution be laid upon the table.
Ordered, that leave be given to bring in q
bill "to exempt Magistrates from serving on
Juries in the Superior Courts Of this Common
wealth." and that Messrs. Armistead, Moore,
Purnall, Woods, Baker, (of Northampton Ir-
win, Cecil and Temple, do prepare and bring in
the same.
A petition was presented and read from a
number of the inhabitants Of Harrison County
praying for division thereof, and new coun-
ty to be formed in the manner described in the
said petition: Ordered, that the said petition
be referred TO the committee of Propositions and
Grievances. f
A petition was also presented and read from
the same county representing certain inconveni-
encies resulting from the present organization of
the Superior Courts Of Ch@ncery; especially TO
the people residing west Of the Blae-Ridge; and
praying such relief as the wisdom Of the Legis-
lature may devise ;--and
A petition from Frederick county to the same
effect -
Ordered that the said petitions be referred to
a select committee consisting Of Messr Jack
son, Magill, Mercer, Preston, Bower Evans
Holt, Waggener, Scott, { Of FsuquieF,) Pope &
Claiborne.
a memorial was presented and read, from
Edmund McGinnis complaining OF the undue e.
lection and return of Thomas Ward returned
as a delegate to the present General Assembly
from the county Of Cabell.