Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-22

I Mr.. Campbell OF Brooke, moved 10 amend The 10,
section. which 6xes the ns for attendance AZ rec
mental musers. at less than as cents nor more bs
$50 a. 10 make the hne less THAI 10 cents nc
more than doilar-whch motion wa, agreed to, s
as
Mr.. B-odnsx moved 10 strike out the 10 n see,son.
Mr.. Camp oil orPosed the mo.i,0. Som. further
Conversation took place between Mess.r. Jarkson
OnIsnan. brodnsx aud Campbell Of Brooke, when 1
was adopted, ayes 81. noes 80.
Mr.. Christian moved u strike out the 8 b section
whc" 'duees the nunb Of resinsnt4I mi,t.rs fro,
roo TO one snoualy.-Ths motion was opposed b,
msss Bodnax, Chichester and Spurlock, aud wa. re-
lj-e,ed.
Mr. Rutherford moved ne " section, TO be In cert
ed Alter he 18th sectioa-au thorzins re off GERS
volunteer companies to Employ tusisrs d, ummer, ant
hers at dollars per day each, provided that the 6pe
phd oy the company SHALL be sufficient fer that purpos.
| which was adopted
90 motion Of Mr. Brodnax, the 8 h see,io, wa, a.
mehu-d oy aldine tn following: The Battalion aud
neem shai Courts OF Enquiry for each re- zine n sha
oe heiu AZ such TINS and place the anding ell
Ger OF the regiment shall order and appoint"
| Mr Hays moved to strike out 80 much of the 9Th
section as gave compensation 10 adu ants for each day
employed in training officers
ms ,nonon HAVING been opposed by Me,.r, Camp.
Hays, was rel eted.
Mr. Miller OF Powhatan, moved to strike out the 18th
section, which provides 10 the increase OF voupts-
| companies, &c. He thought il would have the eHee
! to make the volunteer eompsnies ,oo numerous 49,,
me number oil exemps would b. so great, that when
any emergency occurred hey must b. enrolled Al. W.
| HA'. opposed the motion. The gentleman
rom fo"haan seemed to forget that a of the sc
volunteers wouli come forward every year. On.
1ss,men' OF volunteers, we'll armed aud disciplined
renuer more esient service than twenty Of the
ordnary mi'iua, mustered az they every year with
corn'tak' aud bludgeons. The volunteer, would be al
| ways ready 10 cases Of emergency.
Mr.. MIL r oil Powha'an. replisd. He did not look
upon volunteers as much superior to the militia -
Some oil the hardest battles had been tough nv mi,
| NOT more Than three months from the plough.
Mr. b,odnsx opposed the motion, without dsparsg-
no RI arfor ofl h.. .l.a..
pies were Of great use in supplying officers, and con.
veyng discipline to the militia He considered th.
volunteer companies very valuable.
Mr. Gallaher hoped the House would not underst md
him as dsparagng the mita-for he had the honor Al
oeiongiog 10 that corps himself He only referred 10
the relative efheency OF troops mustered without arm,
ana NOSE who were regularly trained, volunteer.
generally are. The materials of each were the same;
but The difference must at strike every member Of
| the House.
| Mr.. Rutherford said he considered this the mos,
valuable section in the bill IL was 10
up military appearance in order sustain the sprt A.
nons ms people, which could only be done by volume
companies Unless III ec,ioa were retained he should
not obj c. to the indefinite postpone Mt OF the bill
MIR. Brodnax said he would offer an am. ndmen,
| Powhai,n. ~
Mr. Miller OF Powhatan, sugg asted that IL the NUN
DER OF vunteer companies were limited, be so aid no,
object to the section.
MIR. Brodnax submitted the following amendment
Nhlch was agreed to: -"And provided also, that the
commanding officers OF the Give companies of ms
lua o. the linz, shall keep enrolled sueh pp rsons sx.
emp ed az Aforesaid as may reside wh,n their
I'VE company bounds, and shall their lists and 10 the
returns, distinguish them smpts'
| Mr. Miil-r o. Powhstsn said, as tn. friend, of the
OIL seemed so anxious thai ths section should be re
tanned, n would withdraw his INC. ion.
Mr. Goode said that perhaps he was the las, man In
the house who ought to interiors with the militia law
Tor he presumed he was the only private present. but
he thought the objections Of the gentleman from Pow
hatan ihis section forcibie that hs now ren.w,d
the motion TO strike out. He thought its effect vouI,
be injurious az il reduced the term of service from
years to years, after which the volunteer would for.
get all he had ever learned and in case Of emsrssney
ohsers must be cent through the country to enroll
these troops anew.
\ The question was then put and agreedto
Mr. Jackson moved TO amend he bill by .trkiny on
the 10th section, and Inserting the following: -"Tha
instead OF the fines prescribed by law the Regi
mental Courts OF Enquiry shall greater I'm,
than 20 cents upon any ed off GER or pri
vate, Tor failing TO attend any company, regiment OF
other muster required by law"
This motion was supported by Me.srs. Campbell o
Brooke, and Jackson, and opposed by Mr. Wueber
T The amendment was adopted
The bill was hen ordered to b. engrossed.
I GENERAL ELECTIONS.
The order OF the day then taken up and III,
House resolved itself inc committee OF the Whole
MI Eppes in 'be chair to consider the bill concern
log tha General Elections.
V'rion' verbal and other amsndm ants were submit
TED and adopted, after much d-sultory debate.
After remaining in committee of the Who'll. abou
two hours on motion OF Mr.. Brodnax, the commi,te
rose ana reported progress.
The bill tn In taken up in the Hou.e and tho a
m. ndms nts adopted in comm;iea OF The " hole w.r
severay agreed to, when the till was ordered to b
engrossed
And item the House ri u-ned
fEsTERDAY-A communication was received from
the Senate, stating that they had passed the bills
Authorizing the Stockholders of the Bank of Virginia
establish an Office OF Discount and Deposit in the coun
ty OF Kanawha-2 To provide for the construction G
a turnpike road from Winchester TO some point ON IN
Ohio River-and 3. Authorizing the Board of Publ,
Works to subscribe for part Of the stock OF the Der
ryville Turnpike Company:-And that they had ais
passed toih amendments, the Act concerning the Man
cheese turnpike roadfhat they had also agreed TO IN
resolution, requesting the Governor TO correspond wifi
the Governors of the States of Kentucky and Ohio nm
on the subject OF the land warrants located in thos
States, by persons who served in the Virginia lin
on continental establishment during the Revolution
And also to the resolution calling for information fror
the Presidents OF tn Bank of Virginia and Farmer.
Bank of Virginia, with amendmen-And that the
had rejected the bill Concerning jurymen," and tn
bill sc oncerning William Mcdaniel"
:. The bill with its amendments was referred 10 IN
Committee on General Laws-And the Amendment 4
the Resolution concerning the Banks was agreed 10
(The amendment verbal only)
The engrossed bill "Dreciing a SURVEY of the She
nandoah river and country adjacent thereto, and In
South Branch Of the Potomac" was read 81 time an
passed Gibbs bill directs the Civil Engineer or one
his assistants, during the present year. TO survey In
Shenandoah river from its meuh 10 the highest potn
capable OF navigation and also the Shenandoah Valley
with view of asceraining the relative advantages
the improvement OF said river, by locks and dams o
by canal, OF railroad through the valley and max
report to the next General Assembly, with an estnat
Of costsaso similar survey and report on the Soui
Branch Of the Potomac.)
TIE following engrcssed bill, wer. read a third tim.
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