Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-12-04
: srslanIa legislature.
HOUSE OF DELECATrs

delicate duties, which must necessarily dcvolyc ON the
prcsicng occr OF this House, in entering upon the u.
ties OF the Office, only say to Won in pcrG.ct can
dour and sincerity of heart that party feeling or ex
cieiuent wheVcr influence my Judgment for one mo-
hent, IN faithful, impartial and prompt execution Of
whatever may properly belong Tie Chair In In, or
ganization and distribution of the business of the onse
under the rules and orders which you may adopt for vour
own government, it will be my unccasnp fort to sbe,v
the purity of The motives by which shall be act,atcd
and the perfect npatality extended to every member
OF me House Know, gentlemen, shall often have TO
throw myself your indulgence and lorbcararcc and
To ask your friendly aid and co-ope ration In every deli
ocratFe assembly order and decoruu Indispensable
necessary 20 the correct dispatch OF the public business
The high character which this House has heretofore aus
tanned Tor order in its deliberations will be sure yu,
rahee That we shall preserve nvioate the example of
ourprcdecessors. "
Gcntlemen can say, that entertain the same polili
cal sentiments now which have hitherto governed nv
pubic course, and which will not be Observation-Disclosures
ed to the principles Of representative Government the
our political safety. ~ -
thank you gentlemen, FIR the trust you have rcposed
m me, ana nope my efforts to serve you, will not dis
appoint the partially and confidence OF my friends
Tacsday, DcecmJer g
The Speaker announced the following stand;nc e,on,
mittecs: Nsi ~'"'-
Commatcc Of Privileges and Eicctions.--NIessrs Mar
shall, Jones of F.. Wethercd, Carroll Epes Avent
Halves, Hampton, Saunders Servant Watas Of a.
Snead, Cline and Harley
Committee Of Courts Of .I,stcc-Mcssrs Jobn.on nc
X, Nash, Wilson of b.. Maysc, Dornian Stands Jan,
ney, Booker of b. She'll Berry Summers and Holleman
C1mmatee Of Schools and Coticges.-NIcssrs Garland
ham Bolts, Gregory Hopkins, Hunter of b. Hunter Of
T., Leland and B:ookc
Of Propositions and Gricranccs-NIessrs Yancev Rnr
ton, Scott, Payne Gravely, Jones of s. Stanger Nor
gan, Nixon, Brady, Caldwell and Boothc
y, OF ClaimS-Messrs Crump, Witcher Bare, Vance
Moorman, Christian, Hord, Madison, Spearc Wilson OF
C., Grnulds, Gibson, and Curtis
- RoGds and Internal Aarigation--Messrs. Mcdowell
Cabell, Garland of A., Brown Watkins Colston Mavse
McCauley Collins, Miller Kncheloe. Wiley. and Pf,ce'
On the -MIuid.-Messrs Parker, Smith of F. Webb
Watts OF NJ Crutchfied, Ball, Crump, Kinchcloe and
Of Finanee.-Messrs Brown Garland of A.. Nash
Hooe Harris, Prentss, Broadus, Turnbul and Gibson
10 examine the neutrality-suspicious.. Gallaher Thorn
ton, Delashmutt, Lawson Critz Written and Clark
- To erg1nine The 4rmory.-NIessrs Witcher Wargoner
BEARD May, Todd Pollard, Wade, Pate Mcmillan Ro,
bcrtson French, Holt and Williams
To ofanino Tie Eyccut;ce Expenditures for te current
ysaT-AIessrs. Voolfolk, Randolph Wade, smith of c.
Hooe, Steger, Alexander, and Rodgers
To cra'aiac the Office IF tie Farsi 4udtor -Messrs
eherr9rd Bolts, Mcclure, Carrngton Mullen McCary
TO erau.;ne tie Office Of the seeond .7Adtor.-Messrs
MalkihS' S1hh OF u, Swanson, Broadus, Lane, Wood
TO examine Tie Clerks OGec.-Messrs Nash Chris
tan, Wade, Lane, Thornton Beard and Whitien
To crdmiae tie Registers OGice-Messrs Summers
plGllen, Webb, Iiargrayc, Moncure Rodgers and De-
To examine tic TrcaSmor's .qocounts-Messrs. Gar
land of Amherst Johnson of c., Cruig Hunter of f..
