Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-26
General Assembly o. Virginia.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
!Snturdny. .March %.

4 message was received from the Senate stating iha,
they have passed the bs entitled AN act concerning
VIM Hnchman' " An act authorizing the sale of Get
lan lands and for other purposes; An act changing
the time the election of Trustees for Portsmouth,
the lsl Saturday in Aprll ''An amend
titled incorporate the Stony Point Manufacture
lEg Company in the county Of Cumberland"
Mr. HoDGEs presented the memorial of The Chucka-
luck Agricultural Club Of NGnsenond, praying for lie.
rsi1Ye aid 10 promote the Agricultural interests Of the
State.
Ga motion of Mr KINNEY, RcSOired, That leave be
givcn 10 bring IN bill TO revive and amend en- act moor
puralimg the Srnunton and jennings Cup Turnpike Com
pany. passed Feb 20lh 1873 and also act amending
said Gcl, passed March 7h, 1893
On mutton of Mr.. QUILL. ReSoirrd, That leave be
given to bring in bill auhOrisIng the Board OF Public
Works To borrow from time 10 me II necessity, al
Of neres, not exceeding six per cent such sums Of
money may be required for the payment OF subscrp
tons and appropriations made ny law 10 Internal In
provcmeuis charged upon the of the fund for
Internal lmpov and lu which other provision
I is may be MADE
Mir SMITH of J. Of ". offered the following resolution,
which opposed by Messrs. WATKINS and McCCS
NELL, and rejected:
ReyD'rcd That lreve be given to bring in bill n
neal 81 much OF the "Ac 10 amend the act entitled an
act concerning the Cumberland rond, passed the god
March, 1855, subjects stage coach carrying the
l.. mall horses bearing he same, TO the pay ment
Of ins.
The bill TO increase The salaries Of certain officers was,
on motion of Mr.. CEuTCHrIELD, taken up. at. T..
tp rOpr!Fty Of Increasing The
OF The officers Ut the GasrneE; story, on The ground that
the necessary expenses of living have greatly increased
s.nce the saafss fixed. Mr.. G. moved TO snend
by increasing the salary OF the Clerk of Accounts in Isl
AudIors Office from 81 100 TO s. $50, and asked that
the votes might b. ,garded lest. The ndmtnt
preya!ed-ayes 81. 81. Amendments TO increase
farther than the b:l does the salaries OF The LIST Clerk
the Auditors Office and The Clerk Of tie Counc were
lost.
MIR JACKSON moved to strike on, the section Of the
he salary of the Clerk OF Council and
supported his motion al sunie length.
hIr Wl1crEG moved the indefinite postponement Of
the bill He had been here many years. and had never
heard proposition reduce Il salary. He would not
subscribe to the principle .! increasing officers saiaTes
in pruuuliOn lIp increased expense Ut an Increased
| family expensive clly.
Mr. RorERTsoS opposed The indefinite posi- poEement.
lie stated thai the ahors of the Clerks had bcen greatly
increased and Insisted that it but sheer justice that
their salaries should be increased. lie also urged the
increased expense in living, good and sufficient
consideration for the proposed increase OF saay That
which a few years since was an ample compensation,
! now furnishes the bare means OF subsistence.
Mr. PARK called for he ayes and noes, which were
otdcre d. and were-aycs -, noes G3
The question REQUIRED The amendment Of MIR. jack
eou TO strike The increase Of The SALARY Ol the Clerk
! OF The Council.
| Mr. DAlxGERrtELD opposed the amendment. lie
rhought the views Of The gentlemen from Richmnud and
Iienrcn conclusive in favor Oh tie proposed IN
crease The duties Of the Clerk OF Council required all his
least p.pScnttU MN OlHtI
avoca,ion; and he felt convinced that man with iani-
" could no, live in RchnuTd with less ,lGn ) GEO
Or 81 go And public officer ought to by his Ia.
| DO, something more than bare Likelihood
! MI WITCuER aud MI. SMITH OF Isle oil wight sup
ported the amendment.
The ayes and noes were ordered and were ayes ~,
noes $50 the amendment prevailed.
MIR kIyxEY moved 10 slrke from the bill Tie section
increasing the salary Of The Reg Of The Land Office,
as The duties Of that Office daily decreasing The
melton was supported by Mr. JAcxsoS, and agreed 10.
Nir WATKI.s moved 10 increase the salary o: the Co.
uv;nc Clerk Of the Executive FROM $500 10 500 This
ncllon was supported by essrs. NATEISs ana klSSEY,
and opposed by Mes-rS. Sairn Of Isle Of wight and
CEuTcufIELD.
canict-ayes AZ, noes 40.
The ques.>pn then put on expressing and reading
the bill The third ,me hIch negalIret by vote Of
Is ayes to 80 noes
MIR BORIS submitted motion for charging The pow.
ers Of the Committee The Pilot Laws, as 10 send Tor
persons aud papers
Mr. SERVANT opposed The motion; hui on taking Inc
question, the leave asked ior was granted.
The House took Up the order OF the day-and The
eEgrossec bill /" to give the guarantee O. The Common
wealth 10 the BONDS f the city Ct hce!ing FOR one EG
liou pf lirs was put upon lis passage. The bill was
opposed BY Nlessrs VtnabIe, Edmn"ts, Goodr and Wit
cher; and supported by Mesg!s. NJ Connel, Tyler Hay
mond Servant and Watkins The question oil The pas.
sage of the bill taken by ayes and naes and it was
rejected BY the following vo:e--ayCs IS noes ca
.3gcs-M sss!s GIimer, \Specker) Holloway Stuart,
Fryati. Sn,dgrass Shank4 Pryon Hoffman, Tar, Car
son. Servant Bali Deskins. Serrard, Barton, Chapman,
Watkins, Dalngcriird, Ode!I, Flowers Armstrong "
her, Washington, Reynolds, Smith oil n s"il'n o' ~
s. j Haymond Clayton, DurIap, Burnett, OEtrra!i,
Cunning CLAM, ,angh@rne, N Connei, woollok d Coz
Carroll Roberts strrm, Robertson, Ley burn cofma,
Coma, Davis, Stephenson, Goodson' 'acSs0"' C'o'S'"
,yoes-Messrs Bayry OF Chopper son'haii, Cab'l!,
,,:EI;,:t tnbbs Nrrr Hastings X ye, Flood, Fox,
Coftjn Caldwell Boaags %s8n Hsofh'n t1mSt
W. sm;rh of Gloucester, Turner, Edmunds of
Ilaas' fayior of nalfax: Park Seymour, Martin,
Farley, Beard, Ramey rayI%' Of L0udSun, Anderson
RSnh Y:sy at M h po9 es Mss
WIeher, Harris Venabie, Stands, Raci:fe, Smith Of
Rocking ham, Thomas, Smith Of Russell. CuIber,son,
UIouha1., CFu,chhcid Fi'zhush, Clarke, Pfince-C4