Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-13

until after sunset ~ ~f~''
I'd. That the petitioner have leave IN xi,h,... III.
i'h That the sitting member is entitled to hi, seat
were sevcrally agreed TO-
On Mr.. Morriss motion, the Report of the Committee
ri'vheges and Elections the Cuipsper Election
way 'aken up-and the Clerk proceeded to read a ma.
Wv 'ss OF resolutions, relative TO the illegal votes
on 'ae po'ls o. Messrs. Gibson and HansbronRh ana
W. Speaker 70 put the question on each.
Mr' Hansbrough moved that the reading of ssi.i "a
a." oe dispensed with and the question token on
T,s ,uns resolutions, which was ayr. ed 10.
,nc neport concludes follows:
The poll OF the Petitioner At tho close ~ III. r. .
uv", d" stated In former report of this COMMITTEES. s,s
Remanins mega go votes according TO this Report, ~
" The poll of the sitting member af,.r - ,l x
ns poll according TO said Report oil hi, Connie.
Deduct illegal votes according to ,bi, Renor,
Remaining good votes, ~, q
"Resoired, AS the opinion of this comm;,,.. x 4. :,
poll ought to stand thus: 10y
For the Petitioner 6o,
For Joseph S Hansbrough 5s5
ana that the Petitioner was duly elected TO rel -s.a
gates. y nv
"Reso!red therefore, As the opinion of this S,nmS
zee tha the said Joseph s. Hansbrough is not ea
10 seat In the present House of Delegates II
RESOLVED, As the opinijn Of this comm,,,.e sL.t "a
Pe""oner Jonathan c. Gibson IL emitted to seal In d.
present House OF Delegates, one of The lnebb =,
'pereoi eIl cttd or the county Of Culpeper"
These RESOLUTIONS were agreed 70 wi,bou, ds,s.3. s.
dvi on--and Colonel Gibson accordingly took hi. s,s
On mo In OF MI Atkinson he ioo, ing resoIu ION NJ,
adopted; "Resoivsd, That the Clerk Of the Couu
peais he required TO report in detail 10 hi, Uoas
number OF causesn that Coust re aiming I'M NJ
which tbs Commonwealth il party; he amount Of a,
whch would have been eli sbl. to the Sat,
vices rendered within the las, tweiy. months n NJ,
had cha'gd lees, MS if such services had b. en- done
Ga mot on OF Mr. d avis ION the f,lIowiry ,..ol,,;
mended on motion Of Nj Crockett was adrn,eJ. tsl
edI al leave be given 10 bring in bill to auhotise ~
county court. Of Har''on and wy,he to offer g.,
the levy Of said counties" - ~ y
bill "To provide for the opening and rspsir Of be
pnhiic Roads in this Comm2nweah was. on no,ior
OF MI CaidwelI, ieconmitted-and, On motion ~ ~,
nlner o. po"hh an, II wat reierr to the &c mites
OF he Whole Hpus',' ne taken up on Monday ne.t
Several reports from tn committee Of Revolu,iorarv
Cisims, were Presented by Mr.. G liner and on hi, mo-
ton the committee wa, discharged from he con ~
ton o. the petitions OF --- Johnson. Me-. Mutray,
and WIN. White NJ sf,"''
tsoising The Tor aiou of New County out Of p,ts M
he eonn'i-s Of Boteourt, MOI tSom-ry and Fraak'ia
was taken up, and the vote its tngrcsmen i,aylr
been recon iisr d, 1t was recommitted ~ 70
Ga motion o. Mr. Taylor, the bin 10 autborzs Sc.
parae election in Tie county of Cacolior was taken up
aod, together with contemplation the SUI Ct,
The bill for the construction of a road from some
point on the K,'awha road 10 P1n, Pleasant was ia
ken Mr.. Garland rf Nel-nn moved 10 Law on the
table, hut witdiew his mption al the r. on. g. OF Mr.
Summers, when the bill ordered to be engrossed
The bill providing againh the abuse of bridges was
taken uP-the amendment proposed by the com
OF p opostioIs and Grievances were agreed TO- Some
d. cussn took place between Mes.rs Eppes and Il.
