Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-12-11

noca md MANAGEMENT ofsaid Institutions and that sal
committee have leave 10 report By biil or other"'e
: Agreed to- :.;,n
of c-ccnhr;nr county. asking that law may pass
prohibit free persons OF color coming INTO ''ie
wealth. . ., -. r H.
, Mr. E,Yly moved that 300 additional copies OF IN
Fl Executive spondence with the Executive VI W.
York, be prn,ed-loo Tor the use o' 1 we
> and 200 for the use Of this House Underslahaih
that The TYNE had been distributed, nc withdrew III
motion. .,;,;o
, Mr. MARSHALL OF Fauquier presented peutio
from certain citizens of FauGnier county, praying %
precinct election may be held at Walnut Branch IN Una
county. f,o.o-,or.
r Mr. Colrox moved that much OF the Governor
Message ms relates primary schools and oher nrac"
of education be referred 10 the committee OF oc""o
and Colleges Agreed to-
Mr. RcRlgrsos presented petition from janet ay
lor and other heirs Of John Pau! Jones, asking that me-
NAV be allowed the land bounty granted 10 their aces
tor during the Revolutionary war D.
The following resolution, the motion OF Mr. no
BERTsoS, was agreed TO: That Select eoHn,h'''ee "
Amounted to enquire into the expectancy OF CAUSING
the journals and documents Of this House TO be Prnet
in Syo form and also Of causing general INDEX 10 OF
preporcd of the House journals from l176 to ls33-
Committee, Messrs. Robertson, Lee, Conner, Hidef
and Toer.
the Committee of Finance be instructed To enquire into
the expediencv ofaowng James {. Currin, the 'oih
missioner ofthe Revenue for Pulaski county, an extra
allowance for his public services.
Mr. May moved that the Committee for Courts OF
Justice be instructed enquire into the expectancy OF
providing hv law that tie certificates OF election, or re-
turns nf members of this House, shall be given by the
High Sheriff ofhe several counties, except IN case oil
his death inability act and OF making other proper
provisions in such cases. Agreed 10.
! Mn. WoRIHiSGToS moved That the Committee for
Courts of Justice inquire into the eXpedency of an
amendment in the laws relative To the vacancy OF the
office of Clerk of the Courts Of this Commonwealth
Mr.. DoEMAS moved the following:
Rfsoired bY The Senate and House Of DcirgatfS0 Ir-
ciuia That hereafter the Governor OF tn" Common
wealth be instructed To transmit to the Governor oil
each of the States Of this Union, copy of such public
documents may he directed 10 be printed by either
branch o the General Assembly OF tins State and that
here,iicr two hundred and thirty copies OF each pub
lie document ordered 10 be printed as Aforesaid be
pnrd for the use Of the members of the General As
semtly, and for the purpose aforesaid. Agreed To-
/ NJ DoRMAS moved that this house Will proceed on
Monday next by joint vote with the Senate, 10 the
elect on of United States Senator, to supply the
cancv occasioned by the expiration of the term OF SER
vice Of William c. Rves, ESQ., In some remarks
which he had made former OCCASION he had init
mattel his determination to bring this matter forward
during the present week and with that view, had ORR
gnaAy filed III the date with Thursday but since he
entered The House, he had been informed by gentle
man of The opposite party, that II lie 10 insert
Aonlay in place Of Thursday, he believed that OPP
post on would be Offered IL the motion. With the view
Of circulating all parties and with thr hope Of having
an luminous vote upon the subject, he had complied
with the request Of the gentleman referred 10, and lie
trusted that the resolution would be acceptable 10
all pities.
NJ BarLY said that he was opposed to the adop-
ton of the resolution, for reasons with which the
Hou,e was perfectly familiar. lie would refer the
member from Rockbrdge to the course pursued by
the House last winter. On the first day of the
SESSION il moved, that they should proceed to
the lection Of United States Senator on an early
day Opposition 10 this motion then came from the
gentlemen from Rnchbridgc and Spotsylvania, both
OF them pursuing n course opposed 10 their
foruer mode Of action They then urged that il
was improper To 90 into tie election until all The
seats filled, and the legitimate representative Of
, rvey county able 10 give his vote upon The cues.
Ton Last winter there but three contested
seas-one contested nv Wing, one by Demo-
, era, and one by two Wings, that the gentlemen
on the opposite side could not have been looking
for much change in the strength Of parties from that
quarter Notwithstanding this fact, and that the Sc
nae Of the United States in the long session of
Congress- in which the most important measures were
beng discussed, the majority of the present House,
then the minority appealed to their opponents mat
Of right and nstce, and they gave way and It was
until the 23d of January, days weeks after
tn, last contested election had been disposed Of, that
gentlemen the opposite side would consent 10 go into
tn, election. He wanted them to contrast the condi-
tim Of things then and now-thcn but three seats
ware contested, one by Wing, one by n Democrat,
ard by Wings: while county
(louisaj Wa without Representative at all; and
nc less than eight seats coniestcd-of these, four
w.rc occupied nv Wings, three by Democrats, and
ore vacant, and he undo rstood that IT prnbabe
tint Lonisa would be added To the Wings. And be-
sizes this member from Harrison confined al
hcme BY sickness. He put it 10 the House, whether
thy would attempt TO perpctrae this notorious wrong:
whether they would refuse TO allow all the counties,
Though their legitimate representatives, 10 have a
: voce in chonsng Senator for the United States
: 'Tl-rc necessity for this precpitancy--The [.
S Senate only assembled that day, and for the next
i week or tr'o there would not be any business of I'M
= potance brought before them. Gentlemen migh; say
tina there could be waiting, the final result
could not lac altered. lie would beg gentlemen The
! opposite side not to be too Of ,atif they obtained
, fan play, md he did not doubt but that from Legsa-
: tnn of Virginia they shond-lf all the people were
fair represented it was by means certain that Rich
ardwoud be himself again.
T. Mr. GREGORY was anxious TO have this most exciting
y queon settled, that the House might really get 10
d business They had U. S. Senators to elect, and
e witt view Of entirely settling this matter, Of prevent
ing uure debates, and Of having TO 60 again the
8 ground which they would be compelled i'll e!ectng
Senior in the place of VIM. c. Rives, Esq, he would
d NOV. the following amendment-"That ihis House
: will OF the 18th day of this month, proceed by Joint
vnewt the Senate 10 the election OF Two u. ;. 80.
: MAIDSTONE 10 fill the vacancy accustomed By the eXp
ratin of the term Of service Of VIM. c. Rivcs, Esq
and h. other 10 fill the vacancy 10 be occasoned by the
expiration Of the term ofservcr Of VIM. H. Roane, ESQ.,
k on he 4th day Of March, ISL"
| M. D.BsEi said, that il the arguments Of the gen
tlcnan from ccomac Of any effect against the
resolution of the gentleman from Rockbrdge, they
e apply with double, with even greater force to
, the amendment which had just been proposed If the
Hose felt the Objectionable nature of the proposition
10 poceed in the election Of Senator in the place oil
f Wn c. Rives, ESQ., whose term of office had expired
r it surely must be douby Objectionable to proceed
the ame early day the election Of another Senator
in tie place of one whose term of office did not expire
II unit the 9TH Of March next After urging several rea
i son against going into The election at the time pro-
n posd, he sat down, declaring his intention 10 vote
aranst both the resolution and amendment.
Mr. LIZ said, that the amendment proposed by the
nerIeman from Williamsburg still further aggravated
= theevil and injustice of the contemplated action, at
thee was the shadow of or psstcnce
FORT The great argument with the parties in favor
tho resolution was, that this good old Commonwealth