Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-11
SATURDAY. January 8.

made by the Clerk. MS of the Ov.rseers of the
Poor wa' tken up. on motion Of Mr.. Rive, oil Csmr.
bell, and referred 10 tho Select Goa mee 10 which
| that subject had been committed
On motion Of Mr. Crump, a committee was appointed
to inquire INTO the txp"disncy Of providing far the
safe keeping o. the papers in the office Of the Auditor
Of Public Accounts; and further TO inquire into the
proprety ct providing some other place Tor the hodns
Of the Courts held in the spi,o and for keen!nr
the several Clerks Offices Of .uck Conrs. The com.
m,ee consists Of Messrs Garle nd of Nelson, Crunp
Hays. Waits. SHIELD, Pollard Of King William, Nc.
Dowe, Moncure, and Mccoy.
On motion o. Mr.. Garland Of Nelson, the following
re- oIutions were adopted;
Resoloed. That the Committee on the Penit n,iary
be in IL ucted TO inquire into the expectancy of hang
ing the mode ct compensation OF the Pincir al Ascent
OF the Penen,ary, as 10 Ike his salary depend
the am"unt Of sale hat they Inquire into the exped.
ency OF defining the duties Of the Agent aud Supern-
ten ant so as to prevent any collision between them
in the discharge Of their respective duIis; and that
they inquire into the ex e5ency OF adopting moic
for regulating the prices Of articles sold from The Peni.
| Tertiary Store. by the Agsp'.
RESOLVED, Tina, the Principal Agent Of the Peuiten-
tisry, lay before this Hsue an ventory of the arii
ces hand In the with the prices al which
hey were received from the Peneniaty, ard which
they are sold. Also, list OF basne due said Store,
stating the time when they were due.
RESOLVED That the Supstin'erd m. Of tie Pent n.
tiary lay before thi. House Inventory OF manufac
ured articles delivered to the Peniten ary Agent dur
lug the pact vearthe prices charged to the Common
veal h and the data upon which raid prices fixed
Also, lis of sales made TO individuals by him. and the
prices. ALEC, Inventory of Manufactured article.
and raw mae iais row on hand, AMI OF materials
| received The past year.
On motion Of Mr. Eqpes, the Committee OF Proro,i-
lion and Giievances instructed TO proceed with
The investigation OF the application contained in the pc
hon OF sundsy citizens Of Mason, Kanawha, and
wood counties, Tor The for ion OF new county out
OF parts o. those couiues
On motion OF Mr.. Mason Of elerick, a resolution
OF he Commi tee Of elaine, r~jec ing the petition
.npdry citizens OF the 10th Judicial Circuit, praying
, H p's%gs OF an art continuing to Judge ebert
white. his salary for life, taken up, ond referred
| the Committee RPvnlution1r Claims.
CLERKS OF COURTS.
On motion Of Mr. Knox the report of the committee
of Courts OF Justice the tenure of office of Clerks Of
Courts taken up
Mr.. Gholson Withdrew his motion to strike out
Mr. Leigh suggested that the proviso be left open for
the present, until the tenure were decided upon.
Mr. Gholson cquiesced-premising, that in the
motion of the gentleman from Henrco failed he should
offer the following additional proviso:
"And provided moreover that two thirds Of the Ma
gstrates present concur in the vote for removing any
Clerk OF such county court"
MIR. Leigh said, that he would Withdraw his motion
for the present.
Mr.. Halyburton offered amendment to the report,
W! ch was discussed by Messrs. Halyburlon Gboison,
Crockett, Anderson of Botetourt, Yancey, Moore and
Goode.
Messrs Williams of Shenandoah Kenney and SHIELD
were excused from voting, the ground of having
latives who Clerks of Courts
The motion of Mr.. Halyburton was rejected
Mr. Gholson offered the above amendment which
was agreed TO.
Mr.. Leigh then renewe his motion to amend. which
was supported by Mr. Mason of Frederick, and Mr..
Leigh, and opposed by Mr.. Anderson of Botetourt.
The amendment was rejected by 7yes and AZ
to OIL
AYEs-Mesrs. Bauks, (Spesker) Watkins, Burfoot
Brosdus, B'odnay, Jones, Wright, James, M irshali
Mason Of Frederick Perrin. Bryce, jr. Claiborne,
semple, ir. Luc,s, Summer Hudgna. Garland Of Mel
son, Thomson, Upshur, Barbour, Witcher Swanson,
Venable, Tylr Lewis, Goodwin. Jackson, Maxwell,
Maefsrard ard Ruiherfoord-37.
