Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-08

Mr. Gibson OF 30,h 0ct mt ground for M, RIM T.,
rae" relative TO the legality Of the election. II the
neport was sustained, no member was safe. III Eve
lays only were given in which give notice. and the
ohern cav mt TO make return, until they had ex.
pred would 30 impossible to contest an election
unless by the good will of the Sheriff III. tbonghi
here was sufficient proof Of the OF the a.
lection III the SLerHs conduct was declared correct
the power was placed ip his hands 10 represen, The
people, and send member here 10 stand against the
decision Of the majority. The will of the peopI, oush,
DO strictly regarded and 1t had been express.
motion oil his friend from Meeklenburr m;ybt he a.
doP,ed, aud moved the ayes and noes.
MIR. pendie'on rose, and proceeded TO put certain
questions to Mr.. Broadus.
MIR. Gholson rose to put.the question, whether the
eldest sitting Member connected i'm thi. case n
so he wished the Clerk to read the notice. The Clerk
mat case the eldest sitting Member was not here un
der the judicial action OF This House. Mr. G. merely
put the question whether that gentleman waived hi,
advantage Of having received no notice OF II
| so, Mr.. G. was content. "
Mr. Broadu' said he did not waive The fact Of his no,
having received notice But be willing to an
swer any questions that might be put to him.
Mr.. Morris.-If the gentleman did not waive hi, adj
vantage, In not having received notice, he had no
'iEht 10 De heard IN case affecting others.
Mr Broadus said, that If the sman had he an n
now ne had intended answering the que elton of
MI Pendeton, he thought he would noi have obiec,ed
70 ms doing so. He had right, he thought, as mem.
Mr. Watkins said that these interrogatio were ir.
regular,
"' MOTIFS observed, that the gentleman from Bots.u
tourt had depended the notice of Oct 3O-But tbS
notice had no effect on Mr.. Pendieton.
Mr. Eppes said. that the motion of YESTERDAY had
oeen objected to- because notice had beer siyen
ano the present was opposed, because the subjects
were not separated, aud il argued the re- wa, mn
evidence before the House Of tho of the
election He thought, on the contrary, that there was
abundance OF evidence. "
c,n mr. jackson asked whether. in the notice of Mr.
Hioson to the sitting Member, there was any intma
ton IA, mat n the election had been irregular.
MT. Gl0sOn.-There WI m aucb
MT MOTIFS mad read the papers oftener than he wish.
cd. and had seen such notice.
=, Inc question was then taken by Ayes and Noes and
'ne suosutute oil Mr. Goode was rejected-43 10 49,
MT. Goode then moved the folio wing re .oiution
Hesoiced That the Report Of the COMMITTEES Of pri
veses aud Elections, on the contested election from
tne county oil Cupeper, be recommitted and thai the
committee be instructed to regard the notice given bv
Soseph s. n ansbrongh to Jonathan C. Gibson on the
1d OF NOV 1880. a, having been delivered 10 due tins
nat they scrutnize the poll of Jonathan c. Gibson
ana report to the House the of good votes which
he received ~
Mr.. Watts moved 10 amend the resolution by au,bo.
the Committee TO scru,nizs the list of votes given
oy MT Gibson to the sitting Member which had been
passed over by the Committee as being Informal.
DIR. Morris said, that the motion Of the gentleman
from M eckienourg, now before the House, was the
one Oh, wnleh should have been made long ago. As to
the notice alluded to by the gentleman from Monon,a
ia IL mad been rejected by the Committee because il
was not specific n its statements of the incomn.tsn.y
OF the voters.nam in IL.
Mr. Watts withdrew his motion to amend
some discussion then took place on the subject of
the decision OF the Committee, as to the day from
which the time allowed for giving motto Of contest
Marshall and Brodnax participaed.-Aiter which the
House adjourned. "'