Iaher' when The bill was ordered to be engrossed.
On motion OF MI GAl,aher, the vote was afterwards
reconsdered, and In. bill reroumiued
The hll to regulate the fees OF the Se-gean,.a. Arm.
OF the House o Delegates WAS taken up, having beer
reported to the House withou, amend nent A IN ,r
conversation took place hetwesen Messrs witcher am
LOO e when, Oh motion OF the latter, the bill vas re
committed.
The bill changing The tenure of Office of COUNTY
| Surveyors, w,s read a second time and committed
BUYING AND SELLING OFFICES
Inc ergrossed BILL :. To amend an &C, en'iled 'Ar
act az inst buying and Hing OF offices" was take,
ny, on the motion OF Mr.. Williams of Shenandoah
The Bill Is as follows
BE IL enacted by the General assembly SC Tha
the provi'o next following the Sd section OF the ac
passed the l9 OF October, 1892, entitled An act
ganst buying and selling OF othces" which prayiso
10 the words ollowing-to wit: " Provided ai,oovs
hat nothing in this act conaines shall be 20
as to prohibit the appointments qu Utica ion ard ac in
OF any Deputy Clerk. or Deputy Sheriff who shall b
employed to a's., 'hei principals in the execution
heir resi- e,iivo otiicrs shall be the same il here
by repealed-rhs Act shall be in force from it, par
sage" " Pms
Me. Williams of Shenandoah, opposed the bill TIL
Court Of Appeals bave decided that by the proviso
proposed TO be repealed. the Sheriff nigh, receive
gross sum FIR the oice-but the Effect OF paa inc IN
bill would, be to enable ,h,e sherf who n their cor
rats with their deputies, Inserted he word. (" o,t
their profits OF ihs office" 10 self: bnt tLoe vb
from ignorance OF the law did not take this prscau To-
I would mud that they had right to dispose of the
/ ounces, ana De liable 20 penalty, whou, redress
was not to De supposed that the Sheriff could do all IN
nnues OF the office. and he ought to be left the mes
| OF employing deputies.
MIR. Wood supported the bill AT considerable Length
IL had heen decided that the proviso in IN former Law
authorized the absolute sale Of the office o! Sheriff II
thought so important an office should be the ohia
OF barrier and sale. As to the id "A that thew couI ~
prevent THIS prdctlse-ihat cunning men would eyad
the law, " was no why saiutary lava sLouI
/ no De passed. On the other hand il the Sheriff. di
aare 10 ny IN the lace OF the law they ought suf
for IT. traffic in off ces shou d no, be tolerated
they were to legisaie 0 vain still thew on hit 10 |.
late rightly, and the sin ofthe violi atom of the IA,
would be on the heads of oilers
$500 Mr.. linn was satisfied with the present practice
lie office OF Sheriff all the the ma
gisrates received. In some instances a rnag;s,r,,
could not obtain securities, while deputy could oht,i
them. The High Sheriff was still responsible TO tn
county He moved the indefinite postponemen, of IN
Bill. " W
Mr.. Rives of Campbell, in speech Of soma ,en,,,
remarked that the Bill did not 90 as far a, he wish,
but he looked upon il as beneficial "a far as went
some counties, the Office sold publicly as if
were an article OF merchandise and instances frenuen
" occurred III which the sale was made the OBJECT of
| pubic advertisement The effect OF such sales was
that the office fell Eo the hands of sbarpers becaus
they could afford to pay higher for il than honest ner
VS. they would have no scruple in making il proitab
by pecuations The they oppressed those in thei
power, the more they would make by IT, The oues,io
was, whether the legislature would sanction the sale
an important office? To him il was clearly wrong III
asked the ayes and noes on the motion.
MIR. Christian argued that the repeal of the provis
would not prevent the Sheriff from employing deputy
The question was, whether they would permit a sta
Iue 10 remain on the statute book, which by the deci
SOB OF The Court of Appeals had been rendered per-
iect dead letter The selling Of Offices Of trust wa
wrong in principle and corrupt in practice.