Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-01-30
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
SATURDAY. Jan. Is, 1915


MIR. Witcher from the Committee OF
Privileges and Elections, stated that he
was instructed by that committee to say
that they had had under consideration The
second memorial from Fairfax, complain
ing that the sting smember from that
county is ineligible to a seat in conse-
quence Of having violated the duelhng
law. The committee had directed him
TO lay all the papers before the House,
and to insist upon their former res SOLUTION
to be discha, ged from the farther consid-
Grafton OF The subject. Mr.. w. gave no.
tice that he would call the report up,
Monday have it and the papers read and
finally acted upon.
Mr.. Daniel of P. G., moved to take up
and consider the reroTt-w which motion
wO agreed to.
MIR. Harvie then moved that the report
and all the documents be printed.
Mr.. Stovall moved that the Report OF
the Committee, asking TO be discharged
from the further consideration of the SUBJ
ject, be fe-commltted, with instructions
that the committee send io- persons and
papers and report their opinion to the
House.
Farther remarks were made by Messrs.
Wtcher, Lanier, hamilton of P, Cor
don, Edmunds Of H., Cooke. Preston,
Anderson, and Taylor, Of N. B. when the
motion to re.commt, was decided in the
negative, by ayes and messages 81.
noes CD.
Mr.. Anderson moved that the report
and papers accompanying it, be laid on
the table and printed.
Mr.. Harvie called the ayes and noes,
which were taken, and were, ayes 62,
noes SO. So the motion to lay on the
table and print, prevailed.
| Mr.. Stovall moved the following reso.
luton.
Resolved, That the Committee o. Priv.
ileges and Elections enquire into the ell
gib'Iity Of John J. Jackson, the member
from Wood and Richie, to seat in the
present General Assembly, with power
to send for persons and papers.
| MIR. Stovall had heard that the member
alluded to was Commonwea lth's Attorney
in Wood, and therefore ineligible. He
appealed TO Mr.. Jackson to know.
Mr.. Jackson would satisfy The gentle
man and the House at proper time, that
he had as good right to seat here as the
m, mber from Halifax.
MIR. White hoped the House would not
give way to this mode OF proceeding. If
Mr.. Slovall would make his charge. he
would hear MIN but he would not go
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members titles to seats.
Mr.. Anderson said, as a motioa TO ad-
journ was always in order, he would
make that motion; which prevailed
ayes SO, noes 10.
MONDAY, Jan. Goth. 1S4o.
The unfinished business Of Saturday,
the esoluton offered by Mr.. Stovall, d.
recting an inquiry into the right Of the
member from Wood & Richie 10 seat
in this House, with power 10 send for per-
sons ard paper, came up.
Mr.. Stephenson commented upon the
novel and extraordinary character Of this
proceeding. 1t was the first time that
such course of action was ever proposed
against a member of the House. Mr.. S.
said lhA. the records of the court would
show whether the gentleman from Wood
was Commonwealth Attorney in any of
the courts Of this State. and those records
would be the best evidence. fihe gen
,leman from Halifax would call for those
records. he Mr.. s.. would meet him
half way. MIR. S. adverted TO the fact
that the people of Wood & Richie had
important interests now pending before
this House, and it was monsrous injus.
tice thus wiihou; notice, and by novel
proceeding, to attempt to deprive them of
a representative.
Mr.. VERIFY moved 10 amend the resou
lion, by adding And that the Committee
also enquire whether any other member
is disqualified TO hold his seat.
Mr.. Broadus Of Culpeper, begged to
call gentleman's attention to the progress
of the session and did trust, that no more
time would be consumed in discussions OF
this character. He moved TO lay the res
olution and amendment on the table.
The motion to lay on the table, was re-
jected-nyes So, noes 81.
Mr.. Yerby's amendment was agreed to-:
eyes SO, noes So.
MIR. larvie called the ayes and noes on
the adoption OF the resolution as amended
which were ayes 100, noes IL.
Petition
By Mr.. Turner, Of citizens OF Jefferson
and Clarke, for right of way to Baltimore
& Ohio Rail Road.
| Rv Mr. Pendleton Of citiznns of Rerlse
ley, for the right Of Way to B. Il r.
Road Company documents in rela-
ton TO proposed application TO the Con-
gress of the U. States to have published
the reports of the decisions ofthe Su-
preme Court 10 be circulated throughout
the Union.
SENATE.
TUESDAY, Jan'y 21st, 1645.
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