Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-12-19

YESTERDAY Mr.. Nelson's motion. the
Committee for Courts of Justice were instructed to
enquire into the expectancy of amending the act
concerning the Land Office, &C.
Mr.. pYo0ifoik offered the following resolution.
ReSotred, That Committee be appointed tn
examine the chances of the several lotteries which
have been, and shortly TO be drawn, by the au-
to ity If the State; and that they report 20 the
House whether they equal or unequal unjust or
! fraudulent upon the people.
Mr.. Eooifoik remarked that if the Legislature
thought proper 90 allow the drawing OF a lot
'ery, IL was incumbent upon them TO see that the
schemes were fair and equal. He said it was
susceptible of uis,hema'ic a demons.ra ion tina, the
schemes which had been recently drawn, and were
now advertised 10 be dram, grCef the aul hority OF
the Stale, held out but one chance in %, 900 in
favor OF the purchaser o. ticket drawing the
highest prize; while the Managers, without pur-
chasing ticket had %, 900 chances for the same
prize. The resolution was agreed to and Com
mittee appointed.
hlr. Mason of Frederick, obtained leave to
bring in bill 10 amend the act " allowing further
time for the completion of the Suckers Gap Turn
pike road and to raise By lottery sum of money
for thar purpose
Mr.. DaciS OF II. obtained leave 10 bring in
bill TO refund The money subscribed for nonu
ment TO General Washington, TO the subscribers
Mr. Fry called up The engrossed bill concerning
the inspection of salt.
Mr.. May hid objected TO the passage of this
I'll ON Saturday, because it conferred the power Of
appointing the Inspector of Salt in Ksnawha
county, on tie Judge OF The Superior Court, ir
preference 10 he County Court, in whose hands
former laws had vested il. Mr.. Fry repiied 10 this
objection. and Mr.. -Alsy reioned contending that
the principle of the bill which invested the an
pointing power in the Lands OF the judge, was rom
iraTy TO the spirit, II not the letter of he Con-
s'rutlon, which declared iha, The Legislative,
Judicial and Executive Departments shall be
kept separate and distinct, and that the APP
pointing power was not Judicial. There were
other objections in Mr.. MAYS opinion The
present judge resided in Kanawha, future Judges
might reside IN some remote county IN that ex-
iensive Circuit, and have no idea of the Qualifca-
tons OF an Inspector OF Salt In Kanawha He was
opp sed to requiring that Judge Of the Gene
raj Court should mingle In The local and party strife
which thi- appointment had already and would
continue TO produce.
Mr. Ru1Faer surprised 10 hear The constiru.
tionai objection raised. That House, he said, was
constantly in the habit of violating the spirit of the
Constitution in the sense alluded to by Mr. May
ihey retained many appointments In their own
hands. lie commended that there would be more
dignity and stability in The Superior than the Con.-
y Court The character Of The Inspector of Salt
was al important, 10 preserve the article from de-
probation and enable it compete with the salt of
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article, occasoned by loose inspection, salt tha,
sold I'VE years az at one dollar per hu-Iel now
only comT anded lU GEMS. He thought il unfor-
t1na'e that the cry Of tie Constitution was so
frsqienll, made.
ir- TaSOR moved 10 reconsider The vote or
Gerihg the bill TO be engrossed, and ed TO It's
iflen"s That II was not impossible that the Judge
mlSnt !eei the objection that had been made II
The friends OF the bill preferred risking IT, in its
present shape, he would Withdraw his motion.
Mr. RuDner said thai The feature in the bill OBJ
Jeced 20, was iavorite one, and wilhou; IT, the bill
=" onld be of little service.
MIR. Gordon advocated Mr.. Wilson's motion
with the view OF changing the Nl so rs refer the
aiectlon 10 the people. If there were contendng
Iactions,n was proper 10 see which was the strong
est, and which had the right to govern This las
matter OF interest to The people, and why not re-
fer it TO their decision?
Mi Fry said that every person in the county
leit The ineiliciency Of the present law aGd The
prophecy of comforting the power in the mode pro-
posed He thought the election suggested by MIR.
Gordon would be more objectionable than the pre-
sent-because there could be but one election in a
year, when there might be necessity for more in
consequence Of death resignation. The DELAYS
In The execution of The power by the county court
were now complained Of, and they would lie in
Creased II the people were 10 exercise it.
zen dYIW ava not perceive that there was
any diversity among gentlemen as to the end, but
onli as to The means. te thought there was
force in The objection of Mir May, and suggest ed
that tie difficulty could be gotten over by ri wing
lie power OF appointment the Court OF some
adjacent county.
fhe bill was then laid the table on the motion
OF MIR. RgfneT, to give time to devise some plan
b. which the difficulty could be avoided.
a bll! TO amend the act concerning executions.
and tor tie relief Of insolvent debtors was taken
up and amended on Mr.. Mays motion and COM
mIued to the Committee Tor Courts of Justice
Sundry bills "ere read the fist and second time
and various petitions presented--to be noticed in
our next.