Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-12-18

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:urred 10 the month October last considering: to
have bcen tho duty If the said High Sheriff, as tho
eparafe polls which had been taken at the 81 auarus-
siIlc and Rohipsoa's Tavern although irrcgunry Ia
ken. had boon reported Ia hm ia due time. to COM
pare the same with the polls taken by hitscf at the
and If appeared that any alecior had
voted than oncc, reduce tho of such -
icctor 10 and To declare aud return IS the person
ected. tho candidate having the greatest number OF
vutes--thnt the electton was conducted IN manner
wholly irregular ard improper and calculated TO sup
press full and fair EXPRESSION of the viii "f the major
Ry of the qualified voters of the said Coun
ty-the Superintcndents Of the separate cleo
tons therein. Mt having taken and subscribed
the oath or affirmation. prescribed by law befoo the
commcncemon; thereof and the officers conducting
the same. Interpreting different way at the dill
fcrcnt places of holding the said cleo iona, that
cause ofthe Constitution which regulates the right OF
sufftsgc, whereby al place OF holding The said
election, citizens who for 2 months next preceding
had been house kecpcrs and heads OF families within
the said county and who had been assessed with
part ofthe Revenue Of the Common wealth within the
year 1920 and actually paid the were sllowed to
VOTE while the class If citizens wing been
assessed wths part Of the said within the year
1929, bu, who had been assessed with part thereof.
In the year 1880, and actually paid the same werc
not allowed to rote and at another place CT holding
the said election, citizens who for twelve months
next preceding had been house keepers and heads ut
families within the said county. aud who had been
assessed with part Of the revenue OF the Comniun
same were allow I'd to vote, willis thu class Of
citizens not having been assessed with part OF raid
revenue within the year 1880. but who had been as
scsscd in the year 1929, and ualy paid the same,
were not allowed TO vote; and that therefore, the
said election should be wholly vacated and sci
aside, and that writ of election to the county
of Orange ought to be awarded by the House OF
Delegates: Your committee have MT deemed It nc
,essary To report IN detail all the facts submitted
to them and the principles decided ny them IN forming
fhr WIN hry hay because
Report would involve great delay and prevent them
from proceeding TO the consideration OF "ther cases III
contested elections referred to them, speedy dsciS-
ion of which Ia be required by the public inter
est and because both The parties engaged IN This con
troversy have expressed 10 your Comut,ee their vii
ingnes.s TO abide by this report
Resolved, therefore, as the opinion of this COM
nttee that the election ola Delegate Co this present
General Assembly from the County OF Orange, be
vacated AMI set aside
Resolved, ulso, the opinion OF this Commit ce
that writ Of Election directed TO the County of
Orange, ought to be awarded to supply the vacancy
occssioncd by setting aside the said election
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Yesterday. petitions presented by Messrs
Baxter, Goodwin. Miller of Powha,an. Jones, Yam
cey, Anderson of No!toway. and BuTfoot.
On motion Of Mr.. Pollard Of King William, the
Committee for Courts Of Justice instructed TO
enquire into the expectancy of altering the time Of
holding the quarterly session OF the May term OF
King William.
Mr.. Anderson of Dotetourt offered the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That the COMMITTEE of Roads AMI Nav
gation be instructed enquire into the expedency
Of requiring the Lynchbnrg and Salem Turnpike
PIKE. -..,rnnria;s the tolls of said Company,
IN: Haueiscn seated that the Company ycre n,o-
ons' instead OF applying them To the c9mpeiioh OF
.ne roah--a course which inflicted serious i,,n,y o.
The country concerned The Company was hound
~ charter to apply the tolls to the extension of Tho
road " " Tue
&c, On motion of Mr.. Chichester the Committee on
miii'la Laws was instructed 10 enquire into the nv
Pedency OF so amending said laws, as to REQUIRE but
one muster in the year
On motion Of MIR. Morris the House took -, ~.
contested election from Orange
lr Daris then addressed the House from its bar
anu expressed h', regret at the misunderstanding
"nich MAD occurno between the COMMITTEES of pr
Vheges aud Elections and himself Originality be
nan nov assened to the course pursued in their Re
port though he did so yesterday. TO nreren,
Iartner misunderstanding, he handed in brief ma oer
mere chart of what Mr.. ID. had propo cd IN Tho 80,
test or was willing to do. I'VE are compelled sLor,
as 1t is, to exclude it and similar Documan, ro,.
Gov. Barbour) 'om
Mr d; proceeded. lie was and had been willing
20 refer the matter to the people, while no had ri,
himself ietercd by the nunctions of his friends nat
20 compromise his and their rights awav
Mr. Morris said the Committee had been n,aced
a unpleasant predicanlent by the Collision be-, wcen
neir REPORT IN the statement ma dc in it, TINT the s
ing and eonteslng members assented to the course it
ugeeStcd' OF returning the election TO the peonIc
md the denial of Mr. Davis that he had so unde
what had passed From that predcament thew , were
seneve9 oy what had now been said. A. to
ne Report and its not entering into particulars
AZ. N: said the Committee bad been and were viii,
ing 10 incur the labor of giving them; but when the
a''es mao agreed, ne imagined the House would
are niue Tor these particulars while great delay and
nconyenlence would be the effect. An observation
ad fallen yesterday, from the gentleman from Sussox
Mr. EPpss which he would offer a single remark to
reply lie said the Committee in considering he
WESTON ut the election had transcribed their nower
anu that the point of the return ofthe Sheriff. was
ne only one properly before them Bot in point Of
,et' another ISSUE was presented and ionei-n in
ne memorial OF the contesting candidate, but in tho
otice', and this issue was involved in the enquiry
Mr Epp" replied He had been misuodo,s,ood
re bad moi said that the Committee had ,rsnsccn.
ed ,e's power-sn' that as the contest was predica
urinary point, ought first to have beef, settled hv
nc G9mnltrs' and If they found the return of the
,ncri invalid that they ong1 to have proceeded ~
ieciare the contesting member entitled IN tho ,c,,