Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-24

pondece with Lhc Executives Of ohef States Oh the sub
! ject of abolition, was taken up.
Mr.. BOOKER briefly replied 10 the remarks Of Mess.s
StallaFl and Gilmer.
! Mr. AUSTIN moved the indefinite postponenent of the
Resolutions, and addressed tie House at some length III
| support OF his motion
MI PARKER opposed the motion to postpone and Sus-
tGined the resolution al leupth.
hiessrs FoSTAISE ai MADISON replied 10 Mr. Parker,
and were replied toby Mr. SLaGard
MI DANIEL said he was DESTROYS of replying to SONG
Of the reE"rks OF the gentleman fro,: Richmond but
III" tSua hour OF adi"urrmsn. haG arrived he would
make Ecl;cn to titt effect, lncss tie uous. dis
posed 20 lister. to par. e. his remark: now.
Mr. PA2EEH said II. horcd mu:ion would first be
made !o ,Ir lecnG Of r House at AT earlier hour to-
rIorrow. 10 insure ;ie arrival a. The question.
Tie SPEAKER said such motion could not Ge hiade
while the motion to postpone indefinitely was under CON
sIdcraon. II the House would lay that motion on the
table, the member could then 10 nix the hour OF adj
Iou:nmeut
Mr. FanxE moved li,a the motion to postpone indie
ID, Noes Ca
=" motion Of Mr. DsslCL. the House adjourned.
Wednesday,. Ucc. %.
On motion Of Mr.. PowrLL lS5 co2cs oflbe P,eam.
Die snd Resolutions sloPted by the General Assembly
IN the year lel2 the subject Of the Rgbt of Ipstruc-
ton, were order. ! 10 be printed
reunions were presented and relerrad-by Mr.. Rags
uaie, OF cilizenS OF ilne5urg Tor the change Of sep
iale tlrctlon-Oy Alr Ruud"!nl, Of citizens Of Hen
rico, tor the establishment OF two separate cccons-by
Mr.. Harrison, Of citizens OF Harrison county for Sc
parae election al tie house O.. Robert Rerd-Lv Mr.
kagsdae, Of LGcy Boomer, free woman of color 10 Jc
allowed TO choose her master, ii so!d-by Mr. Mullen. CT
James Smith, free colored man, for permission to re-
main III tine Culimorw eah-Ly Mr. Madison of the
superintendent and Trustees Of the Upper Apponat:ox
Company asking that the Board of Public Works be au
orssd 10 subscribe TO the stock of said Company and
to authorize the construction Of tow path on the bank
ot The Appomatto! River, from the town Of Farnye to
the town OF Petersburg, and for other amendments of
their c!arter-by Mr.. Chapnr, of Committee of the
Brownsville Convention. uskng for subscription b. tbs
State 10 the stock ~ the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Read
Company-by Mr. S;anard Of Robert Briggs and Others
or te passage OF al act Incorporating the petitioners
and their successors, by the Of the Medical Col
iege o Richmond &c.
. , HENRiCo CONTESTED ELECTION
MIR. HoLLEMaS from the Committee of p1yilooes and
Elections presented report the contested election
from The county oi llrnrlCU.
The Committee GO not go into detail of The oarticu
lar grounds On which they decided upon the several
votes but report resolution tia, John NJ Bolts is en-.
titled to his seat, having majority OF nineteen votes
MIR. RANDOLPH said lie believed that the report had
not been framed according TO Tie acquisitions Of the 3yI
rule OF the House, winch required that the Committee
should report the grounds which they changcd the
votes on the respective polls lie therefore moved that
the Report Dc referred back TO the Committee with in
structians TO report their reasons on each vote
AlE WirrILR would ask question Of the gentleman
from llcnrico. Did he believe that the port was re.
