Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-10
house or DELEGATES
SATURDAY JANA

On motion "f Mr. Crumu it was
Resolved Thai Commitie" he appointed TO in
quir" into tho "Xp"nlency Of providing for the safe
ke"ning Of tho pancrs in he office Of hn Auditor of
Public Accounts and further to inquire into The OK
p"dencv Of providing some other pa for tho no d.
ing IF tn" Courts now held IN the CapitoI and for
ke ping the several Clerks Offices of said Courts
o" M 'inn o. VI TIL mp-on the hill divorcinr
Folk + rte from his wife Sarah, was taken I'D and
ord rcd IN third reading
Mr.. Mason of Frederick called up the report of
tn" Committee of Claims. rele ting the portion OF
certain citizens of his judicial Dis riot asking that
Judg" R"6cr' Whfe, have continued 10 him, during
life. h" SALARY which he enjoys
MIR Mason expressed the belief that tho ooiition
had been improperly referred To the Committee or
Cinms ~ the petitioners asked for the continuance
Of tho salary 20 Judge Whie no, for civil bat rnve
utInnarv services; and i'm mated that the idea that
III" petition ought to have been referred To other
Comm'tc" had led 10 it's rejection by that of claims
He therefore moved thai tho potion be rocommi ed
to W." Committee on revolutionary CLAIMS. The mo-
ton prevailed av"e 60. noes SO.
Mr.. Garland of N"lson submitted the followino
resolutions:
Resolved That the COMMITTEES on tn. Peniien,iary
he IN rnct"d to nqnlr" into he sxpcdioncy of chang
ing the mode OF compensation q" he Principal Agent
~ IN" P"ni'eslnty, so AZ to make his salary denend
or the amount of snl"a-ihai they lnuuirr into tho
cxpcdency Of defining the dutios Of tho Suppruten
N and Principal Agent, to prevent any collis
ion between them IN tho discharge Of their dnies-
and that thy inquire into the oXpcdency OF adopting
some mode for regulating the prices Of articles sold
from the Pcncntiarv bv the Agent.
Resolved, Tint the Principal Agent Of the Pcni-
tertiary lay before this louise an inventory Of tho
articles now on hand in the Store with the prices at
which theI were received from tho Penltcnarv md
at which hey sold --clsr liai Of the balances
du" cal Store stating rho time when they were due
Resolved. That tho Superintendent Of the Peni-
tcnlary lay before this House inventory of NAM
uiacturcd articles doivcd TO the PononiIarv Agent
during the past vonr, tho prices charged to tho Com
monwenth and the date upon which said prices ", rc
fixed also lsi OF sales made 10 individuals by him
nnh the prices also mn inventory Of manufactured
articles md raw materials on hand, and Of raw
materials received tho past year.
Mr. Garland stated hls reason for Offering tho ro
oontions ~ be- TINT collisions had occurred bet wccn
tn" Superintendent and Principal Agent of tho
Prniicn'intv
The resolutions wcrc adopted.
Mr. Knox called the resolution of the Com
mi'trc Of Courts Of Justice. touching the tenure INV
which Clerks held heir Offices.
The am" ndmenis to he resolution Of the Commit
toe Yesterday offered being Withdrawn
Mr.. IIalybur'on proposed IN amend by rcouiriuo
thai the election or removal of Clerks che be made
only hy tw thirds Of ihe Magistrates of the county,
that ih"ir tenure shall b. for term of ycnrs-and
that the cause Of removal shall no entered on record
MIR GhoIson moved lo amend The amendment by
empowering so thirds of the Magistrates n cseit
Unstead " of the county, to remove
Much discussion again took place" in which Messrs
linlyburton Miller Of Pnwhatan, Ghoson I,pirh
Crockett, Anderson of Boitctoutt. Yanccy Goodc
C'mpb II Of Bosfori and Miller of Bntetour, fook
pm t. Finally Tho House by great malorty-apreed
ha' Clerks shall hold for term Of years and rsrno
vah'c during that term, two-thirdg If tho actrno