Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-12
SATURDAY, April o.

ms Commonwealh"-2I concerning the office Of the
A'juan GeDeral-and 81. Requiring indie 70 of re-
cord':"-And tina. they had rtceded rom their LIST
amendment 10 the bill To provide Tor The appoint.
ment OF commissioner on behalf OF this Common
wealth to prosecute certain claims against the United
states, " TO which the House OF Delegat. had di,a.
greed
The engrosssed bill "To FIX he salaries of the judges
OF The Court OF Appeals" was taken up.
10 filling the blank for the salary OF The President
oil the Court, Mi Christian moved the SUN Of $1,000
Mr.. Waits moved $25OO. the present salary OF the
Judges. He conteDded that ths President, h,viog
the samo dulles 10 perform with the other iu4ges,
ought not to receive a higher saIary.-Mr Bfodnsx
con'euded tina The ought TO receive soue h ng more in
consequence OF the additional labors and responsibilities
which are thrown upou tbs President He approved
OF the compensation OF $4,000, while b.. was unwilling
to disturb the salaries OF he other judges.Mr. WI.
Hams OF Harrison, proposed $500; account of tho
grea' responsibilities OF the President of the highest
tribunal, Tie last hope OF the State He wished %
command the highest talents 10 the COmmonwe alih-
mar, who able TO dense the opt ions of The
Court, and make ineligible to the whole people. He
frankly stated, that he was 10 favor Of $4,000 for the
other Judges. Could you command the best talents in
the State, for an DsIfIic mt eompensa ion
Mr. Bfoadus proposed 2 $50 dollars, as being me-
dium
Mr.. mcfarland spnke in favor Of an Increase Of tn,
salary. He contended iha, the present conn ensstion
not suficeD to support the family eff Judge In
d. eent boarding house - Rchmond-and that il
Necessary to command the bss talents la the State for
its Highest tribunal
Mr.. Yaocey suggested The proprety OF passiag owe
the FIST blank in order 10 fill the other.
Mr. Wicber stated mat the CoUrt had biberio Sc
ected their President, whereas by the act just
passed the selection 10 be made by the IeS,taufo
But for hi, part he did not by here should
be difference IN the salary; he did not understand
that the President was to perform other la
bcur5 III . doubled whether diff reht person would
be brous Int forward the President, under higher
salary, than would be supported under the present
selsry.
Mr.. Brodnax argued hat 10 consequence Of the me-
eessi'y Of calling ino The public s'rviee the highest
alens ADD OF ssvyrer iabours being hown upon ,be
liant Hon tylfl fall tha IN ~ so linda
il was proper to give him additional compen'a,on.
After reply from Mr.. witcher, Mr.. Leigh to
give his views OF the question. sIe gave yitd and
rapid sketch of the different Judges who had filled the
office OF President of the Court in Yirginarom Judge
Pendleton TO Judge Flemng.-He showed, that il was
not true the selection had been made by the court it
self, but that the oldest Judge in the commission had
become the PRESIDENT that Mr.. Pendleon had con-
Quoted the business OF the Court with great energy
account of the superior talents with which his max
err had endowed him; that the late Judge Rosne had
told him. of as great independence Of mind and
of indoBitabe spirit ever breathed he had al.
him the business Of The Court had always been con.
Quoted with great despachthat when the Presidency
consigned TO the hands Of Mr.. Lyons, a man who
had been once distinguished by great strength of mini
yet on account OF his age his mind had become impair.
ed, the business Of the Court had fallen behind
and still worse, under Mr.. Fleming, whom Mr. Leigh
said he had always considered much better Judge
and ADLER than the world had given Mr. +. credit
for but that account Of his age and Deafness the bu-
siness had fallen sill and more behind until had
much accumulated, as TO produce that delay which
had been the Of such general and just comp lant
That il il had been left as IL had hitherto BEEN to