Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-12-28

State Stock na0 ADVANCED oO per csh
since last year, notwithstanding The tax.
Mr.. Yerby remarked that The tax bf
could not have produced the advance y
State Stockton similar advance had
taken place in tie Stocks Of the Banks
in the Stocks OF other Slates-upon which
our tax bill had no operation-and gener-
ally upon all Stocks throughout the Unl-
on. Mr.. Y. wished TO know OF Mr.. Byrd
what had produced this advanced Was
there not something else at work, than the
tax bill Of last yesr1
Mr.. Taylor had not expected this rang
Of remark upon simple resolution Of IN.
qury. But he contended, that the State
Stock would sell Tor as much as Il does
now, with The amount OF the tax added, u
no tax were imposed upon the Stock.
4 Mr.. Banks OF NJ. called the Previous
4 Question-whch was ordered.
The resolution was rejected-nyes AZ,
noes Gil.
Mr.. Mcpherson offered the following:
Whereas at the late election for The
County OF King & Queen on the 9Th
April, ls43, John Lumpkln was returned
as the member elect for the said County,
and WIN. b. DAVIS contests the right OF
said Lumpkin to his at in the House oil
Delegates; and whereas there are doubts
existing who is entitled to the seat, there.
fore be i, resolved, that under all the cir.
cumsl ances OF the case, the said election
ought TO be vacated and sent back to the
people Of King g. Queen: and the Speak.
er issue writ Of election 10 supply the
said vacancy.
Mr.. VERIFY called the ayes and noes en-
the adoption of the resolution.
Mr.. Witcher spoke against the rcsolu-
lion aud in support of the report Of the
MISUNDERSTANDING a powerful argu-
ment against illegal technicalities." and
in favour Of the 'jus,ice Of the case"
When Mr.. Wi,cher concluded, Mr..
Garnett, on behalf of the parties ltgsnt,
asked that the debate be closed, and that
the House be permitted TO vote.
MIR. Blue moved to recommt the whole
subject with instructions "to inquire and
report 10 this House, who is the person
properly entitled TO sit on this floor ns the
member from King 81 Queen"
Mr.. VERIFY moved 10 amend as follows:
"To examine all questions contained in
the notice Of The contes:iDg candidate and
sitting member, and repor. to this House
who received the largest number of votes
of those qualified 10 vote according to the
constitution and laws of Virginia. !"
Mr.. Garnett moved that the Bell be
rung-lost. s.u
Mr.. McRae thought that NEITHER Of
these resolutions was necessary-the res
olutions of the Minority presenting full
and fair question for the decision OF the
House. h..
Mr.. Davis, (tbe contestant. would pre-
fer that the vote be taken directly between
the two reports. t...
MI. Yerby called for the ayes and noes.
His proposition opened the whole matter,
and to his miEd, there could be no objec.
ton TO il, except to prevent the entire
merits of the case being submitted to the
committee.
Mr.. Harv;e moved TO amend Mr.. Yer.
by's amendment:
Especially to report whether in then
opinion the superintendants had the legal
authority to subduct tho votes OF Thornton
Pemberton, VIM. Corr and James Corr"
Mr.. Yelby accepted this as part OF his
amendment.
Mr.. Gallaher though; this inquiry un-
necessary it was involved IN the pre-.
cedng inquiry.
Mr.. Yerby's amendment was agreed
| IN nv the followiDp vote:
AyEs.-Messrs. Southall, (SPeaker, }
Gusts, Brown OF Albemarle, Harvie,
Tompkins, Campbell Snodgrass, Pendle-
ION OF Berkeley, Bocoek. Jones OF Buck
i ngham, Fox, Brown of Campbell, Lacy,
Brown Of Elizabeth City and Warrick,
Garnett, Keith, Marshall Of Fauquier, Ty-
roe, Payne, Pendleton of Giles and Mer-
Ger, Robins, Creigh, Winston, Raymond,
.MRae, Pace, Bowden, Gallaher, Turner,
Lewis, Wallace, Mayo, Bales, Grubbs,
Carter, Parriott, Nico!sou, Armstrong Of
Mason and Jackson, OFerrall, Cabell,
TAYLOR, VERIFY, Rice, of Northumberland
Ellington, Critz, Boiling, Witcher, Lanier
Cooke, Dsy, Daniel OF R. City. Moore,
White, Kane, benson, Tate, Minor, Har-
rison. Stephenson, Rice of Westmoreland
go.
NoEs-Messrs. Layne, Van Buren,,
Thompson of Boietourt, Edmiston, STAN
ton, Meredith, Bick, Shelton, Washing
ton, Hancock, Thompson of Dinwcdle,
Wood Leake, Carroll, Siovall, Blue. Far.
lev, Ward, Armstrong, Halves, jackson,
Banks of Madison. Morgan, Bowlby, Gay,
Hamilton, Wade, Davis, M'Pherson, Dam
iel of Prince George, Brawner, Sturm,
Eastman, Barnes. Martz, Cootes, Cowan,
Stickley, Warren, Burwell, Nea'--4S.
So the report were recommitted.
At A O'Clock; on motion Of Mr.. Witch
err, the House adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
FRIDAY, Dec. %, 1913.
Mr.. Gallaher from the select commit.
tee, reported bill extending the Jur's-
ha