Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-12-18

Dot IL any member should wish hsise,s Of The es.e On
o. the eouIdbs spread be lore
les wished It. The chairman and IN. Coomi,,. hov
ever. had been OF opinion that in eooseouene, sf ~.
acqeescenes o. the parties In the report. was unne
eessAsy to hurhsn the houe with all the detail, oi
t'vesxstion. hwas thought that. u The pa,ts, w,r.
'aushed, II was Sueh better 10 employ the ns o ,bs
commit &c on other IL ors than spend in Or H. vo-
ium inias I-ror, Of minute t,ct. There Que obs
v1toh o the n.nssn from Snssex. wbi~b h- tLoush
NO ny OF no Ice. He med 20 think thai the ees,m,
"snu r'n.csnded he p"wsrs Ia reporting the tact,
reairs 10 The et.e loo ather than 70 lscil. on his
vhd"y 81 the return. 10 that wac tie opinion Of ia.
sentismai----
Mr. EpPes said, that is no, my opinion
MT Motifs resumed. The testimony ps 10 the valid.
ty OF the return, necessarily embraced the manner In
wneh tne election was conducted, aud the quali6ca.
~ !" '"e VOTERS ana ne was sure that if the gentle.
man had seen the testimony, he wouJd have sdr,,sa
that the two subjects almost inseparabIv con.
nccted by II. p' WI
r nPp's said that In the opinion he yesterday ex-
pressed. ne went no further than THU, The elrc,;on
having been contested the ground of IN. lie, ,,v
OF the return, the Committee was bound 70 cons;,r
and report ohat subject separately aud the con,e, nv
member having been allowed to take his seat /, VS.
then the duty Of the committee to examine IN. LII"
Such was his opinion. r
Mr. Morris wished TO make one remark 10 reply 10
tue gentleman from Sussex He seemed to think tina,
although the investigation of tho legality OF the votes wa,
necessary TO arrive at decision upon the return still
the committee had right TO report upon any point but
the mere validity Of the return-Afr M SUPPOSED ON
the contrary that when were two before
tue committee. bearing ON each other, they were an
thorzei to report on both On this que .on the com
mi zee had 10 deciie not only 'hs g ht Of ih- return
eI member to retain his seat but ON the tisbt
Of The Contrasting member to the rstnrnfor thr cleo.
'ion was contested by both rarii,,. They having de.
euea ne nfs qhr't'n' that he returned u..m ber
no' On ied 10 MS sea-, had then to enquire whether
the rs,un should have been given To the cor,e,t
Candidate; and had they found that he had received
'e largest plumber OF constitutional votes they should
unqnr'lionaby have rePot,ed in hi. favor But 10 ip.
vesxa'ink the two questions presented The commute.
iocn' that the election had been cant ucted
not t-ir expression Of tho public wili-,h.t IL Va.
vita ed altogether. VAST not then III. If du 40 IN A
esrsn would not cersinly have been proper 70 have
reported In tAvor OF admitting ssa tn, comic. tin,
e. "% "nen ne election was proved to have BON
wa. The committee saw. no o'her course before
hsm than TO report In favor Of sending tho candidates
back 10 the people for ana her election.
nr. ',n.ro OF Po"ha'ao was Of opinion that the re.
port ought 10 be rscommitej. II, Cid not suf ieptlv
nnlertAnd The merits OF the case TO vote u,op In.
port The house was about o lrgan-w go,. rnme nj
anu 'ne nsh. Of suffrage among OH suhj-c g. bd to
oe adjusted The q"e''ien arising out OF hss- co es.d
eec' ohs were oil great Importance and ought b. adj
FUSED with great care. He did not think the du,y of
The committee had b. performed in REPORTING ipo,
tue suoect without giving tul and Minute nj
o. the acs OF the Gaze. Such q report was not .st,.
factory whe her the eon,e'Dg parties agreed to II or
no ana nii not give the House sufficient grounds
ing upon H. VS. o: II . county OF Orange which
was alone interested in this quesL I, concerned the
Whole ft.te, that Tho Da er should be correctly
Jpn. re therefore moved 10 rreon'mit the renor,
MT. motifs did not wish TO be understood a. Offering
the least opposition TO the motion But he suggested 10
the gentleman from Powhatan that his object would
no. oe effected by recommitiisg the report while /,
would prove great Inconvenience 10 the parties. He
was aware oil the importance of settling the conslitu.
