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tor, containing the reason why it was rejected. But this order shall extend to no person applying for a pension.

24. When any petition, or bill founded on one, is rejected, such petition shall not be withdrawn, but the petitioner, or member presenting his petition, or any member from the county or corporation in which the petitioner resides, may, without leave, withdraw any document filed therewith; and a list of every document so withdrawn shall be preserved by the clerk. All petitions not finally acted on may, with the accompanying documents, be in like manner withdrawn, after the expiration of the session at which they were presented.

25. No petition shall be read in the house, unless particularly required by some member; but every member presenting one shall announce the name of the petitioner, the nature of the application, and whether in his opinion a similar application had been before made by said petitioner. He shall endorse the same on the petition, and sign his own name thereon, as a pledge that it is drawn in respectful language: whereupon, it shall be delivered to the clerk, by whom it shall be laid before the proper committee.

26. At the commencement of each session the following committees shall be appointed by the speaker:

To consist of not less than nine nor more than thirteen members.

A committee of privileges and elections.

A committee for courts of justice.

A committee of schools and colleges.

A committee of propositions and grievances.
A committee of claims.

A committee of roads and internal navigation.

A committee on the militia laws.

A committee on finance.

A committee on the penitentiary.
A committee on the armory.

A joint committee on the library.

A committee on agriculture and manufactures.

A committee to examine enrolled bills.

A committee to examine the lunatic asylums.

A committee on banks.

A committee on trade and mechanic arts.

A committee on county organization.

To consist of not less than five nor more than seven.

A joint committee on executive expenditures.

A joint committee to examine the first auditor's office.
A joint committee to examine the second auditor's office.
A committee to examine the clerk's office.

A joint committee to examine the register's office.
A joint committee to examine the treasurer's accounts.
A joint committee to examine the bonds of public officers.

27. The following committees shall be authorized to appoint clerks, to wit:

The committee for courts of justice.

The committee of propositions and grievances.

The committees of privileges and elections and of agriculture and manufactures shall together elect a clerk.

The committees of finance and of claims shall together elect a clerk.

And the committees of roads and internal navigation and of schools and colleges shall together elect a clerk.

The said clerks shall perform the duties of clerks of the committee on banks, trade and mechanic arts, and on the militia laws, and any similar service that may be required of them. The clerk of the

house of delegates may command the services of any of said clerks to assist him in reading at the clerk's table and in engrossing or enrolling bills, at such time as they may not be employed by their respective committees, and shall report to the house any clerk for failing or neglecting to perform this duty.

23. No standing committee of the house shall be increased, except by a vote of at least two-thirds of the members present.

29. Five members of any committee shall be a quorum to proceed to business; but where the number of a committee is not less than five nor more than seven, a majority shall be sufficient.

30. The several committees are instructed to report, in all cases to them referred, whether other cases may arise, comprised within the principle of the subject referred; and if a bill be ordered, it shall be so drawn as to provide for all such cases, as well as that in which it originated; and, in petitions and other matters referred, the committee shall have power, if they deem it expedient, to report by bill.

31. Select committees shall not consist of less than five nor more than thirteen members, unless the house shall otherwise direct.

32. The committee of privileges and elections shall examine the oaths taken by each member and certificates of election furnished by the sheriffs, and report thereon to the house.

33. The committee of privileges and elections shall report, in all cases of privilege or contested elections, the principles and reasons on which their resolutions are founded.

34. The committee for schools and colleges shall annually examine into the state and manner of administration of the Literary fund, and make such report as they may deem proper.

35. The committee of finance shall annually examine into the state of the debts due from the commonwealth, of the revenue and expenditures of the preceding year, and prepare an estimate of the expenses of the succeeding year, and make such report thereon as they may deem proper.

36. Any person contesting the election of a member returned to serve in this house, will be entitled to receive his wages only from the day on which such person is declared duly elected.

37. Whenever, by the equality of sound, a division of the house

is rendered necessary in the opinion of the speaker, or of a member, the members shall be required to rise in their places; and if, on a general view of the house, a doubt still exist on the mind of the speaker, or of a member, as to the side on which the majority voted, the members shall be counted standing in their places, either by the speaker or by two members of opposite opinions on the question, to be deputed for the purpose by the speaker.

38. Documents printed by order of the house shall be printed on paper of the same size with the journal, and a copy shall be bound up with each journal and furnished the members at the end of the session; and it shall be the duty of the public printer to furnish 225 additional copies bound for that purpose.

39. Any person shall be at liberty to sue out an original writ, or subpoena in chancery, to prevent a bar by the statute of limitations, or to file any bill in equity and examine witnesses thereupon for the purpose of preserving their testimony against any member of this house: provided, that the clerk, after having made out and signed such original writ, or subpoena, shall not deliver it to the party, nor to any other person, during the continuance of the member's privilege.

40. Any person summoned to attend this house, or any one of its committees, as a witness, shall be privileged from arrest during his coming to, attendance on, or return from the house or committee; and no such witness shall be obliged to attend, until the party at whose request he was summoned, shall pay or secure to him for his attendance and traveling the same allowance which is made to witnesses attending the general court.