committed, he Should be able TO show that lie had su
icent number OF votes to maintain his seat: If the gem
lenah dia believe that by re-examinaton, he could
seW that he was entitled to his seat, Mr. w should vote
Tor referring back. But If he did not think so-and if
this motion would oay have the effect sustain him in
his seat little longer when he did not believe he was en-
titled to 1t. Mr. W. should oppose the motion. There
were other con'cslng pa.es and needless proraction
of the proceedings this subject would operate unusy
upon their ii g hts
Mr. RA,DGLpH said il was impossible for him 10 say
whether he should be ab!e 10 the decision of the
Committee not For that reason lie wished the re-
por. referred back. The entries made BY The Clerk
were vague that he could not tell whether he could
change the Upinlun o tie conirt.sc Oh a sufficient num-
Der OF votes to sustain his rig to his seat But
II, when The report OF the committee specifically
mall out lc found Ee could not sustain himself, he
would not trouble tho House further.
Alr lioLLEMA> said. that in drawing the report he was
aware that the rcasona for the prian of the Committee
on the several votes generally specified bu, he
thought unnecessary in this case; and # the House was
not satisfied with the report that they could refer il back
Or. h. here read the rule 10 which allusion had been
nlin;c( lie thought that many changes could net
be made as 10 reverse the decision OF The Committee
Although the labor o.: making report in detail would
very c9nSt eabc: yet if it &c sired he would not
III ink from it, as t was h1 dity.
Dir. WncHLn said If tie gentleman from Henrico
you'd say. that he had been made sufficiently ac-
quain!ca with tbs evidence 10 know whether he could
the report OF the Committee not, and that
therefore he wished 10 look into H. Mr. W. would vote
ed the rule had been miscOnCe!vrd, and that only
CURED that the Committee should state generally their
| reasons tor changing the votes.
Mr. CRAIG said that the reason why the Committee
had made general AMI not specific report, was, that
the sitting mcmbcr had been present at all the e3anna-
tons OF testimony, and might be- supposed TO have form
ed an opinion IN ms mind whether this House would
far the report cntit.r him TO his scat The
Comtnnittee knew that they would be required TO re-
| port specifically if it was demanded But they knew
there was precedent for general report and they
thorght under the circumstances Of the tile Chair
man mI@t be relieved from the labor of making mi.
mute statement Of the opinion OF Tie Committee on each
vote.
MIR. VOOLFOLK rose 10 make proposition 10 the
gentleman from lien!co, which he thought would 10
acceptable TO him. lie would move 10 lay the report on
the table until the gentleman cond make list of
those votes upon which he thinks he the de-
cison of the Committee and when that list made
ont, the report could he re-conImcd with directions
ttc Committee TO report on those votes only This
would save the Chairman most aborious task, great
part OF which must be unnecessary. MIR. W. would
therefore uavc TO lay the report the table until to-
In the meantime the gentleman could prepare
list and il he should ii;d sufficient number on which
he deemed that tn" Committee mad decided enormously,
10 the report lie could the reference ofte
subject back tie Committee.
MI RANDOLPH said lae Comni tee had only concluded
their examination last night. and he prepared to
say what the nature OF the votes on which they had
decided.
Mr.. SrasAED perfectly concurred in the opinion, that
it the right OF individual contesting election 10
have spread 5core the House all the matters in contro
vcrsy-aud Committee could not ard ought not 10
sink the specific grounds which their opinions
founded, and slrr them with general decision.
But while this privilege exists, and is essential to the
rights of coniestins parties, it was not to be claimed
wien the only effect Of granting it would he 10
bring before The House Of unnecessary mat.
ter Gentlemen would perceive the limitation which he
thought cu. &c made in such case, and that all the
rights of Tie party contcsng would be reserved The
ground on which the House must proceed WIS., that the
parties must be cognizan Of the grounds which votes
were sustained on hand aud opposed the other
that the parties must be supposed to be ccgnzant Of
the contested votes Now TO The that there is
nsccntous belief that party the decision,
he was entitled to Ic.conS!deraon-to that extent
he has rght 10 have the which the OPT