Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-13
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
house OF DELEGATES.
~ IL .

HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
TUESDAY, Jan. H.
The order OF the day for the Hons. Ia x.., :. a.
n.o cora ntee OF the whole, to take into con,dera
ZION OH limiting real actions aud right of entv xya.
o" MIR: Epp.s. mo ion; p',p ned until to morrow.
from c,mmittees for Courts of Juslics ar%
and Colleges. Aou schools
Mr.. Mill OF Bote,our,, from ,hs o,,u,.;,,. :,
noaus ano in,ernel Navigation, rem. r,ed yi,hon,
am endmen the bill to provide for Ia. onsn;n m'oou'
s.ructing OF road from some convenient non, - ~
hans~na Road to Point Pleasant. And Mr.. Veraii.
on. proVd,ng or the further public alton ami sale
the Map of vi gina. '"" 'a'e u
An engro'sed bill was re al third ,i,. nm, .,
| "concerning Gill 8 NJ. Stone $500 anu P''seo'
An engrossed bill "divorcipg F .Iix FAT, Co. 1,
"ne Sa''h' was, on motion Of Mr.. Leigh, laid mo-
HENRICo ELECTION.
o. notion of Me- Miller of Powba,sp ths r.,,., =,
ne Comm,tee oil Privileges and Eec ms on the III
rico election was taken up. Wv ~
NJ. Oh 4nberIayne add, q ,sod tho Iy ,,
cradle Length, in reply to the Speech of MIR Leish
MIR: Marshall sustained the report of the committee
In Speech nearly two hours in length
Ihese Speeches TO be given hereaftsr1
MIR. Eppes begged, before the ones,ion w "a ,.L.,
that some gentleman who served in the Convention
| that BODY "'seo III
Mr.. Brodnax said, that hi. eve did no. rs., ., NM,
gentleman OF the Convention; IN as he was bumbJs
nsnoes OF ms. BOY, he would say that tits subjec
was h,'er touch'h upon. IL was necessary on MANY
grounds 10 leave the matter 40 IL was The .enumsr,
uoh was necessary for the arrangement of the repre
| &
were to be left the same. -
Mr. Morris having been a member of the Conven.
u9n' rose 10 answer the aston which had be EN- nut
ns agreed with the gentlemen from Henrico and Din
widdie, that there not single word uttered NM,
me question, whether citizen Of Richmond was ,
resident in IN. COan OF Henrco, What mgb,h =, =,
been said in private crcI s. no did not know. hn, n,
menii m OF The su'jact ever made in IN. RI an ~
me Convei ton He did not think the question of re.
suehce so importanas IL was ought by many for n.
was cootent 20 do as oref,thers had done Will
up ne would GO far her. and say that il was,bs in,en
uon OF the Conyenin, that every ihing tina, was no
altered In the New Constitution should remain ex,ct
iy az was before. He, therefore could bear nj,
mony TO the truth oil the statements of the genemaY
" "A s"r'co-hn' every member Of that body consid
ere u settled MAXIM that VIII tever had been adm,
ed Of the Old Constitution, Will out aIte ration remaiosl
The Same in it, nterpr .ta,on
MIR Leigh had stated all these fact. yesterday; bu
as me gentleman from Sussex wi-hed info, a,ior
from other members of tie Convention, Mr. L. woul,
ask ,h@m TO go little farther, and say VIII etber he A.
