Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-02-23
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
Friday, february 10, 1911.

Friday, FEBRUARY ~, lc4l
On motion of Mr.. RADCLIFFE,
Resoircd, That the Committee for Courts Of Justice
be instructed to inquire into the expectancy of amend
ing the passed February H. 1885, authorizing the
removal of from the equity side of the county
courts of this commonwealth to the circuit superior
courts Of law and chancery alter the same shall have
been pending therein for the space of one year, without
final decree
On motion of Mr. SMITH Of Northumberland,
Resoired, That the Committee of Roads and Internal
Navigation inquire into the expedency OF discontnuine
for the present. the services of the pal Eng nee
of this State and of such Assistants BY law lie may
be authorised to employ at the public expense-and
also into the expedieney Of authorizing the Executive
of this commonwealth to engage at the public charge
occasion may require, the services OF an Engineer
or Engineers.
On motion of Mr.. HIpES,
Resoircd, That the Committee of Roads and Inter
nal Navigation inquire into the e1pedlency OF Incorporate
ing company to construct a Macadamzed road from
the Railroad Depot to Gordensvlle in the county OF
Orange.
Mr.. WILKINSON presented petition of the citizens OF
the county of Grayson asking appropriation OF mo-
ney to construct road through said said county.
Mr. ToLER-Petition of citizens OF the town OF Lynch
burg praying for the Incorporation of the Lynchburg
Marine and Fire Insurance Company.
MIR. BYRD, according to order, presented bill to
amend the act entitled act TO revive and amend an
act Incorporating the town of GAINESVILLE in the county
was taken up, read the first and second time and re-
committed
Mr. LEYBuRs, from the Committee on Agriculture
and Manufactures presented bill to incorporate the
Richmond and James River Mining Company, and tor
other purposes; and
bin to revive and amend the act 10 incorporate the
Branch Coal Mining Company in the county OF Pow'
hatan. -
MIR. ERsKISE, according to order, presented a bill
more eectuay to prevent free negroes and mulattoes
from coming into the State;
And from the Committee on Trade and the Mechanic
Arts bill giving to mechanics and others, lien upon
work done by them and materials furnished IN erecting
houses and other buildings.
NoTToWAY CASE,
On motion of Mr.. TAYLoI of King George, the re-
port of the Committee of Privileges and Elections upon
the memorial of sundry citizens Of the county of Motto
way complaining Of the undue return of George ftz.
gerald, the Delegate returned to represent the SAID
county in the present House of Delegates, was taken
up and read. ,.
bv substituting for it the following: "That the sitting
member from the said county Of Nottoway, entitled
TO seat in the present House of Delegates he not hav-
ing received any legal notice that the same would pe
contested and having the sheriff certificate OF eiec,
,ion it is not competent for the House TO look oehho
said certificate. c,
Mr. R,rc1rpry commended that in the absence of the
required notice the House had power IN this matter
that the certificate of the sheriff was prtma Jncte ev''
dence of the members right to his seat ana IN inc 40
sence of the notice that required to be gwen was
conclusive evidence Of that right BY the poll BOOKS
would be seen that the present member Mr.. fzger
add was the legal member; he and his opponent $1,000
even on the poll, and the sheriff gave the casting vos
to Mr. Fitzgerald 1t true that three names mao
afterwards been been struck from the poll OF the sns
mcmber-but the Sheriff had no such supervisory pow
era power not more dangerous than contrary 10 Jaw
He trusted that the House would adopt MS amendment
Mr. sco7r supported the resolution OF the cGm, ,'.,
tee. He did suppose that there were many IN .a.
House, who could seriously question the rgh. OF na'
House 10 enquire into the right of every memoer 'ia
ing seat upca their floor. This was an absolute lnne
rent right which no of Sheriff or any otner Pomea
could annul. Sheriff might take 1t INTO ms menu
give return to q man who was not even canoa !;
and who had not received single vote,-aha coa,o ~
be supposed that that House had not rgnt 10 ehSu
into the matter, and to eject such member; MI aoo'
confined his observations 70 this part OF the
stating that when the House had decided upon 'i'e
own power, he would reply to the other reasons.
Before the question taken upon the suos.l'us'
the House proceeded to the joint order OF the day De-
ing for the ~, ,r,,, ppNrr.N-
ELECTION OF SUPERINTENDENT, or THE fENii N
TIARY INSTITUTION :.
Mr.. Cox thereupon nominated Charles :: Molgai'
ESQ. the present incumbent, and the Senate having
been informed Of the same and no person hayng 0een