The central gazette. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1820-1827, 1827-01-20
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out Amending, Me- Upskr olSessa hts "a.
Tendment and moved 10 lay the bill aud a..
mendment on the table, and that The latter
be print d. After some further rematts ON
the subject, Mr.. Upshcr's motion prevaiIed;
and the subject was made the order Of the
day for Friday in Committee Of the whole
| JAN. 49, Yesterday. the order of the day
| on the bill 10 reduce the Expenditures OF
the Militia, was on Ms. Eppes's motion,
postPosed until TO day.
Messrs. Gordan(from the Committee for
| Courts OF Jus,ice)nnd White from the Com
| mites Of Roads and Internal Navigation
| presented reporis--amvns shese, sas the bill
: conserving the Richmond Dock COMPANY
with an amendment.
Mr.. Clarke Of Augusta reported q bill
8 making farther appropriation fur the con
Pletiou ofthe Western Lunatic Hospital.
On motion OF Mr. .Epp.s, the House cane
to the following resolution /: Resolved, the
| Armory Committee enquire iuld aud report
| lie number OF ar'liicers engaged ut the ar.
nory, the terms Upon which they have been
I! engaged, whether by the day, m $o,h or year:
! whether the ar,ificers SO engaged are, and
| have been constantly employed Ahe public
| service, whether the ariiiicers engaged. per
| form the labor themselves, or BY sub-.on-
4 tracts, and 1T So, al what Prise aud chat
| they have leave 70 sepri to- PERSONS and pa
pers.
On MIR. Loyall's motion, the Report Of Inc
Committee of Privileges >aad Elections Oh
Mr.. Douthat's cace Qhvolv4ng the Dueilia;
Dath) was taken ups Gen, Taylor resumed
his argument IN oppositioa TO il He spoke
between Two and ibree iinors.
When he concluded, MIR Gals on rose TO
rePiy-bui he hnd no, spoken long, before,
he gave way To "A motion on the part of Mr.
Briggs to adi"urn--~lieh prevailed.
JAN. i3,-Yeaterday, the iIause OF Dell
gates were PRINCIPALLY eu5eyed in discussing
the Resolutions of the Gdmmiltee of Priv
ieges ahd Eiections in the Sase Of MIR. Dou-
that.
Mr Colstop rose TO reply 10 the argument
OF Gen. Taylnr, and in vrnd,cation Of The
Anti Duellins Oa,h.--Iie Spoke u consider
able time.
He WIS followed by Mr.. Watkins Of Prince
Edward, IN opposition TO The law aad in de
feuce nf the Resolutions.
Mr. Mason of Fairfax, followed ON the
same SIDE
i3,--on. .Saiurea s-sereermanicasion
was rru~ivedf essstv, t,,st -f1sc, isad
passed the bills Eoneernwg aoi,n Nelsnu !;
changing the lines Of holding The Coarf6f
Musings for the City OF Richmond and
|eoncerning tie town Of PORTSMOUTH in the
county Of Norfoik-fl,a, they had passed
with amendments, the bills, u concerning Alb
soiom Observation-Disclosures the time OF i,ol.
iiBS. The superior Courts of in. the fifteenth
jud,cia: cireuit--and that ibey had rejected
tie bi,i concerning Joshua Singleton. The
amendments were, Oh molten laid on the Ia
bic.
The House went into The execntion OF the
Joint order OF the day, For the election OF n
Senator IN Congress for six years, from The
18th March next.
Mr.. Letiier nominated Governor Tyler, in
which he was supported by Messrs. Moore,
and Davis of Hanover.
Mr.. Gaines, nominated John Randolph,
the present incumbent, aud was supported
by Messrs. Irvine, Smyth, Wilson, aud Wat
kins OF Prince Edward.
The ballots staod-Fyler lis, Rapdolph
11o--Scattering 2, Gov. isler was ihere-
upon declared duly elected
JAN. t6,--Yesterday, OH motion Of Mr..
Leffier, committee on The part OF the House
of Delegates was appointed, to notify John
Eyer, Esq. Of his election TO the Senate of
the u :. The following gentlemen COM
pose the Committee .Messts. Letter, Moore,
of Rockbridge, Briggs, Hyperion, Everett,
CoisiuD, Christian, of Charles City, and
DOuthat.
The orders of the day were postponed
Several reports from comni.tees were pre-
sented. aud among them, one from the joint
committee on the Peniientiary, presented by
Mr.. Patterson, and ordered to be printed
On MIR. Bryce's motion Ibe report of The
committee on Mr.. DauIaffs case was taken
up. Mr.. Craig called for die previous cues
ton, onthe ground that the subject had been
fully and ably discussed on both sides. He
would be very willing to Hear more, but it,
would cost The county tou much, aud no
mans opinion would be cbapeed. He with
drew his motion, however, with the under
| standing that he should claim the privilege
| Of renewing IL as soon as Mr.. ID. took the
floor.
Mr.. Donthat hoped ihatjhe motion would
be withdrawn for short lime.-Mr. Craig
withdrew IL with pleasure. "a hear q ~ tbi,,s;;
MIR. ID. had 10 say--and .Vr. ID then deliy.j
cred his seniimeuts on tiicsubiect
| Several gentlemen then took the floor. and
the Speaker catching The cye OF Cen Smyfb,
pronounced him entitled 10 if.--Mr. Craig
claimed his privilege ofhhe 8oor. having
given it up with that reservation. The
Speaker repeated his decision, and said that
Mr.. C. bad lost his privilege for the present,
by yielding the floor; and It being again oc
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