Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-12-09
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OFDEL EGATES.
TUE,pAY. D.reInher

VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OFDELEG4TES
TUESDAY, December z.
The Spe sker took the Chair at IL o'clock-,nd O.
eesded to announce the Standing Committees az fo.
lows:
Committee IF Cou,fs of Jusfice--Mesr,. Leigh.
M,son OF Il. ederick, Bryoe. q ,ode, Moore, Eppes
Morris. Rivss of Csmpbe Williams OF Harrison, An
dsrson OF B,tetonr Tyler OF Prince william. Bufioot
a kn'on OF lie Wight. Gilmlr. woud Of Abemarie,
Barbour, Miller OF Bo.s,our Garland Of Apherst
Oh Ison Seymour K-uuy. q .ri.ni of Ne son. Bod l..
max Mie'srland, Williams OF Shenandoah, Jackson,
Harris, NV on, Claiborne, K0ox, Sarii, Chr-uau,
Maxwell, Campbell of Brook. lard Of King Iii.
am Mayse, Jac,5s, Pr 8 on Summers. and Ssmple.
Committee Of Privileges and Eisc!ioas--Messrs
Morris, R'ses OF Pince George. B'odnas. sb,rnr,
,'re. NJ Her Of B1i.,onrt l. Ugh, Taylor B,yiey
Mason OF Frederick, Perrio, Od-, B'x er, Marshall
Venahi', Wi'cher, Yanc-y. Booker, Jacobs, Lucas
POWELL OF franklin Upsh ur END MeCuIiocii.
Committee Of Propost ons s. Grievances -Messrs
Eppes, Me N ahon. wats. Patriot, Kugere, Him
L'hwieh, Hsn'haw, light Payne, Holland. Ca e.
wood. Ewing, Street, HAly burton BIIinssiey V ,y-
ter, Cfocs-tt. Harris, Eng. OFerra Pollard of King
Green. GAliaher, Dyer, Hayes, L,wson. DAWSON
Committee of Claims-Me.,r. Ysncev c.umo
Gn'nd OF Nelson, spurlock, Msyse, Camob-ll Of 3D.
ttd, Preston, Cay Btoaius, Hoce, Wilson, Jones
Wood OF Frederick, Halle, Erskine, PSindexter aud
Damn.
C1'nmittec 10 examine the condition If the Peni
Tertiary Neutrality-suspicious.. Rutherford, 3a,land OF
Ion, css'ieman, Moncnre. G'Odwyn, Mccoy, Ear
r.,
Zon, Hat, K'lgors and NJ, Gle.
Committee to examine Executive Expenditures
for current year M -ssr-. Gholson, Moncure G. ines
Leland Knox. R;vss oil Prince George Wilton, Green
Halle AMI f skine.
Committee to eramine condition of Pusiic .armo.
ry- Msssrs. Lucas, Chichester, Summers, Halle,
Hansbrough, Mclaughlin, Carskaien. Payus, s. Dyer.
Committee Of Roads and Internal Naoigaiioa-
Messrs Miller OF Bo,e,our,, Bryce, Williams of Ha..
rson. Mcdowell. P1wsn of Loudoun McMabon,
Sookfr, NJ Cue, Mscfarland. H,nsbrcuzh. Hudgns,
Mayse iT1ion VehsbIe he1Fet.," uI Ssn @@apd,
Mbemar!o. ,llar, Preston, Lewis Newman GarIAn'
Of Nelson, Anderson, Of B1teourt Wood OF Fauquic:
AMI Mccoy.
Committee to examine Registers O&ce--Nessr..
W,chpr, Anderson nj No,owav Blackwell, Crockett
Hart, Z'nn Gillespie. Keller. Alexander Dunn oad.
Thompson AID Wright
Committee to eramine Clerks OR:e-Me,,rs.
Poindexer, Chichester, She'll, Drunmo ld She'll Up
shor and Swanson.
Committee to eramine Enrolled Bas-Messrs
Cas,lenan. Hner, Swanson, Hart, Halle. E wing,
Gro 'keit, Ad ANS and Dyer.
Committee of Fndnce--Me 'srs. Bryce, Miller Of
Powhatan. Rutherford, Yancsy, Gordwyn, James,
Garland Of Amherst. B WY. Broadus. Thompson, Ma
son, OF Lnudoun, Ctump, Pertin Cohoon Wcher Poin
dexter, Gilmer, Knox, Carskadon, AMI Newman.
