Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-23
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

fr2ddY, january 10, 1911
\ communication was received from the Senate,
s,snn- Ina, they had passed the BILL entitled, San act
changing the lime OF holding the Circuit Superior
Court d Mccklcnburr
They nave also passed the bill entitled San act in
c2rpo'atng the Wncrpolk Railroad Company" with
an amendment winch concurred in by the House.
VI May, from the Committee of Courts of Justice,
reported bills
On Mr lllnE> notion leave given to bring in
ah' regulating the school fund for the counties of
o:aage and Green
The Speaker lad before the House communication
tom The President Of the Farmers Bank, covering a
~ OF The nculbers of the House who are stockholders
and debtors IN sad Bank and branches in Fredericks-
Nnrt and Petersburg
According 10 the communication, there are five
debtors 10 The mother Bank and four stockholders
u he branch a; Petersburg five dcbors-at the branch
a. fredericksburg five debtors
fe'''nns "r.c prcscntcd-By Mr.. BURwELL of B.,
q snndTy citizens Of Bedford praying the passage OF
al act authorizing the imposition of Il county tax on
0'->- By Nr ROBERTSON, Of Philip Robertson, free
"aI .: rnou! asking permission to remain in the Com
mohwtath-By Mr.. ERSHiSE, Of John l.. Tent and
"h' IL Mcfarland, asking the release of the Com
'n'n"rath claim 10 tract of land lying in the
y OF Hr"enhrer.-Mr R,uEY, from the Committee of
opposition; and Grievances, made report upon the
'u'"h praying tor new county out of the Western
'nf OF tauqu'"r COUNT.
MoNoNGALiA ELECTION.
iS 800" a 'his subject came up Mr. BAiLi rose and
"' ! parliamentary usage well established, permit
70 gentlemen to correct in their places, miscpresen-
S'hS Of their course upon this floor by the Press. He
named The Indulgence OF the House for few moments
- l1a' purpose In III. Wing of this morning there
'ac following paragraph;
W Haiy Yesterday took make few acurb,s
% a. tat upon the Hastings m hccomac hoastin. that h had
sd the largest vote tn county, and in,inaed
Na siod him correctly, that he could defy opposition.
have nothing 10 tn taste orscl displays and have
= hc'sat" from Accomochu' We have always understood
@ were r"n under The convciiou the ai Of the People
M e Wa thorough Hing Ii that conviction shall cease from
Hsi grounded cause We doubt whether the intelligent Bh
~ .soaa ~ii c"ann" TO extend their seaport in whom
nay nave ceased IL have confidence, whatever be his
~, N''i or his clnqucncc upon the stump
ms paragraph Is, essentially, misrepresentation OF
"ha' SAID and did, and is calculated if not designed
' maze false impression the public mind can.
' saa 'ir l., expose the injustice which has been
.'S me better than BY recountng the part took yes
IN debate, and what said in relation to the mat
:. 'nHhentcd upon in he paragraph; and call upon
s mouse, upon you Mr.. Speaker, and upon each and
t member OF II, to correct me, if am not Strirtl,
'sn my statement.
- ,he course Of my remarks, in relation to the con-
~ W election from Monongalia said that consider
,; Sn OF the people TO fair and full representa-
~ a"Iegsatlon by delegates, and their choice &c
,:.Is ,Ier dearest and most cherished preroga
IN, ..al would never usurp the right of determn
any county who should represent her; and at the
Inv '.at' that would Defend by every means in
=? power, and 10 the last extremity, any member in
10 70 winch he was legitnately entitled, by being
,s CHOSEN representative of the people, would moi
h. ~ ,"Shg upon any county in this State delegate
b,d A'g or be he Democrat, who did not believe
L. elected by 4 majority of the "otes polled-
,is sa'd that considered;the right of the people
II .anY represented by delegates of their choice
IN aei'cae matter to be tempered with and thai
instance where doubted whom the people o.
6a, had selected as their representative, would
wora a"'es'ake to decide the matter for them but
e,eF II back 10 them, whose right it was to de
W' &c 'he question for themselves.
,a, "eha from Albemarle (Mr. Southall) and when
70 nun as my friend do not do it merely in the
es,aa OF debate, but because | really and sincerely
10 r,a MN IS such-my friend from Abemare replied
ana SAID that if was the friend of the people
danS, to be- land he pleased to say he did
ON was such) ought to stand by him in defence
aoar OF one chosen by them to his seat upon th:
ne then INDUCED in some good natured remarks