craftsman OF the clause o. the Cons,i,uoo relative =,
eligibility, when he presented it to the III uss dJ M
state that he had copied 1t verbatim-snd exoIain +,
the Conv' MON Why the words e" or duly qnaii ID ac
co;d ng to law" should be stricken out G.ntems,
must remember this circumstance
MT: MOTIFS did remember this, and that the gentle
man from Henrico moved to strike out those words
Mr.. bayiy said, that although he considered that
Constitution ought to be construed by its words vet q
satisfy the gentleman from Sussex he would stale tha
mere was not word said in the Convention on the re
iauve positions oil towns and counties He recollecer
mat wherever the new Constitution adoped the word
OF the old was distinctly intended that their meanin
should be the same The gentleman from Henrico ha
alluded 10 circumstance which had escaped Mr. b
But he distinctly remembered that the language of th
draft OF the new Constitution criticised bv the
ueman from Brooke, and that the gentleman from Ches
terheld said The criticisms lust but that the word
were the original words of the Bill of Right-and I'M
amendment. were rejected He did not suppose tina
any alteration was 10 be made to deprive the people
any rights they possessed before
On motion of MIR. Ghoson, the ayes and noes wer,
ordered on the first resolution of the committee as fol-
lows: 10 "
re fHe ni,,;n On.
the said BENJAMIN W. Leigh eligible to seat il
the present House OF Delegates, and is entitled to re
tain the same" "
The question being taken the resoIutoo "a, al adam,
ed by the following vote ~
AYES-Messrs Banks, (Spsaker) BayIy. Wood q
Al6emsrle Terrill, Kenney, Mayse, Campbell of Bed
fora, LeHwich, ID viz, Henshsw, Anderson NJ Bo,e
,onr, Miller OF d., Campbell Of Brooke, GhoI.on
shell Chtistin, Ysncsy. Taylor. Haiybucton, Wa.
k.ns' bntIoot, B,oadus, Han'brougb, Wilson, d odnqx
Jones, Wright James, Marshall, PSyae, Mason of FRI
derick' Perrin, Bryce E.kine, Claiborne Green
Et'ey, norris Seymour, Atkiu,on. Lucas Pollard o.
h,ns y Q1sen, Hoe Pollard of King William, L..
street Hudgin., Knox, Vswters Garland Of Nelson
nhompson Upshur. Andsr.on of Nottowsy. jacobs
o, srace George, Tyler, MDoweII, Lewis Williams
OF Shenandoah, ,ts wood, Good win HarniIton Mnn
cue; Maxwell Mcfarland and RuberfOotd-7s
Mo ~ me''r'; Drummond, GilInsr, b 'oker. Gar
POWELL Of p anklio, Holland, CasileG,an, Wood q
rwssooelck, King, Hal. Dunn. Cdr.kido Dawson
= :" IIdIiSoDt Oyer, Gdl!aber, Summers, FL
ing, HAYS, Caldwell, Newman. Gooie. Watts nj.
png.Iy, P'esion, oFrrraII, Mclaughlin, Murdaueh
5'ackweil. Adams. Hiner, wncber, s an.on, BAKER
nnp' Vensble, H'r', NJ ore, M'Mah n Alexander
hnSore' ~ wis, C'umr, Eppss, Gtie pie, M'Coy, NJ.
Opr,och, Keller, Newton, JSck'op and Crockett-s5.
The question the second resolution, reiectips
the memorial Of MIR. Chamberayne was then taken
ana u was agreed to without division
Mr.. Morris from the Committee Of Privileges and
fcrecuons, presented report the memorial of MIR
osoh' relative TO the Cuperer election, (Which was
Tecommitted TO that commee) deciding in favor ol
me right Of MIR Gibson to the seat now occupied bv
MIR. Hansbrough.
On motion of Mr.. spurlock the House adjourned.
a fEsTERDAY Communication was received from
the Senate. that hey had pissed the bills" To author.
re separate election at The House Of John Clark In
ths county OF King and QieeD'--" To authofiza a
separate election in the county Of Prince EIward''-
Ioanlhofizs separsts election At the Houss Of Will
lam Cox in the county Of Wyihe"-snI " To author.
re psrate election at the house OF Barns smilh II
The county Of Lee is."
YORK ELECTION
Oo motion ef Mr. Morris, The Report Of ,hs Com.
mittss Of Privileges ard Elections, on the peIon a.