Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-02-11

that whenever, hereafter, recommendations of Inc
tees of the Pence are made by the county Courts
the said Courts shall cause every vote of each mac
strate then sitting, to be entered on record and Ger
titled with the recommendations TO the Executive
The Senate struck out The entire bill, and subst-
tutcd u one, requiring the Courts of Record in
every election or appointment, aud in all rccommen-
dations of Justices and others 20 the Executive To
give their Uiva in open Court the votes
SO given be poed and entered cf record and in
each of nomination. or recomme nlaiion to BE-,
transmit ed to the Executive 1t further declares all
elections and recommendations made contrary to this
act. null and void.
Mr. Yanccy objected to the reqnstio7 on the Courts
to certify their whole proceedings the Executive
as expensive aud unnecessary. It was enough for
the Executive TO know, who recommended. He
moved TO expgnge that paft of The Senase's arcud
meat.
Mr. Jackson oppos ed the amendment The o,j,r
inal bill was designedto check the Courts = pooat
ing reiatigos, &c, ard Tn Senate had ONLY OK ended
the provision sornewha, further
Mr. Williams of Sheuand0ah ibouoht that tho pa
commentators OF militia 0iccrs ought to be except
ed, as itrequircd 30 hem. the county Courts would
have little else to do. But If the amendment of the
gentleman from Buckingham, mir Nanccv! prevailed
the IN enron OF the law, which was to prevent the
accommodation of relatives on the bench of The county
Courts, would be defeated
Mr. Wilson could not see how the Executive were
10 know whether there conncxIon subss,inr be-
tween Justices and those recommended. II did net
follow that they were related because having the
same name.
Mr. Wi;chcr also opposed the amendment, ,.I,,cl
defeated.
MIR Witcher then moved to amend the Scnate's
amendment, by striking OFT the PROVISION declaring
vold all appointments made contrary TO this act.
MIR Garland of Nelson supported the amendment
and it adopted
Mr. Williams of Shenandoah. now moved 10 amend
by excepting the proceedings the nomination and
recommendation of militia officers from brp,r rous
United to the Executive
Mr. Wlcher deemng it probable that tbe I.ogisla-
ture would change tie mode Of appointing militia
oihcerS could pot see the necessity of this amend
ment. But If The present mode was continued il
was as necessary give the Executive Tie informa-
ton as to them others.
Mr. McCue, considering legislation on this subject
entirely unnecessary moved e, DostDonc tho hin nd
amendments, indefinitely.
Mr. Williams of Shenandoah, adverted TO he self
constitution OF the county Courts, the tendency OF
this principle TO accumulate family influence OF their
oehGnes and their entire iFresponsbility except 10
puoc ophlon as reasons tor he provisions OF the BILL
MT Williams of Harrison, supported the motion
believing legislation on the subject unnecessary
Mr. Bayiy considered the bill enc of great cnnse-
quence, and earnestly supported it, rs riviner the
people Inflammation on subjects CT which they were
now ignorant. ii there were counties where The
magisiracy was pure and their transactions above
suspicion, there might be others, where the knowl-
edge OF how they conducted the business would lead
to public coed As the gentleman from Pu,svIvn
MIA Mr. WmcIer) had remarked, there were cases in
which the EXecutve would depart from he recon-
mcnGatIons of the Courts if informed of the mode
Der OF 0theF views IN support of the bill, strongly
ssh9 upon me necessity and prupriety of having all
public business transacted openly and above board.
NJ O. asked FOR the ayes and n es, which were or.
deted
Mr. Brodna& corrected m:sspprehensian w.lic!
seemed to prevail The constitution recurad Corrs
to Uca roce. The question here was. whether a
transcript of the proceedings SHOULD be transmitted to
the Executive This transcript he was Of opinion,
would be neither necessarily Inof, mr. o1oars;ys IT.
consider ed & bin valuable both as recurring re-
he nnIt fran, sr,,,,,f
mitted TO the Executive Il. stated so7e incidents
which showed the necessity of applying corrective
TO the proceedings of the county courts in elections
and recommendations in order to responsibility
bear mo"e strongly upon them.
Mr.. Williams OF Harrison, replied 20 Messrs. BiyIy
and BrodnaT.
Mr.. Lewis hrpe'i the genl-',.n from Augusta (NTr
N!cCue) would Withdraw his motion. He desired the
county counts to be placed in situation where shcv
could not be suspeciedthat their should appear
by the record pure and honourab!e as be believed
them to be.
Mr. Bayly replied with warmth 10 those gentlemen
WIN ba,s ass,iled the hill advert;pc =, w. i,s,
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