Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-01-30

only gives the right Of voting to those who have lands
deien Counties in any OF those counties if they are
q! Tue polls IL DOES moi say they shall vote in all the
hiierent counties, but that they may vote in any OF
those counties should they be the polls. Now the
ne" law does not abrdge this right it only removes the
possibility "t hla voting in all The countless but he still
retains the right Of voting in any More than this
TUE CONSTITUTION never gave contemplated giving
as 10 the strange doctrine brought forward that excite
'eht parry sp and successive and dltluscd elections
were favorable TO an investigation of The claims OF the
Candidates, only required be stated TO reule itself
MI r. had always hitherto imagined that cooIne,s was
necessary l"r sound judgment and wise decsion-he
haa never before heard it maintained, that excited pas
aions and tunuliuous ngntions favorable 10 aid
men IN arriving al just decision. AS to the argument
ne mad heard from another gentleman that there
nonesc reasons Tor not bringing the people together,
tougn lie confessed 1t was The best Ut all the arguments
ne mao yet heard advanced it appeared to him (hr.
II hau been already satisfactorily answered He would
MINK The greatest atuily to admit The idea that such
attempts would be made at time when the people were
III the best situation 10 rrsis, them
MT. HIVES observed that The chief objection np-
peared to be 10 particular day. namely Thursday he
would DC willing 10 Fix upon any other day instead OF it,
Mr.. STUART expressed himself in tayar Of the new
w by which The often practsed would be prevent
cd OF The last voting county seduclng the others into
curity, aud them when they had all voted bringing out
ana clecllng lis own candidate. lie thought, however,
That change was desirable Of The time of election to the
autulnnul noEls, either August September October,
when the people had much LEISURE the roads were
0elter, lie weather settled; and there were no
Spng Hoods 10 arrest the traveller his road. AnO-
Their advantage from change would be, that the
representatives, would fresh from the people,
according To the genuine Democratic doctrine. BE.
tween Spring and Autumn many questions often arose
In The interval, which would Euve influenced The PEG
pie IN lie choice OF their representatives. But the
earlier election as it stands puts il out OF their
power TO act according 10 the new circumstances
which may have arisen, and to make their selection
according 10 the fresh light and knowledge they ina
have Obtained. Mr.. Stuart confident that this
House would now present very dileren, aspect aud
many who present would have been absent, ii the
elections had taken place in Of those months, in.
stead of having been made in the preceding, before the
grand explosion. II The people had voted with the ques
ton Of the currency before lhem the House would
tanly have been very differently constituted from wha,
it now is. lie should vote against the indefinite post.
ponemcnt in Older TO afford opportunity Of amending
the bill in the sense lie had intima,cd.
Mr. MAY said that If thnse who were in favor Of the
new law should vote against The indefinite postpone
ment, we should be quite out at The object OF
this bill was TO repeal the and re enact the old
law. The gentleman from Anguish (alr. StuartD is in
favor of the law, of having the elections all on
The same day, and yet lie proposes to vote with those
who against il Nlr. May thought ii would he
best lay aside the Bill by voting Tor the indefinite
Poslponcment and then afterwards to fix upon the
day aud time for holding the elections. Much had
been said about change, but what is The change; For
ty years ngo the system of the new law was in force
and the elections all held the same day, un
Ill that unfortunate circumstance occurred, namely
the instruction Of Gabriel. Then, MIR. May was q
boy, and could remember that the elections were all
begun and ended on the same day. This The old sys
tenn, was changed in the excitement Of dssracelul pa
mic the new law, therefore, is return 10 the old plan
instead Of being change innovation Mr.. NJ. had
no Tears or appelensons whatever OF any outbreak ell
Their by ray or by night he thought this argument had
been already we'll replied TO- He should 20 for the law
ofhc last session. which the old and ancient prnc
lice Of the State establishing system which prevented
management and excitement; which prevented agitation
and The practice Of moving from county 10 county 10 in
huence The elections. In this view he should vote 70!
the indefinite postponemen and he hoped, that oil who
in uvor of having the elections OIL The same day
would TO the
Mr. STUART explained: lie proposed 10 move to strike
out all after the enaclng clause, and then insert the
changes proposed
MIR. 'BAYLY Of A., raised question Of order. whe
ther such motion could be made.
The SPEAKER decided, it would not be in order.
Mr. BAYLY then briefly spoke in favour OF The system
Of placing the candidates directly before The people
appeared to him highly important, that in these days
humbug, the candidates should the people, and bs
afforded opportunity of discussing them Of iuse i'm
prrssions produced against them.
The question then taken By ayes and noes on TIT
indefinite postponement, and decided in the ahrnatv,
Ayes GI 40. So the bill 10 repeal the existing Law
rrjcclcd) -
On motion of Mr.. Mcdowell, the Committee o
Roads and Internal Navigation, instructed to in
Gure inlo the P5pcdiency Of auhorising the consruc
tun of turnpike road from point on the Natura
Bridge Turnpike Retreat Furnace in Bolrtour
county, down Purgntory creek 10 the Valley Stag
Road, with the privilege Of going thence to Paltons
burg.
On motion of MIR. BORIS, leave given to bring il
BILL to amend an act Incorporating The stockholders
the 1uckukne and James River Ilnil Road Company
passed March 9Th. 1897.
On motion Of Mr.. PEYros, the Committee on Road
and Internal Navigation instructed 10 inquire int
The expcdiency of amending act, entitled " an &C
approprating Of money for the purpose of openln
road in the counties of Bath and Allegheny and ia
certain other purposes therein enlloned passed Janu
airy Q, 1884.
On motion Of Mr.. BEARD, the Committee Of PROPOSE
lions and Grievances instructed to inquire into til
expediency Of amending the act establishing the town
Lovellsville.
On motion Of Mr. Flowers, the Committee on Road
and Internal Navigation was Instructed 10 inquire INT
the expedency of amending the 4lii section Of The &c
TO reduce into The several ncs concerning estrny
passed 9Th of February, lGl7 so 10 embrace worke
timber.
On motion of Mr. CAsTLEMAH. the Committee
Claims was instructed to inquire into the expedlency
allowing 10 H. T. Evans, assignee of Peter klipstne
the sum Of Sl20 for three stands of colours furnshe
the 9Th regiment of Virginia mn, rs appears by dr
pcatc of draft from the Lieutenant Colonel OF said re
emcn the payment of which draft has been re ecIed b
the First Auditor.
PETITIONS.
A rpmons.rauce was presented by MIR. GLEAyEs, iror
the President and Directors Of the Wythe Walerin
Compnny against the passage of any law, umendator
10 the act Incorporating that Company.
The following Petitions were presanied-by Mr. HAY
muSp praynr the Legislature Of Virginia and Pennsy
wanna to pass reciprocal acts declaring Dunkrk Creek,
branch of the Monongahela, navigable stream, an
asking that said creek may be placed the same fool
ing Of other navgabIe streams in those states.by M
HrpG1Ss from certain eeholdeIs and voters of Middle
SEX praying a separate election al the house of Mar
W. Tovcl-by MI HoLLowAr. from Elisha D. William
for an extension of his privilege Of water power al ca
vngton-by MIR. PEYros of sundry citizens of Patton;
burg and Buchanan, praying for the Incorporation Of
Savings Institution under The of the "Buchana
and palonsburg Savings Bank"-by Mr.. SnAsKs, fror
sundy persons, praying for the division of Botetour
nnnn,u Also. ne,nn hv MIR FAIRFAX from citizen