Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-12-23

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s.a were often embarrassed from a want OF that know T.
edge which could be 90 easily Unmarried ~. ,... 49,,
op'n'on 'hat some fegsrd ought to be- had to the
convenience OF others. This was public bodv and
he constituents Of the members were supoo ed 70 hs
nsening TO the proce edngs; and when m.,,h.r ,os.
WOULD be sn acceptable piece Of inform alton to the m
70 De informed not only OF III, name but the COUNTY h
represented. Even nj h,ibe, the people when = al
ng 10 newspai er, The speech of member on nh
!se' IN Will they an Interest, would have dc.,e
/ 70 snow whence the Speaker csms.ssSas ruiu,e no
'a' in9ntty--" wi . is this maDi'--And hprs couil
ye no improvement which the w.pApers could ABORT
ra "oo'd be nore gratifying to the p opie, than
a. s' .'erSon. which ,houlJ give fully tho d-.gna.
~ ~" vi eae" embsr engaged In the prccredipgso
VIC legislature He boas BIT the proposed alteration AN
~ !t" o.,"sn,' IRON with much benefit would b.
sneu-out In advocating IL, he did not assume 10 be
Nes'er, nor was he one Of those rank inn,vator.
" "o ,o"eu chsnge Tor n- owo cake alone But he
was wise 10 make IL.
MI Leigh did not wish 10 make ,bis an, ;e, of more
u.JS o"an u deserved A. to the .ompI,m ent
~, 70 oy 'ne gentleman from DinwiJdie he was en-
w 90 10 his full share oft. He NOV d IN s,,k. ON
tho words 'nnd couL,ie.." " w"
Mr.. Ghoi On ossev we'd hut he dill no, think mi,
matter OF ve'y Sr,a, Importance But as m. 60;
zee hau ar' pied the alteration, The House ouvht IN h
pos'essed of thor reasons tor doing So lie ,bon.h,
ou'y drku'ent mat had beer urged 10 favor Of IN.
Uu nad been i,' antiquity. Aud that he did
no MINK sutic,D, reason Tor avoiding every Tim.
new were tbey 10 adopt such principle IN general
ney shcud stop, sock-stl. aud never arrive at AN i'm
proven mt In any hing. He had attended the d-bs,a.
'" congress, AMI proved the iuconveDi of IN
system Were III use-ior whenever o member rose
S snu was announced ss the gentlman fom certain
SI"e' 'c' Nhr. CD a.kcd lis next neighbour
the question "who is he:''-T'hes sane in,n;s;,;.
naturally existed here when a members name was
eu,,o know what county he represented AS 10 tha
ey VI ,ne task 10 the Speaker, he thought it was
'o'eu. IL was natural consequence OF ,owing
me member, TO know his county, The knowledge was
impaired oy kind OF system OF Pnesaosics The man
anu s location were so intimately lated that il
would DC matter OF no difficulty TO call both the mem
Der anu ms county If this not the case the SpeaL
y, e rouse OF representatives. could not be able
ietu"y 10 can the members by their respective a'es
nu ne ala TOT doubt thai the gentleman who pre
over 'h' Body knew and could all the name nd coun
OF every member The gentleman from U.or;co
rh,Pi eu"'' no' 40 land neither could he (Mr. G)
put IL Wa. because hey had not given their .,,.n
'"h 70 w. IL was worthy OF obserYa'ion that th.t.
were ftrenty memb r. in hi, II ius, VIII, al ,.oo,s
toeu out ten names; aud how as stranger n b. i'm
'ormed, W. en- the name Of NJ. Mill wa, called
whether 1t as he gentleman from t.,ou,t or r.
gehtiefn igom POwhaan? He was far fron, H. io ~
std OF needless changes But his aversion to chance
u no ieau MIN 10 r-Iect what good or N, fetal
LEI II be copied from whatever authority And a. housh
congress was not a. orderly and es we'll governed az II
.n9uu oe' mere mig ut be many OF it, rues wonhy Of
ini The head even OF this toad, rnsh conlan
Ie"e worthy OF being extracted lie believed that
goot manners OF Virginia de- DIV roe ell. and IN
me case a,'uueo 10 by the gentleman from Henrico in
"h'h 'Hginian was chosen 10 preside over IN. Con
er.ss 81 the confedtra the rules oc all IN. p,oy
e'di Legs'nres being the same, he thought that ac,
more compliment to the character VTginisus han
10 tie House OF Bngesses.
