Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-12-27

/ remark 10 To tho preseni fHse. III "'
ell they shonld JON in favor OF monn aine'. :"
mi. In ,Asr. tfthe in fiemsnev Of the season
! o.. 80 g,,., obi.ction. lie 4th Of March was
f,,lI. a.. ,,,coovenieat as lie 1t oil January.
! Ia. Gentle man also Observed thai, shoald the
C.svsr,ar come into Office on the III Of January.
i ,be Lerisisiure would be ~ ses'ian NJ Tue iime'
] Tbi, uss one Of the vrfy rrasons why he ht.
+ NJ ! though he should cone into oiice 81 mn
tune Ihs Legislature oHghito he mere To-
ue,.s hin. sah n,hrt hlm into his station ~
manner hceomingt digaify aud responsibility
Of the ira.t rrt,,sed IN hin. They ought npi
! 70 elect a Governor aud then turn 'hrif backs
/ on hia-b1' u be here 10 greet the Marty
+ ,noant ,tne.r with due courtesy and respect
] ADJ ~ Ia the saFgestlan that he would d" e'i-
/ 81 ultn TO perform many dhtes ~ which,
{ from M living raw IN the Olice, lie would ihck
IA for NATHAN and experience, " shnnlh De hkeh
/ into consideration ihsi tie C.'oned OF Siaie
/ we've always here, AMI some Que oi Ter members
! ,soald he able 10 give the Governor ~haisyer
! information be might be dehcicn, in-and the
Governor her n en- must he - raw hand indeed,
/ IT, siil the assistance Of bis Council, he sho"ld
/ he unable 10 perform any duty which might
be required Of him Such were h.s opinions,
aud he W., her eiore opposed so The amendment
/ II had hsen said by the gentleman from Buns
i wick, that The Leg stature 0,dst pass sphe "si
/ fixing tue compensation Of tie Councillors, hhl
! hence thatthe whole subject had better besue-
/ mn,cJ 10 A comioitee, and reported upon by
| bil. Hat there xas surely no rshsoh why 'he
/ salary should he hIel previous 10 the election
! The sniaris mi ghi De fixed Mhny time before tue
la ui Jnsuary Any gentleman who thought
praper 10 introduce a bill To increase the snl'fy
OF The Governor could do 30, without r"'afdiog
| The election. II co III he acted upon before ~
| after the election aud NO might the salaries oi
III. Councillors Of State. In respect h ihrif
compensation, there Was no clause. AS WAS the
case in regard To that oil tho Governr, wbieh
prohibited 10 alteration anef he should have
been elected. The salary OF the Councillors
could be fixed ni any time. II had resulted
that, il the House should think the 1t ol Janu-
AIRY not the proper period for the commence'
meni of the uoyernots tenn OF service. ihny
could act on the proposition OF thu gentleman
ffpm Brunswick II, on the other hand. icy
did think that time tha best the eleeIish odghl
TO take place Ms ealy Ms Tuesday.
Mr. Ghnlson observed that this was hind
Of triangular debate. lilo dnl not take s'des
| Win c,tnrr Of the gentlemen. lie was no. ~
favor Of amy increase OF the salary oi the adv
sorry council OF the G0vrrnor. But II uilghf bc.
that gentlemen residing nj n distance would not
be willing TO take the Office nj ~ present rate OF
comprnsaiion; aud therefore an increase night
bs ady,,eble. The question: Of compensation
was tho one Tor primary consheration. fie
did not thilk il necessary. IN any case, nat the
81 cion sh add taxa plae' on iue'lny next
Tn question Of compensation could be hrsi
settled aud the election be fixed tor the batter
pnri of next week The senate might propose
10 adjourn nex week. because they had no bn.
sness but the House was carving out business
for them fapidl,. lie was. therefore, still Of
| opinion that this subject bad better 60 TO "a
committee, and the compensation having been
settled day previous TO tue lst oil January
might ihen be fixed upon ior the election.
Nj. Miller Of Powhalan, sail that he agreed
10 the proposition al the gentleman from Bruins
wick lie did no, know that he bad m'le the
r.-nark alluded 20 by the gentleman from Nor
tolk. Ic believed he had SAID u the Governor
was elected from the upper pat OF the St''e,
it would bp announcement ior him TO come down
IN Jannary. Bot he observed hR hld,%enuge-
uuence--he had thougut little of II. aud Ms
had given the gentleman from Mo- folk nap
py an opportunity Tor the display Of his wit. hs
did mt regret that lac had made the remnrk.
Mr.. Ghplson's amend ueul was agr Ell to,
when the res luton, as ameaded, was adopted
aud thr following gen'l'men appointed com-
niiee on The sui Pet hessrs Maxwell, Miller,
of p. Gholson, Williams OF ohen. Atkinson,
Clay. Car.k,dan Watcher, ia kson. Henshaw
Davis, McCuoch. Miller OF B0'elou;h McMl.
hon aud Mcdowell.
Air. Eppes said that the report of the Com.
miltce - the itales o the llou.s, having been
prints aud circulated among the menbers, he
! thought the present convenient linz CT acting
upon II and il agreeable 10 the House, he
would now move that II it be raken up.
Mr. Gnode sud, that he should have moved
beinre, that this report he taken up, but for Que
objection. gentleman who had acted
throughout their deliberations. with tho CON.
mhter ON this subject, WIS nov unable 10 share
an he Itgr IL. NV L.
was desiraus, on tins ground, that The IN zion
might he deferred
Nh. Eppcs said, he had no wish TO press ms
proposition lie htd mercy thought The pre-
sent a convenient tIUe for acting npon the re-
port no would withdraw his motion.
Al Goo le submitted the flowing resolution
Htsoir.d That leave be gwen 10 briug in II
bill 10 provide by law. for changing the time al
which the General Assembly shall convene.
Rejected, ii to 90
On mnii"n Of Mr.. GIimer, II was resolved,
that committee be- appointed to procure Ct
prsctlrab'c) the publication of The manuscript
teport oi tae decisions of ormer Courts Ot Az.
peals, touching the claims OF suprrnumeIary
officers OF the Viz GINA State Lina.oi The Reyo-
Luton, To Communication of hall pay
MrssrS. liner, Maxwell Leigh, Garland o {
Amherst, Goode. jackson and Summers we're
appointed committee ON the subjrc'.
On motion Of Mr.. Clay. the House adjourned
MONDAY, Dec. 90.
The following pet tons were presented aud
referred. By Mr., Garland of Amherst, OF
GusIavus A. Rose, for the increase of the sala-
ries of the Inspectors of Tobacco at Union
Warehouse in Lynchbu,g-by MIR. Nenable, Of
Hampden Sydn'y Colleg', for aid from the
Literary Fund-oy Mr. kitg Of the citizens Of
Ihr county OF Giles for the Improvement OF the
navig atom oil tn New River by Mr.! Anderson
OF BotttOur'. of he Inhabitants OF Botetourt
Allegheny, Bath aud other counties, Tor the in-
corporal on cf turnpike company.
On motion of Mr.. Garland of Nelson, il was
ReSolred, Ihat the COMMITTEE of Courts OF
Justice be ms ruct"d to enquire into tho expe-
d'ency Of providing by law that IN all cases in
winch "fi's OF Sapersedeas shall be awarded or