Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-06-12

!, either % the words er figure. which
| the aum Der Of votes, set agains, Ii. :, s's
Of each .. rson nevertheless, Their. =
reason 70 believe thar said return. i 20
been iraudul. ntly altered and .hey rs sa'
as their opin;t m, that they ough, to ren pss
I on each scheA ule. The conmi,,ee *
give along list OF inaccuracies, and ,b.s h.
1 say,
Your commi.te report, That when 81,
schedule shapl be .rectifed and amended !.
aforesaid, riu. whole number of vote. f,
governor WI be 7s, 40, and that $500
will be nece, ssary to make a choice. Tia
| no person b. as majority OF votes Tor %.
vernon.
That his excellepcy Caleb Strong, ESQ
Who had sc ,692 the hon. lanes SulIipaa
esq who h, d 3e,osl; James Sultan, ESQ
who had S. 7votes; aud the hon. William
Heath, esf /. who had IS votes are the four
persons M 10 had the highest nunber Of
votes, as ia c Candidates for the Office OF 20,
vernon. @
AnG yog committee report, That when
said scheh lie shall be rec.i6ed and amend
ed as azores said, the whole number ot2oh,
for lieut.. governor, will then be seventy.
one thous and eight hundred and seven,
Necessary to make choice, thirty 6g.
thousand e line hundred and four.
That the hon. William Heathhas .air,y.
six thousa I'd eight hundred aud eighsy,fa
lieut. govel nor, and is chosen.
Mr.. Da IA moved, that the cousideratiou
should bet commenced, and.such parts only
postponed as gentlemen should say lhg
wished Tor further light upon. Mr.. HIVE
was 10 tart n Of this motion. But it was
replied, thu at without examination it wa,
difficult to know what to oppose and wha,
TO admit. MIR. Hill was in favor ofpro.
ceeding wit b she discussion.
Mr., Philips said, as the question wa,
whether the Legislature should choose
governor, or cou6rm the choice of the pso.
pie; it was proper that the legisiams
should proceed with caution and dehcay,
in asc,sr,aining that this was case in which
that power derol,:ed upon them. He NOV.
ed, that tomorrow, ibis day. ios,'eloet,
be assigned for 1akiDg up the report. Ne.
gatived; yeas 1l9, nays 90
a motion for o'clsck yesterday after.
noon, was therl put aud carried; yeas 81,
nays ID.
Mr.. SmithInoved that the returns should
be returned t., the custody of the comml.
tee; but this, motion was superseded by
motion thai they, should be placed in the
hands Of the clerk for the inspection Of the
memberss
,xF7ERN DON.
-TK Senate met at o'clock, aud took
int consideration the reporsof the commn
tee On the votes for governor.
Mr.. Howe moved the acceptance ct the
report
Mr.. Otis smoved it should be read ID
psrtious and the president proceeded
! cad it SO accordingly.
tWhea the,par. which relates 10 the vosil
of Isleborough was read, Mr.. Gore moved
that The votes Of Caleb Ssoon Cor Cskb
Strong as he was Convinced it wasJ shoslds
be taken from the scattering votes, aaa
placed 'in the column for Caleb Strong
On this question the yeas were 10, nays
20. All the federal members voting IN inc
affirmative and all the democratic meMDt"
in the negative. A similar vote was taken
on the votes Of Davistown for Caleb Strong
and decided by the same votes.
Previous to these qusstioas being taken
Mr.. Titcomb read list of thirty ons,p
stances, wherein Mr.. Su!Iivan's name W.
variously roispels. and yet the votes ws'I
placed in the column under the name o.
sha, gentleman. The number Of Voss' u
these cases were 1910.
Mr.. OILS then remarked that,as sea,s'
man appeared willing to reject returns w. =.
an incorrectDess Of letter in speIllng' "
moved that the votes Of the plantation "
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