Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-02-20

A Hot,-Messrs. Southail, (speaker) csrpsnler,
MeCue, StuAit, vandorsn, fystt, jackson, Jones,
Toler, Irvine, Bur~ell Of G. arc w, Brosdus,
Irving, RoSne, Scott, Marshsll Ct F., MeLaughlin,
Payne, Oeskirs. Woods, Wood, Gather. Ersknc,
Vance, Ode,l, Thompson, Mullen, Lee. Armstrong,
Melsae, Hamlet, Stephenson Of j., Wotthington,
rsyloe % King George, Tayloe Of Lam Rich,
Beard, Ramey, Harrison, Caldwell, Bryan, Chap
man. Wade, Orrick, Lsnghorne, Etheridge, VERIFY,
Smith OF /, Mcconnell. Hiden, Hiner, May, Tun-
stall, Burner. Porter, Brown of Preston, Burke,
Elliott, Stroller, Robertson, Snider, Dorman Ley
burn, Cowsn, Conn. Williams, Tat, Cru,ehheld,
, FTzhush, SPOTS, Stephenson OF Tyler Walker,
Stephenson OF wood-72.
The question then came up upon the passage Of
the resolution, when, in order TO render the motion
moro paatable to MIR. SMITH OF Isle Of Wight and
another member or two, Mr. Maj amended his
solution, by adding, after the words two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars the following; "or loan
OF Bank stock 10 that amou,t, or a guarantee by
the State, of loan TO that amount"-and the mo-
ton, thus amended. was agreed TO.
| Louisa Case.
| Mr. BRows, of Preston, said that the dcpositions
last presented TO the House. althoug the committee
OF Elections acknowledged that they would make
difference Of eleven votes in favor OF Lipscomb's
| poll had been, by that committee rejected on the
ground, that the papers were not delivered TO the
Clerk Of the House in due season. and that both the
spirit and the letter OF the act well sound po
Icy, required that they should not be received,
against the proprety nn6 justice OF this decision be
argued length, and then proposed, having accept
cd as his own, the following amendment, drawn up
by Mr.. Butts:
| Whereas, at the ate election held for the county
of Louisa, on the Esd DAY of Aprl last, Joseph
Lpseomb received the greatest number Of votes then
polled; and that the said Lipscomb has resigned his
right to seat in this House. ard thereby created
| vacancy:
And, whereas, there are doubts existing as TO who
was entitled TO the said seat, therefore, be il
| Resolred, That under all the circumstances Of
tn IL 4
and sent back to the people Of LOUISE and that the
Speaker issue writ OF election to supply the said
| Vacancy.
MIR Scorr opposed this amendment and defeEd-
ed the resolution to which the committee OF Priv:
leses and Elections had come; but even Il the House
resolved that the committee ought have received
and TO have acted upon the rejected deposit ons the
only usual and proper course would he TO reverse
| the decision of the committee IN this respect, and
then to proceed with The report in the usual way
Ii would be unjust Tor the House after it had gone
through Lipscomb's poll, and run that up TO the
highest pitch, TO refuse 10 go into MELONS poll, but
instead thereof and in disregard of his rights and
the rights OF that portion OF the people of Louisa
whom he represented, to issue a writ Tor a cleo
ton. The course of action by the committee in this
case had been most grossly misrepresented" IN the
Richmond Enquirer, and he proceeded 10 point out
the "untTuths" IN the article 10 which he referred,
when MIR Tayoe, OF X George, informed the gentle
man from FauQuier that the article in question had
at his instance, been fully contradicted IN subse
quent number Of that paper, when that gentleman
expressed himself satisfied, and sat down, after ex-
pressing a hope that the House would agree TO
send this back to the people until, at Least the
report hsd been fairly and mPartiay gone through.
Mr. THOMPSON said that II the votes on Lips
combs poll, declared by the Committee TO 6e good,
were gone through, the house, in conformity with
previous decisions in this case, would in all proba
biliiy, the conclusions Of the Committee in
seven or eight cases.
MIR CHAPMAN advocated the amendment Of the !
4 IL.
pie OF Louisa ought not to be misrepresented be-
cause magistrate had failed TO discharge his duty
and send the dispositions due course 10 that house
The house had, IN the FIRST instance, refused TO be
bound by technical objections, and had acting I'M
der that feeling, sent back the report TO the Commit
tee, reversing the resolution Of the Committee in
the case of the notice, and yet the house were now
called upon 10 adhere technicalties and to reject
the additional testimony. He trusted that the
house would send back the case to the people.
Mr. IRVIsG opposed the amendment TO the re-
port. The gentleman from Monroe had said that
the house, IN the first instance, adopted liberal
rule of construction, and disposed TO
abide by lechnicaieS That gentleman must OBJ
serve that his argument would cut both ways for
IN the first instance, he himself, had voted for an
adherence 10 tecbnicaltIes, although now he had
become warm friend for liberal Interpretation.
MIR MAI always in favour of a liberal con-
siruction Of the election law, and in This instance
he thought the Committee ought not have reject
ed the additional testimony; but he could vote
TO send this back to the people until they had
gone through the whole report fairly, and ascer-
tanned that Mr. Melton had not a ma jority OF the le
gal voters.
Mess.s CaurcHFIEp and TArroR opposed the
motion 10 send the back 10 the people at the
present time, and MeSsTs GOoDE and BAILI sup
ported II.
The amendment carried, the following being
the divsion.-Seyeral Wings were absent:
ArEs-Messrs. Bayly, Carpenter, Wiley, Byrd,
Hannah, Jackson, Jones, Haskins, Meredith, Buff
fncton, Cox, Burwell Of c. s W., Vaughan,
Deskins. Wood, Johnston, Guerani, Wilkinson,
Buus, Taylor of IL, Clarke, Lee, Armstrong,
Smith Of ]. ofW., Davis, Dabney, Habern, Ballard,
Banks, Marshall of l., Disgs Bryan, Goode,
Boyd, Clayton, fancy, Chapman, Wade, Smith
OF v, Fitzgerald, Hiden, M'Pherson, Hiner, Bur-
ner, Brown Of Preston, Heath, Radcliffe, Snider,
Smith of r., Shipman, Cowan, Bevins, Conn, vii.
llams, Tat, Ridley, Fiizhugh, Warren, Prince,
NoEs--heSsrs. SouihalL (SpeakerO Coles, Me-
Cue, Stuart, Burwell Of g.. Vandoren, Fryutt
Kyle, Tosr, Irvine, Corbn, Coleman Broadus, |
Irving, Roane, Scout, Mclaughlin, PAYNE Woods,
Hale, Gather, Smith Of c., Erskinc, Vance, Odell
Thompson, Mullen, hi'Rae, Hamlet, Stephenson OF
j., WorIhngton, Teylce Of X c., Beard, Ramey,
Harrison, Hauell, Taylor Of n. b.. Langhorne,
Eboridse, VERIFY, Mcconnell Cheuthnm. May,
Keen, Porter Burke, Dey, Elliott, STROLLER, Ro-
bertson, Dorman, Leyburn, Crutchfeld, Walker,
Stephenson Of Wood-56.
The bill entitled an act, reducing into one the
several acts prescribing the mode oil Tscertaining
the taxable property within the commonwealth
and Of collecting the public revenue, was passed.
On motion Of Mr. RIDLEY. the house adjourned.