Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-12-21

P"ce. would GER siD'y depend much upoa the e.
mount OF salary, whether the proper psr-cn would Of
ier as can 'ida,es for the Office OF Councillor lie h.
risen with desire TO reconcile III, y.ws o the gen.
"emsn from Norfolk aud Powhstsn. aud wish that view
NC won'u move to amend he resou IN, by sritiny
OUT an alter the word Resolved" aud inserting -
ibN leave be given TO bring in bi l. T. orsanizs the
Ex-eu,ve Department OF the Cow rrmsn', uoter the
amended Constitution, and I, fix th cir comp ion
IL ma COMMITTEE should be In faylr OF the 1t OF jan
as the day on which the Goverpor should enter uof
his oi'icc, they could report bill auhori lag Ia.
non, snG a'o hSng the rat OF sslartei. The e,
man IRON Norfolk could bs on the Committee aud iy.
he weight 81 his reasons ia iavo: OF that hid. This
"'ugn' womb be The more regular, aud herelois,
| !he preferable course.
Mr. Maxwell said that he hal no objec iou If The
opinion oil the House was adverse to the day named in
the Constitution thai on which the Gave rnor
enter upon his official du,iss-o 10. fixing of a NOR.
distant period The 6rst QUESTION to be tried was
whether tibet were the preferable day not. Should
the motion to refer prevail and the COMMITTEES repor,
against that period, all those who were in favor of the
LIST OF January, would oppose the report, aud tbrs tim.
won'a be lost Believing that period OF time be the
osst ne wished the election TO take place ~ soon as
| convenient He not alone In his preference ( r
the lst OF Jsnuary-th. Convention was OF the s,m
opinion aud he thought strong reasons could b. given
IN ITS favor IL was thu 6rst day Of the Calendar
anu seemed therefore very p,ats time for The
| commencement OF the Governor = duties The wo III y
gentleman from Powhatan was Of opinion that il wa.
an ,hconvenent time, aud had geted that the Al,
OF March would be preferable. He seemed TO think
from the expression made OF by him he her .day
that our Governors must always come o,,n from the
mountains He had said /, would be incon Tor
the Governor to move his family dotcn in Januarv IL
might be, that this would always be the Gaze and
that there might be plain found in the lower
counties. who would come up, whsn the i0convenenc,
would not be great Blu, he did not spp,y hi, re
mark to the present case. He believed thew shouid
join IN favor of mounaineer in this instance. n IN.
incIemcocy OF the any great ohiec,i,n ,l
4h OF March was fully .inconvenisnt a. IN. L., al
January. The gentleman also observed that, shouIJ
the Goversor come into Office the lst of Jou,rv
The Legislature would BE- in session a. T.. ,ime Til,
was one OF the very reasons why he (Mr NJ ,hoysh,
ne should come into Office at that tine. The .yi.
lure ought 10 be here to receive him aud u.h hin,
INTO his alton in manner becoming the diyni,v ana
responsibility OF the trust reposrd in tim They ouybt
no' 10 eject Governor and then their backs on
"n-out 10 De here TO greet the hardy noun ainaer
win due courtesy and respect AID az TO the .uyys
ton that he would be called upon to perform r,,nS an
nes IN which, from his being in the ce hs would
lack infoma ion and exper.n il thond bs tax into
consideration that tn. Council OF State were awav-
here' and some one OF the members would be able In
eve ue Governor whatever Information he nigh, be
deficient inland Governor hereafter ,nust bs a
raw hand indeed, IT, with the IS ance of hi, Cou,c
ne should be unable TO perform any duty which mi
oe 'equr =" OF nun. Sdch were his opinions, and h
was therefore opposed 20 ,he amendment Il had b.. m
| said by the gentleman from Bfunswck that the L.
ei''snre must pass some act fixing the comp of
the Councillors, and hence tha the whole su' ice, had
peter ne submitted TO committee and reno ted upoo
by bill, But there surely no reason wbv The salary
should be liked previous to the election The salaries
"s"' D. nNed al any lime before the 1t OF January.
