Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-01


gratifying TO the mind il TO indulge in "a
which had the appearance OF generosity than to suffer
IN the opinion oil others Tor opposing it, This ths
first time he had ever made such a motion He scorn-
ed the practice OF curailng salaries the poss
Die rate OF compensation, although such was
considered by of the roads popular dis
incion He did not wish follow it, and in this case
he was actuated by far Different motive. He saw
no object m the Increase Of salary proposed in this
IL was now sufficient, and ought TO be allowed
NAM Had lac been Ia the Legislature at the time
snuded TO by the gentleman from Orange, he should
nave thought $1,000 but an humble salary. But
OF me expense OF living that period & the pro
sent would account Tor such opinion The OF
Ning at That time was remarkable and the public ex-
ci'emen' then existing must have pdded 70 the bur
mems oil the Chief Magistrate. But no such cfrcum.
stances now exist. The gentleman said that when he
lett Richmond, he gave his bond tor % 600 dollars
III the increase of salary was TO be given according n
that estimate, 6eU0 dollars would not be too much
ana IL me Governor were TO feast every individual who
brought him letter OF Introduction, ten ,bouS. nd
would not be enough. But that was not tie rule by
which the Legislature should They should Tx
the salary OF the Chief Mag stcaie, occof ding to lie
o'her salaries OF the State And his present compen-
sa)n was the highest but one, which be thought was
more 'han useless Wth con uge ncies, the Governor
enjoys an ample salary. Those n,ingeUces mace up
large HEM Last year the Legislature passed hin
appropriaDg 5000 dollars the furnishing and ropsir
OF the Governors house. Bot that sum ~ AZ NOT sr,6
oien and this year the add ional 2T0O dollars
was appropriated to make up the deficiency nd
what was the difference, whether this money were
Pald 70 the Executive, or expended for bis comfort In
repairing aud furnishing mansion! The dec .nters
10 which The gentleman from ause hid alluded oni bt
bSf' os 90 cd al much
need make no such purchases, the house wac tur.
D'shed with Ell, ganSe aud taste. These heh ofic.s
were not bestowed, Ia order that the incumbent might
make money. IL 20 he should say, with the gentle.
man from MecklenburE, that our republican ins,i'u.
HoLs were III danger. The station the reward of
meTlt, post OF prof. IL was an off e of yr.at
honor when we'll tilted; and II the ncumb ut cboosed
10 iVe la such sty to be the loser IT, was bis
own taul'. The present salary ample aud ought
not 10 tie increased.
MIR. Anderson OF Boetour had soi intended 70 say.
WORD on this subject; but from the tie Discussion
IA AIKEN, he was induced TO ofer few remarks.
Hs7belev~d TIA $1,000 was uor 100 much a. the saa.
~ o. the Chief Mag rate. He would ak the e.,-
i<man from Brunswick what the general style Of iv-
Tag as b. re, and whs,h-r priva gentsmao in the
Cly Ut Richmond, could live in the daily habits of
bo'plt"lly. aud social intercourse could live in NODE
RATE Style Is smaller sum hen proposed? He be-
UeNed not.*heny of the Governors of This ate had
thin the lat thirty years, lived with their iamilies
at private Boarding houses Aud hs reason given tor
'hs course was that the salary not sufficient TO
. "@I!snt more exp nsive manner OF living. He
trusted that our Governor would always extend a,ten-
u0n ana hospitality to respectable strangers who mig
Vs Ms 81 y; anu he wished that his salary night be-
al quae 10 The performances such civili,ies He,
hsteIofe hoped that the blank might be filed with
ard noes 80 to 75. =
lii mot on OF Nj: Ghol on was hen ado 'ed
- AIIORNIES, &c.
