Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-12-12
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bcirs nut nona the reference Of the said
petitiag. = passed III the negative.
ReFoiveS, FAat the said petition be re-
jectcd. 49,
: On motion, Rcsef1ed, That tliis house
will on to-mcrrow proceed b. joint ballot
with the Senatc to the election OF two BrI-
yat;ier Generals, the one tn supply tue
Vaeancy accustomed by the death OF &c
neral. John Bower, Brigadier General OF.
the 18th brigade the other to shppiy The
yacancy occasioncl b. the resignation of
Brigadier General Henry Young OF the 14th
brigade. ,
:, Ordered, That the clerk acquaint the
Senate Herewith.
On motion, Ordered. That 4 committee
be appointed On the part Of this house to in
form William II. Caben, esq. of his clecti-
on to the Office of Governor or Chief Ma
gistrate of this commonwealth for the en-
suing year; and committee WAS appoin-
ted of Messrs. Minor (of Spottsylvania)
Coleman (of Carolinc) Dashicll, Mercer,
Garland, Morgan, STROLLER, Brooke. South
all,Kemp, Kinney, Hairston and Minor (of
Orange).
The order Of the day for the house to
resolve itself into committee ofthe whole
house on the state of the commonwealth,
being read;
r., Ordered, That the same be put OFF till
Tomorrow.
And then the house adjourned till to-
morrow II O'Clock.
SATURDAY., December 6th, 1906.
z Mr. Minor (of Spnttsylvania) from the
committee appointed to wait on William
H., Cabell, esq. and notify to hin his APP
pointmcnt to the Office of Governor or chief
81, So, +l,o
ensuing year, reported that the committee
had according to order performed that du-
e ~.
Mr.. Miller (of Powhatan) from the com
(. mittce OF privileges and elections, made the
following report:
The committee of Privileges and Flee
tons have according to order, had under
their consideration the petition of John
+. Forbes, complaining of the undue election
ofWilliam Pasteur, returned to serve as a
Delegate for the county of Fluvanna, to
them referred, agreed upon report, and
come to the following resolutions thereup-
on:
1t appears to your committee, that the
general notice given to John Forbes, by Will
liam Pasteur, is Illegal, not having been gil
ven within the timr prescribed by law /;
and that therefore lie cannot object TO any
1t appears also to YOUR committee, from
the deposition of John Timbcrlake, the
Clerk. and Abraham Shepherd, the com
missioner Of the county, from the deposit
ton OF Levi Swanson, and copy from the
record, of a deed in his favor, that the
vote of Levi Swanson should be added IN
Forbes's poll, he having fee simple in ff-
~ acres of land, of which he was possessed
at, and fcI' several years previous to the
election
1t appears also to your committee, from
the deposition Of John r. Perkins, that the
votes of Iaohariah Perkins and the said
yohn r. Perkins should be stricken frcm
the poll of William Pasteur, they having
no freehold, voting on q reversionary estate
not in their possession and the said Ia
chariah Perkins refused positively, when
required by one of the candidates to take
the oatl, prescribed BY law:
1t appears also to Your committee from
the deposition of James Wilkinson, that the
names of Meredith Wilkinson and William
Wilkinson should be stricken from the poll
of William Pasteur, they having no title to
anv lanH at the time thew voted
1t appears slSo to your committee, that
the votes Of 1cdilirh johnson, the sheriff
that conducted the election, should be stric-
ken from the poll of William Pasteur, he
having voted when there was no equality
Of votes.
RESOLVED, therefore, as the opinion of
tl.is committee, That the petition OF John
Forbes is reasonable, and that the vote of
Levi Swanson should be added 70 the poll
OF John Forbes.
The Poll of John Forbes, 16S
Adding