Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-01-09

been reported given 10 an individual wac tho duty Of
the chair TO consider them regular votes. The rule
spoke OF the lowest number OF votes given any person.
aud that such person should be dropp The ne
succeeding ballot He also remarked that was perfectly
competent to the House TO elect an individual who
put In nomination. and in fact the election could be made
wnout any person having been noiL ated The hr
o me rule prescribed the OF interchaDging messages
between the two Houses relation the nominees But
e re ud not prescribe that votes given for individuals
not nominated should be considered as away
sea"erng vo'es' unless SO reported by the committee He
et hhe" oo"nI 10 adhere TO this Interpretation OF the
rule, unless the House decided Otherwise In which de-
c ion he should eheeriuly acquiesce.
The question being put the House reversed the de-
cison OF the Speaker; Mr. Daniers name was con.
sequeutly dropped aud the clerk proceeded TO take the
second ballot, which was as follows:
For IdEertN-Messrs. Banks, (Speaker1 Drummond,
Pouson Sou,hall, Gilmer, Booker Turnbul Daily Pat
teson, Bondurant Christian, Johnson Barbour, Wilson Of
Scott, Jones of E. c. Baylor Ball. French Payne. Hale
Of Smith Off Smith Spencer, Bruce Sims Roane,
BOTS Gravey. iollemsn, Gregory, Gallaber. Wager,
m a., loos OF X G. Dabney, Carter May, Shep.
collins; Harvey Epes, Williams, Swanson, Nash, Du-
puy "oodhouse, Stands Thorh,on, Bare, Jones Of s.,
Cunninshs Brown and Ru,hetioordE65.
For Wdns-Mcssrs. Garland Of A, S,uar, of A Mi
chic Mayse, Preston, Pate Faulkner Col.,on, Car,m,
Wilson OF M'Ginnis. Mosby. Burton. Wyatt, Marshall
Stephenson, Woods Barton, Hale of Giles, Cary, Vance,
Sloane Mullen. Gather, Janney Beard Harrison, Smith
OF NJ. s. J., Alexander, McCsuley, Pariott, Mcclure,
Dcfman. Waterman, Fizhugh and Maybery-4l.
FOR Daniei-Me-s,s Gibson and Wa'kins-2
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
G'ayson, Kincheloe, Fry, Duff Hays Solngs, Billings
~, Cooper Robertson, adams, SIsvn, Carroll Norman,
Hopkins. M'Mullen Ciemands, George, M'Coy, MCul-
loch and anger-22
The following the vote Of the Senate the second
ballo':
For MIR. Tdsetpell-Messrs. Dromgooie, (Speaker0
Old Parker Cooke, Hun,on, Penny Rives, A,kn
son, Flood Page, Slaughter, Opis McComas, atkins,
Harvie, Basye, Donaldson, Maxwell yett and Winston
20.
For Mr.. WdtiS-Messrs Campbell, Patteson, Watts,
Bierne, Dyer MrMahon, Golf, Keller, McCarty, Beale
Eiging'on and Sinith-l2
Joint vote with the Senate-for l.. W. Tazeweli S5-
for COL f. Watts, SO. So l.. w. Tazeweu was declared
10 be elected.
On motion of Mr.. Birbou-, the House adjourned.
"wednesday, Jan 8.
The House WAS chiefly occupied the order of the
day. being the Bill TO authorize subscription by the
State, TO the stock of the Portsmouth and Roanoke Rail-
road Company.
Mr.. Collins opened the debate in support OF the Bill
aud was followed by Mr.. Brown of Petersburg, who OPP
posed the Bill in ech Of nearly hours duration,
at the close OF which Mr. Bruce minated his intention OF
replying 10 Mr.. Brown, and his motion the House ad
jouined.
The other proceedings will be reported in our next and
the speeches, as soon as they can be prepared
u We are authorized 10 BAIL Brawner, Esq.
as candidate for a in the House of Delegates
from the county of Prince William.
~ We authorised TO state, that Col. VIM. SHEP-
HERD OF Middlesex, will not be candidate to represen mt
the counties OF Matthews and Middlesex in the
neral Assembly OF Virginia.