Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-07
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES
House OF DELEGATES

IIoosE OF DELEGATES.
TUESDAY, Jan. 5.-rhe Speaker laid before thu
House communication from the Governor enc,o.;ns
copy o: certain proceedings of the legislature of Ver
mont OF october last. relative TO certain resolutions Of
me Legislature oil Missouri, concerning the mode uf
elecng the President, &c of the Uaited States
also concerning the resolutions Of South Carolina Cor.
ss,a' virginia aud Missouri, tonchng the T.rin On
MT. Eppes motion, they were laid upon the table
communication was received from the Senate
agreeing TO the resolution Tor 20 ny into the eecon Of
the First and Second Auditors.
Various bills and resolution, were report.a hv ,h
Committees. Wv
The House. according to the joint order of the dav.
proceeded TO the election Of the Auditors, when J.m.s
Z. Heath, E'q was reelected Auditor of Public A.
coun:-and James Brown, Jr. Esq. was re ced Sc.
cond Auditor.
MIR. oldham presented petition from the ,dm;n;.,,
tor Of Hrnry Rollins Eq to be allow ed claim of sid
Rollins a. hIsr to the 25;h regiment of militia in the
year IS24-Rcfe,red -"
The Speaker laid before the Hou,e a communication
from the Governor, transmitting a letter from Levi,
Dwight Esq. Secretary Of the Prison Discipline Socie
~, accompanied with series Of the Prison Oiscipline
in pamphlet form, requesting the Legislature to nur
chase copies OF these reports-whch on MIR. Ru,her.
ioerds motion. wa' referred to tho Committee on the
Penitentiary Institution. TCon,piI,,
Mr.. Rives oil Prince George, moved to e consider
the vote OF yesterday, vacating the seat of Humphrev
Biilups, returned delegate from the county of M a.
thews. Mr.. Rives stated the object Of hi, motion W.,
to allow Mr. Blups to be heard as he absent yes
terday from indisposon
Mr.. Eppes opposed the motion, and said that Mr.
Bii'nps was not cnii Iedo seat or TO be heard and Il,
would be u-eiessly consuming the time of the Hous.,
as the question had been before twice decided in IN
same
Mr.. Garland hoped that the motion would prevail
the sudden disposition Of this question yesterday had
the appearance OF hsrshn.ss Ii did not follow thai
the decision now, would he the same formerly The
disqualification may have been removed.
Mr. KerchevaI said. IL the House recon.idered thi.
question, IL would be necessary TO re-con,der tbr
question directing new writ OF election 10 issue
The question was then taken-ayes s6-noes 60
so the House agreed to reconsider the vote Of yest
Mr. White supported the resolution OF the Commit.
tee. The Committee had given Mr.. b. every o,por,u
nifty 10 produce satisfactory evidence that he was not
Minister OF the Gospel, which he had failed 10 do and
would be an improper course now, TO permit further
evidence.
SIR. Bup. called for the reading of resolution Of.
Tered by NJ Mason Of Frederick, in'ructng the Com.
mi,tee Of Privileges and Elections to enquire whether
Mr.. Bi!iups not NJ mister of the Go.pel and thu.
ineligible TO a seat in this House.
Mr Blup' said this wa. the third time he stood in
this situation before the House. He stated some fact.
in relation to the first decision Of the question That
when biz constituent, selected him, he kne that he
would not he eligible unless he surrendered his func.
tons, as Minister oil the Gospel, and he had surren.
dered those functions and he stood without any
| authority in the Church, except az member Of the
Methodist Church He had produced a certificate
from two members in authority in The Church. that no
had surrendered his clerical functions add the onIy
objection he lad heard made TO his certificate was
that IL does not State, that he had made the surrender
before the election. He asserted that the fact was
L
opportunity to prove H. Hs referred to the diss-
greeableness OF HE situation aud that OF his constu.
enis, and enquired. IL the decision perpetual
acknowledgements What more could he do, 10 quail.
y himself, unless he 10 commit some offence a.
gsiDst the laws Of the Church. which would cause hi.
expusi .! III concl ided his remarks, by moving TO
amend The report OF the Committee, by striking out
the word "nO 10 make IL read, that he enile
| TO his sest.
Mr. Rives Of Prince George, replied 10 Mr.. BiIlups
in reference to certain fdcts connected with the f.
expulsion Of MIR Blups, in which there some DIFF
| ference Of opinion.
| Mr. Rives stated, thst the COMMITTEES hal given 10
Mr.. B. all the time he required to adduce evidence of
revocation Of his powers preach. He contended
the certificate sdduced by Mr. y. was not from person.
having authority 10 revoke. Mr.. Rives then read
from the Methodist Discipline, to sustain his conclu-
sion.
| Mr.. Anderson Of Botetour opposed In The re-
port Of The Committee, because II do not assert ia,
". Biups il bow Minister Of the Gospel but IL in.
fers, that Mr.. B l. now ineligible, becauss he was 90
three years ago
Mr. Carey also opposed 10 the repor Of the Com
mttee. He considered this, as iD fact, an tmp,sch.
ment qosd this RICH Tbst the return Of the Sheriff
was pTiUG Jdeie evidence in favor Of the right and
threw The burden Of proof those who nde ,yore to
disqusfy him. " proof sdduced, which showed
presumptively that Mr.. y. was disqualified them and
only then. ought he 10 be called prove his right:
That the Committee had done wrong in taking torIner