Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-14

Al eng'oss.d bill I" auiho,ising sale of certain
t'"da whereof James c. Bailey died seised," was
read III tune aud nissed.
|, PETITIONS.
w. h'cs OF u. u. presented 4 petition OF +. Pr.
,si' for ir.nsi"a AIR. kinibrough, from john NJ
Prire, jaor IT LOUISA county, 10 be allowed Certain
ID III fees for the keeping and detention ST negro
Woman MIR. Wyen, from the inspectors of Boiling
brook wa'eanuse. ia Pc trrsbufg, p,.,ing renunera-
ton Tor ,e services they had rendered delivering
'oharco rom tia, warehouse, IN 1921 :-RefeIied 10
III" Committee Of Chims
Nlf Gcods, presented peiitior OF S. Simmons
and nthofs, that law may pass, pios,hi,,ng sales Of
q"o's, &c. 80 The vicinity of places where congte-
cations arc eng geI IN religious worship MIR. Hay
'npnh eiiiUn from sun,ry inhabitants ui tue coun-
ties Of Harrison and hlonong aha nr the TO, I'M ion
al new couny Of pans of those counii.s :--als0
a con- Ter petnU on the sanie suLject :--R-Ietted
10 he Cnmm't,ee of Propositions aud Grievances.
:, Mr. V"ss, presented y re'nion from Alexander
hirhen, praying 10 bs allowed longer time TO-
IreNing tolls "n road he had cons .rnct-d ovrr Pe
te' nouns air, with aowsncr OF half the pre-
.e" rate Of tolls AIR Stuart, iiom sana,y ,u,abi
ta"'s Of Augusta aud 81 taxable district of the state,
Irayna illii an may pass anendaIoiy oil the
law imposing tax upon every mule, lie applied
nnj Tor keeping the roads IA that dsi'pc, guo,i
order :-Nsfcrred 10 the ComD,IIec Of Roads aud im-
terrai Navig .tiun.
Alr. Cabcn presented a petition OF Augus,in
Leitwicb, p,ayirg a law 10 IesaIz, his marriage
with his WIFE. SISTER :-Heier,ed To the Con,mttee
for Conris OF Justice
Mr. Dromgooie moved thar WHEN the House ad-
Jnnr', y adjourn rntil alond,, IL o'clock.
th.t the various committees had YET much business
before ,hrn, g..
Alr. Domsooie thought the committees might 81,
during The session OF The Housc, sc.
Motion az eed 10.
! Adjourned ill this da, 12 o'ciock.
! YEsrERpAY.--Sundry reports and bills we're
received from the Standing Committees of the
| House Various petitions presented. and bills in
their incipient stages acted on-ail nf which
will br noticed in ournpxi.
| On moii"n of Mr. Mason, of Southampton
The Report of the G.. of z. and Ell. ctinns on
| he return of The Sheriff Of Grecns,ille was
taken up. The report SETS forth tn. c:rcum-
| stances OF the ease, which are briefly these
The return of the ID. Sheriff states that T..
Lnndy was duly chusen by large majority
that lhomas Spencer and Wm. A. Wardiaw,
| mao earh an equal number ofvotes, tG1l, unless
u snail be drterminrd that the vote of ID arius
| Robinson should he counted on the ,,oll of
| Spencer, In which case he will have a majority
lone vote over Wardaw. The deputy ce,t ifics
NAT me sfid Robinson required To he poll, u ,
| nat doubt was expressed by the Deputy in
the first instance, ofihe legality of the vote, and
II was then objected 10 by one of the candi-
dates, upon the ground THAT he was not a free
holder wherenpon tire oath was rendered la
| hun, which he declined taking, and "A discus
sion arose at the polls on the right of the said
Robinson to vote under deed which was ex
hibi'ed, aud made part of the SherifT's return"
various opinions were expressed by the can
didates and others as 10 the legality of the
vote, TIE Deputy Sheriff thinking il Illegal
! But that the said vot. was set down IN
Spencer, and marked doubtful, for further in
v"siigsiion and scru'iny-Ttat the Deputy
Sheriff, at the close of the election proclaimed
the iacts as stated above, and pronounced the
vote bad that the High Sheriff being called
| a In ll,,ft md h.,,n
was his duty to do 81. ar that there was a ii.
in the case, declined interfering. That If un
der these facts, those tn whnin The certificate
shall come. be of opinirD, that the vote of the
said Robinson was good, then he returns
Spencer, otherwise he returns thar bu, one
delegate is elected for the county. The Conn
mittee considering that there hring no return
ofiwo members, 81 that the Sheriff no. hayinr
made decision by which The point might hr
contested legally, come {" sunday resolutions
declaring. /. That the Sheriff ought In hav.
returned two members @ THAT he has resurned
but oGr member. That Mr. Lumdy is ON.
titled tn his seat. a. That a writ of .lec,;on
onglt 10 Issue for the election Of - s.cnnd
member from the county.
Mr Mason submitted a substitute for the
| report OF the Committee. which also set r,,lb
me circumstances OF the case; but declares
the vote of Darius Robinson was gnod. and
| elected.
in support of his substitute Mr.. Mason wen,
INTO an examination of the legality of ,hr
| doubtful vnfe, and commended that there yer.
facts enough before the House 10 enable them
tn decide upon the question-and IN at the
Sheriff s ia6ng TO make a return of two mem
hers, did not preclude the House from look
| inS INTO the circumstances Of the case. as 60,
i"rth IN the return in question. The vote h,
commended was good.
/ Mr.. Thompson, OF +. sustained the renor,
"f the Committee, and quoted the act NJ A.
| srubly, 10 sllrw, that as the election was n.,
contested agreeahly to The forms Of the law
| the qualification at the voters could mi nn,,
he enquired INTO by he House. This enou;, y
he said ought To have been made ~ m. nJl.
But this, nut having been done, and ,h, 20
turn declaring but one member elected .,y,;,
ofeircon ought To issue 1'ne committee
did not go into an investigation of the i.q,l;,,
OF Robinson's vote, for the reason b,l,r,
mentioned. The Sheriff, he said, was bound
under penalty to resurn wo mrmbers. ,,b;.i,
he had tailed TO do, and had taken pains in
certify mat he had returned but one.
| hr. Niason remarked that The Sheriff had
returned Two members but attached coadi
non TO the return Of one member, which Inc
submitted to the House TO determine Under
HIS state OF things, he thought il incumbent
ON The House to enquire info The legality of
me vote, and make The DECISION. Tn. aw.
ne SAID, required that such vote as Robin
sons should be put on the back of th.. ,,oIt
anu u found upon scrutiny to be L. gal, be oided
10 1t. This scrutiny he thought ouol,, Ia 49,.
place here The Sheriff had NOT WHO'D ~
r,iise it is fair to presume. he conslrr.3 H.. !,
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