Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-28

he intended to CONTEXT the election OF any Senator or
Delegate returned such, under the election herein
provided the petitioner and the returned member shall
respectively conform themselves in all proc eedings per-
tanning 10 such contest 10 the regulations and forms Of
the act entitled An act reducing into one act the ~
veral acts, concerning disputed election. Of me mbers #
the General Assembly, except that the parties respec.
lively, shall give notice, aud begin 10 take their de po
si,ions. within five days, and furnish their
within 20 days after the close Of such election
Of the times prescribed by the act above m.ntoned-
and the mode OF examina proof decision belos III
General Assembly, und r. this act to be elected shai
in all respects be the same 10 in sad act
40 FAR forth as the same may spply-This motion wa.
adopted without opposition.
| Mr.. MINOR proposed the following section, which
was rejected:
And be it further enacted, that the sheriff. Of the
tons Of th. State. for the additional duties imposed on
them by this act, shall be entitled to receive to
DO levied by their respective county aud corporation
courts" - 's.7 u
| Mr.. WILLIAMS Of Henrico proposed to amend the
following clause, in the ith seciion: Or Il for any
caue, asoub, aha arise in the minds Of the Govern
and majority Of the Council, whether by the vote
aforesaid " they shall appear to them. the said Cons
tution be ra'ifed."-Mr. w. proposed to change IN :
"dnd' into "or"-which wss rejected. lMr. vi. subc
| sequently made unavailing at empt TO amend nv.
adopting the phrase, " majority of the Execu,ive"l
-Mr. kERcHEvAL proposed TO change. In the 4th
section, the words "Govsrnor and Coancl" into go.
vernon by the advice OF Council, which reject
ed. -
Mr.. GoopE proposed 70 add the following provi.o a,
the end OF the 9Th secton Provided, that the poll.
Gf the several counties Of t Senatorial Dis
| trcts .hai be compared at the court hous. of 81
counties" Which was agreed to.
The bin being gone through. the Committee rose
and on Mr.. kmbrough's motion, the bill and alnenl-
mcn,s we e laid upon the table.
On Mr GILMERs motion, resolution was adopted
in'iructinE the Committee Of Roads &c. enquire i'm.
to the expediency OF amending an act passed at the
session. Incorporating con- pany to construct atrnuke
road from Mrriwethers BRIDGE TO Boyds in the
county of Alh.marle.
n,
(ayes 49, noes o. to bring in bin to amend the ac
"Concsrnng the appointment OF harbor- masters and
declaring their duties, passed the 18th oil February
On Mr. FIrzGERALD's motion, the COMMITTEES on
Roads and Internal Navigation instructed 10 IN.
quire into the expediency Of .quazng the tolls
by the Upper AppoInattox Company.
Mr. GRIFFIN OF s. presented several enrolled bills,
which had been compared with the engrossed. bill.
and found duly enrolled.
The Speaker presented communicate from the
Governor, covering a communication from Governor
Gi'mer OF Georgia, enclosing the following re-
solutions OF the Legislature OF that Sate upon PROPOSE
lions submitted to them Tor amending the Constitution
OF the United States:
The resolutions were as follows:
"Resolved that the General Assembly OF the State Of
Georgia does not with the General Assembly of
The State Of Louisiana, in the proposal to mend The
Constitution OF the United States. so az to extend the
term Of Office Of the President and Vice President to
Elk years, and 10 render the President i'm eligible.
"Resoved, that the General Assembly of the State of
Georgia does not concsr with the General Assembly of
the State OF Missouri in the proposal the Con.ti.
tuition OF the United S''-s, to provide . uniform,
mode OF electing the President and Vice p e,ident
throughout the United States, aud to give to the Peope
OF the United State. the Priveg, OF voting directly for
the President and Vice President, without the inter.
venton OF Electors Provided, such alteration can he
30 made, that the sovereignty Of the States be not in
vaded ad the weight Of the States and the
oil Representation, be retained, according 10 the ea-
sting provs ms Of the Constitution.
lind be ii further Resoued. That, in the opinion
OF this General Assembly, il would be desirable that
nj Tho Tntfa -.
that the election OF President and Vice President should
IN no be submitted 10 the decision OF the House Of
Representative Of the United States Provided, that
in 20 amending the said Constitution provision he made
TOR securing TO the States equal vote on such deci-
sion in the last resort" Sc
Mr.. YANcEy moved to lay these Resolutions on IN.
table Mr. Miller to refer IN EN- 20 the Committee tor
Courts of Justice. Mr.. Minor lin order TO give these
resolutions in which the people Of the United States
were so much Interested full Olsen ..ion) moved 10
commit them TO CoAnittee Of the whole House.
Mr. fam ey's motion prevailed.
And then the House adjourned till this morning IL
o'clock.
YESTERDAY, Communication received from
the Senate stating that they had passed the bill "Add
ing part OF the counties Of Kanawha Cabel 10 the
county OF Logan-& that they had passed ,ri amend
ents the bills, To authorize three separate election.
in the county Of Albemarle" and To authorize a sepa
rate election in the county Of Scot4so that they had
rejected the bill In favor of Pleasant Bankenship
These amendments were agreed to by the House.
"A Communication was received from Rob G.. Scott
President tepOre of the Board of Directors of the
Pencntiary, supplemental to the Annual Report and
laid upon the table.
On MIR. RUrHEaFooRD's motion, the House came TO
resolution to proceed on Saturday TO the election of
General Agent and Sorekeeper for the Pentcntiary
On motion OF Mr.. MASON Of F., the hill :" To amend
the act to organize the Convention" was taken up
with the amendments proposed by the Committee of the
Whole.
The amendments agreed TO, until the Chair
reached the new section providing for the mode OF pro-
ceeding in the of contested eeclons-whcn new
form OF proceeding proposed by Mr.. Kimbrouch
and agreed to by the House.
Mr. MASON Of f., proposed to disagr &c to the amend
mcnt for substituting Shy the amended Constitution to
vote" instead of Coy idtc," s,c.-which motion was
agreed to.
Mr. MASON proposed disagree 10 the following pro-
vso; Provided, that the polls Of the several coun
ties of Senatorial Districts sbaU be com
pared at the Courthouse OF countless" and 10
substitute the following: BE il enacted that in conpar
ing the polls of the following Senatorial Districts as ar
ranged under the amended Constitutions the sheriff. or
other officers conducting the elections for Senators as
herein provided in said Districts shall meet TO compare
their polls at the places hereinafter named-tat {,
say, for The District comprising the counties Of Char
otte, Prince Edward, Lunenburg and Nottoway the
polls shall he compared the Courthouse of Prince
Edward county, sc. &c."-Mr Mason suggested that
under the present law the shers would have TO meet
at the first named county but as the arrangement of the
counties had been changed under the amended Cons.
tuition, the first named county would not ALWAYS be
central ono-and, therefore, much Inconvenience
might result from their meeting at the first named coun
tes-and hence the necessity Of specifying in each
District the county for meeting This amendment pro-
posed TO do this for all the districts.
MIR. GooDE acqniesced ia the amendment and invi.
ed gentlemen to turn 10 the arrans ement Of the