Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-16
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

The Senate announced that they had passed the
bill EMIT ed "an act TO establish -four inspection in
the city Of Wheeling"
Mr. ETHERGDGE presented petition OF citizens Of
The county OF Norfolk, demonstrating against the for
nation Of a new county out of said county.
Mr.. BURKE-PetitiOn Of citizens Of the counties
Of Charlotte Campbell, Buckingham and Prince
Edward, for the formation Of new county out Of
parts Of the said counties.
Also, petition Of citizens Of the town Of Farm
vile. asking for the establishment of separate cleo
ton in said town.
Mr.. BURKE- Petition Of Janetta p. Allen. pray.
ing 10 be divorced from her husband, Robert S. Al
len.
Mr.. ELLIoTr-Peti;ion Of citizens Of the county
OF Randolph, praying that certain persons therein
mentioned may be exempted from general musters.
Mr.. CRoPPER submitted the following resolution.
RssOiued bV The General ASSEMBLY, Of Virginia
That the Senators from this State in the Congress
Of the United States be and they are hereby in
sructed to Introduce and vote for a resO ution repeal
ing o5 resembling the Expunging Resolutions pass
ed by the Senate Of the United States, January &C.
| 1887.
( Mr. CRoPPER said, it would give him plea
I sure 10 have these Infamous resolutions e1pung-
/ ged. These resolutions had existed long enough
and, as the second sober thought Of the People be
/ gan TO be developed, he thought that now was the
/ season. He hoped that wheG the Representatives
Of lhe people met in the Senate Of the o. s. next De-
c9mber, that this would he ofther first acts-one
OF lnc GLORIOUS nt6t 0eeu6 un0eT General HnrrlBOns
Administration. II he could only have the pleasure
Of furnishing the pen blot out the disgrace, that
would be glory enough for him.
! Mr.. LAEGHOREE hoped that the gentleman from
| AccOmsck, would Tor the present lay the resolution
| upon the table. and take IL up some time neYt
week, after the Election for Senator At the pre-
sent time they had no SenstOrs;-they had perhaps
kind Of sgn-pOst that would scarcely point the wsy
u might too at that time be useful ~ the opposite
party, whose only hope Unfortunately Tor them
I'D fIfa l..
ion. No true Wing would he found wanting when
the struggle came on. After the Election for a Sc
natOr ne would Join the gen cmln from Accomack
with all his soul, and hoped that the resolution
would be carried.
Mr. RfDLET admired the spirit Of the gentleman
/ from Accomack, and hop d he would not Withdraw
his resolution lie should like a. know II the re.
solution were adopted whether Mr.. Riyes would
consent TO 60 TO the Senoto to undo that which he
had done. lie would like 70 test their simon pure
in that way
Mr.. CRorPER said the gentleman from South.
ampton mistook him, II he thought for one moment
that he would consent TO play nto the hands Of hi,
| party. lie was sure that the voters Of Accomac
would consider, II he were doing any thing 10 pleas,
The Democratic pony, that he was upon the wrong
track, be would, therefore, consent that the reso
nuon should Tor the present be laid upon the table
On the question being put that the resolution b,
lald upon the table, the vote stood Ayes 50, Noe,
= | '3.-lt was therefore LAID upsn the table,
II Louisa Election Case.
The consideration Of the report Of the COMMITTED
Of Elections, on this case, occupied the attention Of
the House from about half pas, 10 O'Clock until ha
past 5, when the House Adjourned. Very few
cases were dec1ed, nearly every one being close y
contested-Mr. Scott charging Mr. B,o,yn' M pcs.
ton with so doing, for the mere purpose Of delaying
and Of preventing the settlement Of the Louis
case. The effect Of the debates Of tho House
: was TO revere the decisions Of the Committee In
fa~a.
Two cases nus adding two more 10 the poll Of Mr.
lAPscomb The principle involved IN ihese d,ci.