41. If any person shall tamper with a witness in respect of his evidence to be given before this house, or one of its committees, or directly or indirectly endeavor to deter or hinder a person from appearing or giving evidence, it shall be deemed a high misdemeanor, which the house will severely punish.

42. No person shall be taken into custody by the sergeant at arms on any complaint of breach of privilege, until the matter is examined by the committee of privileges and elections and reported to the house, unless by order of the speaker.

43. In all elections, but one vacancy shall be filled at a time.

44. In elections by joint vote of the two houses of the general assembly, each house shall first communicate by message to the other, the names of the persons who may be put in nomination for the said office in each house respectively; and then each house shall vote separately in its own chamber; and shall each appoint a committee on its part to meet a committee on the part of the other house, and communicate the result of the vote in each house respectively; and if upon such vote, any person have a majority of the whole number of votes, the same shall be reported by the committees to their respective houses, and the speaker of each house shall declare such person duly elected; and if no person shall have a majority of the whole number of votes, both houses shall in like manner proceed to another vote, dropping the person who shall have the smallest number

of votes on the former vote, and so on till an election be made; and the results of each vote in each house shall in like manner be communicated by each house to the other, and reported by their respective committees; and the election, when made, shall in like manner be declared by the respective speakers of the two houses.

45. Hereafter it shall be the duty of the clerk, previous to reading each bill, to announce whether it is on its first, second or third reading.

46. On every day, so soon as the speaker takes the chair and calls the house to order, the standing committees of the house shall be called over to enable them to make reports.

47. No standing rule of this house shall be rescinded or changed without one day's notice being given of the motion therefor.

48. No member or other person shall visit or remain by the clerk's table while the yeas and nays are calling.

49. When a resolution is presented, containing no reference of the subject thereof to a committee, if objection be made to its immediate adoption, it shall lie on the table for one day, to be called up by motion.

50. Bills and resolutions originating in the senate, and not requiring immediate action, shall be read the first and second times when received, and be referred to their appropriate committees, unless the house direct otherwise; and all such bills and resolutions shall have precedence over bills and resolutions originating in the house of delegates of the same stage.

51. All bills or other business shall be despatched in the order in which they are introduced, unless the house, by a vote of two-thirds of the members present, shall direct otherwise. In future, all bills of a general nature shall, after their first reading, be printed for the use of the house.

The house then proceeded to the election of a sergeant at arms; and thereupon, Mr. WELLMAN nominated J. M. H. Brunet; Mr. LER nominated Robert Bradley; Mr. DILLARD nominated Robert Cauthorn; and Mr. SPRINKLE nominated Thomas Burke.

The roll being thereupon called by the clerk, the vote resulted as follows: For Robert Bradley, 66; for J. M. H. Brunet, 30; for Robert Cauthorn, 30; for Thomas Burke, 17.

For Robert Bradley-Messrs. Crutchfield, (speaker,) Arnett, Berkeley, Boreman, Brady, Brandon, Bush, Bywaters, Carpenter, Carper, Carter, Christian, Collins, Cox, Cramner, Crawford, Crocker, Dabney, Dejarnette, Dickinson of Richmond city, Dodson, Eggborn, Ellyson, Frost, Garnett, George, Gregory, Gurley, Harding, Hardy, Hawks, Hays, Herbert, Jones of Gloucester, Langfitt, Lee, Lundy, Mallory, McChesney, Murdaugh, Nelson, Nicolson, Patterson, Paul, Pendleton of Louisa, Powell, Riddick, Roberts, Ruffner, Seaman, Seddon, Segar, Shumate, Smith, Spady, Taylor, Thompson, Thrift, Tomlin, Towner, Watson, Welton, West, Wood, Woodhouse and Wright-66.

For J. M. H. Brunet-Messrs. Anderson, Carroll, Caruthers, Chandler, Claiborne, Clarke, Crabtree, Crockett, Davis of Greenbrier, Dickinson of Grayson, Draper, Dromgoole, Floyd, French, Gillespie, Haynes, Heiskell, Hobbs, Holladay, Howell, Kelly, McIver, Pendleton of Giles, Preston, Riggs, Ronald, Rutherfoord, Samuels, Tyree, Wellman―30. For Robert Cauthorn-Messrs. Baker, Barnes, Bass, Bondurant, Brannon, Burwell of Patrick, Cabell, Craddock, Davis of Amherst, Dillard, Edmonds, Edwards, Hancock, Hiett, Hoge, Holden, Holman, Johnson, Jones of Appomattox, Kemper, Kirby, Martin, Mays, Moorman, Nottingham, Nowlin, Sinclair, Tredway, Triplett and Walton―30.

For Thomas Burke-Messrs. Ashby, Bosworth, Brown, Byrd, Calvert, Daniels, Jones of Rappahannock, Kee, Lantz, Newlon, Pitman, Spitler, Sprinkle, Thomas of Mason, Thomas of Warren, Vanorsdall and Yancey-17.

