Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-07

provisions Of the said eleventh section And further
more no persons have presented themselves claiming 70
10 members OF toe House Of Delegates from ssld counN
IS aud election districts b. virtue OF such elections
frou which, and from 10 0Imauon before the oenmtet,
e nav be inferred that any such persons in any
manner elected such persona frou motives OF disloyaty
or ohervsc have abaodoned al preensiol TO seats in
the House Of Delegates. ---.r
The committee therefore report that vacancies occur
in .he cases o, members to which the counties and ec
ton DISTRICTS specified in the resolution appended 70 this
report are entitled 10 the House Of Delegates.
In the matter Of the petition Of Jacob Aachall, who
prlys that he be allowed TO qualify and serve as mem
br Of the House Of Delegates for the election district
composed q the count Of Randolph and Tucker, to
an The vacancy oecasiOned BY the death Of JOKE n.
HrGHEs, which, with the papers accompanying the same,
VAS referred TO them,
The committee report that i appears by The said Pc
ton and papers that the election under which the Pc
tiiOcer claims bis seat although held in pursuance OF
proclamation Of the Governor, not held "a. the
corrthouses" Of said COUNTIES OF Rineoph and Tucker
AT any place Of voting therein, prescribed BY law
(ses Code Of Nrgria, plge seventy-six section one)
has held a, "the encsmpmeLt &c Greer bier i've,
Virginia, c,mnsnied by Coloael William Gillian, in the
eOua;y of P0cdko'tas where sad petitioner received
tEslty-One yOas s0d jacob Cirreree recsivet three
vo'es and Z the headq at Hlutersyie in said
colny Of POcahonta where the said Petitioner received
nine votes aud David Go received sir votes for the
II ,use Of Delegates, at Camp Barlow" in said
county Of POcahontas whe,e David Goff received
vote.
The eI,im of WIN. F GOrdOp, Jr, to one of the seats
ia the House Of Delegates from 'he county OF Harrison,
Is Of re sane nature Il appears from the pspers in
the case referred 70 the committee that election ives
bsld in pursuAncs Of Ike proclamation the "a n day
OF Ostober lS6l not at lie courthouse" and other
plAsss OF voag IN sdcounty" Of Harrison, prescribed
by as, bat a. camp BArow, on Greeabrer river, Poed
HAAS County, whore slii Wm. Gordon IT. reCe we'd
thirty 81 votes A Smith cs.ved tWenty-nins votes,
aud George w. Lurtz received twenty votes
Neither the law nor the Constitution, which requires
the voter to be resident Of the county, city or town
where be ors to vote for twelve monhs mex psecec
ing bis election, being couphed with they report tbst
TIE said cleo null and vpid aud that the said pit
toner is lot entitled 20 quify and serve member If
ths Hllse Of DslsglCs and that vactncy occurs in
the said House In Of the election district
posed Of the said counties Of Randolph and Tucker
TIE committee therefore, respectfully toc1Um5ui the
I'D lp.iou b. the House Of D.sglNs OF the following
resolutions:
Resolved That tha twenty third section Of article
sixth OF the Cons ulJn does not au'hoTzl the admis-
sion Of former members Of the House o. Delegates TO
seas in the House until their successors are Qia6ed
Re Owed Tcat vacancies exist in the representa-
ton in the Home OF Delegates from the counties OF
Oiic Preston, MocOnCala, Harrison AMI Marion, ka-
nasLl and Berkeley, each being entitled 70 two del,-
Eafs: tom the counties OF Brooke, Hancock, Asr-
slan Wc al TAvloS UDsbur Lewis Wood Putnam,
h,-0l and Norgt1 each being entitled to one dele
gg, and from the election districts composed OF the
eolnd,s Of Richie and PieasAnts Dotdrdgs and Ty
lss Jlckson, and RO1ne each being end led TO one
delegate.
s.. solved TIA, the petitioner, Jacob W. Marshall,
l. not entitled to seat in tAe House OF Dslegaes as
delegate from the election district composed Of the
counties Of Randolph aud Tucker ard that there exists
vIca1cv 10 the repreen alton OF said district.
Resolved, That Wm. +. G5rioD, Jr., is not en-
ti,l,i 10 seat in the House o. Dslegaes one Of he
delegation from the county nf Harrison.
On motion Of NJ. KAUFMAN, the House diourned.