Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-04


date had right to object to every vote pyen nv VI,
tue ofihe poymcn, Of axes in 1880 aud aso 10 h,vo
every Vote oherei, 10 be given by virtue of the
rnent Of taxes in 1920. aud rejected bv N. comm,
sioners placed upon the back ~ the polls and Inv
this means bring the question immediately before the
Legislature, which class of tax PAYERS wcr intended
20 DC embraced by the constitution Ii seems Ia mo
then, that tho future of the commissioners tn tate
the oath must have been the princpal II no, the
ground upon which the Orange election was set aside
IL So let me ask you doas not tho Patrick election
come completely under the influence of the precedent
cstaoIsncd IN the Orange case! The commissioner -
conducting the precinct elections IN Patrick wero
not sworn and IN addition tn that circumstance there
was no Deputy Sheriff. nor other officer. at
TWO OF those precinct elections Does this of
things present a much stronger than the one
from Orange 1t seems that although the COMMITS.
soners were not sworn at the Grange prccucs there
was Deputy Sheriff nj each of them, who boinp a
sworn officer, II mighI be deemed Of less importance
that the commissioners should be sworn. But the
report before the House, while 1t admits, that the
election III Patrick, was not conducted according to
law, at the same lime, comes To the conclusion that
Injustice Is proved to have resulted from it's bn
ing so conducted 1t ought be set aside | con-
Tess sir, hat was not before aware that il was NO
cessary before law could % enforced to show that
cvii had resulted from ITS violation. had believed
that laws were ntcndod To guard against evils on
tho presumption that without them evils would
exist
nave considered it my duty MIR. Speaker to sub
mt these few remarks to the House. for the purpose
oil showing that the county Of Patrick is entitled to
the benefit OF the precedent established an the Orang.
case Ii is entirely uncertain, whether shall take
any part IN the contest, should writ of election
be awarded. My only wish, is To have The question
fairly settled, whether the election IN Patrick was
legally or illegally conducted. If this House shall
be OF the opin'on that II WAS legally conducted then
is the contes'ng candidate clearly entitled 70 his seat
IL on The contrary, the House should come 10 q diff,
rent conclusion, the people Of Patrick will have "a
opportunity Of clecng AR Adams or any other 10
dlvldusl they may prefer him
Mr. Risss - Drinc. (.oo,oo ,sI.l e. ,L, ,,,..
and noes, and the question was then taken he
substitute offered By him TO 4e report Of me Com
plttee and decided in the NEG s,ivc as follows:
AYEs-Messrs Drummond, Gilmer Krnue,. NJ
Cue. Mayse, Davis, Campbell of Brooke, Watkins,
Chichester, Marshall, Mason of Frederick C,aI
borne .Scymour, Leigh, Summers, Pollard of King
d. Queen. Hooc, Pollard of King William, Lawson
Mason OF Loudoun, Caldwell, @ Pcrrall, NJ Iau chin
Murdaugh, Thompson, Upshur Baxter Rivcs of p
George, Moore, NJ Dowe NJ Mahou Lows Keller
Crockett Ruihertoord-35.
NOEs-Messrs. Banks, lSpeoker,j Garland of AM
herst L"itwich, Henshaw, Miller OF Botrtourt,
Gho!son, Shell, Christian, Yancey, Spurlock Claw
Hayhnrton, Burfnot, Boadus, Brodnax Jones
Wright. Powell OF Brankl'-, Holland, Cas,Ieman
Wood " Of Frederick King, Perrin, Bryce, Hal
Ersklne. Greene, Easley, Dunn Carskadon. DAVIS
son, Dyer Atkinson Semp!c. I.ncp-. Gallagher Lee
land, Hays Poindextcr, Street, Hudgins Newman
Gosdc. Watts. Vnwtrr, Preston, II Inns Garland If
Nelson, Blackwell, Jacobs, ParrIott. Hincr, WItch"r
Swanson, Zinn Venaoe, Tyler Alexander Kilrore
Williams of Shenandoah, Harris. Gatewood Mon.
cure, Eppes. Gillespie, MCoy MCulloch, Newton.
jackson, Maxwell, Macfarland-7l.
Pie General .4nembly We bring up this morning
the omitted proceedings of Thursday, Friday and Sa
turday
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Thursday, Dec. 3OM
MIR. Garland of Nelson offered the following reso-
lution
Resolved, That the Committee for Courts of Jus
tice be instructed to enquire the expediencv of
abdging the right OF executors Ind administrators IN
giving preference debts due FROM deccdents' es
tates, IN course of administration due by specially or
other writing. when the assets in their hands arn m
sufficient to pay all such debts and compclnr then,
TO make rateable distribution thereof
The resolution was adopted.
On motion of Mr. Summcrs. the Committee of
Roads and Navigation instructed tn enquire into
tho expedicncy excusIng stage passengers from pay
mont of toll IN certain
On motion of NJ r. PondcXtCT. the Committee for
Courts of Justice instructed tp enquire into The
expedency of dispensing with the conditional ludg-
nieni rules common order-and the onfrrIation
thereof or commoa order confirmed--iu proceedings
in actions at common law. IN the superior and iner-
or courts Of this Commonwealth.
Bills pass Il. Changing the time of holding quar-
tery Court IN King William. Establishing n sep
araic election At Haymarke, in Prince Wililam-3
Amending act establishing several towns, passed
liz 1919 Authorlsing separate election Mt the
house Of Barns Smith, IN the county of lewis
Concerning Michael Alexander of Monroc-6 Autho-
10 TNlSo sum OF money 10 conn etc
tho road from Clarksburg to Poiat Pleasant.
Friday Dec. - 1880
Petitions presented by Mrssrs. Garland of
Amherst and Ewing.
Resolutions fp,m tho Committee OF Courts of Jus
tce proposing further provisions for the government
Of free negroes and making II penal to Instruc; them
in reading and writing were agreed to by the House
Resolutions also agreed TO from the somo
Committee. Placing bonds, bills. and proved nc
counts on the same footlng-2. Rejecting the pr,i-
ton of the heirs of Richard GILLESPIE To sell a tract
Ofland-3 Rejecting the proposition o aulhorise con
stables TO execute wrts of su
On motion nf Mr.. Aiknson,
Resolved, That the Register Of the Land Office he
directed to report Z, this House, The names Of the of
tcers and soldiers belonging 10 the State Line, and
tho State Line on Continental Establishment, to
whom, to whose heirs, assgnees, warrants for
Military Land Bounty have issued since the lst dnv
Of Jan iG20-designating IN such report the rank of
said officers and the quantity Of land granted each
totgSeT with the names Of the Assignccs agents or
attorn "a fact TO whom the said warrants have
been delivered
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