No person having received a majority of all the votes cast, and the name of Mr. Burke having been dropped under the rule of the house, the roll was again called, with the following result: For Robert Bradley, 72; for J. M. H. Brunet, 40; for Robert Cauthorn, 29.

For Robert Bradley-Messrs. Crutchfield, (speaker,) Arnett, Ashby, Berkeley, Boretaan, Bosworth, Brady, Bush, Bywaters, Carpenter, Carper, Carter, Christian, Cox, Cramner, Crawford, Crocker, Dabney, Daniels, Dejarnette, Dickinson of Richmond city, Eggborn, Ellyson, Frost, Garnett, George, Gregory, Gurley, Harding, Hardy, Hawks, Hays, Herbert, Jones of Gloucester, Langfitt, Lantz, Lee, Lundy, Mallory, McChesney, Murdaugh, Nelson, Nicolson, Patterson, Paul, Pendleton of Louisa, Powell, Riddick, Roberts, Ruffuer, Seaman, Seddon, Segar, Shumate, Smith, Spady, Stanard, Taylor, Thomas of Mason, Thomas of Warren, Thompson, Thrift, Tomlin, Towner, Tredway, Watson, Welton, West, Wood, Woodhouse, Wright and Yancey-72.

For J. M. H. Brunet-Messrs. Anderson, Brandon, Brown, Byrd, Calvert, Carroll, Caruthers, Chandler, Claiborne, Clarke, Crabtree, Crockett, Davis of Greenbrier, Dickinson of Grayson, Dromgoole, Early, Floyd, French, Gillespie, Haynes, Heiskell, Hobbs, Holladay, Jones of Rappahannock, Kee, Kelly, McIver, Newlon, Pendleton of Giles, Pitinan, Preston, Riggs, Ronald, Rutherfoord, Samuels, Spitler, Sprinkle, Tyree, Vanorsdall, Wellman-40. For Robert Cauthorn-Messrs. Baker, Barnes, Bass, Bondurant, Brannon, Burwell of Patrick, Cabell, Craddock, Davis of Amherst, Dillard, Edmonds, Edwards, Hancock, Hiett, Hoge, Holden, Holman, Johnston, Jones of Appomattox, Kemper, Kirby, Martin, Mays, Moorman, Nottingham, Nowlin, Sinclair, Triplett and Walton-29.

Robert Bradley, Esq. having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly elected sergeant at arms of the house of delegates for the present session.

On motion of Mr. LEE, the house proceeded to the election of a first doorkeeper; and thereupon, he nominated James B. Hargrove; Mr. DILLARD nominated Robert Cauthorn, and Mr. BRANNON nominated John P. Thomason.

The roll was then called, with the following result: For Mr. Cauthorn, 67; for Mr. Thomason, 25; for Mr. Hargrove, 42.

For R. Cauthorn-Messrs. Crutchfield, (speaker,) Anderson, Baker, Berkeley, Bondurant, Burwell of Patrick, Carpenter, Carroll, Christian, Claiborne, Crabtree, Craddock, Crocker, Crockett, Dabney, Daniels, Davis of Greenbrier, Davis of Amherst, Dejarnette, Dillard, Dromgoole, Edmonds, Edwards, Floyd, Garnett, Gregory, Gurley, Hancock, Harding, Hardy, Hiett, Hobbs, Hoge, Holman, Howell, Jones of Appomattox, Jones of Gloucester, Kirby, Mallory, Mays, Moorman, Nelson, Nicolson, Nowlin, Patterson, Paul, Pendleton of Giles, Riggs, Roberts, Ronald, Ruffner, Samuels, Seaman, Seddon, Shumate, Smith, Spady, Thompson, Thrift, Tomlin, Towner, Tredway, Triplett, Tyree, Walton, Welton, Wright and Yancey-67.

For James B. Hargrove-Messrs. Ashby, Barnes, Bass, Brown, Bush, Cabell, Calvert, Carter, Chandler, Clarke, Cox, Cramner, Crawford, Dickinson of Grayson, Dickinson of Richmond city, Early, Eggborn, Ellyson, French, Frost, Gillespie, Haynes, Heiskell, Jones of Rappahannock, Kelly, Kemper, Lee, McChesney, McIver, Preston, Rutherfoord, Segar, Sinclair, Spitler, Sprinkle, Stanard, Taylor, Thomas of Mason, Thomas of Warren, Watson, Wood and Woodhouse-42.

For John P. Thomason-Messrs. Arnett, Boreman, Bosworth, Brandon, Brannon, Byrd, Bywaters, Carper, Caruthers, Collins, George, Hays, Holden, Holladay, Johnston, Kee, Langfitt, Lantz, Martin, Newlon, Nottingham, Pendleton of Louisa, Pitman, Vanorsdall, Wellman and West-25.

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No person having received a majority of all the votes cast, and the name of John P. Thomason having been dropped under the rule, the roll was again called, with the following result: For Mr. Cauthorn, 95; for Mr. Hargrove, 43.

For Mr. Cauthorn-Messrs. Crutchfield, (speaker,) Anderson, Arnett, Baker, Berke

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