Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-02
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The report and resolutions touching tn, contested
election from tn" dis composed nf the counties of
Fa"guicr and Prince William. being under consd,.ra.
uon-Mr Joan L. Wallace, mldc n motion 10 n
n"hn the same by substituting IN lieu thereof, the
ioi''wing ntemcnl of facts aud resolutions:
II apnears now in evidence before The Senate That
he lat election held in October 1880 for the elect
ton OF Senator from the District of FauIuicr and
r'hce william, was held IN Fauquier County, TO
Wv, a. Narrcn,on. Salem ond l. < Run on tn, 25;h.
20 h and @7,h of IN" same month"; tina, on the a7th
OF said month the poll taken nj Salem was carried
10 W aErrnton, and d.,ivsrol 10 jams = Pickett,
ISn 2i'r'h oil SAID County, ihat tho poll taken at
:!N Kun was al'o delivered 10 sand Sheriff at War
ren'oh on the mOrnInr of the 2G,h day of the same
inonh; that 'hc mcmprllist on thr said % h of
Octoosr was engaged. IL tho prrs"nc, of the said
She'iil and his Deputies and with their aid IN scru-
tig'ng the votes given for the sitting member in the
al 'orcsaC cleo oi IN / - memorial ST made numcr.
is extracts from IN said polls on the said 2Gtn; q;
ot.ooer anu did no; manifest Il disposition to make
further examination of said polls: that tho mono
ra,,s was Prescn: IN Warrcu,nn, and attended tho
poiiln2 OF the votes from tho commencement: of the
election on Monday the 25rh Oc,phcr until IT closed
on the cvcning Of i- 27rh AMI rena,rci IN Warrcn.
Ton ami Friday The cJh Of the 81 nc month that he
thcn was III company with the Sheriff of F.uouisr
-" ""e on ms way to nee, the Shcuir uf Prince IVA.
nam at Br'ntriir for t'e purpose of COMPARING the
p'i' inaen ~ the D.1ri,t Unrirr the rc,rai,i,r or
Tie SAID day; that the next G,y Saturday the 3D,L
Oh lhs same month, he was arnlr M COMPANY with
ne sain Ssr Cd" FTuqO while ln and hr Sheriff of
''"ce W. nam wcr" comparing the polls; that
ne Gid not express lntllrsic WI n for another
We" q! the polls AIKEN IN i'auuuirr nor did he nj
any time hereafter express intimate such wish;
mt on Muriav the Is e November 1880 he caus-
c" '''In 10 De delivered to t!f sitting member that
he should contest his election" for the causes in
Shid notice specified, and appended the s7il MOI c
i!sl .! votes which had b ,cn pnrd for the si,lur
ncn-'r IN Fauquier with his objections to Them
WAC! oNJ'c'i"nS i@c.dd"G "nly a small part OF the
qnaihc ltlonS on any one of which the votes polsd
Nigh have been good, and, IN many instances iLry
cEteudcd 10 single qraliica on, aud portion ONLY
oil The grounds, which must exist conformity with
othcTS In enable a person 10 exercise the elective
franchise upon them; that tn ncmorIast gave To the
slttmT member anJthcr notice on the ll,h day of
NovrInorr aud appended To il list cf votes poll,d
for t he sitting member, with specification of his
onecions TO them. which included several grounds of
qualification not included in the frs notice 1t also
appears IN evidence before the Senate that the polls
held IN the couny of Fauquier. were closed on Wed
nesdav the 27th OF October, and were compared with
the pb!Is taken IN Prime" William by the sherns of
fauqurr and Prince William, on the 90 h of tha
same month"; but were not returned to the clerks of
ice, by the sheriff OF Fauquier until the n of No
N"Uer' ana mat The mnmorIaist did not give notice
nat ne should commence taking dispositions until the
'dth day oi November, and then that he should COM
m'nce the taking of them on the - day of Novrm
bcr IL further appears the satisfaction of the So
nt;e, hat the testimony now before the S.nn.p yirh
the exception Of the notice of the memrrias, oh
Jectng to the election ofthc sitting member riycn
on ia" hfSt OF November. and that the polls taken NJ
Warrenton AMI Salon ware not returned To the
clerks Office OF Fauqarr county court unit! the 9th
OF N"'emb'T. was not before til" Senate, when il
adopted the former resOlu touching ili. suhi,,
Resolved, therefor, That the : nate Will pro.
cd at this time, 10 do, whot woIld iave done. if
the nets now before IT, had been before IT, on The
18th day Of December last
be rejccild wac 81
In support Of this motion, Mr John r. WnI'ace
spoke at gEes' length, and understand sustained
himself very handsomely. HIS speech VIII be pub
On Saturday, Mr. Wallace again adJ,a-.ad lie Ga,
nate at l'ngh ~ opposition to tho rule OF evidence
adopted by he committee The Senate however nv \
large moJ'Hty, awarded the contested scat to Col
Gibson.