Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-02-02

DOING Ie had the concurrence OF tho Chairman Of IN,
Y Committee. ~ f'
from Tyler rad made the motion which had been
ca to by him. in order that the discharge the come,
snouu De considered the test of the of the House
IL the committee should hot be discharged he (Nir W !
mouiu iorhwi' report bill. He had been induced &c
.is course oy the fact that many of his friends OPP
Poseu 10 action on the subject But he had not changed
ms oplnon as TO the propety ang the Regis
ers once with some other Office of the government To
MN IL appeared easily deinonsrahe that thi; chance
could take place without Inconvenience anu save tc
State from $2500 TO $1,000 The time Was sci an Tho ,;e
was useful, but that time had gone by Its incone ,yas
IN round numbers So 800 and its expences were = 500
by attaching 10 the Second Auditors Office and ivny
nm an extra cierk with the services Of assistant dur
ing the sessions OF the Legislature the duty could be- done
satisfactorily The Registers office was at this time but a
depository oil land titles and great talent was required
Tr e discharge OF its duties which altogether
9nanaeai and could he performed by any mercantile clerk
lie disavowcd now, he had done on former occasion
intention OF throwing the least discrcdit ON the
Register, who was faithful aud Jealous officer. In, hc
was influenced only in the part had taken i'm this
ter by desire TO curta useless Office. 1t was true
That the saving of or 5000 dollars was small matter I'm
comparison with the wealth of Yirenia but i'm legislation
as IN private concerns, it by small savings hat large
results was arrived at The best economy that which
provided against the useless suuanJcrip of small omo,n
Inc estern counties had with patents
until they had become knee deep and the Regis.
iers oihce only contributed TO increase the evil
III, however, it should be the will of the House 10 dis
Shage The committee, he should chccriuy submit TO the
decision
Mr.. Mccoy said, that when he made tle oo;o, :, ven.
with the consent oil the worthy Chairman-and he did
not expect he would have made speech on the sub
Ject; but ne, taking that course, became Mr. Nice ma
Chairman Of the Committee TO examine The Rcostcrs
oihce 10 state tothe House, that had bee conducted in
manner entirely the satisfaction of the Committees H.
uiSagreed wilh the gentleman with perfect good feeling
put lac was bound TO differ from him in matters of fact
The Office was not charge the Government. After
paying the officers salary, there is nett profit of 1890
Tor the last yeare business had increased for The last
year at least one thrd.-If this Office were placed
under ihe care OF that worthy Officer, the 2ud Auditor
would DC ont oil his power to perform its duties as he had
at sent business than he could attend bov;no
Inc care OF the fund for Internal mprov the Lite
rary Fund, and being Secretary 10 the Board of Phic
W orks--it requires gentleman TO be well ycrsed In
The Land Laws to discharge all the duties Of Register
lie must attend 10 the comparing OF warrants and mates
copies searches and every particular relation TO
the titlesoi andsThe gentleman complained of the rat
ents being shingcd over Western lands lie o,h, 10 %
ncdy that evil by stopping the Treasury Warrants from
issuing, and reducing the business of the Office instead of
attempting to abolish itBut whilst the business of The
oce increases il has done, he assured that il would
DC hghiy impoitic to abolish hsince this subject had
been aated, he had cndeavored 10 inform himself re-
specng the amount OF business the office had 10 transact
and he bad obtained statement from one of IN, clerks
which clearly Showed that the business was ncreasinr
ana that call was made from the General Land Office al
washington, for the copies of records of all grants made
10 our officers and soldiers of the Revolution i, well
known that have agent soliciting Territory FIR ali
our oiu heroes OF the revolution, TO satisfy their claims
ana TIE General Government wished information in rel
on TO then andh presumed that such calls from Govern
nehts were always complied with without compensation II
would be unyse TO disturb this Office whilst its business
increased 1t the only Office in the Government that
selt-and the country deeply interested in
MIR. Williams made brefreply, and letter from the
clerk OF the Register Office having been read the motion
10 discharge was agreed TO.
