Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-18

Reeoised, That the Committee OF Roads and Inter
deuey Of ineo roratns Company 10 esns'rust torn
pike road Eom the town OF Falmouth in the county
Saari to Fox'- mill on the RaPpahaun mock liver, In
thu county OF Fsuquirr, &c. 81.
Mr. Crump had leave to bling In bin, to amend
the act, entitled An oct to prevent The kiiiiog Of
within certain period- passed January the 10 1901
On motion oil Mr. GaIlsher, IL wvs
Resoiped. That the Committee Of Ours Of Justice
be instructed TO Esquire into the expedeDcy Of so
( mendng the law. concerning executions, TO make
the duty Of the Sheriff other officer to the
Clerks office within ten days afer any sale of proper
~ by him. under execution; true copy OF hi. li,i Of
COURT OF APPEALS.
Mr. Booker submitted the following resoiu,cn.
Resolved That the Clerk Of the Court Of Appeals be
directed TO this House as soon as able
the number Of days lin each tor the lat FIVE year
the Judges Of said Court have teen engaged upon the
Bench, in the discharge OF the Duties as.iP I'd them,
aud aIo report the usual hours OF cling and
ing said Court
Mr. DO ker prsfaced th. resolution by ob,srviag.
that the time was approaching, when the House wac
10 make selection Of Judges suI IL was necessary TO
ave inform ,tion which to act. Without intending
| % make any assertion, he might say, that
port abroad. that the Judge. 81 the Court
Of Appeals did not cit the full number Of dsys eequred
by law. To obtain facts which to act hereafter,
his object.
Mr.. Jacobs moved to amend. by eddirp, and also
report the numh.r OF cases the docket" hich
accepted by Mr. Booker.
Mr.. Mason Of F suggested whether 1, would no, be
more pro er to address the enquiry to the Judges
thu mselves, instead Of the Gle k L; would be
conformity with the general practice OF the House, H.
communicating with other branches o, the Govern
rnen,. and would be .psctfui. The Judges
would douh less give the information
Mr. Bo ker preferred to address the resolution TO the
Clerk.
Mr.. Preston moved TO amend the resolution by adj.
ding TO the se'tence proposed by Mr.. Jacobs, " and
the coun-s from which they brought"
Mr.. Mason. Of F. said. hrt the proposition Of the
gentleman from Amelia, ought to be mingled with
those which had been offered az amendments. II tho.e
am endmsnts were Withdrawn, h would move to a.
mend: by striking on, ,hs word CLERK. and Inserting
f" Judges"
Messrs. Jacob, and Preston Withdrew their amend.
ments.
MIR. Booker could not agree 10 the amendment pro
posed. He cane here serve tie people who s-nt
him. and he wished 10 do il undersa ndugiy. H wish
ed to obtain such Information should justify him in
the votes be should give That information could be
better obtained from the Clerk than the Judges A
Judge OF the Court Of Appeals had taken the liberty,
in the late Convention, TO ensure this body pretty
roundy. He disposed 10 be hand fled in tie
performance Of his duty and h-, therefore, wished
apply tor Information TO source whence il woul! be
given fully and freely. The Clerk. and the Jud.
ought consequently to be looked to for the details aske
Mr.. Mason # F. had no oti-c, 20 tn. information
being obtained. But he thought il better first TO APP
ply TO the JUDGES n they refused 70 give it, the clerk
could then be applied TO.
Er Williams OF III. The information ought to be
had But IL appeared TO him extremely indrlitate TO
ask the Judges Of tn, Court Of appeals give the
House account OF their conduct Unless The clerk
could not give t., he o"ght to b. applied to-
Mr.. Gib'On not OF the
which on.ht 10 be pursued. But he WIS not certain
that the House had any pnwer make the Clerk com.
ply W tn the demand. Would he give tn. informato
-sod II he did not cosld the House punish him Tor
pJintsd by the House, and might say that he would
give the details a.ked for unless he rail
doing itas il Of the line of his off cia duties
Uner these considerations ne in favor the tao
ton of the member from Frederick.
The amendment off red by Mr.. Mason, was reject
Theprev;ous motions were then renewed, ard agreed
TO. and the resolution as amended adopted as fol-
lows.
directed report TO this House e.
the number OF days Gin each year The i've year
The Judsesof said Court bsTo haen engaged rpon The
Berch in the discharge Of the id-s assigned IN "a
ard also The usual hour, OF ssiny and adiour
ing said Couri--and also report the nnmher OF cases
on the docket, aud the counties from which they were
brought.
Mr.. Newton submitted the following resolution,
which aGop.ed
Resoiped, THAI the Clerk of the Cour, Of Appeal.
be Instructed TO report TO this House The number OF
decided in that court annually fol tho last FIVE
years, distinguishing in his report b-tween Appeals
from the decisions o. the Cours Of Law and Equity
aud between appeals from final and int rocutory de.
crees And that he report also, the number of cause.
now on the docket OF that court, distinguishing in like
manner between cases at law and in equity and be-
tween final and interIocu,ory decrresand the length
of time that each has be peDdog in that court
Mr.. Morris thought the best plan would he to raise
Committee to inquire into all abuses in the Court Of Ap-
peals, from which the House could receive at Iargs oil
the information to be obtained only from the clerk
hut from other He would make that motion
himself but he preferred to point out its proprety TO
the gentleman from Westmoreland.
Mr.. Newton could not conceive how Select Com
mi,tee could obtain IN Information with more facility
than The Committee Of Courts of Justice, which had
he advantage OF heii z standing committee of the
House and Of having the whole subject OF lad cha.
~ before II. He thought better to address. the c rk
from whom the information would come direct H.
knew, that wh-D similar snbjsct b. fore the En-.
sh Par.ismeB', full inf'rm strn obianed-he did
not know in what manner; but he thought the clerk the
best source to spply 10 ia this
Mr.. Morris thought the gentleman from Wesmore-
land misunderstood his meaning. The House ba, al
And he had net asked IL to reverse that dscision But
he proposed, hat il should he done through Commit
Wee. la the British Parliament, in the slud to
by the gentl emaD, he would hnd that the information
wa reported by Committee to the House. IL would
be perfectly proper address order Of the House 10
officer appointed by i-and TO receive a commune
cation from him 10 reply But when the officer be.
LOGGED TO different department Of the Government,
med much appropriate to communicate with
OF Ssleyt COMMITTEE, the resolution Of the gentle
man from WesmoseiaOd, and also that of the gen.
lsnan from Amelia previously adopted
Mr.. Leigh said he was not particular a TO the
manner IN which the information OBJ aimed but
the sources whence il would be obtained, mist be
The in any case. TIE Docket book and record.
Of The Cour; would have to be applied to. The in
To- nation ought 10 be obtained in soms manner -
There dss OF the gentleman from Wet
morelAhd, TO which ne would reply. He seemed to
suppose that the Commitee Of Courts Of Justice was
20 have his su' eet under their chafg. IL was true
they bed the whole subj ct IF he Judiciary before
hem-sui they were not obliged to take up the sub-