Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-28
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

to meet At II oco-k '"''''"' '' mouse resolved
Reports made rom Select and stanio. Committees Inv
me,sfs M1ieI III Powhaan, Rves Campbell. t.ilmeT
huthefiooTd, summers, Bryce, Leigh. Miller of Bo,
W, b"Nei submitted The following rcsolu ,on which
itlected-ayes 29--noCs So
Resolved, Tina, the Connitce Coud. of Justice nc in
structed enqre rup the cx,rl,cncy of s e,e ~,
in regard to sheriff, Deputy sheriff. iha, the I,c7 law
ou. VI once WIN their principals and be ineli;ih for
On motion Of Mr Broadrs, the Committee Of Finance
were instructed to enquire into the cXpecicy of extending the
time allowed Sheriff, TO nav i'm the Icvc,,. NJ ~. o we
wealth. " W.T. ~""''"o"
Ca motion of Mr. Ken"ey leave given to bring in
Il to incorporate Company construct Rail esd lIon
S'aTn'on to some point on the Potomac.
MesNs Kinney, Meoue, NeNlanon Lewis Mason Of fred
Sasemaf ienshaW, GaNaher, Lucas, Powell of Lnutnun
ana Mayse were appointed committee To prepare the h!l
eli, Campbell of Prooke.
Nr Sonple offered following resolution:
Resolved, That the Committee of Justice me in
suc'5u 10 enquire INTO the eNped'ency of providing cheap
ana eNped"ns mode OF proceeding the County Copo
a'on courts Tor the recovery OF debts less j. unr
I,ore 'nan $50 IN AMOUNT and dcprvrs single Of
tho Peace, OF heir present jurisdiction
me resolution was rejected
Mr. Campbell of Brooke submitted the following re.oluor
"esoVed That the Committee for Courts of Justice he IN
Courts TO make aud Indexes SUCH entries aud
records III their several Courts the public requirc
and II 80. what records should Jc thus ,dexrJ %
the kind Of index $500
The resolution was adopted
TIE ENGCUTiV.
n Maxwell called UP the bill organizing the Executive
Mr. Maxwell moved To I'll the ls blank concerinr the CIV
enos salary with $4,000 and assigned his reasons 10, con
s5e,n the present salary inadequate Che present salary is
Mr. Ghol'on moved $33sS and assigned his reasons for the
Mr. Bayey supported the for $4,000. and assigned
ns teaons-one OF which that economical men
hau gone out OF the Office IN debt
Mr. Baxter called for the ayes and noes and the motion
sustained " ~
Mr. Barbour addressed the House favor of $4,000 as the
smallest sum which combined moderation and adequacy
Mr. Knox supported the motion ill the blank with IS S33
1888 'FP''' VI
Mr. Anderson o Bo, supported 81 ooo
Inc question then put, and $1,000 uegatvei by the
following vote;
Avs, Messrs. Banks, Speaker BeyIy Drum
mond, Gll,ner, r w Wood, II rrll Booker Davis
II Anderson, J Campbell, Taylo Watkins. Bur
foot, Wilson, NJ Mason, Cas,lernan. Perr,e Bryce.
Claiborne, Easley, Morris. Seymour G ! William.
Leigh, Semn'c, Lucas, Gallaher. Hooe, III b Powell
Street, Golde, Cohonn, Upshur, II r Anderson Bar.
bour. T Miller, + T. Rves, Tyler Moore p vii
hams, Gatewood Hamilton, Moncure, Enpes. New.
ton, Jackson, Crockett, Maxwell Mcfarland Ruth.
croord-5O
NoEs-Messrs. S NJ Garland, Kenney. MCuc,
hlayse K Campbell, Le!lwIch, Uru,law, + Il Nil
Ter Gholson, Shell, Christian. N,ncey, Spur!oclS W
RIves Clay, l!alybu5ton, Broadns, Gibson, Jones.
wright, Chichester. James, Mar~ha l. PAYNE G.
Powell, Holland. w Wood, KING. Hail Er.I,ne
Green, Dunn. CIrsknIon, Dlvrssnn Dyer. Atkinson.
Summers, Pollard, & Pollard Leland, HAYS
Lawson, w II T. Mason Caldwell EIudpIns. NJ
man, Knox, Watts, Brllmgsey. Vawtcrs. Preston.
Ferrall, J Garland. Mclaughlin, Blackwell ia
cobs. PARROT, Adams, liner, WItcher Swanson.
Bake. Hlnn, V"n0blc Shield, III Mahon. Lewis
kllgorr. Harris, Goodwin, Crump, Gillespie, Mccoy.
McCulloch Kelcr-75
Mr. lenshaw moved $500.
MIR Watts called the ayes and noes which resulted ~
folows-ayes 81, noes So
SO $500 lost
The blank was then filed with the prcscn, salary,
Mr. Maxwell, moved fiji tho blank for the salary
OF the councillors, with Sl5OO-and assigned his rea.
sons Tor the motion.
81. Watts moved $1,000 lthe present saIaryJ
Mr Mcmahon called forGtl'e ayes and noes on the
proposition to fill with $500, and they resulted as
follows -ayes 20, noes 90
Mr. Lawson moved TO ill with $l2OO-but the mo
ton was nPgatved
Mr. Mcmahon moved to fill with S8Oo-bnt the
question being first put $1,000 il carried i'm the
affirmative by large majority.
For salary of The Clerk, Mr.. Maxwell moved the
present salary 1920
Mr. Sempc moved $1,000.
The question being put on 1920 it vas carried in
The negative, ayes 60, noes 6j.
Mr.. Leigh moved to fill with 1900, and stated
the heavy duties and responsibility Of the Office, as
demanding that the salary should not be reduced.
Mr. Sempe supported the motion to ill with $1,000.
Mr. Williams OF HARRISON and MIR. Campbell of
Dediord made enquiries to the espcctive duties OF
The assistant and copying clerks of the Council which
were answered by Messrs. Leigh, Miller of Powhaan
and Maxwell,
When the question was pu, on $1,000 as the salary Of
the Clerk ofthc Council and carried in the Affirmative,
ayes 70.
Mr.. Maxwell moved to fill the blank for the salary Of
the assistant clerk with $1,000, the present salary
which was carried without opposition.
Mr. Maxwell moved to assign tho copying clerk, his
present salary Of S7OO-which prevailed without OF
position.
On motion Of Mr.. Maxwell, the Doorkecper Of the
council was assigned his present salary of $500.
The question recurring the passage of the bill.
Mr.. Cambcll OF brooke moved TO reconsider the vote
fixing the time for the Governor go into Office on
the 18th Monday in March; assigning as a reason, that
by fixing the dayIn the week, lstcad of the month";
the three years for which tie Governor is elected
der the Constitution may be more or less than
completed, the Lh Monday in March.
The House reversed the vote fixing on the Ith
Monday IN March.
MIR Campbell of bedford, moved Co fix ON the 3lsl
Alareh-Mr. Anderson, the LIST March-Air Hart, the
ed FEBRUARY Mr. Cisem, supported tho 3lsi March.
The 3lst March vac then carried ncfn. con.
The bill was then passed
ATTORNEYS BILL
The cngrosscd bill "conccrning counsel and altor.
uics At law, being read
IL opposed by Nh Miller of Powlatln tu an animate
speech, interfering unnecessarily between man aud man
unprecedented civilized country aud as casting rr
upon profession the intelligent the Comuiuuy and
the pioneers OF liberty from the days Of Ucmoshcnes aud Cicc
TO- Mr. NJ said that tic uucallci by tho couu.
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