Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-12-08
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OF VIRGINIA.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Uoinesday, Dee. =, 1910.
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ELECTION OF SENATOR OF L. :.
MIR. DoRMAS moved that on FRIDAY next, this Hos
will proceed, with tie Senate, 10 a JOINT vote Tor /,
election Of a Unt,ed States Senator in The place
Wm. G. Rivcs, Esg.-Ayes 63, nccs ~.
Mr.. BAiLi sad Percciving, after iii" question !"
put by the Char, that the resolution which had II
passed would he adopted b. the House, he had y.
Tor IT with The view Of moving instantly 4 rcconsic,
alton, for, he was sure that the resolution could .
have been carried, had / been properly discussed u
understood by the House. lie was convinced tia;
sense OF propriety alone would restrain that lioC
from going INTO so important an election, VII
there welc six contested seats awaiting the 1
ton Of the committee, and three seats ent't
vacant. Was the House prepared 10 virtually .
franchise these counties upon this Important; que
ticn, when there could be no necessity Tor tie h..
exhibited: lie had had some ~ pericncc, having r.
4 member Of that house t"r five years, AMI he had NJ,
known Il, when there were seats vacant and lik,ly L.
filled in 4 reasonable time, and when important III
Surrs were 10 be acted upon, refuse 1" postpone W.
10 enable the people Of every portion Of the Comm,
wealth 10 be heard through Their representative
There might BE- reports from the Select COMMITTEES
The Frederick ana Fairfax cases in a day or two; III.
vas pretty certain that they would not BE- disposed
by Friday. lie therefore moved Q reconslderatloa
the resolution. And the passage of il was obvious!
improper, that he hoped il was not necessary TO apo
to the magnanimity of The House TO sustain hin
his motion 10 reconsider. lie knew the arguma:
which would be urged IN reply 10 him. 1t vii
said. tina, the Senate of the United States CONVEX.
on Monday next, and that il vas importan, 4
Virginia should be represented in that body I.
every one acquainted with the practice Of tia, be
knew, that 10 important legislative action was hat
the frs; week OF the session. II was usually emplo,I
IN the election of officers, the organization Of coHa
tees. and reference OF different subjects 10 them iu.c
sideration. Besides, as the present Administration 3
soon 20 oul Of power, il was not probable that any n
,s,,ro vcnuld bs nriptnatpu nor WAS n UrOballe -
any important question would soon arise III CongT9s,
But if 1t should, he presumed that the maloritf
this House need be under no IN pheasant apprehensa
as their party was understood 10 lie at tins time il = &
lorlty in the Senate. Mr.. b. said he should have II
scented these considerations before the resolution Vi
passed, but as they were 80 obvious, he had no idea II
The resolution would have been adopted and he 4
indispcscd TO trouble the House with what seems ]
him to be useless debate.
The SPEAKER reminded the member that lie |
move the suspension Of the 9TH rule Of the House 81 !
having been done,
MIR. Lh:GuoH>E expressed his perfect astonlshI
At the course taken by the gentleman from Acccrk
He stated that he voted III the affirmative 10 give 1
an opportunity in case the resolution was adopted B
moving its suspension. THIS was a course which h. Z
not understand. What were the reasons urged u D
hon. gentleman for reconsldering the resolution d I
ed by the House; That there were some four .: I
counties in the State of Virginia, which would no !
i represented III III tItEllDl VI u lullt LAKES .-cA-I
and for this the whole State Of Virginia was still II
main deprived OF her legitimate representatict y
the great council OF the nation, which disgracrtu. Y
ton had been her lot for the last two years past. \
the gentleman who had Just sat down, know \
the ilnpn,ation of TINS unnatural position rested D
his shou!iers-,hat the blame was attributed .
