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

MIR. Booker briefly replied to the remarks of M.ssrs
Mr. AusrIN moved the indefinite reinforcement of IN,
resou',on and addressed the House some length in
support of his notion
Mr. PARKER opposed the motion 10 pos,none and sus
famed the resolution AT length
Messrs. Fcsr,iSE aud Nj bison replied 10 Mr. Parker
ana were replied TO by MIR Sianard
MT DANIEL said lac was dcsirous of replying TO some
H. % remarks OF the gentleman from Richmond, but
"suai hour OF adjournment had arrived, he would
make motion to that effect unless the House were dis
posed 10 lsten TO part of his remarks now
III MT Afknn said he hoped molten would first be
morrow, so as TO insure the arrival the question
Inc SPEAKER said such motion could not be made
WINE WINE the motion to postpone indefinitely under
sderation If the House would lay that motion ON the
table, the member could then fix the hour of adj
journment
Mr. PARKER moved that the motion to POSTPONE indie
m hnisly be laid on The table, which rejeciedAyes
On motion of Mr.. DANIEL the House adjourned
Wednesday, Dec. 90.
On motion Of Mr. Powell, 1855 copies ofthe Prean,.
ole ana Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly
IN the year jSi on The subject of the Right of nstruc
hon, were ordered to be printed.
dae, OF citizens OF l.unenburg, for the change scpa-
rate election-by Mr. Randolph of citizens of Hem
eo Tor The establishment of two separate electicnsby
Mr. Harrison, OF citizens of Harrison county for Sc
parate election at the house Of Robert Recd-by MIR
kagsdae, of Lucy Boomer free of color TO be
allowed TO choose her master, if sod-by Mr. Mullen of
James Smith, free colored man, for permission TO re-
main in the Commonwesllh-by Mr. Madison, of the
Superntendens and Trustees of the Upper Appomattox
Company asking that the Board of Public Works be au-
thorsed to subscribe the stock of said COMPANY and
TO authorize the construction of tow on the bauk
of the Appomaox River, from the town of Farmve 10
the town of Petersburg, and for other amendments of
their charter--by Mr. Chapine of n Com,n;,,aa 81 ,h
brownsville Convention, asking for subsc by the
State To the stock of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
co;npany-by Nr Stanard of Robert Briggs and Others
for the passage of act Incorporating the petitioners
ana tnei successors by the of the Medical Col
lege OF Richmond, &c
uENRIco CONTESTED EIEcytoN
Mr. HoiLEMAs, fom the Committee of Privileges and
cecuons presented report on the contested election
from the county OF Hcnrico.
The Committee do 90 into detail of The partcu
lar grounds on which they decided upon the several
votes but report resolution that John M Bolts is en-
utled TO MS seat having majority of nineteen votes
MIR. RANDOLPH said he believed that the report had
not been framed according the acquisitions of the 9
rule OF the House, which required that the Committee
should report the grounds which they changed the
votes on the respective polls lie therefore moved that
the Report be referred back to the Conittee With in;
structions 10 report their reasons on each vote
Mr. WITcHER would ask que of the gentleman
committed he should be able to show that he had snf
hcien number OF votes to maintain his If the gen.
LEHMAN a,d believe that, by rc-examna,ion he could
shew hat 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 only have the to sustain him in
titled TO IT, Mr.. w. should oppose the motion There
were other conesting parties needless prornction
upon their rights 10y
Mr. KANDoLPH said it impossible for him to saw
whether he should be able reverse the decision of bo
COMMITTEE or not For that reason he wished the re-
port referred back The entries ma de NV the INlar
were SO vague That he could not tell whether he could
change the opinion OF the committee on sufficient MN
Der OF votes 10 sustain his right his seat or not But
~ when the report of the committee specifically
made OUT lac found he could not sustain himself he
would not trouble the House further.
Mr. iioLLEMAN said that in drawing the re mort he was
aware that the for the opinion of the COMMITTEES
on inc several votes were generally specified but he
thought unnecessary in this case the House was
(Mr H. mere read the rule to which auson had been
niade) lie thought that many changes could moi
De made as to reverse the decision of The Committee
lie rof
very considerable, yet if it desired he would NOT
III ink from it, as it was his dIty.
MIR; WIrcHER said if the gentleman from Henrco
would say that he had not been made sufficiently ac-
qualnted with the evidence TO know whether he could
therefore he wished to look into it, MIR w would vote
to refer back Otherwise he could not MIR w bel;ev
ed the rule had been msccnceved, and that only re-
CURED that the Committee should generally their
reasons for changing the votes.
MIR. Craig said that the why the Committee
mad made general and not specific report was that
the sitting member bad been present all the exanna
TONS OF testimony and might be supposed have form
ed opinion in his mind whether this ouse would
so far reverse the report ente 10 his seat The
Commmittee knew that they would be rcanired m re
port specifically II 1t was demanded. But they knew
there a precedent for general report; and they
thought under The circumstances of the case the Chair
man might be relieved from the labor of making mi
mute statement OF tic opinion of the Committee each
vote.
MT Wo0I r y rose to make proposition to the
acceptable to him. He would move to Ia the report ON
The table until the gentleman could make out a list of
tnose woes upon when he thinks he the
cIson oil the Committee, and when that list was nade
ont the report could be recommtcd with directions TO
the COMMITTEE TO report those only. This
would the Chairman laborious task preat
part oil which must be unnecessary. Mr. w would
therefore nave TO lay the report the table until TO-
morrow In The meantime the gentleman could prepare
list, aud II he should find sufficient number on which
lie deemed that the Committee had decided erroneousv
TO reverse the report he could the reference of the
subject back 20 the Committee.
Mr.. RANDOLPH said The Commi ice had only concluded
their examination last night and he was not prepared to
say what was the nature Of the which thew had
decided.
Mr.. STASARD perfectly concurred in the opinion that
it was the right OF individual conlestirsq n election TO
nave spread before the House all the contro-
| yersy-and Committee could not and ought not In
sink the specific grounds which their opinions are
founded, and slur them with general decision
But while is privilege exists aud is essential TO the
rights OF conestDg parties, ii 90 be claimed
/ when the only effect of granting il would be 10
BRING before the House mass of unnecessary mat
ter Gentlemen would perceive the Limitation which he
thought ought to be made in such case and that all tie
rights OF the party coniestng would be reserved The
ground on which the House must proceed was that the
parties must be cognizan of the grounds which votes
were sustained on hand and opposed on the other
that the parties must be supposed be cognizan of
the contested Now to the extent that there il
nscieDtous belief that party reverse the decision
he entitled 90 ie-consdoration--to that extent
he has right to have the which the opi.
mons Of the committee founded brought before the
House His right dictates the line of conduct that
is 10 be pursued, and utterly rcpes the idea that the
H0sse TO be engaged in the laborous trifina Of exam
1 ming several hundred votes Mr.. S. soid therefore
that in regard TO the right Of the parties TO this
election, well those Of others engaged ina CON
testing eectionssnd in order TO give time for acting on