Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-01-14

members of Fire Companies from military duty
The resolution was supported by Mr.. I,oyaII
and Mr.. Harvie, aud rejected.
Mr.. Tyler from the select committee on the
York Town expenditure, reported bill to pay
the same.
MIR. Goggin offered the following resolution,
That the Committee Of Claims be Instructed
to enquire into the expejiency Of placing o.
'turpin aud John Arthur of the county of Bed
tord, or either of them, on the pension list, Tor
Revolutionary services.-Adopted.
Mr.. Dingess offered the following resolution.
hat the Committee of Schools and Colleges
he instructed to enquire into what proportion Of
the fund for the education of the poor i'm this
io'nnoDwealtb, the county OF Logan will be
entitl. d, and that they report by bill or otherwise
Mr. Yanccy called up the bill ahol.s!.ing the
Office of Reporter of the Court of appeals. Mr.
ancay stated the expense 20 which the State
was subject from this Office, and advocated tho
h'ii. Fir Y. thought il best to leave the report
to he made by Individual exertion.
MR.. Drotngoole opposed the bill. II was as
important that the decisions of the Court of An
pea's should hc promulgated, as that the acts az
inc Legislature should be publi7iied. We had
no security for their public tion but by requir-
ing II To be done. Before the appointment Of
such an officer the Reporter, the reports
were SC crtd years in arrear---and one gentle
man who had published three volumes, had kept
ana sun keeps, the VI y. of others in his pock-
CT. The Court of Appeals, who must be presum-
Ell competent TO Judge of the matter, had reccm-
mended the appointment of regular Reporter
On every ground Mr.. Dromgoole thought it
ADVISABLE 10 retain the Office of Reporter.
Mr.. Mason rose to remove a msapprehen-
son. twas unnecessary for him to dwell on this T.
necessity and Importance of having the rules
OF property known. 1t was true as the gentle
man from buckingham had said, that ~ ashing-
ton, Call and others were eminent reporters
and were unauthorized by law. New erthcless
nc thought 1T imprudent to leave it to individual
eXeruon-as experience had shown that reports
made By individuals were long witihei,t fromE
P>oiic view. He entered into a statement IL,
prove the erroneousness of Mr.. Yancey,s state 1
ment IN relation to the emoluments of the Rel
porter, and commended that for tile last year,l
Mr.. Randolph, instead ofS50O0 had not receiv !
e' more than two thousand. Mr. Mason ex
'Silated on the Importance Of reporting the del
cisioA-2 Of the Court Of Appeals and the neces-
si,y of having them certainly and regularly rel
ported
hiT' fancep rejoined, and sustained tbej
statement which he before presented TO tne|
House. Mr.. Yancey did not attach the impor-l
lance TO these reports which others did Both
t'iitner's and RandoIPh's reports went off heayil
~, an many handsome volumes still lay,on theE
shelf liS thought that the office of Reporter
was a jttae ,:Scp the civil list, unknown unfit
within the three i.ast years, and which lie wished
to cut OF. Reports 6Sd formerly been Faithfully
male by individuals, anu would be again,
MIR. Mason explained. L
MIR. Morris of Hanover, said .hat he had had
some agency'in procuring the passage of theS
Law IN the session of 1920. If he could be !
iicVc with The gentleman from Buck aghamH
uat Inc decisions OF the Court of Appeals wer1E
ehmPortant, he too should vote for the rtt,.aL q
,ne raw. but was the gentleman in earne>ssH
"1S 1t mater oil no Importance to the people
anu 10 the inferior tribunals to know thes,M
"cctSiohs. In most OF the cases growing OH
al particular statutes, it was as important III
'he inferior tribunals to know the decisionM
oil 'le Court OF Appeals, as the statutes them
selves. Without this, the decisions of the M
terror Courts would be as varying aud copl}
fiicting as the Courts themselves were mn
lne[ons. w as 1T a matter of ne Importance
that the rule of decision should be uniform
Mr.. NJ said, that he was sure that when r.,
gentleman from b. reflected more matureIE
on this subject, that he would concur with him
in opinion.
The gentleman from Buckngharn~has hot s
TONED all his arguments in favor of abol,sI,;n
inns once, on the supposition that the renortB
would DC as well made by individual exertionE
WI. W. fcPehed THIS idea, and contended tbaE
AN PiopSo llulVIuuai eUferX
PRIZE was incompetent TO supply these report5E
nc stated the remarkable fact that for FIR
years thcrc mad been no reports of the decis,, ~
Of the highest tribunal in the stale. rCbeca M
ports were Improbable to those y h, made tho -
and II was imprudent to incur the possiI,ilt, ~
having none made. If left to individuals Ito
would withhold the publication until tbev eoul'E
make II without utter run and, in the neSnti,neE
the public was left in ignorance of the i,DnorE
tahi decisions of the Court of Appeal II wal
not peculiar to Virginia-in other con,rnn;t;esE
II had been found that law books could MOI h.
published without public patronage. It baeH
eeen found necessary TO appoint similar oficeE
tor the Supreme I'ourt.
Mr.. Patteson, also, opposed the bill: and 70
Prohated the call of the ayes and noes an =
question of this character
Mr. Yancey replied to the observation of -
colleague, and regretted that he was unvyil6ne
to record his vote on the bill.
Alter further conversation between Nessrs
Yanccy and Patteson, the question was taker
by ayes and noes, and carried in the af6ruativeEE
ayes, 106--noes, 90.
The engrossed bill altering tic time Of bold;,
the Quarterly Court Of Fauquier, was rod T.
third time, aid passed--as well the billie 60;
ding an officer for the Court of An1ealsp - ~
6ni concerning John Stonger-and then -
House adjourned to meet at IL O'clock to ~
row. - '"of'
AMES DiCKIE and Joanna his wife. Jon.,,l,53