Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-12-23
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES.
HOUSE 0FDELEGarEs


| absence tr ive davs 800
he following petitions presented snd refettsd
by mr. SFnrlock, of citizens OF the county Of Krnaw.
na' "r new county, TO be formed from nate of n a
U ms Gu hepawb-, Greenbrier snd Niehola.:-By
nonoo'' OF the Manchester Turnpike Cont any. 10,
@ ae'aion IN u cir ebsrter:- BY Mr.. Miller OF Pow
nann' OF the people ofthe county OF Powbatan Tor .
en.ge at kichmont:- BY MIR. b ioker OF the cit zens
% %, ne eo1n.ie, OF Amelia CheserdeId and No,Oway
| o' 'osu 70 we ciy oil Rchmond:-By Mr.. Ru,her.
os,d' o ."udfy parsons. Tor toll bris from Richmond
manches,er-By Mr.. Garland Of Nelson, OF Thos
Goodwin to be authorized to commence an sc,ion a.,
noco-By Mr.. Hamilton, OF WIN White TO be PLACED
on the Revolutionary pension lst-By Mr Casieu an.
he INHABITANTS Of The 10Th Judicial Circuit Tor pro-
vision Tor the support OF a Judge.
| on motion oil MIR. Tyler, the committee OF Prorosi.
"ons anu G'ievsnces we're directed TO enquire into the
eAeo,.ney Of establishing a separate election in the
| county OIL Prince william
| MIR. Atkinson rema ked that a lew DAYS since rs.
o,uou On rsVo,u"oua'y claims submit ed by him. was
Ie"r'so % ,ne COMMITTEES Of Finance. Al that time
ne Lad stated, that lac had written to gentleman Tor
certain ieuers which be int. nded To- submit .o "a
,hat committee. He now held Ia his hand the letters
~ qusuYn, which he moved should te referred to the
committee Of Finance The motion "a ags csd TO-
On molten OF MIR Miller Of Bo,eou, I, the bill r.por,
go yesterday from the COMMITTEES on Roads and Inter
nal Navigation for opening and repairing the roads n,
| this Commonwealth, was taken IN r-sd 6Ss,sna
seeoId 'ime.by II. iie, committed and $50 CONF. nj
me oi together wi the report, were ordered to be
printed. " W
Mr. Ruther foord moved That n rule Of IN. Uou,a y.
suspended, and that he he allowed 10 move the rseon
SHERATON OF the vote OF the House the repor, of the
Commee OF Courts OF Justice the petition of I.ac
solomon, Tor divorce. He only wished to ,,cs hi.
peuuoner on The came ground with petitioner fsono
No,ok' whose pe'i ion, under the chromosomes
mao oeen tavorably reported upon.
Mr. Maxwell suggested, that 1, would be halter 70
swan me mai decision OF The application from Norfolk
before obtaining reconsde
Mr. rutherford withdrew his molten for tlo ~.
sent. ' '"o pre-
On motion OF Mr.. Yancey, the enyro s,J hill; .,,h,.
Ilzog alterations aud rrpars in the Senate Chamber
aFH,a
Tor concurrence. Wv '
1hs Speaker communicated a letter from the Second
nuuVs, enclosing a list OF the several returns of the
Lyhchburg and Salem Turnpike Con pany ia pursu
ance oil an order Of the House; viii, was on motion
OF Mr. Rves, OF Campbell referred TO the Comu,it,s
on hoads aud Internal Nsvis alton.
ELECTION GovERNoR AND CouNe,,
ir' "aAwei, from the committee whom the sub.
jet was referred, ade report that il was not .xae
tuition s AM ne period mentioned in the Cons,lu-
ou LOT 'he governors entering upon the duties of
ms ofhce' accompanied by bill fixing the sIari.s of
we T uovernor aud his advisory Councillors.
, Inc report having been read Mr. Maxwell MAYED
Una, II now be taken up, as il was necessary IN ac,
on II at once. Which having been agreed to. and
ne question being on adopting the report of the COM
MIR. Jackson said, that he had a Sin Gle ,emo,L o,
make on this subject, which would he thoneht ,d
uess nseii 10 the good of the House IL an
Pes'eu 70 him, that the executive ought tn h. eec,d
Al least month before he entered upon the off ia n
ues SO That thoSe officers hose duty il was IN ,aL 20
SaIhsnees, might know 10 whom to make the m re.
