Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-12-19
ELECTION OF SENATOR.

'sL'sN IoN Or SfNhIo R.
On n'"ion Of Mr. Watkins, the House proceed
cd To the execution Of the Joint order Of the day,
having Tor its sbied the election Of "a Senator to
represent the State IN the Congress of the Y.
States. 10 supply tho vacancy oecasioned by the
resignation al Benjamin W Leigh, Esq.
Mr.. Watkins nominated Judg. Richard T.. Par
her. with some brief ror'arks on the qualifications
of thai gentle n,an for the station.
/ \ long and animated dcbnle sued, (which
we sall publish in our next, which Messrs-
Witchcr. Booker, Cru,chfeld, R,vcs, Wilson, of
h.. Bailey Of A.. Davenport, Chapman, Booc,
! Moore. Wooltulk and Fisher took pari.
Mr.. liooc Nominated John VI. Patton, ESQ.,, but
Withdrew the nomination a. the suggestion Of
Mc>sr-. Voolfolk and Crutchield
! The roll being then Called tho vote stood rs fol-
! lows:
! For Richard e. pmler.--Messrs. Banks.
! (Spra'>rr,D Kncs, RandopI,, Lavnc, Wiley,
Powell, Byrd, Miller, Wilson of b., Bland, NJ.
Mllan, Tmnhu, MALLORY. Austin, Booker. NJ
/ All'>ler, Samuel oi g., Richardson, Carson, Hill
Vaughan, Straue., Dr-km~, Suiili Of f., Robin
son, Hal, Of g., Watkins, Cox. Spencer, Ed
nunde al H., Ta,lor, sloan, Nixon, Goodall, iiar-
'Non, Shinn, Smith oi |. OF w, Wright, Sh.d-
wich, Collier, Sralon, Anderson, Marshall Of L.,
Newman, lluigin>, ii>vr Garland, Wiley
Copper. Chapman, M'ciuey. Johnson Brown,
C"pkc, Al"A,ndrr, Fitzgerald " oolIok. Almond
MCo,, FaniaS, Stands. Williams, Moi,'u,
Coo'cs jessie. Bare ,Sp'"r, Rmhel, DAVIS, Cruich-
field Moncu,r, Bailey Of -. iIaftrayc, GILLESPIE,
Ripley, Gibson, Sanpcr aud Mays
Tor John Iyicr.--Mcsls. Po.lson, Goegip.
Wills, Willcrs, Servanr, Iluer, Ball, Edmunds
OF T,uquicr, Woods, Sn,id, ot o. M'Csndlish,
Davenport. Peter. Donally, Iuckctt, Bradsn.
Beard, Benton. Seear. Brady, jet aud Snmnels Of
Wood--23.
For John w. patton.--Nes<rs. Baylv Of A.,
Stuart, Harper johnson Of G., Wilson Of c..
Dickinson, Hale al f., Smith Of g., Martin,
l'oor, W,tch,r, ror>'ail, PendIs,on. Moore and
! Bu,t>--15,
| Scatterng--I
| Join, with the Scna,c--For Parker, 100
for Tyler 21--lor Patton 15--Scaier,ng6.
Mr.. Watkins, from thu Comuitee Of Roadsc
Nc., reported the following joint resolution, which
! was agreed to
Rtsoised bp Nt G,ncral .l"mbiy, That lie
Board of Public Work be instructed TO supplya
competent Engineer, TO survey route for II rail-
rord from Carursvillc to Frederick sburg and
that such Inelnccr rcIort TO the SAID Board, an
estimate Of the printable oi such rail road.
On molion ol M. Murdaupl,, Mr.. May, of Pc
lcr'burp, was added IL the select committee on the
subject Of increasing the Banking capital of fhr
State.
Mr.. Wilson, of B., presented resolution for
tn" election ON tomorrow, ola Judge oitla Gc-
neral Court, TO supply the vacancy occasioned by
the death OF the late Judge Alton Taylor
After considerable discussion, IN which the re-
solution was opposed bv Mrs,rS. Chapman and
Do'maa apl supported by Messrs. Wilson of D.,
and W ooliok motion made by MI. Doiman, to
lny II on the table, prevailed.
CHARGES AGAINST JUDGE DUNCAN.
Mr.. Harrison rose 10 call ia. attention of tho
House toa sshject Which hr considered il his duy
to present To Iem Il would be recollccred, tina,
during las, session, he preferred certain charges
against Indl. T.. Duncan aud thai IN consc-
qurnre oil the late period oi the session, these
charge. were not dclintivcIy acted upon They
were then postponed, leaving il optional with eli
cr party call up the subject al this session.
For himself, Mr.. Harrison, WAS not anxious as to
the result OF this matter; but he thought his du-
" 10 IN. cDnstituanis-lic thought 1t due TO Judge
Duncan himself, aud 20 the honorable men with
whom he associated the General Court
bench, 10 briug this subject AGAIN before tho House
The General Court had wlilin the last week,
been in session. and Mr.. II. had deferred agN-
ting the subject until thry adjourned. lie now
held in his hand the original charges and specih-
cations against Judge d., with some further facts
which had been supplied Ia him by his neigh
bors. H. moved that they te laid on the tsblo
aud printed.
Mr.. Dorman sail, he trusted the gentleman
would bc satisfied allow the documents 10
lay on the table for the present, until they could
he examined a motion to print could be made
hereafter. aa8fI.
Mr.. Harrison ncquiesocd in the suggestion,
and the documents were accordingly laid on tho
table.
On motion of Mr.. Stuart, leave was given TO
bring in a bill to amend and enlarge act iacoI.
poraline tho Saunton and Potomac Ra,-Road
Company.
On motion Of Mr.. Chapman, the committee Of
Courts Of Justice WAS instructed to enquire into
the cAprd'cncy of requiring by law, that the clerks
Of the Court of Appeals, and The clerks of the
Circuit Superior Courts of Law and Chaacery OF
the Commonwealth, annually report 10 tho Clerk
of the House OF Delegates Ito be laid before the
General Assembly, the number of suits conmen-
ccd within cac, OF their respective Courts for
tho previous year--thc number pending-,he
each Of their respective Courts were actually in
session, Ar. at asal''a
On motion Of Mr.. Stands, it was q
Resotred, That this House will proceed by joint
vote with the Senate, on Thursday next. To tho o.
lection Of Judge of the General Cout, 10 sup
ply the vacancy accustomed by III rcsignat'onof
John + May, Esq.
On motion Of Mr. Watkins. the House atiewrn.
ed.
Tuesday, Dee 13.
On motion Of Mr.. Watkins, the COMMITTEES OF
Agriculture &c, was instructed to inquire into
The cApcdiency of incr 'asing tho fees Of the m
spectors Of tobacco in the CITY OF Richmond, and