Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-01-13
F'riIgY. Mnua,u IL. 1880.

On motion Of Mr.. SEcAR, the House adjourned.
frilay. Janumy II, 1885.
On motion Of MIR. GLEAvEs, leave was given 10 bring
in n bill 10 nmend the second section OF the act entitled
ian act To incorporate the Wythc Watering Company"
passed March Isl, 1896.
On motion Of MIR. CEurcHFIELp,
ResOtred, That the Committee iur Courts OF Justice
be instructed 10 inquire into the expediency OF amend.
ing the law relating to out!awry, so as to give 10 the
Judges OF the Circuit Court entire Jurisdiction OF tue
same, instead Of coroners, as at present provided.
On motion of Mr.. MALLORY,
Resoi1ed, That The Committe on the Militia he IN.
structed 10 inquire into the exprdiency OF repeating 50
much OF the act passed on the 31,I day Of March, 1887,
entitled "an nctconcerning the Penitenliary institution,
as constitutes another and 4 different tribunal Tor The
trial and punishment Of the non. commissioned officers
and prira,cs Of the public guard, for offences committed
at the Penllen,iary, thnn that heretofore prescribed by
law.
Mr.. SEGAE offered the following resolution:
RssOired, That the Committee for Courts of Justice
be instructed to inquire into the ex pediency Of increasing
the salaries of the Judges Of the General Court OF this
Commonwealth.
Mr.. SEGAR made some remarks, to show the made.
quacy Of the present compensation Of The Judgrs-u
body OF men who have control over the life, liberty. pro
perty and happiness Of the people. He thought If the
people could afford TO pay for any Thing, they could al
lord 10 pay ioI a proper administration of justice.
MIR. FlsiER moved 10 include the Judges Of The Court
Of Appeals.
Mr.. SEGAR did not wish to hazard the success Of his
proposition by including The Judges OF The Court Of APP
peals.
Mr.. FisnEE's amendment was negalived.
Mr.. SMITH Of |. OF w, was opposed, in the present
circumstances Of the Commonw wealth, to any action upon
the subject. During the suspension Of specie payments,
no such subject ought 10 be agitated. Mr.. S. moved 10
lay the resolution on the table.
Mr.. SEGAR opposed the motion. and The question being
taken iherenpon, it was decided in The affirmative, and
the resolution was laid on the table.
HESRlCo CONTESTED ELECTION.
N MI, ~ III prSrY ,prnS tIa tt,n,nt onb. ID tha
report of The Committee Of Privileges and Elections,
upon The contested election of Henrico county.
On Mr.. PESDLEToSs motion, John VI. Bots, Esq the
contestant, was admitted 10 The bar OF the House, in sup.
port of his claim 10 q seat.
A long debate cnsued upon the legality Of testimony,
and upon the right of a voter as head Of u i%amIly-in
which Messrs. Whiting, Bnlls, Daniel. Pendleton, May,
Bayley of a, Edmunds, TunstalI, Mcdowell, Fisher,
Voolfolk, Mallory, Rivrs, Taylor Of II, Martin, Stuart,
Segar, Peyton and Buck, took part.
[Tlie point in controversy was, whether a person, liv.
ing with a female in unlawful connection, was in the
proper sense, the hend Of a family, and the relor entitled
To vote. The Debate was long aud animated. The
Speeches were generally shorl.-Some Of the new mem.
bers made their maiden spreches.-ll was, on the whole
an able and interesting Debate, considering the small
scale OF discussion.
The resolulion of The Committee, declaring the vu,e
Of Moses Throgmurton an illegal vote, was reversed,
on the mntinn OF MIR. WnirISG. and declared 10 be Legal
Ayes 81, noes 2G. Thus reducing Mr.. Bolts majority
as reported tO2
Mr.. YAscEr moved to recommit The report. but with,
drew his motion at The suggestion Of Mr.. Pendletnn.
On motion Of Mr.. fESAnLE, the report was laid on the
table.
MIR. CHAPLAIN Of Giles presented the petition Of James
McClaugh-rty and others, praying that q portion Of The
COUNT Of Mercer may be added To Giles county.
The engrossed bill ito antilnrise The sale of q portion
of the lands OF James Doyle. Margar-l Doyle anu Sus1n
Doyle, heirs Of Dennis Doyle, dec aud Tor other pur'
poses, was passed.
pErIrloxs were prescnted-by Mr. Crulchicld, from
the Trustees nl 4 scientific school established in The towr
Of fredericksburg praying an act to Incorporate The same
a, The fredericksburg ~Academy"-ty Mr.. Yancry from
Mrssrs. Il. S. Mnrtiss, Scott. Smith and }. Early, (1ras
tees nf The Fcm0It Coiit"jg!e institute, situated in Buck
insAam couniy) praying inr assistance from The Literary
Fund, and enforcing their petition in the strongest terms
On mntpn Of Mr. FENAELE,
The House adinnrned.