Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-19

THE SPEAKER said the gentleman from Lennsya
van;a MIR Beatty moved the suspension ui .ne
MI. BYNUM hoped the gentleman "ouu "'''' -"
his point OF order Sc Tho Chair wrote
-; o;n. ,f order in substance as follows: ne
. having been suspended tor the pu' pose u ",,o"
IN, tho Gentleman from Virginia TO maze al Hf"
lion pcrsonal t. himself, and after The houss iiu
- rsncnd the rules for the puspose OF discussing u"
sr,i merits of the New Jersey cleo lan ne
L,hor he was in order discuss the genera merits
oftbc New Jersey election, and Inc proceeuhss -
tho Governor and Legislature OF Virginia on '''s SUI
ect . ,r,, .he gentleman was
MT in order in so doing
Mr. RIyES proceeded, and made lew REMARKS
n from the number of calls TO order, and the contu
SION il was impossible for the Reporter to hear.
Order having been restored,
~. piVES continued: Now with all proper respect
- tho gentleman from Maryland Mr. Jencr VINE,
Their he said what understood ne d'a say a' "ou'
do any thing o,; cam.
ds o9o he inquired if would come on here and claim
~, coat under the return of sheriff, while my coipe-
,;;or came on with the return OF The Governor. noa
d,d assent. | have since understood thnt ne su'u
would do any thing hope he will see the impropr
ETY. of such an expression, and no" ASK MN us
used it, L:L
Mr. JENIFER said few words in reply, which
,cre not heard lie was understood however, to say
that he wished the gentleman to bring out al his m
dctmcnts at II thus, however, was an nc "ouiu
with pleasure reply to it.
AZ EIvES said There were many remarks made
by the penteman that though the facts OF the case
would not Justify. | was, however, disposed TO ie,
other matters pass over, because they were ie'elca
generally at the party with which act but tli's pat
tcuar question: il seemed, lcveled ut me person.
ally.
MIR. JENIFER said he was happy IN having an OPP
porlunty to make an explanation to the gentleman.
lie was gated also, for another reason; because since
he had commenced his remarks tins morning, ne ,iuu
seen a charge made against him, whether oticlal OF
not he would not pretend to say: that, motion 10
print Mr. Jenfrr obtained the floor, and had occupied
il every morning since, without giving the Kepupncah
members an opportunity to reply to IT. In reply u
this he had never refused yield the floor to any gen.
tleman to make an explanation Now, in regard to
the gentleman from Virginia, he would answer NM
and in doing So he would do it frankly, for the gentle
man had discaimed any intention OF menace. Inc
case he supposed few days ago. was this that tie
Governor of Virginia to give his certiicate 10 the
person having majority of the votes that he was elect
ed and the sheriff to give his cerhcate 10 inc
gentleman, he having minority OF the votes ana ~
that he inquired ofhim if he would come here and clam
his seat He wished it to be distinctly understood ina
ifthe gentleman believed the giving OF certificate TO
man who had minority of the votes was evidence o.
fraud that the gentleman himself has answered Inc
question If the gentleman would satisfy hlm liat 1T
would not that way, as he understood MN 10 say
that he would By his nod of assent, when he stated inc
case he had just cited it would give HIM pleasure 10 us
claim the offensive allusion to him.
, MIR RIYES | thought the gentleman was sup
posing my own case received majority OF severa
hundred votes over my competitor. Now, in Virginia
il is the duty Of the sheriff to conduct the elections
and to rive to the person having majority OF the vote:
certificate that he is elected at the same time send
np Duplicate Of the same certificate to the Governor
The law then makes it the duty OF the Governor te
rive his returns the person who has thus received
the certificate of the sheriff This being the state O.
, the facts, supposed that the gentleman was stating
nv own case, and believing that he inquired OF me
!. whether l. having received maj ority OF the votes
, would come here and claim my seat upon the return
of the sheriff, when my competitor, who received mi
noritv of the votes here and claimed It upon the
return OF the Governor Believing this TO be the cast
; supposed by the gentleman, nodded assent that
, would.
MIR. JENIFER said that he had wholly misappre
hcndcd the gentleman from Virginia, andethat that gen
temcn had also msapprehended him hen he urge'
the expression the gentleman complained OF, nc under
stood him saying that he would come on ana cia,ir
his seat on the certificate of the sheriff, although ne
had a minority Of the votes AS he now understood
the gentleman meaning, it gave him pleasure TO DIS
: claim any application of the expires sions to him.
MIR WISE hoped the House would now drop this mat
: ter There was evidently nothing between the two
gentlemen requiring further explanation 1t was pia'I
that they misunderstood each other 1t was point NJ
!. point, and there was nothing further between them
He hoped the House would proceed to the orders OF tin
dav.
The discussion having here ended,
The SPEAKER laid before the House commnnica
ton from the Navy Department, enclosing printed co
pies of the Navy Register.
. Also, communication from the President oil th