Committee of Schools and Colleges Messrs G loie.
Moore. BIoker McDowell, GhoIsou, Terrill, GiIm4r
G'odwyn, Murdaugb. YenahIe, Mi Ter oi PoghstAn,
birhour, MAXWELL Payne. Semps. Hamilton. Mac.
h-lani, b. odnix, Blackwell, Gaines, Hooe Leland,
and Campbell Of Brooke.
The Speaker then remarked, that the "re.iiue of
the committees would bs announced to-mOrroyo, Gthe
Oh tr not having tims TO get through them TO day."l
MIR. Anderson Of BIteiodr', presented a petition
from the citizens Of B,ietourt, gomery and Frank
lin couatiiS, praying for the establishment. of
county. -
Mr.. Broadus presented petition 70 n Jonathan C.
Gibson, complaining OF the undue election Of Joseph s.
dansbrough, returned as delegate from CuIpAper.
And Mr. Leigh, petition Of WIN. M Watkins com
planning of the undue return OF Richard L. Gaines OF
the county Of Charlotte.
These several petitions referred 10 committees
Mr.. Giriaod OF Nelson. submitted resolution, call
ing ih committee Of Privileges and Elections 10
enquire into the right Of Archibald Stuart returned
delegate rom Parck county. his 10 this House
Nh. Garland said b. had offered this resolution at IN c
request OF Me-. Adams,ha the would exhibit this
strange State OF iists The Sheriff had furnished Mr.
with statement, that he had received majority OF
the vot g OF ths county. but had eiven to Mr.. Stuart
who received the minority Of votes, the usual certif
Gaze OF election Mr. g. said he bad heard, but did
distinctly recosci from whom, that Mr.. Stuast did
not intend to cain bis seat in tbs house under the
ticate.
Mr. Gimer presented pstii,o Of Thomas Davis oil
Ofangs, complaining OF the u1dre return OF James
RWbour as delegate from tia, county and asking i,s
rsfsfesre to- the committee Of Privileges aud Fec
tons--Whieh was accordingly done
Mr. Andersop o. Npttoway, presented a psiton from
NJ. a. Powe-wh'ch was rei=rred.
Mr.. Leigh observed that he believed II was Customs.
ry, after making the appointment Of the standing
mitiees, to proceed 10 the election OF the clerks o.
th,se committees. He would therefore nominate
Thomas G. Howard clerk to the committee foI
Cour's n Jnstice-Fhe question was put from the
dk'eSu W OppOsisIOI or cali oil INT
House.
Ia the same manner, motion OF Mr. Miller o
80 etouft, Hugh Peodleon appointed clerk of hs
commtee Of Roads and Internal Navigation -snt
on MIR. Goodies mo ion, he sso appointed clerk Il
he committee Of Schools AMI Colleges
D Mr.. Eppes' motion, Thomas emerson was APP
pointed clerk Of the committee Of Propositions dnc
Gfieodnees and On Mr.. B-yces motion, Of Finances
On Mr.. Yancsy's motion, Fabius Liw.on va. ap
pointed clerk IN the committees OF Privileges and e
tons MIR Yancey remarked 70 the House that
wils up. he would apprIse h House that, in conse
qusnce OF tbs bunt er oil cent std elections, Mr. Law
con could attend TO time the Com nj tee
Cl'ims. ~ tina he would b, under the uece sty, a
sone fu ure day, OF s'ki Inc sp ntmsot OF tempo
rary clerk u hat eomfni tee
The Chair presented 10 the IT Use the Annusl Rspor
from ths TT asurer OF the Commonwealth; which, -
motion Of Nj. Gitlsnd OF N leon, laid upon iht
table, and $50 copies ordered 10 be printed for the ue
| The LegiSlaurs.
Ths anGu@l communication from the Rsc'or snt
Visitors OF flIe Universty Of Virginia. was also pre-
sentsd--whe on Mr.. Doore's Motion was laid Upol
the table and ordered 10 be prin ed.
1 The annual Report from he Second Auditor, on III
eiae o. the Lefssy Fund. was slso prsssntrdsDd o.
motion Of Mr. Rvss Of Campbell, laid upon the tabl
aoj ordered 70 be printed
MIR. Mason. Of Freas lex prevented petition III sun
ldry citizens OF that county, praying an appropriate
for road from Wipct sser 10 PaTkersburg, or so