Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-24
Virginia Legislature.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
ihurSdaV, Jan. ~.


communication received from the Senate stat.
ing that they had passed the BILL entitled can act to
thorze separate election at the school house.
The land OF Robert Sherrard, in the county ffanp-
shire.
Also that they had passed the bin entitled san act to
authorize the Common Council of the City of Richmond
to make additional subscription the stock of the
James River and Kanawha Company with anne ndlnents
On motion of Mr. Yanccy the last mentioned bill with
its amendments, laid on the tabe-that gentleman
giving notice that he should call it up to- morrow
Mr. Bare called up the Report of the Committee of
Propositions and Grievances, rejecting the petition of
citizens of Frederick and Shenandoah for the formation
oil a new county from portions of those counties.
Mr. tIallahcr moved to re-comn the Report with the
petitions that had been presented since the making of
the same.
This motion opposed by Mr. Jones of Shenandoah
and rejected
Mr.. Gallahcr then moved to reverse the report
Thereupon long debate ensued, in which the motion
was supported by Mr. Gaaher, and opposed by Mess.s
Jones OF Shenandoah, and Smith OF Frederick when the
motion was lost and the report of the agreed TO-
OHIO COUNTY CONTESTED ELECTION.
Mr. frents rose to make proposition ofrahor vel
character but he trusted it would meet with the concur
renee of the House. lie about to move that the
Committee of Privileges and Elections be instructed to
make general report the contested election from
Ohio. He understood that the Committee had come TO
conclusion i'll favor of Col Parrott, the contcsting
candidate: But if Col p remains here until n detailed
report of the facts be presented to the House he
might be forced TO wait until the Fall lie is here
on his own cxpence and every proper ought to be
used to expedite the decision ofthe House In order to
effect tins object he presented the following resolution
heS0i6ed, That the Committee of Privileges and
Elections be instructed report this House the state
of the polls between John Mcclure and John Parrott;
LIST. The number of votes given to each
I'd The number of votes contested by each.
80. Inc number deducted from the poll of each, by
the Committee
9TH The final result found by the Committee; and
which ofthe parties is entitled to in this House
MIR T. said he understood that the Committee could
report tomorrow IN the manner proposed in this esolu-
ton But II they should be obliged to wait until the
usual course was taken, IL impossible TO say
when the subject could be brought before the Honse
lie refer fi,c Cl,o;.r
roborae this statement, as he believed that gentleman
would do.
Mr. Marshall having been called upon for information
observed that would be proper Tor him Chairman
the Committee OF Privileges and Elections TO make a
few remarks II was standing Fnle of the House that
whenever the Committee of Privileges and Elections
came to certain resolutions in cases like this they
should set forth the facts sustain their decision in
order that the report of the Committee might be adopt
cd rejected by the House, undcrstsndinqy The
case from tie county Of ONO enc Of great sim.
plcity, as it turned entirely the fact of which can
didate had the largest number of good votes There
was no difficulty as to the construction Of the law
no difficulty to the noccsthc single question was
whether the one or the other had received the LARGEST
number Of votes. He believed was never BROUGHT
before the Legislature in which there wa larger nun.
Der of contested votes, than in this The committee had
been engaged for three four weeks in the nyest CATION
there between three and four hundred dspued
votes on one side and about three huneed the Other
and they had gone through the examination; but had
not yet anmmcd up the minutim of their decision. It
was for the House TO say whether they should report the
general result Of the inquiry now let the subject rest
until the detailed report could be presented The latter
could not be prepared with less than fornghts la
Dor by night and 10y day.
MIR Johnson of Il. asked whether the parties asscn;cd
to the decision Of the committee Otherwise general
report would only produce further delay as the House
could not decide without the facts and the report would
have to be rc-comnittcd
Mr.. Marshall said, the gentleman from Richmond
would please observe that this proposition ena
mating from the committee. lie did not know until lust
previous to the call of the House that this resolution was
TO be presented There were many votes Mr.. Nc
Lure poll, which the committee decided 10 reject but
which Mr. Mcclure commended were good. But Mr. NJ
Mr.. Mcclure, Mr. Parriott would have majority Of the
good votes.
Mr. Pren;s said the object which he had in view in
making this motion, to obtain summary justice
The difficulty and labor Of reporting the details were vc
~ great, and If Col ParrOtt wait until that could
be done his advice to him would be- pay his bills and
60 home II he was TO be compelled 10 remain here for
the decision Of this case when IL clearly in his IA
yOr until the end ofthc session. he ouph 10 be placed on
the same footing with the sitting member
MIR Marshall said hc should against the resolution
81 the House ncccssatcd 10 act this subject with
out satisfactory consideration. But he believed that all
the doubtful votes could be classed together that the
labor Of the report could be much shortened
Mr. Mcclure said he had parted from the Committee
at noon supposng that he should meet them again TO-.
morrow. Leaving the Committee canyossing the votes,
and not knowing that they had formed their opinions he
somewhat surprised entering the House lust now
cd when the investigation Of the had ended that
he should have had opportunity Of coming before the
House and opposing the decision Of the Committee
OF the votes.
Mr. Marshall said that the committee had examined
and decided on oil the votes but three.