Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-01-14
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
TITrsnAy Ian <

The Speaker laid before the House n com.
munication from the Governor, enclosing u CO.
py of certain proceedings Of the l. gisaturc of
Vermont of toher last, relatiye 20 certain
resolutions of The Legislature Of Missouri, con
corning the mode of electing the President, &c
OF the United States--as also CONCERNING the
resolutions of South Carolina, Georgia, Vir.
giuia and Missouri, touching the Taft On
MIR. EppeS motion, they were laid upon the ia
Bile.
Various bills and resolutions were reported
BY the Committees
The House, according TO the Joint order OF
the day, proceeded TO the election fthe Audi
tors, when James f. Heath, Esq. was rec lee.
ted Auditor of Public Accoun,s-and James
Brown. Jr. Esq. was reelected Second Audi
Tor.
The Speaker laii before the House n com
municaiion from tina Governor, transmitting n
letter from Lewis Dwight. Esq. Secretary Of
the Prison Dis ipline Society, Rccompanied
with series Of the Prison Discipline in pam
phlet form, requesting the Legislature to rur
chase copies Of these reports-whi.h on Mr.
Ruther!oords motion. was referred 10 he Com.
mItlee on the Peniten,iary Institution.
Mr. Rlves OF Prince George, moved 20 re
consider The vote Of Yesterday, vacatirg the.
seat OF Humphrey BhIups, returned delegate
from the county of Matthews. Mr.. Rive sta.
Ted the object of his motion, was to allow Mr.
b'"nps to be heard, as he Was absent yes erday
from indisposiion.
Mr.. Epprs opposed The motion, and said that
W.T. blIlups was not entitled 10 a seal, or TO be
heard, and would he uselessIy consuming the
tme of the House, as the question had been
before twice decided in the same Nay
Mr.. Garland hoped that the motion would
prevail, that the sudden dis position OF this ques
""n Yesterday had the appearance of harsh
ness II dld not follow, tina the decision now,
"onid De the same as formerly. The d:Qtali.
hcat'on mas have been removed
MIR. hsrchevai said, Ifthe House re consid.
ered ihis question, il would be necessary TO re.
CONSIDER the question directing new writ of
election TO issue
o. Inc question was then taken-ayes 86-noes
30 the House agreed 10 reconsider the vote
Of yesterday.
mr. Bhlups called for the reading Of a re
solution offered by vi Mason. of Frederick.
msrucflng the Committee Of Priy;lec.s and
H's. "ons,'o enquire whether Mr.. Bups is not
a Nuns er Of The Gospel, aud thus ine ible to
seat IN this House
wi, ninps said his was the third time, he
80 III 'h's situation before the House. lie
,"'"e 'ac's IN relation to the first drcis.
:" question. That when his conslitu
- "cled him, he knew that he would
,;o,s .s,n'e' unless he surrendered his tunc
s,r.o', ~ '''"s'er the Gospel, and he had
.;. e"a'' Gu tnose functions. and he now stood
u' any authority in the Church. except
b,t "'e'""er OF the Methodist Church. He
j. r,"duced certificate from two IN embers
renJa,y ]" The Church, that he had sur.
; ec,ion nis clerical functions the only Oh
Se"on no had heard made 10 his certificate
,ho '""' Goes not state, that he had made
,od '''ehner before the election. He asser-
we 'act wes, that the surrender was
10 >" ei're, and he asked for 40 opportun
10 70 prove IT, He referred to the disagree.
s,1uae,s OF ms situation, and thai of his con
u, and enquired, il the decision was no,
coil, pe'nai Acknowledgement What more
Ia c", ne ao' 10 qualify himself, less he were
fbnroh so'he offence against the laws Of the
c,ncL,t "n'cn would cause his expulsion He
,onn ''aaed his remarks by moving TO amend the
ward :. o. me Committee, BY striking ont the
entitled ~, 80 as 10 make il read, that he is
BIuns :, @ o' f''nce George, replied TO Mr.
WIZ ~ reference TO certain facts, connec, re d
,he"o "e hrs expulsion of Mr.. BiIlun, in which
Al. was some difference of opinoo
even, "ses stated, tia, the Committee had
due 70 Mr. b. all the time he required. to adj
urpacS OF revocation of his powers ia
ne commended, That the certificate