Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-24
VIRGINIA. LEG1sLArUaE.
HOUSE OF DELEGArE.;.


| Thursday, Feb ga communication WIS
received from the Senate that they hal p,s.ea The
IL concerning M,ch-r S,rupe ami Tia, ,hex hui
passed., with amendments, the bill incorporatins
Trustees OF the Wheeling Academy in {, Mo. The,.
amendments were concurred in
Mr.. May called up his amen I'm ea, to The Roles
oil the House, which, after few remark. from
him, was adop ed II requires petitions, TO be t;Ie
ana IN case oil The rejection of the petition or Of a
OIL growing oit Of one, the party may, at any
time, withdraw the documents.
Mr.. Watkins OF Prince L IxarL, cail.i M the
! Siliup..
MI George moved To amend the resolution so
a. to reqi.re the Clerk % withhold certificate nv
winch sIr. Is. could draw mileage anin,y. This
amendment was rejected.
Oh the question TO adopt the resolution of the
No.i'ht'ee eNciuii"s Air. MIR. GilIiianJ, called
| or the ayes amd noes.
N' i'fenfiss, wiil. view OF irving the sense
OF the Il 'use, moved 10 amend the resolution
As 10 declare that Minis OF tie GespeJ in the
sense oil the Constitution. could noi i,y any a,t of
o"h, dissolve himself of toe Disqualification
Ieh. S"'yfh opposed The amendment a. u,ne
ceSsary' since there was nothing in the report or
resoiution oi tbs Committee on tina, point
AIR. tPuthins of p. Z. alsn objected 10 the
resolutions. lie said. that If TIE memLer would lie
glare that he had resigned his character az min
'"ef, ne o'ild nave to recommit the report. aud
dence. 80
The amendment was rejected
! MIR. BA!upS wished 20 know if the r,so,,,;o,
was on the first or second case? Il on the f;,.,
was stretch oil power. lie h "a not been l,-a
oeio,e The Committee, and knew no, tina, they
! had hi- rase before Them. Indeed, he sail he un .
'lersiood that the resolution was ~ri ten b for IN
Committee met. He compared tina case Tn &C.
conf trial In criminal case in which, yb., oc
Cured on The fret, could not operate on the CO.
cond lie aprr~hrnded there was an uni,,, fi,b,r
eludice against him. There was no ey ide,.ce q,
4 hs present disqualification.
| Mr.. Page sa.d, that IL would he ,ecou. ., ~,
the report was laid on the table to give The yen
uemsn an oPpor'u unity of showing that he had
changed his sEua ion, he had iDtima,eI am, he
now declined saying any thing tina subject,
Mr. Yofhsns said it wa absolutely necessary
Tor Mr. Is. to sustan hi. charge thai he COMMITTEE
had acted under pfsj idice-if he did not ,eve,,eJ
back upon him Tie member was renewal ~
consequence Of disqualification un,Ier the Cn,.,;
iuion-and lie kEew that On his return here j,
would ue necessary TO slow that the d,.oia!itica
!.on had been removed. lie had been often in
| .erosaleu a. 10 the TACT OF hiving removed the
disqualification, and had as often replied by eouivo
| cation. He was sorry 10 use hi, lancn.,. b,, !,
was unavoidable. The Committee had bee, H.
sifOus oil having him before them, aud en,..vour.
ed TO procure his attendance, but could tot. I,
was i,'s business TO seek the Committee Blu, !,
ne bad any evidence, let him produce IL, OF
| say that he had ii, and he presumed that no o,,
would refuse 10 hear and con. ider it,
Mr.. Pdffeson said the House had t,ken its 81 md
IN relation TO a Deacon OF the Methodist Church
aid Mr.. II. IL seemed, had taken bis s,an,j-NIr
X. then moved TO amend the resolution by adding
and that the said II. BilIups had produced no ties
timony 10 satisfy the House that the d qaIifica,ir
| had been removed, does not no. attach. II.
wished II to appear that il was the same question
that had been decided in the former instance a,t
that no testimony had been offered to change il.
MIR. Billups said be could hsve offered none be
cause lie knew not Of the action Of the Committee
If the was brought properly before the Huu 60
| he was prepared to show that his circumstance,
| were altered. But the case was not prope,I,
brough, before the House il was what they c.IJe,
| IN law a nonsuit; and he woull not say more un
| der these circumstances.
Mr.. Watkins asked, If the gentleman voult
say whether or not he had resigned his au,horu,
in the Church according TO its regulations?
The amendment was rejected, and The auestio,
recuned on adopting The resolution of The Com
mitiee, which was adop'ed-ayes 1872 noes )
SO that Mr.. Bblups is again removed from hi
seat.
Mr.. Giles preamble AMI resolutions were apsi
taken up on motion Of Mr.. Gordon MIR. Gle
resumed bis argument land after recess of me- rl
two hours, on account of the military parade o.
the square, he continued il until the hour of adj
journment -and the House adjourned.
/ YEsrERDAY--Afr. Gordon asked for ie,ve I,
bring in bill to pay the debts and complete III
buildings of the University Of Virgins. lie ex
planned. in forcible terms, the condition of Oh
University; the PROF riety Of disincuu,bering an
completing 1T, and pointed out the ability Of tn
Literary Fund TO do this f'om part Of the unin
vested capital remaining in thai Fund
The leave was opposed by Messrs. Edgingfo,
and hoffman. The latter took view OF th
successive loans that had been made To the Uni
versiy, and summed up the cost Of the institution
He thought, that with The annuity Of Sl5 coo, Oh
tuition fees, rent Of Dcrmiiories, sc. ougb, to b
sufficient 10 enable it 10 get along.
!: Mr.. GOrJon REPLIED and contendeJ that "a
institution YVES The cheapest, considering it, extent
that bad been built; that about S12 900 O
deb, now hanging over IL, contracted on III
public faith, which ough, TO be paid
! Mr.. Edgingfon explained the ground on wbjc
he had opposed appropriations to The University
beyord certain SUN. The institution he though
too splendid for the common OF the coynify--
and that, with an income Of near Thirty theussn
dollars, loans could be effected TO do every thin
: necessary 10 lie done.