Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-24
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
S,tur,L,u Der III $3.50

Petitions were presentcd:-By Mr.. ToLER, Of tn,
Board of Trustees of the Union Academy, in Campbell
County, praying for an amendment of the act lncorpe
rating said Company passed at the last session of thu
General Assembly. Also, Of the Trustees of the Con
cord Female Seminary, in Campbell County, praying
for the passage of act Incorporating said Company
On motion of Mr.. SrEPHENsos, RcSolred, That the
Committee of Roads, &c. inquire into the cxpedIency
of rcfnndng James g. West, Of the county ofTyler
the sum of S305 76, expended by him in completing
the construction of the Road from Mddlebourn, in the
county of Tyler TO the Pennsylvania line, authorized
by the act of March, 1881
Mr.. STEPHENSON presented some documents in sup
port of the above claim.
THE MARSHALL CONTESTED ELECTION.
On motion of Mr.. SouTHALL, the House resumed the
consideration of the Report of the Committee of Priv
lcges and Elections, on the above case.
Mr. SMITH of I. of w. withdrew his amendment
pending Yesterday, and MIR. ROBERTSON renewed it,
Mr.. CHAPMAN spoke in favor of the resolution pro-
posed by Mr.. LEE, and against the amendment OF Mr.
Robertson. Mr.. BYRD entered into long argument
on the same side Mr. McRAE spoke in reply, and in
opposition to the resolution. He concndcd, that under
the notice 10 the sitting member, Directing to certain
voters on his POLL that they had not the qualification
required by the Constitution and Laws, it was compe
tent for the contestant to raise the question OF alenagc
Mr. RADCLIFFE moved the previous question, which
was carred-and the main question was then put on
the amendment submitted by Mr. Robertson. He hav.
ing by general consent, modified his amendment so as
to read $50 as to make it incumbent on the member
claiming the vote to prove that the voter is citizen
The question was then taken on the amendment and
rejected, by vote of ayes, and los noes
.qws-AIcssrs. Bayy, Watts, Robertson, Stephenson,
Jackson of Wood
vocs-Messrs Gilmcr (Speaker,) Chopper, Southal
Carpenter, McCue, Stuart, Burwcll of B., Mitchell
Myers Of B., Hunter, Hannah, Jackson of B. 4 L.,
Mcmillan, Meredith, IIaskns Kyle, Thornburg, Toer
Fox, Coleman, Cardwcll, Cox, Burwen of G: q w.,
Broadus, Whtworth, Crufford Roane, Powell, Mar
sh,n aft Paynr. Howell.
Wade of F., Baker, Byrd, King, Smith of g., Erskine,
Butts Taylor of H., Clarke of H., Gibson, Allen oi
H., White, Seymour, Lee, Armstrong, NJ Rae, Hamlet
Smith Of |. of W., Gregory, Worthlngton, Kennedy
son, Beard, R.mey, Harrison, Lipscomb, organ
Banks, Taylor, of NJ. & NJ, Goodc, Clayton, Evans
Chapman, Wade of NJ. g. P, Myers of NJ, Hodges
VERIFY, Hudnall, Fitzgerald, Mcconnell Hidden, Ale
shire, May Tunstail, Keen, Tallman, Carroll Roberts
Heath, Ratclifft, Sturm, Walden, Snyder, Leyburn
Dorman, Smith of Rockingham, Shpman, CULLEN,
Conn, Bare, Ridley, Crutchfeld, Fitzhugh, Prince,
SPOTS, Walker, Stanger-l05.
Mr. LEE modified his resolution SO rs to read: "Rf-
soeed That the notice of the contesting candidate IN
the general terms, mot qualified to vote according 70
the Constitution and laws of this State, IS not sum
Gent to raise the question of aenege of the voter
On MIR. BuTTs' motion, the previous question was
then carried and the main question was put and the re-
solution OF Mr.. Lee rejected, BY vote OF % ayes
Sc noes, as follows:
.9ws-Messrs Bayly, Carpenter, Hannah, Jackson
of B. & L., Meredith, Haskins, Tbornburg, Cox, Bur
well of C. & W., Powell, Howell, Baker, Byrd King
Butts Taylor of H., Clark of H., Allen of H., White
Lee, Armstrong, Smith of l. of W., Gregory, Wright
Fontaine, Lipscomb, Organ, Banks, Taylor of NJ 4
Middlesex, Goode, Clayton, Chapman, Wade Of NJ; =,
Pulaski, Myers of NJ, Hudnnl, Hiden, Alesh're III
ner, Carroll, Heath, Radcliffe, sturm, Robertson, sny
der, Smith of Rockingham, Shipman, CULLEN, Conn
Bare Ridley, Fzhugb, Prince, Spots, jackson of W.
Stangcr-55.
.Noss-Messrs. Gilmer, (Speaker,) Chopper, South
all, ii Cue Stuart, Burwell Of Bedford, Mitchell, Ny