Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-12-13
HOUSE or DELEGATES.
SATURDAY. Dee. n.

Resolved, That the Committee for Courts of Justice
oc I,Fcrtid ~ enquire into the expcdcncy Of altering
tn" tenpr by which the CLERKS OF the Courts
of ih's Commonwealth now hold their ofices-and
also into the expectancy of amending the law by which
their fees are ut this time regulated
| Mr.. Eppas thought the whole subject of tho Juli.
cary IL which this was comprehendcd had better no
To Select Committee. instead of proceeding bv Do
tail II details were settled separately in ali proba.
bility they would not harmsnize IL, suggested tL,
eXpedicncy of appointing such Committee as he al
u!ed to, and he PROPHECY OF letting tis resolution
hc until one WIS appointed.
AIR. Goodc moved T. amend the resolution by strit
ing crn It, The first proposition. He Thought tho
tenure OF otc" very distinct subject from that of fees
OF once; that 1t was grave and serious subject
which he hoped wonld the separate considera
ton OF the Committee for Courts OF Justice Ho
did no. object 10 referring the remaining proposition
touching fees of Office, to a Select Committee
MIR. Mcfarland thought if the subject was referred
!, ought to be- referred in the shape first given II -
The tenure of office and the amount of emoluu,ent
were intimately blended. and il Difficult, to consi
der on" apart from the other
! MIR. Goode did not consider the relotion bs,,,oo,
them intimate. The tenure of office was n or,,t
principle ofgoVcrnment which ought not to be cons;
de.ed IN connection with mere matters of detail.
MIR Knox had not anticipated anv opposition IN Tho
resolution He thought he question presented by the
hrs branch of the resolution worthy Of the enquiry of
the Committee for Courts of Justice-as he believed
the tenure for life to 10 in violation of tho spirit of tho
Constnton-and that the Pnormty of ClerksUfees
also demanded and was worthy of consideration =
He hoped the amendment would not prevail
| The amendment was rejected, and the resolution
adopted.
| Mr.. Christian offered the following Resolutions:
! Resolved, That so much of the Governors Mes.
sage as relates To the claims of the Revolutionary OF
hcers be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary
Claims That SAID Committee take the subject thereof
into consideration; and report thereon
! Resolved, That snd Committee also enquire wbe
ther this Commonwealth has any claim to remunera-
ton by the Government of the United States for nav
mcnts made or Tor which, Virginia i. liable to her Re-
vo'u'ionary Officers and Soldiers, apd what course
ought To be pursued for The recovery of said clnms
on The General Government
On motion of Mr.. G!lmer the resolutions werc so
anne AIDED % To Include the claims of soldiers as well
! officers.
MIR Morris from The Committee of Privileges and
Elections. made report the contested election
from the county OF Charlotte concluding with a reso
luton that VIM. NJ Watkins and no, Richard l.
Games the member returned, was entitled TO the senr
IA conclusion concurred i'm by Mr. Gaines aud =.
dopted by the House
Mr.. B,odnaX offered resolution directing the Com
mtee OF Privileges and Elections to enquire into tho
exped'ency OF revising amending and enbodying all
the laws relating to elections into one Statute.
Mr. Brodnax remarked that there no subject
on which there had been so much loose Legislation
The resolution adopted
Mr. Eppes offered the following Reso luton:
| Resolved That Committee be appointed TO take
into consideration the several laws, organizing the
Court Of Appeals General Court, Courts of Chsnco.
ry, and County and Corporation Cour,s-to report
such alterations therein necessary to conform
the Judiciary to the present Constitution.
striking OIL, Special Committee. with view to refer
the subject of the Resolution to the Committee for
Courts of Justice.
debate ensued upon the relative superiority of q
Select Committee and the Committee of Courts Of
Justice, in which the frat advocated BY M
Eppns. and the last by Mr. GhoIson.
Mr. Booker, with view to give the Committee for
Courts OF Justice time % dispose of business now be-
fore II, moved 10 lay the resolution the table until
Let J,nuary the motion nrgatived.
| inc question was then taken on Mr.. Ghelson's u
mendmrn, and the same adopted.
Mr. SemDc moved the following as substu tc IN
the resolution Of Mr. Eppes:
Resolved, That the Committee Of Courts Of Justice
be directed to enquire whether any and what altern
tons are sxPedcnt in the Judiciary System of Vir-
! gina.
MIR. Leich then addressed the House at some
length and with his usual felicity upon the subject
OF The Judiciary and the best mode of proceeding in
order to obtain that System of jurisprudence not the
best in itself, but best adapted give satisfaction 10
the people upon whom it to act To the eneuir-
ing Commi't'ee he thought the widest and broadcast
commission possible should be given ond he therefore
concurrcd in the resolution Of the gentleman from
| ill'amsburg, and its terms.
Some conversation enued between Mers Eppcs and Leigh
when the substitute was adopted
On motion Of Mr. DAWSON, leave given bring in
ball. limiting real actions, and wriis Of entry which adopt,
cd, and referred Messr DAWSON, Williams of Harrison
Jacobs summers, Preston, Bryce, Wood Of Abcmae Leigh
On motion Of Mr. Clay. the Committee IN Militia Lave,
sw ea"s 70 s enquire o ."a ] Of amending The
The -"sfc,rd bill revivns he inspection of Tobacco at
Spring Ware House j" the town Of Lynchbug, read
third time ard passed
Petitions presented by Acssr'. rves Prince George
Marshall, Dyer Erskne, CaTskadon Burioo Williams oil
Harrison, and Lewis.
On motion of Mr. Payne the Committee Of Roads md Inter
nal Navigation, instructed enquire into the expediency
OF erecting suitable shelter covering the lower
e BASIN Tor produces deposited for inspection said bank,
/ landed from boats descending Jane. River,
| On motion OF MIR Garland of Amherst,
Resolved That the Auditor Of Public Accents be- and he
hereby directed this House. statement of the
judgments rendered at the last superior enrco for
halliday claimed by officers Of tho Virginia line during the
revolutionary Distinguishing said statement the name
rank aud yearly half o each OF the said total
amount OF the Judgment. aiorc,ad the executors
or administrators in whose favor judgments have been
rendered.; The daics Of their ion
and the names and amount of case and
the courts by which such letters have granted Also
The nature nj the evidence upon which such judgments have
been rendered. and whether discloes the heirs repte
ena'Ves or ohrf persons claiming the benefit s,ch udc
n'ens and their places Of the name OF the
COUNSEL asssnces, agents, atioTncs in procunp the
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