ANY gen'leman who thought proper to Introduce bin
to increase the salary of the Governor co,II a, So
without retsrding he election. IL coud d. acted uoon
before or after the ele etor and so mish, the
the Councillors Of State. la respect to their
sAton, there was clause, the case in req ard
inst oil the Govsrnor, which prob hted its alteration
alter he should have been elected. The SALARY of the
Councillors could be fixed at any time II he ra.u
ed that II the House should III nix the let of January
not The proper period for the of The Go.
vetnors term OF service they would act on the prono
sltioD OF the gentleman from Brunsaick IT. on The
Other hand they did think that time the best the cleo
ton ought TO take place az early "a Tnesd,v
Ohs vab hat ia
guar debate lie did not take sides with eli her of tn
gentlemen He net in OF any increase of IN.
salary OF the advisory council Of The Governor BIT il
might be, that gentlemen residing at distance wou
not be willing TO take thu office its PRESENT rate OF
compensation; and therefore increase mig Il b. found
advisable. The question of compensation was the one
or primary consideration. He did not think il peces
ary ia any case, that the election should take place on
tuesday next The question of compensation could
hrst be settled aud The election be xeJ for the latte,
part OF next week The mate might Sronoss IN AZ
jodrn nsx week, because they had no business, bn,
me fouse was carving out business for them Ianlly
tie was therefore, sill Of opinion that this subject had
better 90 to commee, and the compensation having
been settled, day previous 10 tbs misb
then be fixed upon for the election.
Mr. Miller, OF Powhatan, said that he agee.d n III
propo'i'ion of The gentleman from b unswck III. did
no' Know that he had made the remark alluded 10 by
'ne gentleman from Norfolk. He believed he hsd said
hat The Governor was elected from the un.er n,r,
OF the state II would he inconve mt for Kim to
down in Auary. But he observed he had been re-.
ported differently. IL was no, of much consao,,.
ne hau ,hougnt tte OF IT, and IL had give the ge
teman from Norfolk 80 happy an opportunity for the
display OF his wit, he did regret tba, h, had
the remark.
Mr. Gholson's amendment was agreed TO- when the
resouiin, as amended, adopted and the following
gentlemen appointed committee on the subject /:
Messrs Maxwell, Miller of Powh,tan Gholson VIZ,
Jams OF Shenandoah, Atkinson, CLAY Carskad,n Wit
cher' Jackson, Henshaw, Davis, McCulloch Miller
oil Botetourt, Mcmahon. and McDnsreu
RULES OF THE HtJSE.
MT EpPes SAID, that the report of the Committee on
!he Rules oil the House. having been printed and crcu-
laeu among the members, he thought the present a
convenient time for acting upon III and if agreeable 70
the House. he would now move that be taken nm
Mr.. Goode said, that he should have moved beCoro
h"' WIS report be taken up, but for objection A
gentleman who had acted throughout their
with The committee this subject, was now unable 70
snare IN the discussion upon ii, by indispositon He
was desrous, this ground, that the motion might be
deferred 's"' O'
Mr. Eppes said he had wish TO prs sc bis nronos;
uou' lie mad merely thought the present convenient
uine ior acting upon the report. He would wihdra W
his motion. "
Mr. Goode submitted the following Resolution:
heso'oed, mat leave be given TO bring in bill TO
provide by law, Tor changing the time at which The
eral Assembly shall convene
Mr. IT, observed, that he presumed no argument ygas
necessary TO demonstrate TO the House the
ana inconvenience OF meeting the first Monday in
November. Ii was known that this House could NOT
act without the concurrent action of the other ou.e
Journ during the Christmas Holidays thus very ser
ousiy retarding the business of the legislature III.
would not now press the discussion OF this subject H.
hoPed the Rouse would entertain the resolution: and
should Bill be reported, the subject could be thorough
ly discussed.
Inc resolution was rejected on division, Al to So
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS
Mr. liner Ii