Emanuel Leland and Harris
To examine nle Bonds Of Public OBeers-Messrs. Bur
ton ton, NJ Curly, EPes, Wethered, rod, Servant and
Joat Committee 10 eranine The B,nk of p;,o;,o oaJ
Farmers bdak Of Pd.-Messrs Holleman Brown
Cunningham, Johnson of r., Ymlccy Saunders. and
Moncure. ~
Jom Committee to examine tie LJyary--Messrs Ca
H pn Mcdowell Colson, Rives Ball, Voolfolk, and
Committee on Agriculture anil Manufactures NIe.,r
randolph, Barton, Payne, Booker OF A. Swanson
Drummond, French Robertson, Hargrave Mcmillan
Harrison, l5iair and Cacklcy.
COMMITTEE to examine EnroLcd BHis--NIessrs Moor
man GIavely, Critz, Lane, Madison Prentss stcger
Mr. Marshall moved that FaLius M La.nsoo he onnot
cd Clerk Of the Committee of Privileges and Elections
Nlr Booker moved to postpone the appointment until
tomorrow IN order that he might have time to propose
some more economical plan for the employment az
Clerks to the Standing Committees.
MIR Marshall opposed the postponemcnt Pronostons
ior change OF the present system had former &C.
casions, been offered to the House and il had in his on;
mon been decided that the present plan was the best
ana the most economical with understanding tot the
Chairman OF the Committees should report to the House
whs tere waSno longer any employment for the Clerks
and that they should thereupon he discharged
Mr. Booker said lie had merely purposed an inouirv
whether IN these days of retrenchment the Legislature
could not economist in this particular He had no OBJ
lccton 10 the gentleman in nomination who was be
knew, most competent and faithful clerk
=, Inc motion to postpone was put and negaved, and
Mr. Lawson was appointed
Mr.. Yanccy moved the appointment Of Thomas Lon
neso" as Clerk Of the Committee of Propositions and
tfnevances-Mr Barton nominated .4fred s. Reed for
the Office; and the roll having been called e vote
stood fos Vanncson lI3-for I.ecd0
MT Marshall observed, that he presumed the election
OF Clerk Of the Committee of Courts of Justice ca,oe
next in order and that office had been vacated bv th
death OF its former incumbent Inc took occasion to omi
nate Charles Pcndcton.
Mr. Voolfolk nominnted Philip s. Fry--Mr Yancev
samuel T. Questionable. Moncure, Walker p Conway
MIR Nash Edmund Saundcrs-Mr Bolts Phlio MAYO
and MIR. Vance, Seth Saunders:
And the roll beng called, the stood as follows;
For CHI, Pendletol 10
Philip S. Fry, ~
Samuel p. Christian, Al
Walker Z. Conway, l6
Edmund Saunders,
Philip Mayo
Seth Saunders
No election having been had the roll was ordered TO
DC called second time dropping the lowest candidate
Qhe names Of MesssS Edmund Saunders and Sell,
Saunders were ALSO withdrawn by the gentlemen who
put them in nomination)
The vote Oh the second ballot, was as follows
Samuel +. Christian, IN
Ihlp y. Fry, 4S
walker 1. conway, "a
Charles Pcndlcton y
Neither candidate having majority or the whole
third ballot took place. Mr. Pcndcton beise dropped
and Mr. Conway withdrawn and resulted as follows:
For ;. z. Christian, 81
T. $ Fry, GA
On motion Of Mr.. Randolph Edward " spari,ayyk
was appointed clerk Of the Committee Of gcuure and
Manufactures
On motion Of Mr. Mcdowell, Hugh NJ Pendleion
was appointed clerk Of the Committee of Roads aud To.
tcrnil Navigation
Tine Speaker prescDled letter from tine Second Au
dor transmitting thn proceedings of t. School Com
fur fltr AMI Al