he bill, concerning Auornies at Law, was read a
third time ~
The bills as follows 10y an error in our last. the
words in toTting, which constitute tae peculiar feu-
tuT- of this BIZ, omit.edJ
ne if enacted 6y The General assembly, That no
payment hsEealteT made TO Attorney az L. w. of any
debt, in the prosecution OF which SUCH Attorney NAV
nave been engaged, shall be deemed legal unless such
Attorney shalt have duly authorised by his client,
W wItng,el1 to receive he
Mr. Miller OF PO~ha,sn, said thai before the bill
passed. he wish'd 20 make few Remarks IA relation to
IT. IL would ne recoe ted, iha', on former occa-
sion,he opposed the cut Of which the bill had
enaDated-and the more he had ct-d upon il snce
.2e more he wa, convinced that i, could have good
ehsct III would be, in fact. 10 slur upon the
profession Of the Bar. lie knew that the friends of
the measure said they puts lions on the law.
yers, aud they had doubtless such intention But
what would be the general preston in other State,
where no such law was ever thought uecesssrv,
Would it not be said that the lawyers OF Virginia vera
so dishonest, that they could be entrusted with the
money due their clients? Did they supppse that The
profession deserved such an impu alton. The number
IN ms House gave suthGient preef OF the cot esce of
me people lie said, as he did former OCCASION
that from the d1ys of Cicero down To the present ti,
lawyers mad been 'he friends and pioneers of liberty
anu were they to cay that lawyer ebod net receive
money as other c'asses OF men were allowed to- end
mus dispiey tear OF trusting atornes Were thew
to punish the who. bar for The crime. Of a few Ne
Wes w'lipg, with his young friend BrunswIck TO
punish the fraudulent, but punish IN innocent
which would he done by this b-for he sti:g nothing
more Pdiniui 20 Ingenious minds, than TO be accused
o. un"OFihines'. The bill would great deal Of
excitement, while ths people bad ASKED for it, and
did no. want IT. They were told, every day Of IN,
interference OF the General Government with the in.
dustry OF the cOuD,rVhul there could be no WIRES
ierehc' than that this bill which seu pt TO ro-
zuiaio the transaction S betw man aud man IL saws
'ha he r. opie shs not make verbal contracts wiib
lawyer although they may make such contracts with
any Other class Of men, H. evident him III, at the
people wanted no such law wished the Legislature
70 In sfsre IN hiir bu'sess. Tbey ought 20 D., let
alone, aud be pornd ted 10 aks verbal contracts with
whom they plsa,ed.
Mr.. Anderson of b. said he formerly voted for tbo
indefinite postponement OF this BILL and was still oppo
sed to its principles. He thought the effect Of giving
wIsn orders would nc, instead of preventing increase
frauds. For the order might be claimed as an assign.
nent OF the debt Although the friends of the bill pro-
baby intended no impuation the Bar: vet SUCH an
imPuation was implied by the bill itself lie did not
believe that the measure would in the least protect the
people, or that the people of Virginia wanted it, He
had no belief that any good would arise out it, II il
proved beneficial 10 any it would be the lawyers.
by giving them advantages their clients which
they did not previously posse's
MIR. Venable did not ask whether the bill slfr
on the bar, but to its effects In collecting, the de
rectons oil the client the attorney were so various
that il would be impossible 10 frame a bill which should
/ include all cases. He convinced that the bill
| would produce great Inconvenience, and he should
| therefore vote against IL.
Mr. Gibson said there was one idea which lustra-
ted the injustice OF this bill 1t appeared that citizen
must make bargain with an attorney in writiag, il
not valid This placed attornes distinct suaa
ton from other classes OF the community parole bar
gain might be made with any othsr individual, but
when with attorney, II must be in writing. he was
unwilling TO vote for a law which went to shsw that the
confidence could not be placed ia lawyers a. in
other classes Against frauds, whether committed by
atornies or others he consdcred the criminal law a
/ sufficient protection. lie believed moreover. that
the bill was totally unnecessary, and should vote A.
Mr. Witcher supported tho bill at considerable length
and called for the ayes and noes on its passage.