Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-30


and papers touching that subject and they were reic
- red TO the select committee
y on Mr.. tl1DEYs motion, the Committee for Cour
oi Justice were instructed to enquire into the exped
ency OF providing by law, that but set of costs
! taxed to The dcfcndant in any in this Common
wealth, where more than suit is instituted, ii
! same obligation.
: On MIR. CHarmASs motion, the Committee OF Road
&c, were instructed to enquire into the eXpedcmcy
further extending and amending the Act incorporatn
the Buchanan, Fincastle and Backsbu-p Iurnpik
company, passed March 9th, lS5S-also into the e.
Peaiehcy OF revivng and amending act incorpora
ing the Red Sulphur and Newborn Turnpike Compan,
hr GREGORY submitted the following resolution
"Resoieed That the Committee for Courts Of Justice
instructed to enquire into the proprcty of iurnishin
tme Judges oil the Circuit Superior Courts of Law an
Ihancery with The Reports OF the civil aud crimn;
appellate courts of this State; the same terms an
uder ne same restrictions that the Revised Code SUP
piemcnt and liening's Justice, are now by law iul
n'shcd 10 Justices'of tie court MIR. G. stated tina
mere were great many copies of The Reports, now
auto story of the Capitol which going to ruin
l-ai bURwELL of c. and w. had no objection to dc
Posnng copies in the Clerks Offices of the countless
Mr GEEGoRY declined presenting it in this form as
had some doubts of its passinu
MT. DWELL moved to amend the resolution, BY add
lng' and mat sufficient number of Henngs Justic
Tor the use Of the acting justices who have not been fur
nishcd with said books. Mr. RADCLIFFE objected Il
this amendment on the ground that the Committee hat
TINS subject now before them and were considering thu
propriey of distributing copies of the work lately pre-
pared by Professor Davis. The amendment wa
and the resolution itself was then adopted
| On Mr.. SouTuALLs motion, the Committee of Pri
vileges &c. discharged from the consideration
resolution, which directs them TO enquire into the OK
ped'ency of revising the laws regulating the Genera
| Elections of Virginia.-Mr. SoUTHALL stated at the
same time, that as the Committee had got through then
business, they had further occasion for Clerk and
on his motion, he was accordingly discharged
Mr. GREGORY called up his resolution, laid on the
table days snce which instructs the Committee
OF Finance TO enquire into the expcdency Of raising
the salary of the Judges of this Commonwealth The
House consented to consider t-when discussion en-
sued upon the proprcty of adopting it, Mr.. GREGORY
supported it-con;en ling, that the salary is now
hm that it could not command the best talents for the
salaries Of aa t the great w The
calculated to divert the best talents of tho state
Federal channels.
MIR. GooDE admitted the force of those arguments
He sald that he had long wished TO prevent the Fede-
raj Government from drawing of best talents but
he contended that this the worst time for raising
the salaries, when the finances of the State were in
deranged condition
MIR. GREGORY replied at some length, and enlarged
upon the Importance Of raising the salaries of the
Judges. He commended, that other salaries ought to
be raisca-and particularly the Governors.
Mr.. RADCLIFFE proposed 10 meet the objections OF
the gentleman from Mcckenburg (Mr. Goode,y by
amending the resolution to reduce the wages of
the members of this House to 81. lie admitted per-
iectly, that the wages of the members not high
enough but he, for one prepared TO reduce their
own salaries for the benefit of the Judges, important
did he consider it to raise their salaries.
Mr.. May moved the indefinite posponcmcnt Of the
whole subject. He alluded TO the unnecessary con-
sumption of the time Of the House-Statcd that they
had met here this morning at III o'clock, for the pur-
pose of transacng the great business of the session,
and did not the benefit of protractng this discus
sion.
Mr.. JACKSON Of Wood, moved the previous question,
which was carried-and Mr. Radcliffe called the ayes
and noes-And Mr.. Mays motion carried by
vote of l04 10 It.
$4,000 to the Winchester and Potomac Railroad
Company INTO stock, and for other PURPOSES, which
had bccn reported days since by The Committee
with aInendncMt.-Aii some conversation between
Alessrs. Nenahie Byrd, Goode, Seymour and Crutch.
field, the House agreed 10 lay the resolution on the
table, with view Of having il, printed, (Nr Byrd
curing fully in the proposition to print, that gentle
men might have full opportunity to examine all its
Several bills were read on their first and second read
ings.
Mr. May called up the bill "Prcscribing the punish.
mcnt for attempting 10 poison with the amendments
proposed by the Senate. The Senate proposed al
most entirely bill; providing "T!lat if any free
person shall attempt to commit murder by administer
inr or causing 70 be administered to- or taken BY
Their any deadly poison other oxious destructive
he she they shall be deemed guilty of ic
lony, and being thcrc" lawfully convicted shall be
punished By confinement; in the public jail and penn
Tertiary, for period of not less than five years nor
mere than twenty years The House agreed TO the
bill as amended.
Mr. MAY called up the Rcrenue Bill. Some debate
on his amendment respecting the Comn's
in four years and thus saving an ann aae
of S30,OO0--but the rouse A>s7 $50. :. u,
vote of 80 ayes 90 noes The House then proceeded
az rf oth nd
cupicd some time. Finally, the bill was ordered to be
MIR, RoBERrsoy submitted the following Resolution:
"RcsoIred That the Second Auditor prepare and
transmit to this House condensed statement showing
the amount of the whole existing debt of the Com
all accounts for which certificates have
been issued as well the amount for winch cert'il-
Gates remain be issued to complete engagements en-
tered into on the part of the Commonwealth and also,
a statement of the Bank stocks, and other available
stocks and funds OF every description helo oy OF o e
Commonwealth.
Mr.. MAY stated that no man had deeper sense than
he had of the great energies and resources OF this Com
uonwealth she was than equal to any engage
ments which she had made. He had no objection
10 calling for the information which the resolution spe
Cited although most of might be found IN documents
already before the House But lie only TO say that
the resolution did not perhaps embrace all the norEia
ton which might be proper Did the resolution ci,
brace all the Liabilities, which the Commonwealth had
incurred as a partner in Joint stock companies:
After some conversation between hessrs MAY,
VExAeLE and ROBERTSON the resolution was amended,
on Mr. MAYS motion, follows: by adding words $50
&c 10 include its liabilities for any debts Tor the pay
ment of which the faith of the State may be pledged
On Mr. GREGonY's notion the resolution was fur
Their amended, by adding after the word avaIabc the
words ssor unavailable. And on motion OF MIR. JAcK-
soy Of W., the following additional amendment: after
the word pledged" these words for what purpose IS
sued who re held and when rcdeemable as far as may
be in his pc And in this shape the resolution was
On motion Of Mr.. Cox, RcSO'red, That the Commit.
tee of Agriculture, &c, enquire into the expedency
of incorporating the Fallen Creek Manufacturing Com
On Mr.. LEES MOTION the House adjourned.
YESTERDAYS Proceedings.
s,otnr TINT they had passed the bill "amendns The
charter of the Wheeling Fire and Marine Insurance
Company. .o Co,,r,;,,oe q
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