Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-14

bill If passed, he said the election ia the conny OF
tauquier would not be gone through in several days
The ctn,iates know more yoscrs than the sheriiis
and were the proper persons TO challenge the
votes. The high sheriff in Fau,uicr always attend
cd the elections, and ifte bill should pass. and hc
Was disposed TO act trautlulcnny. he could eleri
he pleased. He objected To taking from, the
candidates, the power they possessed of chat
longing votes, and administering oatis.
Mr. MINOR explained ihit lii- hill did no, take
from the candidates amy rgh; which they bad
Mr.. EPPs ihoIgh: there was some misundersu,i,l-
ing on the subject. Tie hill, he said, only required
that be done under II pcnaltv which - now done
without penalty. lie spoke o; the difference OF
plnion among sheriff, aso u! IL ,,gh, oi challenge
and explained the a,lon'ed under ihe present
law, OF rendering an oath ia doubtful cases and #
refused, al putng the vnte on the back of the poll,
&c. The ball he contend Il did NOT give more power
to sheiiis, who authorize to tender an OATH
81.
Mr. HUNTeS die, not consider The sheriff had now
er To swear IN applicant 10 vote, unit! tie had
been c,alIe nged lay OF ,i, cnnidai.s lie re-
pea:ed INT in Fauquicr the sheriff did know more
Than Que third OF the voters, and consequent, could
not decide upon their qualifications well as the
card d,es.
Mr. BLACKBURN did not come here to lcrislatc for
the county of Fniq@ter, but for the whole state, and
he considered it his duty tn consult the of the
peoic az large.
MIR. Huron only mentioned F,ulucr TO show The
operation OF The law upon all the irgc co,nes He
moved that the bill he postponed to the 3s' March.
MIR. MENUS ccncurred in the explanation of the
law gwen by the nea,er from Faugucr. He said
thc sneriU IN conducting IN election acted purely
as executive officer, and To make him - Judge OF
the qualifications of voters, wonld put il in his power
To lrrass the friends of any pariicular candidates If
Disposed to do He commended that the sheriff
should have no other power but that Of administer
ing oath. 1his power sufficient protect the
purity oi elections-nore power, instead of having
that effect, might entanger il and there would, in
future, exist, in the Partially oil sicrls, constant
ground for contested elections
Mr.. HOLMAN supposed the gentleman last M,
had forgotten thar part OF the law which imposed
IL. 4.
| Mr.. GARLAND asked that the Speaker would re-
port the enacting clause in the bill. The Speaker
reported that il wonld go into operation from the
passing thereof
| MIR. GARLAND thought this suicien, reason Tor
the posiponenent of the hill. He sud il was TO one
rate on The next elections, and from the nature of
things, could not reach many of the counties in time
IL npo<= penalties Tor the non-pcrio of i.
ties oh ii would he Impossible should he under
stood IN Time TO he performed. He thought the cleo
ton law was generally unlrrsiont-an, had heard
no complaint winch uugh; to induce the pa sage ui "a
| new law the subject.
! The hill WAS then indefinitely postponed, without
| Il count
On motion of Mr.. HApvE, ,l,eioIlooing resolu-
| lion adopted:
Resoi,ed That the Executive lie requested TO in
form this House, what steps, any, have iak
10 cary INFO effect resolution which WAS PASSED ~
the last session al the lcs .latuIe which had. lnr IL.
object the procuring of further subscriptions Tor the
| "rcCiiUn OF 4 monument 10 the memory at the late
| General George Washington.
AIR. BROWNIES preamble and resolutions ON the
subject OF the Kentucky mi 'sion wcc pospc ,ed INT
| to day.
The other proceedings Of the House win be noticed
| in neat