Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-01-14
VIRGINIA LEGlSLATIRE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.



Mr. Wilson I'll Cumberland, sIo nenlnatedtifo. "
Munford SO, for The office Of Clerk Of the House
Mr.. May seconded the nomination and Mr., Nun
ford was unanimously elected.
Mr.. Wilson Then noniuaied Thos. W G.lmer Of
Alternate for the Office OF Speaker fenark,ng that
he believed Mr.. q. FULLY qnaihe Tor the Office.
MI May seconded lac nomination and moved that
the roll be called
No Other nomination was made and MIR. Gimef
was elected The votes being follow:
FoR T " GILMrR-Aes srs ISayly, Ut Acoomaek,
Southal, Wood cabcll. Stuart Kinney, MeGlmue
Cobhs Fyat,, Snodgass, Sharks, PeytoD Hoffman
Tar. Merritt, llaskins. Kyle, Flood, Jbornbufg,
Toler, Fos, Coibin. Wilcox, Cardwel, Carsonn
Wilson Bf0adus. Vaughan Servant, Lonmer, Ball
Edmunds, Of fauqui= r, Waii Payne, Desklus,
ceser, w atkins. Dang'rfed, TurneL Ednuuds'
aud Taylor Of II aIfds, O1sl Park, White, Sey.
mour, Armstrong, Fio~es. Bolts, Marlin. Smul of
| Of W. Tyler, Washington, Smith, Of kana"ha,
Tayloe, Farley, BoaId, Raney, Taylor, Of Lou.
doun Anderson, Organ. Booten, Caldwell, Taylor oil
Mathews, and NJ, Smith, al Mason, and j. soode'
j Raymond Clayton, Dunlap Barnett q Ferall
Hodges Whitehead. Cunningham, Watts Lang,
horne YcrJy, Alexander Me Connel Mcpherson
May, Tunslal, Ntchcr, Gay, lImrs, Capoll, Ven.
able. Roberts, Shauds, Sturm, Peudelon, Robert,
sou, Leybun Doman, Urguhah, Davis, Gfuich.
field Sic plaenson, Walker, Jack son, aud Crockett
OF WYhc-lQl.
FoR. J. S. WArKrNs - Mcssn Cox, Hail Of Gray
son, Wright, Shadwlck, SmIth al Rockingham
Thomas, Conn. Fitzbufg, and Pnncc Oi Sussex-9
Fon OscAn NJ. CnuTcnrl.LD-A cssrs laIloway
Richmond, Woololk. Cloud, Rae life, Crockett oil
i. and & 90 dsOu-7
Fon Anrnrn Smlru-- Mr.. Mccoy--I
On motion oiWison NJ ess-s Watkins, and May
conducted Nj Gilmer To the chalr-wbcreupon lac
addressed he House IN follows;
Genllemen.-l'crmh me 10 return my grateful
acknow Judgments for his proof ol your confidence
shall endsasOr 10 discharge the duties oil this station
with diligence aud strict iniparially. In tins effort
shall constantly have occasion Tor ouf indulgence
and your aid
In all del bcraye assemblies, IL is nee essay thai
there should be- ding like fixed rules 10 iacl-
iae The despatch Of business and 10 poecr the fee.
lings of individuals galst The violent and vlndlca-
tive passions ofour nature. As>our l'realdngOlh
Ger it will be nay duty simply to enforce those rules
which you may adopt for your government a duty
which cannot antici pate as laborious or rksonc,
when remember he distlnguls he'd characer which
the Nmg MA louise Of Delegates has always main
tanned for order, dignity and dccoruln
| can say nothing, gentlemen. Inch would add
to the hgh and Just responsibility that belongs 10 the
represent Of II people The rccolectons ol
the past The hopes OF t,e uhnc consprc to admon
lsh us hat in the service ol dslaie which tie
than the devotion of all her sons
pay. Let us lsen approach our duties with a spuli
OF harmony, Of iotbearanCc and Cancellation when
We cannot agree, let US differ only as 10 The me aus
Of promoting the public good let our labors here be
migated by sentiments Of mutual HI udncss aud 3
teen, that they may be blessed to us ny sources OF
pleasing recollecions hrough Ile, and oiat ting ben
eft TO onr county
On motion of Mr. Wilson, Mayor Samuel Jordan
Winston was unanimously e-electcd Scrgeanl-a AT
| Arms Of ie House,
On motion Of Mr.. Wilson. Messrs John Stub
bched and R0bctt Bradley were unanimously lie
elected first and SECOND Doork cepers, alter an maj
ieciual motonto postpone tho election tall to mon
| row.
Mr. Pendleou moved lhm the 10 use proceed to
the election of Sid doom keeper
MIR. Baly on AccVmack moved io suuend ih,
motion by substituting for the rd Duo.kcct, pag,
10 hand documents about tho House 10 the Mem
bcrs.
MIR. Peyton sNgg csted that two pages should b,
inserted instead of one which mod Nj cauon Mr. Bay
ly accepted. After some conversation the amend
mcni was rejected without a cunt
Mr.. Pendleions motion vas then ncgMped--aye:
+ 30, noes 90.
Mr.. Wilson moycdthal the rules and regulation
which governed the last House of Delegates be a
dopted for he gUvcrnsuce Of the present louise.
Mr.. Iayoc moved To amend the motion w ex
cepng the 32d rule, which relates to the duties o
the Committee Of Privileges and Elections. Tn,
amendment was nc ptedby Mr.. Wilson.
MI May su gGcscd lhat IL would be better to IN
clndc IN the moonthe rule lor the oPpontmcnt an,
duties Of the Comnntee OF nyileg nd Elections
After some conversation Nh Tayloe accepted I'll,
suggestion as an amendment oil his motion, snd i
was adopted W uhout DIVISION, And lhe RESOLUTION
as amsnded agIcedt TO.
Nh Tay loo then submit cd some resolutions ont h,
subject of the manner in which conte stes election.
before the louise shall he conducted, and moved
that they be laid on the table and printed which
was agreCllo.
Mr.. Watkin moved thcnthat the sd rule be a
dopted-Stat ing that the present House sio Md pro-
coed in the settlement of contested elections here
toiore in order 10 avoid difficulties hi ch might oc-
ocuf from an elliott To alt er the rcSu aions, and that