! NOES-Msssrs. Drummond, Giimer Wood OF Alb
Terrill, Booker, Girland OF Amherst, M'Cue, Mayse
Campbell ri Bedford. Lehwich, Davis, Hensbaw, An
derson OF Botetourt Miller Of do Campbell Of Brooke
Ghoson. Smell. Christian Ysncey Spurlork Rives Of
Campbell Clay, TAYLOR, HsiyburtoD, Hsnsbrough,
| Wilson, Chichester, Payne. Powell Of Franklin HoI-
land Cas- lemsn jr. Wood If Frederick KIM Hill,
Erskins. Dunn Carsksdon DavissoD Wilkins Of Har.
t'on. Dyer. Gall'her, Pollard of King Queen HOE
Poll I'd Of Kins William Leland, Ewing, Hays, Law
son, Powell OF Loudoun. Mason Of do Caldwell, Poln-
dexter, Street. Newman, KNOX, Goode. Watts, Bngs-
W, Vawers Preston, H-lms, O'FsrraiI, Cohoou. M.
Lauehn, Murdaugh, Blackwell, Anderson Of Motto
way, jacobs. Parrot, ADAM Hiner, Baxter, Miller o.
Powba'an, Z'nr, Hart. Moor, m'DowelI. MMahoD
Alexander, Kiigore, Harris, Gs,ewood, Hamilton, Mon
cnrr, Crump. Eppss, Gillespie. M'Coy. MCuloch
Mr. GhoIson moved 10 amend by adding to the proviso
clause rendering IL the duty OF the TO place on
record the for the removal Of Clerk This motion
after some discussion by Messrs. Leigh and Gholson
was rejected.
Mr.. Brodnax moved 10 fill the blank with ten
years"
| Mr.. Gholson moved to ell it with "seven years"
Mr.. Goole moved to fill with "hve years"-and
Mr.. Knox with "three years"
The question on ten years being put II rejected
On filling the blank with screen years. the ayes and
noes were called for by Mr. Maxwell whenit was de-
cided in the affrmaive-71 to 50.
AYES-Msssrs Bank, (speaker) GIlmer, Wood Of
Alhemsrle ID oker. M'Cue, CampbIl OF Bedford, ID !,
viz, Henshaw, Gholson, Taylor Game, Butfoo Bfoa.
due, wilson, u odntx, JoD's, Wright James, Marshall
Payne, Mason of Frederick. Perrin, Bryce, it, Cai.
borne, Green, Eassy, Mouis, Seymour, Leigh, Akin
ron, Srmpe, it,, Lucss Gsaber SUMMER Pollard Of
King Queen. Pollard Of King William, Leland. Ew.
! ing, Powell Of Loudoun, Mason Of do Ponde xisr
Hudgins, Cohoop, Garland OF Nelson, Mnrdauph, Up.
shur. Blackwell, Jacobs, Psfrio't Barbour, Wtcher
S~'nsoD, Miller II Powhatan, Z.np, VeuabIs Shield,
| Tyler. Moore. Mcdowell, Lewis, Williams OF Shen %:
dosb, Haris, GStewood, Gnodwin, Hamion, Mnncurs,
Crump, Jackson, Maxwell. Msefaflnod aud Ruihet.
/ oord--7t.
N0ES-Messrs. DsummonJ, TerriIl, G tlsnJ OF An
her Mayse, Lsftwicb. Anderson Of B,ieouri. Miller
OF d., Campbell Of Brooke, She'll Chfistiln, Yenrsv,
Spurlock, Rvss Of Campbell Clay, Halyhuro on, Ham,
hough, Chichester Powell Of f. sukliD Holland, Cas-.
tiemsD, r. Wool Of Frederick, King, Hal, Erskine,
Dunn, Carskadon. Davissop. Wamsof Hsrisoo, Dy-
I or. Hooe. Hays Lawson Caldwell, Street, Newman,
Knox. Cco;e. Watts BiIlirgslg, Vawtefs PfeSton
/ Helms. OFeus, M'LsUgblin. Thomson, Arderror
Of No'towsy. Adams, Hiner. B'x'er, Hart, M'Mah,n
Alexander KIgore, Eppss Gillespie, M'Coy, M'Cul
loch, KeIlSF aad Newtoo-50.
The resoiudop Of the committee, as amended val
then seresJ 10.
Mr.. MefstIsnd moved to take Up the snl eopestpir,