Tuesday, Januarv3I
On motion of Mr.. McNlahon leave was given n hrn,,
In bill fixing the quotas ofthe primary school fund of The
counties OF Rockingham Shenandoah, and Page
On motion OF Mr.. Bryce OF e., the Committee of Apri-
culture and Manufactures instructed to inquire into
.ae expedenGy OF incorporating company the
Shadwel Mills in the county OF Abenae for the purpose
oil manufacturing wool and cotton.
FREE NEGROES.
oh motion oil Mr. Brodnax, the bill providing the re-
noV oil Tree persons OF colour, from this commonwealth
was taken up, and read twice.
Mr. BTodnaX moved that the bill be committed 10 the
whole House, ana made the order of day Tor Monday
next.
Mr. Witcher opposed to referring the bill TO The
Cohue OF inc whole, as The discussion would in that
case, be mad twice over The House in Committee of
the Whole was always dim and he thought that il wa
better to allow the bill TO before the House. and no.
ped the gentleman would withdraw lis motion.
Mr. BrodnaX said it possible TO suit every on
many gentlemen We're in favor of referring the bill to
Committee oil the Whole, and lac among the num-
Der there was one feature Of the bill which there
was great diversity Of opinion and that must be settled
before the bill could be deniyey acted upon There
was no danger that on so interesting subject the House
would be thin In case the bill was pre- scntoi to com
nec OF The whole il would not ecesarily be Jiscssd
over twice. as II the principle settled, the remain
ing provisions Oh The bil were merely necessary en!s
Gentlemen who had any thing TO say would EXPIRE e them
selves at one time another He should therefore pre-
lei that the bill should so TO a committee of the whole
Mr. Wtcher argued that the bill had better be broyb
before the House at once and the principle could there be
ucciued oi and Tie subject could be referred TO the
Committee which brought ii ill., with Instructions 10 bring
in bill conormably 10 the decision of the House.
Mr. Carter OF p w. hoped tho motion would not be
Withdrawn lie should suppose that this question would
not be liable to the objection OF the gentleman from Pi!tsv
vaia as its importance would insure full attendance IL
was only less important than the question which had al
ready been discussed If il the score of ccono
my,it hardly applicable a comprehensive plan ike
this. He had heard said, and, he thought with Justice
that the Legislature OF Virginia often suuandered both
time and money in attempting get the most econom
cal way OF doing things. He hoped would not be SO in
the present
Mr.. Whether said he wished if this question went 70
the Committee of the Whole that the House would marx
whether he or the other gentlemen in the right
The question referring the Committee of the
Whole decided in the affirmative and the bill was
made the order of the day for Monday next.
Mr.. Bryce OF g., presented petition oithe Securities OF
Jerman Baker, late Treasurer of the State asking the ss
pension OF the executions upon the judgments rendered
against them until the remaining debts due the estate
oil the said Baker, be collected and applied TO the pay
ment of the said judgments.
On motion OF Mr. Rutherford the cngossed bill 10 re.
duce the tolls coaches the kanawha TURNPIKE
was taken up, and read third time.
On the question of its passage debate some length
took place. in which Messrs. Rutherford Summers spur.
lock and Campbell of Brooke supported; and Messrs
Williams and Fiizhugh opposed il; when the vote being
put, the bill was rejected, Ayes 45-Noes Go.
The Speaker presented communication from the Go
transmitting the annual report of the Rector of the
University OF Virginia, which motion of Mr..
Goode, referred 10 the Committee ouSchools and Coenes
and ordered TO he printed.
The Speaker also presented a communication from the
Auditor OF Public Accounts incosing table of population
ordered 10 be printed
LITERARY FUND.
On motion OF Mr.. Goode, BILL making certain appro-
priatons from the of the Literary Fund was Ia
ken up, and read twice.