u'ndnie' ~ The election Of Governor were noyy IN
take place, with all convenient despatch n. ,yoniJ ~
ooy go n'o once about six days after bis election
=, wna' woun De The consequence Suppose man
nave oeen guilty. OF felony part OF IN state y.hsr,
the news OF the election had not be- reesiveaa r
son ~ called upon to bail him, and he il bsitedL,bs
pond Is taken In the name OF the prevjou. ChIaf-u
ha'i leaves the state, and the recoqnizAnc.
proves to be good Tor nothing. Such would inaS,.
oily be the case, the let Of January were fxed ON
we day on which the Governor commenced bis ,u,ss
But again--the Governor was one Of M. conus..
branches OF the governments and n he were N he H."
au1en mo once on the lst OF January he 81 nd ba
ca'ed upon 10 perform duties with which he roud no,
DC expected to be acquainted. IL The Govornor
De selected f'om di. tant part of The s,af. an 80,
n,'Id gn' moi oe imIossbie-the day on which he
would De necesltated to enter upon bis d,,;.s ,ni5
nave tassed before he could receive the nformaion
a repair 10 this place. Suppose the Chief MAGISTRATE
&c eeeaed from west OF the leghaniss-and he re
Pesec' mat might not be impossible would he nm,
OF his power to reach this city by the dav nresc;h
itfermed TO him that, whether they had regard m ,h
nj; uenarge OF ma duties, by the Governor or
" saPho,y 10 go into office the day named The t,ne
ought 10 be postponed. Ii he came here in ~. ;d,
OF me session, he would be called on 10 pero,n dIi
when ne could not be amar-whe il the com.
ne"'.nen' Oh MS term OF office postponed be.
'ote me Legislature met, he would have become q!
mi,arzed to the functions OF his office and wonJ ac
"'hout embarrassment. IL this report were odon,
IL would be as much as to saw thatn Govarnor 80
never come here from the western side ot ,be al
gnanes. These reasons induced him to oppose the re-
POr, ana ne moved its amendment SO that il sbouIb
read-'ihat II iseSpe9ient 10 f X period o,be o.
mentioned In the constitution, &c"-Tbc time ib,
be left blank, to be filed ,n =, e., ''"'e tnigh'
House. ~ r"'"e oi me
MT IL ieh aid that, since this sui iert VISA Ere, no
ucsu 10 the tiouss he had urned bis atieoon 70 :,
~; -. f.euheo mad other member; and it SCENE To
MN mat The arguments in favor of n n ,.,roron,n, w
,he ume al which the governor waa to en- ar NM "a;
carried WIN them so much weieh ut AZ IN be COO
Pe'eiy convincing. He wouid own that a, a. 81,
uus VI ls question, he wac OF opinion that the perioJ
mrttoned IN the constitution was The -, 49,
tehecilon had convinced him that on m,nv al ;
sh' concentrations, i, would not be the nroner
IL was proposed that the Governor and CornoiI - 80
mence 'her ,e'm OF service the lst of J,nn.tv -,
eacn year. IL was perfectly true that the Gove,ro w.
nis councillors might be selected from bevonJ a. A.
ieghanies. suppose then, that IN. Gov.,nor -, X,
~" tisc'eu from The county OF Kanawha or Jauis -.
Alles hsnY-dId it not appear evident ,ha, $500 ', o'
cary 'h me session the election might take pI,co +
eou'a not receive the intelligence of his .ec,inn
'eoen .'s psce ny The first OF January? The ,f6rs
| wou'u III such a case be vacated for tine Tn, -,
no ose ne had supposed, the governor elect n ion,
very PROBABLY not hear Of his elevation could be
Imagined, as the travelling in that mar, of d.
az mIs reason oil the year very precarious : nj
"heh ne Old receive the intelligence sun,o,nr a.; ~
reside IN the counties OF Monongali or Brooks - 70
not 10 be supposed that he could r. pair 10 mi. nc IT,
wv Nv, ~ was mol tobe supposed that he couIJ ma cS
P,, , WIN the expedition that would be required
penao's nun 10 reach the seat Of government on ths
Gay nxed by the Constitution. Tbev were In .nn.
na' ne wonId undoubtedly be man of some roosiJa,,
Won, seuuea tDbsbitant Of the county in which .
esoeui nor coudi be expected that be could Iiks
s1'uIer' pack up aud march at a moments vya,nn.
mou'" aunt mat II the Governor were chosen from
'h'p part OF The State, there wouI be l-ss
ence attached 10 The period Of entering unoo hi, All.
nut. hey were not legislaing upon any such par,,j
consuerduonS-and IN good policy, 10 courtesv and in
justice, they were bound give time sufciso, 10 a.
governor IsI bIIn come from whatsoever part of the