And does he now ask the House, because 81 y
four or five vacant seats, s;ill TO neglect 10 GO nj 7
election Of 4 Senator: Did not the gentlmar Il
ceirc that no injustice could be done 10 any paf
portion Of the State BY proceeding with ,is { 7
tom. IL lie could make II apparent that ans y
gle act Of injustice would be committed, then :
he (Alr. Langhornel most readily give his vote y
HIM. The vote, come when it wonld, could n
ter the result, and he would entreat the Iiou. 1
refuse its assent to the Reconsideration Of Tie s 81
which they had just come. If they agreed 70 &
motion Of the gentleman from Accomac, b
postponed the consideration of this question, h
House would find, whensocver il might be bro
forward, some difficulties urged TO proven, B
from proceeding in the matter. Now was 4
time for acton the good and the glory .! 4
Did Commonwealth both demanded that she s Il
voice had spoken as in thunder wherever and 8
ever freedom aud liberty were concerned, should 3
be misrcpresented and powerless IN the Sen.
her own country. There was now no necessity u i
lay they had 4 majority IN that House, a M
sufficiently large 10 carry on the business OF the
successfully-they had then the power and ABILITY q
he would urge the House to the immediate rescue = 4
State from liz present disgraceful position, as @cii d
aid in the rescue Of their beloved country an
prosperity of their cause. Let them fill mp the )
cics let them shew 10 the balance Of the InioH p
10 the world that Virginia had reclaimed her ios,
and while she proclaims the injnries that haze
done her, compel her enemies and the aslc'
world 10 confess that she IS herself again.
Mr.. BAhiy said, he had not a word 10 say - =
the rhetoric Of the gentleman from Norfolk {
lie was not 50 pFesumptuous a. 10 dream OF tM
the lists with him-iis flights Of eloquencc- hfs
of oratory-hiss splendid defamation, FAR |cchps't
thing he could hope 10 otfer-he should no, 4
to reply to those lofty fights about Nirg'nia
and character, which some gentlemen were 50 !
taking upon all occasions, fit and unfit. The 2
man from Norfolk county had asked him whrit
had forgotten that NIrsinia had been unFeprescn'
two sessions, and that upon his shoulders r"st
blamc-Ifhe had fo.go. that it had been 50 char.
should have been most deaf to the clamor q
sans, biI and little, 70 the attacks OF scri0a.W
newspapers, and empty stump declaincTs, ~
mountain tops 10 the ocean. but lie would iH'l-
gentleman that all these attacks had affected M
cisely as much rs the breezes that sweep o''i
tops and play upon the bosom Of that occan-fE
regarded all these clamors as he had regarded
thors, with scorn and contempt contempt
language did not give him the power OF eap,",E
Tie gentleman from Norfolk complains that ;
has been SO long unrepresenied, and ne chang
with being the cause Of it. This charge ne "c,
= answer nero. he HaO answered. u uiu'hp""'-
constituents, as his reelection by a large niajo.
der the bit,erest Pronunciation and persecution
der circumstances most uniavorable 10 his sncce'E
clusiyely established. But, said Mr.. b, II
cause OF her beng unrepresented in the Senate :
have never lent ny aid to having her m'sff2'
How long would it be, before the gentleman ~
folk, with all of his empty professions OF pe"
will aid in producing tins nti-Reprbl'can con-
things!
Mr.. DoEaAx had nothing 10 90 with the e.
from Accomac, but he had w';h his argur'"
argumcn; for the suspension Of the rule was ~
that he vas unwilling 10 % into the LieeuU.
majors, until the Contested Elections were se".
the RICH, Of certain members 10 certain yacan'
cer,ained. lie would himself have preferred
ther day should have been selected IN pace
and il he had consulted his own WISHES alone, :"
have fixed upon some day in the early pafro
That i, was in portant to 60 into an = ,hs
early day, most men would admit; ou, !"
; ton were 10 be postponed until every - ~
! contested seats was decided, be shol." : Il ~b,
when the election would take Place" Ann,
D any thing Of the tedious nature OF these Pe w~g
be aware, that i, was probable some 9 =" ,h.'
o be settled before the month Of February, y.@
Nigh. he without a Senator aat! me ~