The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-12-14
49,, nne Is ipn, Nr. aerdon rensned the

Hagory md y IN. MIR. Gordon renewed the
no,ulu. .soa OF Co. i. u Jtfaan l.naae Tue das
hslore) ga si.sch he seconded ny dr faite-
sani Nj bf,gs' renewed the nomination Of J
Parsons, made thc day before by MI. Neville
I'D Air. fage renewed the domination % J..
Ayfes.
The ist ballot aas % follows: Jordan ~,
Butts -, Parsons 81 Ayles 10, No person
having a majority and H. Asres being drOpt
- the RUE Of the House, the 2ud ballot was a.
follows Jordan -. butts 80. Parsons II 50
tat Col. jordan was ,e-ciecled.
On motion Of hf. Everett the House then
adjourned TIL tU-.uoTI0w - O'Clock.
Bcdnesdng, Dee. .---Ou mnilon OF Mr., Cor.
don, --kesotcd, That thr House vii proceed
On tomorrow, 10y JOINT ballot With the Senate, to
the olectionofa Pnblc Printer Tor Il months
Mr. Wallace offered the following resolution,
which he pteiacod with some general remarks
the rotation Of the General and state Gov
ernmentss
Resolved, That the Committee Of Roads &c
he instructed To eaqn,te iuto the cXp#diency Of
Increasing the Sum Of money now authorised b.
law, 10 lie raised By hotter, lor the purpose Of
opening road from Nafrenton TO lAyiuton's
cap IN the Blne ltldee.
NJ. My believing that the tune Of thc House
"oulu b. saved thereby, moved to repeal the
rulp dispensing 18th the reading OF petitions on
their pre- eutauOn. and referring them a mat
ter OF coursc.-Ile thought that the rule had
operated prejud call y--tuat many petitions RI
feucd uadert aud which assumed tire shape OF
hills would be rejected at an earlier stage---and
that by il. the reading of petitions instead Of
taking plaeewheu presented, when the House had
tttlc TO do.HaS deferred 10 late and more lm-
portant season Of the session.
Air. Everett thought thai the value Of the rule
hid been seen by all II petitions were read
when presented their contents were forgotten
before they wee finally acted on, and ii became
ueccsslr, to read them again lfthe gentleman
wished T. save time, let the appointments which
the Legislature had to make be expcdited.--
His vas the true way Of shortening the session
70 give Tine for reflection, Nh May Withdrew
his motion for the present.
On motion of Mr.. Ship,
TIC Executive we're requested to lay before
The House, the journal of then proceedings for
the past year.
M. Craig moved to change the hour OF
meeting OF tie House to o'eocli---to give time
IA the Committees To mature busness-RfIcif
The Speaker presented a communication from
The Governor, enclosing the Report OF the .u-
perintcndant tthc Annoy On motion Of Mr..
Paueson, ordered 10 b cprinied.
Petitions. by Mr. Saunders of New Kent,
tine petition OF John Gregory Of James CITY.
complaining fthe undue election AMI return -
brnact kirbc, sitting member from james CITY.
BY Mr.. " allace, the petition of number of
citizens in Fauquier, praying that the time
OF collecting the public taxes, may be changed
II the Isl January
Ky Mr.. Nelson, petition from Ohio county
for an appropriation to improve the navigation
ofthe 1hio river.
BY Nj Holland, the petition of VIM Brewo
Of Franklin, for leave to erect a grist mil mn
kl1c,"ater river.
By Mr.. iilir Of Franklin the petition ofna-
ay citizens for Lottery to erect an Academy
BY Mr.. HENLEY. the petition Of John X. Pierce
OF James CITY, Cuntcstng tie election Of Bennett
krhy.
Ey Mr. Miller Of Bot the petition Of VIM.
Anderson. late Conmis ,lpnrr of James and
jackson rivers, so be1,tundld a sum Of money
1Ma House adjourned.
Iiatai#R De-. $ tile House of Delegates
was principally eneag d in fercyrg petitions,
which vii b. particularly noticed hereafter.
On mfien of Mn, Briggs, a resolution was a.
dnptod thai tlc House proceed hv unt ballot
with tie senate on Saturday next to the election
OF iiuYefeo, for one year
On Nf honcmes motion, resolution WIS H.
doptad tor the election by Joint h.d.at with the
senate, on saturd ~ ucXt, Ola E'1gadIer Gcuer-
al, n'ht place Of zen. L Hlntou.
3lr. AetbmeE offered resolution that the
Comrui.tee Of Courts ofJustice be instructed 10
enquire into the expcdiency Of amending the
act entitled, an act, to reduce INTO enc the ,eye-
ral acts concerning Council and Atonics, 50 rs
10 require the several I rnrtt TO make ppllcdl-