Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-31

resolution n Ntessrs Rfvea aud Eonf.; M.
january 2sth.-Tbe # Delegates having an
nounccd to the Senate . -. were ready TO execute
the lont order aforesaid y Serson said, that he
would the rcso, hich he had offered
and withdrawn yesterday. some pcnteman
would move resolution for a >oncnI, mt of the
further execution of the Joint orde. -morroyv: MS il
was now very late in the evening, afio otlcmen had
expressed wish that the further exc. the Joint
order should be postponed until tome 20 would
give place for the motion to be made IL .lelnnn
wished to make IL. But before he TOOK sa' he
would embrace this opportunity to explain :. nm
oefstood had been Inexperienced i'm relation i,
solution he had offered yesterday. He thought
bad distinctly stated then that Il was not his OBJ,
proposing that resolution, TO postpone the election
senator without the concurrence of the II. OF 9TH
The concurrence of that House necessary 70 the adop-
ton OF that resolution, and if that had been his object he
would not haze oifrrcda joint resolution but he would have
called on the party TO make the vote 10 ayrce
70 the execution OF the joint order; for if a majority Of the
would vote against the execution ofte joint order,
there could be no election lie tcoud san that
not c intention of the administration party en- tho Sofe
20 Prercnt an election against the ,eiSheS o nqjor of
e House 81 Deiegdtes and whilst he believed that the
Senate had the right postpone this election AGAINST the
consent of the House of Delegates and that VISITING cir
ouiistahces would Justify such measure, and he
wilng to meet the responsibility yet, from Difference
TO The opinions of number Of those gentlemen with
whom he acted he had declined all idea of attempting
any such thing, and would state that it was the i'm.
tcnton of himself and of most of those with whom he
acted, If the resolution which he was about 10 offer
should DC adopted by the Senate and the House of Dele
gates should refuse their concurrence not to insist upnn
IT. but TO yield 60 the other House. on the principle that
agreeable TO the theory of our Government when the
Two Houses disagreed question involving popular
rights the Senate should yield 10 the popular Branch of
the Legislature. Mr.. A. said he Thought that this ex
PLANTATION was due to many of those who acting with
MN, and Tor that purpose had made it.
Mr. hvcs said that it due himself as the gcn
teman from Boetourt had said that part of the Ad-
histaton party would not insist postponinr of
the election of Senator if the Senate should adont his
resolution and the House of Delegates refuse their
Guence to say that he would not yield the House
eegates, but should insist postponng the election
OF Senator to the next Session of the Legislature Asst
was too late to discuss the subject now he moved the
postponement of the further execution of the Joint or
uST OF e day TO tomorrow; which resolution adopt
cd by the Senate
(Frou ire Bacj
thursday, January 29--A message having been re-
Geved from the House of Delegates that they
dy to proceed to the election of U. S. Senator
- Mr.. Anderson renewed the resolution made by him on
tuesday last, modified in the following terms:
heSotccd, That it is incxpedent, under existing cir
cumsances TO proceed during present session Of the
General Assembly to the election of the u S Senator
10 supply the vacancy which will occur by the expira
uon oil the term Of service of Benjamin w Leigh Esq
on the third day of March and that the Senate will
with the concurrence of the House of Delegates most
Pone the election aforesaid until the 3st day of March
On motion of Mr. Anderson the nves and noes ,oo
ordered on the resolution
long debate ensued, in which the resolution was
supported by hessrs. Anderson Flood, Fontainc Par
ker, Mccoy, Rives and Mcmahon; and opposed bv
Messrs Cooke and McCarty. few remarks were also
Ie Dy hlessrs liunton and Dyer, in explanation of
Inc question being taken the resolution was decd
Gu III TIE aihrmatIVe:
l,eaSTMessrs Dromgoolc, (Spcoker,) Parker, Penny
packer Watts iGves, Baskerville, Flood Opc Beirne
Dyer Basye, McMahon, Donaldson, Harwood Fon-
tame, Anderson, McCoy-I7 va
.NGys-Nessrs. DID, Campbell, Cooke, Hunton. Pate
son, rage, Slaughter, McComas, Watkins Harvie Golf.
hener' MAXWELL McCarty, Smth-l5.
The resolution having been returned rejected by the
House of Delegates, w
On motion of Mr.. Opc, the Senate rcccded therefom
WI; Emerson made motion to postpone the
ton ofthe joint order with the concurrence of the House
OF Delegates till o-morrow-Rejccted I3, to IL
NO oiher candidate being putin nominations the Senate
Proceeued TO the ballot MIR. Slaughter giving his
vote Tor Mr. Rvcs observed that he did pursuant TO
Instructions from an undoubted majority of his
Su r ana IN opposition to his preference
- for "tIiam C. Rires-Alessrs Dromgoole, (SpeakcrA
r3Iker Hunton, Pcnnybacker, Watts Rives Baskcr.
vile, Flood Slaughter, Opie Beirnc, Dyer Basye Nc
lahon, Donaldson Keller, HARDWOOD, Fontainc, Ander
for BeRjamin W. Lcigh-Mcssrs. Old CampbcIl
locke, Pateson, Page, McComas Watkins U5rv;..
f'"'F Maxwell N~cNsty, Ssnth-i2