ona pr DIVISION In regard to the right of Suffrage but
ne believed that this was not case in the discussion
Of which II could he settled. This was peculiar case
and attended with circumstances which would render
II an improper subject which to discuss the general
suffrage question. The gentleman from Powhatan
might be assured that the question of the right of suf
frage would be fully acted on; while il would not be
cesaary 10 send this subject back to the committee,
G D wh'ch would cause the parties great inconve-
hence anu be productive OF ne good effect.
Mr.. Marshall said that the rocommitment would
prove highly inconvenient to the parties. The con
testing party had informed him (Mr. ny that he was
nof prepared to go into the examination of the yotes
Onui that examination could be gone into fully the
committee, In case OF recommitment, would be una
Die IL report Ii there any deficiency in the ey
dence the must remain until n shoul
De supplied The only proper course seemed TO be that
they should go back TO the people. He agreed with
to be settled with great care But he would mo, Sa,
down the rule In case In which 1t would operate un
justly on individuals. va
Mr. Moore 10 >ed the repor; would not bs r.c,mm;,
Cd His opinion at ars, had been rsin,t thi,
out having been made, and accented % by tn. mar
te'' he thought hat the House ought TO adopt IT, uI
the course pointed out by The g-nlpme from p ,wb.
tan wa, fol owed, tho H,u.e might ,i, mr.. III. .hI
session discussing contested ele ctions Ii was prin
c,pie agreed upon in the committee, that the part
should narrow down the points in dispute; and /, wa.
understood when the report was brought into IN.
Houss' mat the parties srquie in it, II wa, nue
mat the public was daePy Interested In these
nut u the progress Of the House in consderinx them
was 10 De ob'trueied by an examination Of mir ut
they would occupy too large portion Of i,s line
MIR. Davis sad that the lie It'd IN from Fsvousr w .
cerr' G. 10 his statement He (Mr d. had .aij n. -.
NOT really TO enter upon the examination of the WIT.
Tor ne never expected the case would be decided on
tns' point lie was Cow willing 60 back 10 the peo
tle u IL so pleased the Hou e. or he wa, wiln ',L
the House should canvass the polls; or if g, for,ois
were given canvass the votes 10 the counv bs ell
abide by the result But be at inst hid no p,ion 10
put the decision OF the the Que stjon n, m. vn,
That proposition emanatsd from the other marty and he
wa Dow willing to eet il.
Mr. Wiicher had not intended ia ,sv a, svo,d an ,,,
suJsc;tU he now rose to state his Oil IN "a
commitment. lie had sat in the committee from ., h;.h
this report came for four days, on this subiect Tn
committee were perfectly satisfied that the eI,ci,n
was void. II would be Of no use 10 s.,d a.. go,
back TO them. The iseton WIS declared In IN. repo,
to be vacated. Bot the gentleman from Povbst,n
"ished for The fdcs and reasons which the r.p,,
was 'r"'red IL that gentleman would look al ,ba
report nc woc' 'ere Ind both facts and reas,ps 10,
ihs GO i'ion 81 the committee. Considerable had be,s
said as 10 the agreement Of the patte, 10 IN, sno,,
and II was the sgreemen n, OF The mar H.. 90 ~;
course and 10 waive the right to have tho detail. 49,.
iofb-'hat this report presented. IL IN, d..
now proposed was intended 10 allow On onnor,n,;,.
TO investigate the votes, was certainly u.elssssnc
me Vo'es rae been declared TO be all vi,ed and bad
me recon mi men Told prove nyenient yv;,bon,
the L. at utility, "'"o"'
MI. DAVIS made sone explanation relative 10 ths
manner OF taking votes al the election
MI. Miller OF Powhatan was ut wiling 10 pu, N.
committee or the parties to Ls Iii,
uesrea statement OF the reasons IN which tho deci
'ion OF me COMMITTEES founded II wa. s,id r.,
those ressens not given becau,e the p,,,is. s
10 abde by The rpor'. Bet THE agreen was of No
auV.h'"Re ne House-it wanted the Ert of The ss,e