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SE-N.fTE
JANUARY 7th. lS3O.

ADDISON HANSFoRD. Clerk
l. W. ALIEN. Sers Arms;
And JuL,us MARTIN and Thomas l..
NELSON. Door Keepers.
HOUSE or DELEGATES
Al IL o clock. Mr. Wilson oi Cumber-
land, called the House TO order. aud NOV
ed the election VI a CLERK. which was
agreed To.
MIR. Wilson nominated GEORGE w.
MuNFoRp, Sho was unanimously elected
Clerk.
ait. Wilson then nominated TmoMAs
W. GILMrR at Alternate, for the Office
OF Speaker Of the House. and bore :csii-
rnony to his qualifications for the Office.
No other nominations being made, tho
roll was called. and the vote taken.
For Thomas w. GILMER--lui.
For OSCAR NJ. CprTcnriEIp-7.
For JosEru =. WArKlss-9.
For ARTHUR SMIrH--l
Mr. Gllmer was conducted 10 The Chair
BY Messrs. Watkins and MAY, and return
ed his thanks To the House.
Mir Wilson nominated Msjor Samuel
Jordan Winston as Sergeant az. Arms,
and he was unanimously elected.
MIR. Wilson nominated John Siubblc-
field and Robert Bradley as first aud Sc
cond Doorkeepers OF tie House.
Mr.. Raymond moved TO postpone the
appointment of doorkecrers. He would
appoint hu, one. and authorize the Ser
gean,-a'-Arms to employ two boys 10
wait on the members.
Messrs. Wilson and May opposed tho
posiponement both ooncurring IN the
opinion that two doorkeepers were ne
cessary, but that third might be dispens-
ed with
The motion 20 postpone was nega,ived.
and Mcssrs. Stubhlcfeld and Bradlcywere
appointed without opposition.
Mr.. Pendie,on moved tina, the House
at once proceed to the election Of n third
door-keeper. whose services he consider
ed necessary 10 the despatch OF business.
Mr. Mccoy demanded the ayes and
noes on this motion, and the call was
sustained
The question being then taken By ayes
and noes. was decided in the negative
ayes 30. noes lO2. So third door keep
er was dispensed with
Or motion of Mir Crutchfeld a reso-
luton was adopted admitting the City
editors To seats within the bar Of tho
House, to report the proceedings.
THE MESSAGE.
The Governors Annual Communica-
ton was then delivered TO the Speaker.
by Capt. I'D. Richardson, the Private
Secretary.
Mr.. Mccoy moved ,ha, 5000 copies be
printed.
The question being taken on printing
M -.
20O0. WIS carried.
On motion Of Mr.. Wilson, the House
adjourned.
TUESDAY, Jan. :.
ROUSE OF DELEGATES
The Speaker announced The Standing
Committees Of the House.
Courts of JuSfice-Messrs Nav. South
all, Tyler. Stuart, Voolfolk. Sbsnds.
Jackson. Chapman, DspgerGeld. TunsialI,
Hodges, E6munds Of Halifax, and Rat
clifc.
Schools and CoHegss-MesTs. Tyler.
Goode. Dorman, Venablc, Bayly Of Ac.
comack, Mcconnell. Washington. Gun.
bingham. Robertson. Sou,hall, Merritt,
Walker, and Flowers
Roads md Internal .Earigaiion- MeSrs.
Watkins. Cru,ohfeld. Whchcr. Beard.
Crockett Of Wy,he. Toler. Smith Of Ka-
nawha, Rarton. Watts, Peytoa, Cabeil.
Stuart and Robertson.
.3gricuHme-M essrs Barton Leyburn.
Washington. CarlWell. Ball. Mcconnell,
Whitehead. Venable, Smith Of Rocking.
ham. WILCOX la kins. aud Yctby
Lnaafic Mcssrs. Stuah. ".
Ter. Ley Flowers, Conway Chopper.
roler. Holloway. Smith Of Macon and
Jackson, and Ball.
COMMITTEE ~ Prmiisges and EiecfjoHs--
Messfs Pendleton. Bolts, Caldwell Ia.
vis Corbin Edmundl OF Hslifax Tsyloc
Of King George. Hale Of franklin, and
Fitzgerald
The Speaker prescuied the memorial
Of Robert Anderson, Confusing the cleo.
ton Of John Tyler. Oh The ground that
Mr.. 7. was not eligible al the time Of bis
election
Mr. 7 immediately rose. and moved
The reference 81 tie memorial lie sta.
ted that he va m bis present position by
no act Of his own but Nv the call Of The
people q the district. The honor had
been conferred on him BY the unsolicited
SURFACES 81 b. commitments and Wills,
Nv ta+t Fthi'H upon hmIie p0tnt ~
law, which b. felt assured be could Do.
monHfaie 81 be IN his favor. be would nos
hold bis seat a moment. il the Committee
Of Privileges and Elections should upon
observation-disclosures doubt % TO his full
ane periec, right 70 place in The House.
The memorial vas accordingly referred.
On molion Of Mr. Bolts. ResolUed. That
the committee of roads. &c be Instructed
10 ipqnire into The expediency Of making
an appropriation for The fenoysl Of the
obsiruciions 20 the navigation Of James
River. below Richmond
HOUSE or DELEGATES
WEDNESDAY,, Jsn .. 1870
Mr.. Bolts offered the follouing resolu-
ton
RssoIred, That tbs House vIL With