Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-03-13
RULES OF .rHE HOUSE.


RULES Or rHE HOUSE
On Mondoy tls 9Th inst the following .Reslu,an, were
submitted to the H. of d. by Mr.. Yancey but there mo-,
eng time enough to upon them they were laid, upon
the table on Nv. Cuarcs', moiiun
hswd That hereafter shall not ~. necessary to read
asy eior before the House, make mmion far lis
ri.rtncr that the rule of practice Nil future sessions
s' ie Tor one or huh mrmbrr ni county fyon, whence
the peii'ion comes, 10 ndorse The hack H. tha, due
no has been gwen in the manner prescribed BY the rule of
tins House, II the nature of the arulirnnn he t,r thar W.
q"cs that iocr souid be given ana rn, he or ,lrv
shall ,i""rsr that n"cr is rot by The r-ic d. the Hons.
required, and shall also certify tia, the pe ion is drs n i,
etorcs angnag" and is subject worthy oi consideration
:" "hch inorS''on "Re ar both n.nlers shall snl,rri,
,h'r NAMES and shall be the duty vi the cier, f the
o, TO trnn,raii petitions laid rpm his rabe ENDORSED
us ai"fe'a" to ie clerks o. t- ndir commit.
tees, who shall &c; and report upon as h"rrtore
Nsn'.d; Ina, e al future sessions vi The General As.
scmay Il shall bhe duty of the clerk of this House a,
his first business morning. 20 over the journal of
thu procteliigs of tie prcc,tsg day. ' "
Resolved. That all fte session, of the S;erero, ss
seuhy, The clerk of this House shall have an assistant,
qua ' !" ni Inn in reading writing the Journal dur.
ing the sessionof The Huusr.
'ALEDicIoRY ADDRESS OF siR. BANKS TO The
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
c7erenHa,ny cnscj your Legislative ial,ors and be;rc
about TO separate probably many rus forever permit me
tn teiacr you individually the unftrne rratud. of my
ea Tor -FOUR kind and friendly support throughout this
pr"actt1' session. When reflect For ucnen, and take
retrospective view of the various end inrntan, incident,
"hieh have oc Tre during the present. session. and cspe
SS "he reject rpon the difficulties which frer,rmy
present themselves in the discharge CT the
an''e which Your part;aiy had assigned when reiiec,
upon !orr Kind indulgence ard iogyenrs, for the ,ny
errors which may have umnteniionaly commit,,d
experience emotions of gratitude which no language can
descrhe-To err is the lot ur fr. nsn-to forgive !, The
'rn"F 81 ptity j! IN III: execution of The dg, Inch
necessarily devoiv upon presiding over YOUR DELHI,
rrah"'anl thing Ike feeling should upon any occasion have
hren excited trg you be assnr.h thar nev,r co,,I
la.p tuf4n I.-f
i'ehss oil any m'nl"r. 1t BE- believed at the
hmh instrument Of your will, appriue for the burmese
:" preserving Tie rules ard orders. which YOU anutt1 fur
!"nr own government, should wish TO violate those
rn"s and orders. ami thereby it.iict wound upo, ,.
feelings Of those whom he every thing ike gratitude
10" carry with you, individually the feelings Of nv
heart for your future prosprity May YOU meet YOUR
anxio' and eNPecant families enjoying health and lapp
MS May you long live experience the gra,ifsde of
your country. and enjoy the ordom,,tic felicity
SPEAKER OF THE SENATE.
AT che eiosc of the bune in the Senate on the 9th ;n,
the following proceedings took place:
The Speatcr having called member 20 the chair sr
retired from The House for n short time
On motion OF Mr.. JoisOn of Aug ua, the house un,u;
nonsy came to the following declaration and expression of
its opinion relative the conduct and general depotmep,
Of the Speaker
The Sera;e hing informed that the term for which Ed
member Ofhis Ionse, expires with the present session.
and that his removal frun the district in which he resi
deies The hope Of lis Immediate cannot brine,
ih'r abors To close and bid him adiru without INDUCING
some expression of their feengs-iIcy tt,reGrr t.ts
'' OCCASION 81 declaring, that they have ,ep sens, of the
value OF his able and faithful services which for the MANY
years that he has preAi,t over their deliberations have
been characterized by impartial Justice by rr,r and
dignity and that he will carry will, him in hi, r,tepn
ueir sincere thanks, their personal friendship and high
respect and htir earnest prayers for his happiness
The Speaker having returned the House and fni;py
The foregoing entry on the Journal said
hat before he addressed the House the las, cues,;o
winch nc should ever propose from The clair he would
claim its Indulgence for few moments that when ,e
mad heretofore by IFS partiaty bern elected 20 the in
gn"heh Office OF presiding its deliberations he had
icrboTno 10 express his Of the honor conferred on him
because he Was persuaded that could doubt hov epv
was irt The declaration, however, which il had pleased
ne senate th'eveiing to make, rendered il impossible he
sAd 10 oe silent The appreciation which had thought
proper 10 express OF bis services and the kind and a,c
Tomato terms IN which that appreciation had been conveyed
heh INN with emotions which difficult 10 rive
uterance' In thi, act f the House he recognized no;
merely The cold forms parliamentary ceremony but In,
language Of friends With whom he had been long as,eated
ana TO obtain whose appreciation had always been an object
dear to his heart. 70 the last hour Of lis life lie sou,d
eheti he said, grateful recollection Of the proe d;n of
this evening".
MS CITIZEN Of Virginia he earnestly hoped that the sen,,
might always be what had been since he lncs !, firm,
temperate and enlght n, that il was co-orina, branch
OF tire legislature Of great state 10 the cn,hrrs now
composing it, he begged leave to endyr his hes. wishes far
their happiness.