Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-01-06
f'riday, Jnuary 5.

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A message was received from the Senate, stating that
they had agreed to the resolution Of the House, fixing
this day for the election Of a Public Printer.
MIR. STANDS moved that the House proceed 10 the
execution of The joint order.
MI. STUART moved that the execution Of the joint or.
der be postponed, and read the following preamble and
resolution by way OF explaining his motives in making
this motion:
Whereas it is at all times the acknowledged duty Of
the representatives. OF the people 10 reform all existing
abuses in public affairs and 10 retrench all unnecessary
expenditures Of the public money, and more especially
in the present embarrassed condition of the finances OF
our Stale, when the people are laborlng under q heavy
pecuniaIy pressure, and q resort 10 an augmentation ot
The existing raIes Of taxation, is rendered necessary for
The support Of Government:-And whereas il is repre-.
sentcd 10 the General Assemly that the compensation
now allowed BY law 10 the Public Printer is %dispropor-
toned to the value Of his services, and that if a fair
competition for the work were allowed amongst the diff.
ferent printers Of the Stale, a contract might be entered
into for the execution Of the public printing, upon terms
highly advantageous 10 the public:
Be it therefore RcsOivcd, That a committee Of -
he appointed 10 receive proposals for The execution OF The
public printing during the ensuing year, and that said
committee report said proposals TO this House on the -
day of-
MIR. STUART said that if his motion prevailed, he
should offer the above preamble and resolution and
spoke n, some length to show that the change suggested
by him would be highly advantageous in point OF econo.
my, and in many other respects.
The motion to postpone was opposed by MIR. WAT.
TISS, who COntcn0eQ tDat Inc pruning was no" eCono-
nically and faithfully performed and that the change
proposed would probably result injurlously.
On motion of Mr.. LrcKE1T, the ayes and noes were
ordered on the motion for postponement, and it was re-
jected By the following vote:
.4ycs -Mrssrs. Bayly Of A%ccomack, Stuart, Kinney
Mitchell, Cobbs, Fryatt, Snodgrass, TriPlett, Corbin,
CardweIl, Wilson, Servant, Lorimer. Marshall, Digges,
Dickinson, Paisley, Smith Of Gloucester, Pinnell, Odell,
Mullen, Martin, Peter, Smith Of Kanawha, Tayloe, Con.
way, Luckelt, Beard, Taylor of Loudoun, Newman,
Raymond, Hodges, Cunningham, Watts, Mcconnell,
Voolfolk, May, Tunstall, Cabell, morriss, PendIeton,
Robertson, Leybufn, Culbertson, Ford, Walker, May.
berry-47.
Aoes-Msssrs. Banks, (speaker) Rives, Randolph,
bull, Mallory, HUBBARD, Yancey. Thornburg, Daniel, Chea-
sler, Strange, Deskins, Keen, Wood. Sherrard, Chap
man of Gilss and Mercer, Watkins, Oslesby, Spencer,
Edmunds, Taylor of Halifax, Park, White, Harrison,
Flowers, Whiting, Smith Of Isle Of Wight, Wright,
Sandwich, Allen, Mcdonald, Goodwin, Organ, Hud.
gins, Fisher, Garland, Burwell, Morgan, Chapman of
Monroe, Barnett. Buck, Brown, Alexander, Fitzgerald,
Stands, Williams, Storms, Mcdowell, Coo,es, Thomas,
Gray, Conn, Crawford, Davis, Clayton, Crutchheld,
Bailey of Surry, Prince, Witten, Goodson, Gleaves-I9.
The House then agreed to proceed to the election.
Mr.. YAScEY nominated Thomas Richie, remarking
that he had long filled the Office and performed its duty
with fidelity and despatch. He said that on the first
day Of The session The members had met in high spirits,
and had elected all The old officers Of the House. He
hoped the same spirit would now be extended to the
Public Printer, who was in every way worthy Of their
confidence.
No other candidate was named, and the Senate hav.
ing been informed of the readiness Of The House to pro.
coed 10 tue election, the roll was called, and resulted as
follows:
For Thos. Raehie.-Messrs. Banks, ~(Speaker,) Rives,
Randolph, Holloway, Je,er, Taliaferro, Stuart, Kinney,
Mitchell, Cobb, Sharks, Peyton. Turnbull, Mallory,
Hubbard, ianccy, Thornburg, Daniel, Jr, Cheathnm,
Douglass, Cardwell, Cox, Castleman, Hill, Vaughan,
Sangster, Marshall, Strange, Deskins, Paisley, Keen,
Wood, sherrard, Chapman Of Giles and Mercer, Wat
kins, Oglesby, Spencer, Edmunds, Taylor of H., Park,
Wright, Sandwich, Allen, M'Donald, Goodwin. Jr,
Newman, Hudeins, Garland, Burwell, Raymond, Nor.
gan, Chapman OF Monroe, Barnett, Buck, Brown, Watts,
Alexander, Fitzgerald, M'Pherson, Adams, May, Cabell
Michaus, Venable, Stands, Williams, Storms, Pendle