Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-12

=, w ro,ioh OF MI EpDes, the order of the day on
the OIL hunting real actions and right of entry was
postponed until TO morrow
:. ELECTION OF GOVERNOR.
Mr. Barbour said he thought 1t was time to act I'm
on the election Oft Chief Magistrate He sbouId
be glad to know. when a report miph, be exnno,aS
from tho Committee. to whom the subject was rcferr
ed' ~ N'''
Mr. Maxwell, Chairman Of the Select Commit
tee replied that the Committee WIS engaged on the
few days. ~ u
HENRICO ELECTION.
M Miller OF povhatan called up the report OF
the Commute" OF Privileges and Elections on the o.!
gloiify OF BenIamln Watkins Leigh to represen,
the county Of Iienrico
Mr. Chamberlayne addressed the House IN an mr.
Gnmeni ot an hour, in reply to Mr.. Leigh
MT Marshall, IA member of the Committee of
Privileges AID EccrIons.l succeeded In sumner, &c
Tn" report of the Committee and the right of the sit,
ting member.
Mr. Eppcs made an inquiry Of members Of tho
ti"use VINO had bnen members of the Convent ion
what their impressions were as to the intontious f
that body in the matter in hands
. Inc inquiry was answered by Messrs Brodnav
motifs, Leigh and Bayly. The amount of their an
s"ers was-that the Convention had never under it's
consideration the question whether n resident of n
own entitled to separate representations was ep,bIo
LOT inc county in which the town was-that proba-
bly,, the question never occurred TO it,ba, ros;Jo
was undoubtedly required in representatives bv Tho
Constitution--but that IN adopting the phrnseoloov
OF te Ola constitutions as practicable touch
ing tniS matter 1t was the undobied supposi.ion of
the Conventions that they had also ndon,od tho
usage under that phraseology it being in every coso
recognized as principle that what was not exnross
~ done away, was retained.
Inc question was then put on adoptpr the Renor,
" me COMMITTEE OF Privileges and Elections affirm
alive as follows: ~ VIC "'Hi'"-
AYEs-Messrs. Banks, (Speaher) Bayly. Wood IF
Albemarle, Terrin, Kcnney, Mayse, Campbell of Red
ford, Letwch. DAVIS, IIenshuw Anderson of pn,o
nh n,.T
Shel, CHRISTIAN, fancey, Taylor. Halyburton. Wal
kns, Burfoot, Brondus, Honsbroueh, Wilson, Rod.
max; Jones. Wright, james. Marshall Payne Mason
r. S p,eg M rGrrn' Bryce, Ershne, Claiborne
Green Gasl"y Morris, Seymour, Atkinson Iucas
H"harh oi hIng q Queen fioor, Pollard of X vii
lam, Leland, Powell Of I.oudpun Mason of Ioudo,,r
to,nde%tor, Street IIudgns, Knox Vawtcrs. Garland
Of Nelson. Thompson, Upshur Anderson or No,,,,,S.
jacobs Pnrrio', Barbour, Miller Of powbo,agy
Shield, Riyrs Of Prince George. Tyle- M'DoweI
LEWIS, Williams Of Shenandoah Gatcwood Good,v,n
eiamiI'on, Moncuro, Maxwell, Macfarand. Rnthor.
NoEs Messrs Drummond, Gilme,. BocJc, C,,-
land Of Amherst, NJ Cue, Spurlock, Clny, ChIchesfar
Powell "f Franklin, Holland CaslIemon. Wed ,r
vJcGercE' King Hail, Dunn Corskadon, DAWSON
Williams Of Harrison, Dyer Gallapfor S,nroo,s
Ewing, HAYS Caldwell Newman. Goodo Wn,,o
BL,iiingsIy, Preston O'Ferral, Mclaughlin. MurJougb
blackwell, Adpms, HIncr. Witcher Swanson Rpv'c,
T T y"Iqble Hart, Moore, M'Muhon, Alexander.
khgotc. Harris, Crnmp Eppcs, C;i'lesnic MO-
M.Culloch, Keller Newton Jackson CIocko,,N
Mr. Morris from The Committee of P,iv,lcgos and
bIec'ions made report on tho Cd rcG,rouce or tbo
CnI9ePeT election This report concludes in favor
brought '''' i''"S
LAD Lao on on INC 'anIe-whcn motion Of Spurocl,
The House adjourned
i6marh' Of Mr. GARLAND Of Nelson. on The
morton 10 re co1'mitUe Report IF tie Committee nj
Pr'Diteges md Elections on The CtiL,eDer ,ie,lio1
re Salo' 'Aet " the question now depending bcfor.
W. Rouse were one, in which tho gentlemen con
'es''ng Tor scat were alone Interested he would
r'gsru " M moro local question: e. would certainly
,p'O'at mating single remark. but rs tho Jesuit RI