MT Leigh remarked that he had not said hat NTH.
ing should he copied MT Ghoison said he did no, 90
interpret him But he did say, that far az manner
went there was no recessity Tor imitation TIE van
ueman ha said that he never m en,ber apnounc
cd III CousrAss without inquiing Of his neghbor who
ne "is-nnt ana no. the gentleman also ask another
question! MIR. L. always did And that question wa,
what sort OF fellow is he!" Tha, a. abou, A, inn
p1rian question a. the other. Tho gentlemen h "A
ssia 70 al tao argument had been urged favor OF the
OF" ptoc ice. but its antiquity. Now he (Mr I.iqb\
thought that no argument had been aiduced in
.. we new plan eu, lis novelty He willing 10
ske ou' The counties, aud lie, the Speaker call the
names as trmeriy; and II there wers two n,
me same hsme there would he but little difficulty
even to STRANGER, in soon finding out which was the
real Simon Pure" Wv
Mr.. kppes said, The old rule vas , vaI,bls ona :, =.
gave the new members direcou, az to the proper .our
'e'y % be used 10 dsbse. That portion he tboupb n
y, 70 retan wthe that reqnirug the Coun,ie
20 De esIIeu, might be struck II il wer. r.Aird
Town." s"' A'''
Mr. MaxweI was in favour of striking out the conn.
ues-as ibere were some members who were lot from
eosnne'-aid THE alteration il not robbed of ,heir
'iocd! habitdtion" they would be OF their ",aan,c"
MIR. BrodnaX said that thers was M d-s,yn n rob
tbs gentleman from Norfolk of his "iocsl bahita,i w.
his nsms. As 1t was intended TO add the words "bo-
rough or town"
The question was then pu, on striking out the w,rds
and couphe''.-and count being called, the motion
was adOpted-6 80. ~
81 rule. ''' ''s
! Several amendments were then made on n,o,;cn ri,
MI Bryce, In he Iulss relative to the commt,ee OF
Finance. ~ ''N"'se W
On motion Of Mr. Goode, the blank in the rule rs,a
I'VE 10 the printing OF the Journal Of ths house was fill
ed with 49, being The number of copiss 10 he p,in,e
! tor the General Assembly, &C.
ME- kin'on moved o'strike5 out ths numbers Of
Committees in the 18th rule "
lie observed that his oil CT was Ia lieve the Soe
Ker rom the necessity OF appointing e, upon The
committees. There might be more than thir,s.n No.
IONS deslrouS OF being members OF the committee of
courts oil Justice, for inslance but the Speaker would
not have II In his po@er to add to the number
MI miller, OF Powhatan, said, that the maximum o
ene huuoyr OF 'hr committees ought be fixed but the
edKef ousht SUI TO have discretion ia the Sc.
lection AT the beginning Of the session. be could no,
know many Of the members or be aware Of their ne
ehlar capacities, AMI might therefore, not be able IN
make rs good selection afterwards III ,aiuin,,,r,
ana maximum were fixed, he could name the smaller
number AT first, and add it, the talents of the
bers were developed. He moved that the rule be
mended so that The larger committees should n,t he
composed OF less Than nine than thirteen IN am
hersaDd the smaller committee s of less Than seyen ~
more than nine ' VI
MF Goode expressed bis Willingness 10 ecede to his
no ion--wtch was adopted.
MIR. Atkinson moved the adoption of a sub,,i,r,. mo
king the smaller committees less than nine or nors
IMAM thirteen; aud the larger than thirteen
or more than ftoenty.
! MI Goode opposed the mo ion The mover wa, a.,
seen the evils OF the large numbers of the commit,ss
al present lie could not think necessary that tbi,tv
| memoirs should discuss question in Committee In ar
rive at decision upon IL. The proceedings wer.
very much proraced by those discussions az the com
miiees were long time 10 arriving al deri.iops
But this was not all The bssiness was not ooiv do
iayed' but great iuegularity occurred. For instance
proportion Tor sale OF land, is brought before com,
mi,tee one day, and discussed by ten of The meb
-tho one part OF the committee report upon it, while