Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-11
HOUSE or DELEGATES

~, . MONDAY JANUARY 10 1881
. ne senate nav" passed the bills Concern
ing VIM Chapline of Ohio county; , Au,hor,1,n,,
Atch"e Brown To erect 'ol bridge over the Malta
pIJ wv ut puhklrk ). Changing thu time of
holding Quarterly Court IN King William.
IN" Spe ker presented a communication from Tho
:" Auditor. IN relation TO the investments mad. h,,
the sue IN public works, SC which on motion of
M Gatiand ut Nelson, was referred to the Commit
zee ~ Roads, aud ordered To b. prInirJ
Mr.. Williams of Harrison subn,,,oJ = -o,o1,;
ihefuctng the COMMITTEE Of Courts Of Justice In
report report clause in he bill regulating the tenure Of
=, I'm uHg 'n expiration of their present tenures
The resolution modified nv prcsc-;h,,o, ,h,
tneir present tenures shall expire some ime linn
gu oy Jaw and thus modified, was adopted
feitions were presented bv Nassrs Noo,o H..
and Gar land of Nelson, and Hamilton '-PP''
on motion of MIR Atkinson the Commrtee or Ro,1. ~
scSs "Ge instructed to enquire into the expcdency of
fuDlic Engineer
llo SIN quay to its head, ascertain the prsccaby Of
opening that river, aud cutting canal from pag,n C OF
Smrhaeld in Isle Wight COUNTY to some feek' near
said Blackw alter River 'sao'e point Of
HENRICO ELECTION.
On motion ri Mr. Miller of Pow hatan the c,sc o m H.,
Iico election taken Up - VIC ''eh'
Mt Nsysnn rose to move indefinite pos,poucuc, n thu
ihe question was one Of impor ance bui J,, mo-,
require immediate decision Serou, doubs h,d ,I,s y; i
minds of to how it ough, to he mao arisen u, the
VIC ques''o" was presented IN such shape as 10 mako lie 10
cson necessary he should ready to meet i, We, AZ No w
necessity existed, saw no rsa.on c, 80 '' as no suSh
gentleman cones,ng the seat of the c "Toon No
co-me people OF Hennco soliciting decisior
We're satisfied with the gentleman representa- ib,,
DC could see reason for deciding the question of e,h
ny mere was another consideration: the eope had sen, ne
% 70 organize new judiciary and effect great practical
oo'S-was eaiiuG them, ourselves or our counir ro,c
y, 10 consume our time settling ahstrac, cons,aS 80
IONS me subject would occupy much time and we lad
already heard enough Of questions AZ bis se We
wel" lt-lv To hear much more. " ''' 'eSs'"" an"
p Mr. Leigh tiiis;S5 motion to posiPoRs o, -y,
might he considered refaSaeng though he did no, 50
consIe' wher announced the poposi,inn thar he sboud
oiuer hs. IN state oi utter disgrace, If remained in
e seat mere matter OF favor from the House He cam.
mi" sv the fee election of The people Heca-he stood
npn ne commission 20 hon, there represent their interests
ans lie woad not conse to have the question whether he
aad right TO stand there sunk in deratons If the
question was decided agan him. he should return 20 h.. con
su"en and inform them Why ne had left The station to which
Iey had depuied HIM decided MIN he was paced ,ror
a eua right upon which he would consent 10 stand
ana winch Withdrawn from under him. he felt he should be
| an utter cypher that House $50 "
me question was then taken and the motion to postpone
| negahveG 10y general vote - f7't'"'
Mr. ChamheTayne then addressed House at large agai,s
MIR Leghs eligibility and succeeded bv thai ,sr,-
VINO spoke until some time after hreewhen on mo ION Of Mr.
Jackson, the House adjourned " " WI
"a Sketch hereafter