Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-12-09
HOUSE OF DELEGATES

HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
, Yesterday the Speaker announced the folio vino
Committees: s
TO Examine Treasurer,s .sccou,,.. uess,, mr.,
Ter OF Powhatan, Cohoon, jackson TerrilI. C.mnben
OF Bedford Watts, Green, Taylor, Games Blackwell
and Jones VIC"
Street, Mclaughlin, Broaddus, Henshaw. Leftwicb
Hudgns' Vawters, Haly burton and Pollard of King
and Queen ,>s
To Examine Bos.s Of Pubic Officer. Ms..rs
Lewis Moncure. Keller, Hooe. Shield, linn e. Hair.
On .mttfid Laics-Messrs Brodnax Lewis Rotb
erfoord. Eppes, Watts, NJ .hIahon. Lucas. Preston
christian, Gdtewood, Campbell of Bedford. Mellow
ell, Spurock. DAWSON and Baxter.
To ESdniine ed AUDITORS Office -Messrs P;vos or
Prince George. Thompson, Carskadon Dunn. Giles
PIE. Clay, Swanson and Crockett
Joint Committee on Buaks -Messrs Mason of
frederic. lancey, R,ves OF Campbell, Rutherfoord
McFafand, Hamilton. Maxwell and Moncur.
On P16hc Library -Messrs Bryce Mason of
Frederic, Rutherford, Gilmer and Barbour.
On agriculture and .Manufaetures.--Iess,s Rives
OF Campbell, Hamilton. Heoshaw, Mason of LouJoun
Carskadon, Shc''d Thompson, Broaddu- K i,rore
Drnmmond Mccoy and Holland
On revolutionary Claims -Messrs Gilmer An
aerson of Bote,onIt. Burtoot, Yancey. Crump,
aiurdaugh Powell of Loudoun, Campbell of Bedford,
Green. New on and Newman.
On motion of MIR Rutherford, the House agreed To
proceed on to morrow to the election of a Public
Printer.
Mr. Rves of Campbell. offered resolution, ns,ruc
'iS OOuiuIHI,e OF SCuo0iS ana COLLEGES. to
qnire into the expedielcy of recurring the Countv
Courts or School Commissioners, to divide the co,n-
ties into School Dsiricts-whch WINS adop, cd.
On motion OF MIR Mayse, the Commit ee of Roads
was instructed to inquire into the expedlency of so
amending The charter OF the Turnpike Company from
the warm Spring Mountain to Harrisonburr as To
reduce the Capital Stock of the same
Mr.. Garland Of Nelson, moved to rcscnd the reso.
,on Yesterday adopted, instructing the committee
OF PRIVILEGES Elections, to enquire into the right OF
isaac Adams To a seat for The county of Patrick -
lie Ind stated that Mr.. Stunrs would not claim the
seat but he now observed that Mr. S. had appear ed
lie moved therefore, that the resolution be rescined
IN order to present a memorial from Mr. Adams
claiming his right To the seat. The resolution was
accordingly rescindcd
MI Stuart sais rise sir the House an explanation
which, although may I've strictly in oder is called for NV
e peculiar ard unpleasant circumstances under which hold
my seat IN This House ~
am returned here n from r,,,,y f
s another individual obtained votes for that Office
10 account forhs, necessary state that there arc four
eoe' elections ~ the county Of Patrick besides the Cou,
',o"e NJ two OF those precincts, and the Court House,
oVdeh nal1Tt ~ the At the precincts
Mr. Adams olained majority, which was large enough TO
give hn majority of the in the aggregate
ceTtaned oon after the election the who
spenended the election at the two precincts where Mr.
dams obtained the majority aud those where obtain
ed the majority were sworn.
The sheriff, after taking time for consideration and after
closely examining all the laws the subject came 10 the con-
c"n ,ha' vas his duty under the law. TO discard all tho
votes taken AT the precinct elections the
were not sworn, and make his state Of the po
INC Court ouse, and at the precinct where the commission
wish 10 be- distinctly understood nv this house and bv The
woIa maj mad no agency either direct indirect pocur-
ing t return and that never wished represent the cor-
W oi i'fcN under such circumstances from the
county when the question f agtsied aod aho' came
to 'nu bein'o The sheriff made his FINAL lecon fa from
claiming my seat, or expressing wish 70 I've retrncd ex
pressed wish directly to the contrary and informed the sheriff
mat he returned Mr. Adams should olcedy acuuiescc
aud nor contest tive election.
Tie sheriff acting believe from the purest mo
vcs) considered his duty paramount 10 nv wishes and
determined to return me the Member elect. IN con-
sequence o. that return aud IN obedience the laws
OF the land, am here. II is for this House TO decide