Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-12-21


the opinion which they have expressed, because such
Report would involve great delay and prevent them
from proceeding to the consideration of other of
contested elections referred them, speedy dscs-
ion of which to be required by the public inter
est, and because both tho parties engaged in this
ftroVersy have expressed to your Committee their vii
ilIngnesss to abide by this report.
Resolved, therefore, the opinion of this Com
mttee that the election of Delegate to this present
u General Assembly from the County of Orange, be
vacated and set aside
RI Resolved, also, the oDirou of this Commit, 90
that writ of Election directed TO the County of
Orange, ought to be awarded to supply the vacancy
4 occasioned by setting aside the SAID election.
Il HOUSE or DELEGATES
q Yesterday, petitions were presented by MesSrs
Baxter, Goodwin, Miller of Powha'sn, Jones, Yam
cey; Anderson of No'toway, and Burfoot.
| On motion Of Mr.. Pollard of KING William the
Committee for Courts of Justice were instructed to
enquire into the expediency of altering the line OF
holding the quarterly session of the May term of
1 King William.
| Mr.. Anderson of Botetourt offered the foIIowino
csolution: %
Resolved That the Committee of Roads and Nav
!gaton be instructed to enquire the expcdiency
OF requiring the Lynchburg and Salem Turnpike
Company to appropriate the tolls of said Companv
10 the extension and completion of the said Turn-
pike.
Mr.. Anderson stated that the Con,panv xuero nro.
ceeding in vioao ion of their charter to divide tho
TOYS, instead OF applying them to the completion of
the road--a course which inflicted seripus injury on
the country concerned The Company was bound
by charter to apply the tolls to the extension of the
road. " e
On motion of SIR Chichester, the COMMITTEES On
Militia Laws, vas instructed to enquire nto-tbe ex
pediency of so amending said laws as TO re,re hut
| one muster in the year
On motion of MIR. Morris, the House took I'M the
| contested election from Orange.
Nr. Das,s then addressed the House from its bar,
and espresred his regret tho r,isanders,a nd;oa
which had occurred between the Gon,mittcc of PR
v,ieees aud elections and himself: Originally he
nad not essented to the course pursued in their Be
port though he did so yesterday. To prevent
farther misunderstanding, he handed in br ief
which was read by the Clerk. This papcr was q
me, Quart Of what Nj had proposed in the
as 1t ls to exclude 1t and similar Document from
Gov. Barbour.)
Mr. D. proceeded. lie aud had been willing,
to refer the matter to the people, while he had felt
himself fettered by the nGnetions of his friends not
to compromise his and their rights away.
MIR. Aorris said the Committee had been placed
IN an unpleasant Predcament by the collision between
ther Report In the statement made in it. that the sit
ting and contestng members assented to the course it
suggested. Of returning the election to the people
ana the denial of Mr. Davis that he had so understood
Wnat mad passed From that predicament they were
| relieved by what had now been said As to
| the report and It's not entering into particulars
Mr. a. snid the Committee had been and we're viii
ing TO incur the labor of giving Them but when the
parties had agreed he imagined the House wmld
cure little Tor these particulars, while great deay ard
Inconvenience would be the effect. An observation
nad aen Yesterday, from the gentleman from Sussex
DIR. EppssQ which he would offer single reu,arl tn
IN reply. He said the Committee in considernn the
question of the election, had transcribed their power
aud that the point of the return ofhe Sheriff was
the only one properly before them. But in point of
act' another Issue was presented and oined-not in
the memorial OF the contesting candidate but in the
notices. and this issue involved in the ENQUIRY
MT Eppes replied He had been misunderstood
re bad not said that the Committee had transcon
oed their power-but that as the contest was nred;c,
TED on the return of the Sheriff. he thought that nre
urinary point, ought first to have been settled nv
the COMMITTEE and if they found the re4urn of ~
Sheriff invalid, that they oueht to have ,ronJL -.
the contestng member entitled to the return
ana therefore IN the first instance to his sent hCor
grounds. ''O VII o'he'
mr. .Vorris said he hoped he should not rnispnde,
stand the gentleman from Sussex to day. He seemed
70 tahR that although issue was Joined on two
points, VIZ the return of the Sheriff and tbc
number OF good votes-that the CoUlm;,toc ;e ,L
SO thought ought to have reported only on the
ms return, and deeming that invalid in favor Of the
T'ght OF The conesting member 10 his seat Now he
was Oh opinion, that where two questions had bcen
referred to the Commute was it's duiv to reenond
W oo'h' 30 lar as the return Of the Sheriff was
concetne6' the Committee had decided that the SIT
Ting member was not entitled bis scat-bnt n I,d
not follow that he entitled on other ,,ro,nd
The Committee, however believing the whole eioc
ion vItIacd by the different rules of voting ob,onino
al the Court House and the precincts and calculated
TO suppress fair expression of the public will fell i
Their duty TO report that neither gentleman was emit
tied to- his seat. ~ "''
r; Mr. Eppes' substitute for the resolutions of ,be
! COMMITTEE was then rejected without count
MIR. Miller Of Powbatan, then moved IN -oco,
mi the Report. AS one member he declared b,ro
sen no. prepared to concur to disagree with the
computed He thought it best that the Coromittee
soua sate their reasons for the conclusions tn which
tpey nae come. We were just commencing a new
Government, and il important to sertIe fbe nrin
clPlHs bearing upon the case; the community was IN
.efeSted' and he thought that the Committee accord
"g 10 Standing rule OF the HOuse ou0hf 90 La.a
STATED their reasons for the resolutions 10 which fbo
came instead of taking suggested bv the
agreement Of porties. II not question between
Two gentlemen ony--the People Of Orange, and the
whole Community were interested Wv