Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-02-25
Virginia Legislature.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
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Monday. February "a.
The Speaker letter from WIN. c. Rives
which was read. land which will be found In another
lumn]
On motion Of Mr. Colston the communication was ai<
| on the table and ordered TO be printed.
MIR. Colston then offered the following resolution:
Resoced, That this House will, this day, proceed
joint vote with the Senate to the election Senator
the u States supply the vacancy by tho
| resignation Of William q. Rives, Esq.
MI. Garland OF A., said this a grave and important
subject, and seemed him that the Legislature ought
not to act with so much precipAncy He therefore
cd to lay the resolution on the table, in order to give
up at any moment, when members were prepared to go
D,o the electio,,.
not prevail There was no period in history which
IL was so essential that Virginia should be fully repre-
scented in Congress as this and the task Of filling the place
Of The gentleman who had resigned his in the Senate,
could not DO too speedily performed They did lack
precedent for such proceeding; ior will DO recoscted
that when seat in Congress vacated in 1914 by tho
death Of william Brent, the Legislature proceeded hume.
daely 10 fill it, There great for sup.
plying the place which Mr. Rives had resigned. without
delay. there was then for filling that Of Mr.. Brent
Mr. C. felt 10 be bis duty TO say, that in Offering this
solution he Intended not the slightest dsrespect TO MIR.
est consideration But the circumstances Of the times de-
handed speedy action.
Mr.. Barbour said he had intended TO make remark on
the motion 10 lay The table, which the declaration Of
the gentleman from Berkeley had rendered
Mr. b. knew that eIt higher respect Tor the illus
gentleman from Berkeley. No the State was more
distinguished for every noble quality the gentleman
who has now Withdrawn himself from his the Sc
nate And since the dsavowal of the gentleman from
Berkeley which would remove from this proceeding tho
suppo.iton that the was ready to clutch the Office
Tell, Mr.. b. willing 60 into the cleo.
ton. He would correct fact in regard the case OF MIR.
Brent, which had escaped the gentleman from Berkeley.
When Mr. Brents election piece his death had pre-
viously been known to the General Assembly.
Mr. Colston said he had offered this resolution upon tho
ter and friendly feelings towards him. there could have been
no room to believe that it intended disrespecul to
Mr. Garland Of A. urged the propriey of delay, that
Time be taken TO make judicous selection oil
cessor to Mr. Rves.
MIR. Stevenson opposed the hasy manner in which tho
House proposed to act He wished for 10 look around
and decide on person TO fill this important station in
., ,ne great man. as the gentleman from Cupeper
could see no reason why they should proceed
Than ever on any similar
when the place of MIR. Brent filed and he announced
the vacancy TO the House But the haste evnced on this
be allowed 10 make udcious selection both as regarded
the events of the period, and the body undoubtedly the
10 appoint member.
The question was then put laying the resolution on
the table, and was ssreedto Ayes 62, Noes Al.
Mr. Dabney subsequently moved that the resolution
De tax en- up, in order TO fix lime which the election
should take place. The motion was agreed TO-
Mr. Dabney moved that this day two o'clock be in
serted in the resolution observing that the Senate of the
u. s. was considering subject Of great Importance and
nnes; Senator should be speedily elected, he nigh;
Mr. Wilson of BOtetourt moved TO insert Wednesday.
Mr. Janney was aware of the necessity of acting
speedily this subject He not willing 10 adopt
the motion of the gentlemen from Botetourt. MANY
he should therefore prefer to Fl x upon to morrow He
presumed was not in contemplation defer the election
long enough to correspond with gentlemen at distance,
anu consequently appeared to him that the election
could be proceeded with as well tomorrow Wednes-
day;
Mr. CoIstoa thought it as we'll TO proceed TODAY az H.
or nde and m
must depend upon the presumption that the honor of the
appointment would be sufficient nducement indiv-
duai who should be chosen, to accept the station 1t
should be recoileeted that little time would be
~ Tor The Individual TO make preparations for going to
on the day Of his election Mr. C. therefore thought
would be better 10 proceed at oclock that motion
est period.
Mr. Dabneys motion TO fix 2 'cock, was negatiyed. az
also Mr. Wilson's fixing Wednesday next; and Mr.. JAM
ney IS motion Tor Tomorrow, agreed TO-
The Senate have passed the bill regulate the salary
oil the clerk OF the Council OF State They have also
passed the bills granting additional compensation to the
Judge oil the seventh Judicial circuit and
the stockholders Of the Richmond and Potomac Rail Road
Company, with amendne nts-and they adhere IN their
amendments to the bill suppress lotteries in this COM
monw eah, their disagreement to which the House in
sisted on.
The amendment of the Senate TO the form.r Hill; 4, q,
ke out ue hundred and insert ftc0 hundred dollars
ing the amount oil increase OF to the Judge
On mohon oil MT. CosoD, the amendment. disa greed
The House receded from its to the amend
meht OF tie senate 10 The bill suppress lotteries and
amended the amendment by inserting the forfy in
place oil shorty FOUR the period which lottery contracts
shall become extinct
On motion Of MIR. Dupuy, the engrossed bill sutlorz.
ing The bank OF Virginia Tor the Farmers Bank of Vir
gina) 10 establish Branch at Farmvle in the county
oil Prince Edward, taken passages and having
hed, discussion arose. in which Messrs Fry SoutbaI
Dupuy and Wilson Of Boteourt took part and the oues-
ton being put, the bill was rejected.
The eDgrossed bill 10 provide for the construction of
road from Charleston in Ksnawha Co, Weston in wis
Co.. being on its blank filled (appropriang
from the Treasury S5000)Tbe ayes and noes were or
dered motion Of Mr. Smith of Gloucester and The bill
having been advocated by Mesrs. Hays, Fry and Nc
Dowel, was rejected, by the following vote;
.ayes.-Messrs. Damron, Niche, Mayse, CartmiII.
Wilson Of b., M'MilIaD, MGinnis, Mashsli Barton Glib.
son. Smith Of Fred, Watkins. Cary, Mullen Kincheloe
Gather, Gailaher, Wager, Fry, Duff, Hays, Jsnney,
Beard Harrison, BiIngsly, Cooper, Alexander, Buck
Cabell, Watts, Parriott, Lure, Jones Of Pendleton
Ssvin, Carroll, Boohe, NJ DoweI MoormaD, Waterman
Hopkins M Mullen. Jones of Shenandoah, CJemands.
NCoy, MCullocb, Stephenson Of F. g. NJ, and May
bery-H
Noes -.Messrs. Banks, (Speaker) Drummond, Pouson,
0imer, SouthaII, Stuart, Preston, TurDbu Daley Pat
teson, BoDduran, Mosby Burton, Samuel, Wyatt John
Barbour, son oil c., Scott Baylor Ball. French
Payne, Hale Of Franklin, Woods, Hale OF Giles Smith of
Gloucester, Hail OF GraysoD, Spencer, Bruce, Sims,
Gravey, HolIemsn, Gregory, Hsrwood, Hooe Of X. G.,
DsbDey, Carter, Kimbrough, May, KeDnon, Garland of
Coles Swanson, Dupuy, Woodhouse Sbands Hooe IT, Of
r. W, Griffin, Fitzhugb, Pegram Hungeriord, S,anger,
Brown, and Ruherfoord-6I.
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