Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-01-03
Virginia Legislature.
HOUSE OF DEELEG4TES.
FRIDAY Dec. "a.


7 FRIDAY Dec. "a
lhe Speaker presented communication
from The hrsi auditor, transmitting II sta sment
OF the number OF clerks and their salaries. en-
I ployed in the Government-which on motion
OF Mt Garland OF Nelson, was laid on the table
and ordered 10 be printed
REPORTS were made from Selec, aud Stand.
ing Committees, 10y Messrs. Williams of Har-
rIson, Newman, Leigh and Yancry.
On motion of Mr. Mclaughlin, the Com.
mutee for Courts OF Justice were instructed to
enquire INTO the eHPedlency OF providing by
law tor ConstablPs taking bonds of indemnity
Mr. Semple offered the following resolu-
ton
Resolved, That the Committee for Courts
Of Justice be instructed 10 enquire into the ex-
pediency of SO amending the 10th section of
the law emitted " an act, reducing into one the
several acts concerning slaves,tIee negroes and
mulattoes, as To require that the consent OF the
master, owner or overseer, shall be given 10
writing, as is required in the 10th section OF
the slave law.
The resolution was adopted.
Petitions were presented by Messrs McCue
and Leigh.
On motion of Mr.. Yancey the Committee of
Claims, were discharged from the far her
| cons'deratlon OF the petition OF Ro. McCrum.
on the ground of the former rejection Of his
applica iOu-Messrs. Williams oi Harrison and
! Hart. making an in' fretual attempt TO have
it referred TO the Committee of Propositions
and Grievances.
On motion of Mr.. Hays, the Committee of
! Propositions and Grievances, were instructed
To tnqnre into the expediency OF establishing
! a separate election al thu house oi Barns Smith,
on the South fork Of Hughes River IN the cnun.
| y of Lewis.
! lis passed /. Authorizing 3 separate e
lections 10 the county OF Cabel' 2 Authori-
sing separate election at the house of WIN.
Cox, in the county oil Wytbe. 3 Concerning
Samuel kIncaid's administrator.
The bill TO amend the acts against buying
and selling OF Offices being read 81 time, il
was opposed by Mr.. Williams OF shenandoah.
| as unnecessary aud mischevous-aud on mo-
ton OF Mr. Garland of Nelson, for the present.
laid on the table.
On motion made to adjourn.
Mr.. Caldwell rose, AMI requested the suspen-
sion of the motion for n momen', while be drew
The attention Of the House 10 a paragraph which
appeared in this morniug's paper. lie felt that
IT was dutywhich he owed TO his colleagues
and 10 this House, to state that he was the per
son alluded to in that paragraph lie would
briefly state the cir cumsiances OF the case and
this House and the world, might judge wheth-
er TWAS a subject worthy OF the cons ideraton
OF the House. 1t "a true, (said Mr.. L } that
when elected, had the Office of Post Master.
1
was iIgIblp to "A scat here or not The petty
office which held was acknowledged by ALL
not To he a lucrative one, and my own opinion
was thai IL did not conflict with either the let
ter or spirit of the new constitution There
was not man in the county, friend or toe, that
did not know the faCt-yet It never was seri-
ously urged objection. Mr.. Z. stated,
that he was not in the county from the time he
was announced as candidate. until the day
bpiITe PlPCtIOu-Wnat
been the sentiment during his absence, he could
not say. But having qualified and iaken his
seat here, without resigning that ohice--he
had openly and publicly conV ei sell with members
on the subject, for the purpose OF obtaining
coriect Information, most OF whom, coucurfed
with him in opinion. The first person OF legal
requirements who did, without hesitation, pro-
nounce the one Incompatible, with the o,her, was
the gentleman from Wood. He immediately
and without delay, signed the office OF Post
hlaster.-These are the facts.
Mr. {. stated he felt ANXIOUS, that the House
& the World. might UNDERSTAND that he would
not hold his seat one day, fhe believed there
existed a legal disability 1t was his earnest
wish, il a single member believed, that the
cnse was one that deserved enquiry, that such
mt mber would offer a resolution 10 have II
investigated before the Committee Of Privileges
q elections.
Mr. Jackson said. that having beea alluded
10 in the remarks made by the gentleman from
LoudouD, he felt ii incumbent on hln 10 state.
that he had no knowledge whatever, OF who
was the author Of the paragraph IN question
of course no agency in 1t. |. was tue his o.
pinion bad been asked by that gentleman, and
he had hastily decided that the Offices were IN
compatible aud advised hun 10 resign. But
since, having reflected NOR. on the SUBJECT, he
was ready now TO declare, that he does not
think II necessary, that he should have resigned
-beeying that the provisions OF tue act, rela-
tive TO the disabilities of office, are not IN ope-
ration under tue new constitution.
Mr.. Caldwell stated that he hoped the mem
Der from " God, did not suppose Tor moment.
that he had IN the most dI liant manner, lnten-
dsd TO impute 10 him any member OF this
House, any sgency IN producing the paragraph
alluded TO.
rhere being no disposition 10 take any order
on tue subject, the House adjourned.
MONDAY, Dec. %.
Petitions were presented by Messrs. Spur
locke and Mclaughlin.
! On motion OF Mr.. rutherford, leave was CIV
en- to briag in a bill TO amend the several acts
concerning Pilots, and regulating their tees
Referred to Mrssrs Rutherford Leland,