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


CHARGED their organ with the cuiy OF iransmi:t,f-
the 10 you, with request that you viii lag ~
fore the House Il Delegates. There are many d',a
ments on the Subject which have been Transmitted Il
the Clerk of the House, which you VIII please hate
referred with the memorial.
| have the honor TO be,
Your ob scrvt.,
II. R ANDERSON
To Tie Speaker Of the House IF Delegates.
To tie Housc Of Delegates Of rirginia.
The undersigned citizens and qualified voters of til
county Of Holloway, ask leave respectfully to rcP:t
srnt--Tha; election Of Delegate, according 10 LAW
was held for the county Of Nooway in the month d
April last, for which Edwin q. Booth and George -
gerald were candidates: that at the close Of the ps'
+. g. Booth received l9o votes, and Geo F;ss'rai
geo votes Tha, the oi John +. Holt was reoegl
and cried BY the officer conducting SAID election, ~,
not entered the polls of said Booth, for Ion
he voted That six persons offered TO vote for SAD
Fitzgerald, whose right 10 vote questioned, ~.
they not justylng their right, were put on separate
lists: That two persons similarly situated, offered q
vote for said Booth, whose votes placed
lar LISTS: That under tins state Of the polls, the Sherf
gave the return and certificate of election the SAD
Geo Fitzgerald: That SAID T.. G Booth demanded SAD
return and certificate oil election. aud gave said fa2
gerald 4 written notice Of his intention 10 assert rs
right 10 the bco:c the House Of Delegates Your
mroriasis further ask leave TO represent, that th,y
have keGrd his G@y for tie fTSt time, that SAID Boom
has Determined not 10 prosecute his rght before ,oLf
all ihe facts IN reference 10 said election for t!p sad
county be referred to the proper committee Of tie
Hous, Of Delegates. That the conduct Of the She!t
who conducted the said election, far ii relates I,
its legality may be inquired into and acted on By the
said House of Delegates: and that, If said inquiry,
the decided illegal, that the said election
may be declared null, and writ may ISSUE for TIE
election of delegate represent said county IN tie
present House Of Delegates and your menloria!ls.s
will, &c, &c.
Dated auds 1nej is pf I-Iu
Here follow list Of names, embracing those wiz
were present al the meeting
On motion If Mr.. TAyIoE Of King George, The ne
moral referred TO the Committee Of Privileges ana
Elections.
Mr. Human presented petition of citizens Of tie
county Of Boteiourt, for the establishment of scpi-
rate election the house OF Joseph Peel in saa
county
The same gentleman also presented petition 81
Andrew Dill and Others for leave erect dam
part Of James River on his own land in the county u
Botetourt, which referred to the Committee u
Roads and Internal Navigation.
| Mr. CnArMAs presented petition of The Trns
tees OF the Union Academy, praying that portion q
the School quota of the county of Monroe may be- ap
propriated for the benefit of SAID Academy which was
ordered be referred to the Committee Of Schools and
Colleges
On motion of Mr.. SrEruESsoS Of Tyler, leave VS.
granted TO Benjamin Wright 10 Withdraw his pcto.
asking for divorce, presented 10 the last General A.
scmby -and the SAID petition ordered to be refer
| red 10 the Committee Tor Courts of Justice.
Mr.. WoKTmNcToS presented documents in ne
| Buckingham Election Gaze
| Mr.. GooDE, from the Committee Of Schools ah-
| Colleges, presented the following bill
No. 2. A bill Incorporating the Trustees OF tue
| Woodlawn Academy.
The same gentleman reported documents rea,l.e
to The contested election from the county OF Buck
ingham: :.
Mr.. ROBERTSON presented a petition Of the Ex'
change Hotel Company Of the City OF Richmond,
praying amendment Of their charter.
Mr.. TuoNrsoS presented document CONNECTED
with the contested election from Louisa
On the motion Of MIR. Bro Dus, II
Rcsotrtd, That the Committee for Courts OF justice
be:instructed inquire the expedlency Of nc'eo
ing the reward for upprehendng nbscond,Dg male sas'
over l6 years Of age, within certain distance Of ,'
dividing lines between this State and the States Of ~
ryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio and that they na''
leave 10 report by bill or otherwise.
| Mr. SAsGsTER presented petition OF Charles. MT
ray asking the passage Of act prohibiting the Location
of any grave yard within n certain distance oil al!
inhabited and improved premises.
Mr. STEPHENSON Of Tyler moved that certain re'o'
lutions on the subject of the Bank Of Virginia. now Q"
f the table, be taken up for consideration
4 MIR. RADCLIFFE rose to propose as an amendmet..
that instead of the resolutions being submitted 10 u.
Committee Banks, they should be- referred y
Select Committee. HIS reason for moving this amer
ment was, that the matter might be more FULLY anG
berately entered into than the committee, Tor w.
OF time, could be nbe TO do.
Mr. SrErnENsos Of Tyler, hoped that the hoI.,
would not agree TO the amendment. The Comn''t
on Banks gentlemen selected for their peculiar
ness for the Office which they were called upon 70 49,
and were much better qualified 10 carry out the o.
of the resolutions before them than any Seeci @'
mittee that could be appointed. 80. e
Mr. RADCLIFFE thought that the several dus.ss :,
the Committee on Banks would prevent Their e.'"s
these resolutions the attention which they d'sF. hat
, Mr.. TrSsrALL opposed the amendment sciy
: the Committee on Banks was the more ~ Mi.
10 instruct with the consideration OF the ihiP''
tiers involved in the resolutions.
oil Mr. May was in favor Of Select COMMITTEE