Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-01-28
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


| The bill reported by the Committee Public Edi-
fees, provide furniture for the Governor $
House. being It's first reading, Mr.. GooDsGS moved
to postpone il indefinitely, he thought we had a
good Democrat now and he could get along in the
house il s-moreover the Joint Committee on re
Tenchment had this morning agreed to reduce all the
salaries but that OF the Governor.
Mr.. GALLAHER said that this bill was UNANIMOUSLY
agreed 10 by The Committee, who were all Democrats
but himself.
Messrs Martin, Broudus, Daniel Of T., and Stanton
opposed the motion.
alr Goopsoy then withdrew his motion for indef'
rite postponement. The bill read second time
and committed
MIR. GARsEvr called up the order of the day; being
the bill reported by the Committee for the apporon
ment OF the State into Congressional Districts which
Mr.. Bocoos moved new scheme as an amend
ment.
Mr. snlrm of II. offered a substitute for Mr.. Bo'
COCKS plan
SIR S said l.s arrangement had more regard to con
,iguy and conpactness of Districts than either OF the
! other projects.
Mr.. ilorKlSs presented his PROJECT
MIR. TAvESS presented plan as substitute io
that portion Of the bill which embraces the SIX Western
Districts.
sir. EpmvHps of II. hoped that all gentlemen who
had plans would present them at He was to
early action. AS for himself he did not care whe-t
they put his county, whether to the East, West, oil
North they could not 20 South, o.. they would orcrrun
North Carolina.
Mr. LrAKs OF A. presented his mite in the form Of
new plan.
Mr. KEEN presented printed proe', which he had
found his desk. lie understood , 10 be plan oil
Mr. John Minor Eo;,s He thought it perfectly Just &c
all sections
The bill with the amendments laid on the table
The different projects ordere TO be printed and the whole
subject made the order of the day for Wednesday next
The bill ITO apply the profits of the glebe fund in rs
county 10 the support of free schools in said
ty being its passage, MIR DAVIS Of k. x z moved
It's indefinite post Fonement lie presented a remon-
STRANGE which was read Of large number of the ci,i-
zens of Essex against the passage of said bill
Mr. DAVIS supported and Mr.. G,Rsrrr opposed the
indefinite postponement The motion lost.
MIR. DAVIS offered ryder. The House refused n
second reading Of the ryder, and the bill! passed.
The following engrossed bills were read third time
ard passed
Changing the time of holding the Hastings Cour,
OF the town Of Danviile -
"Atachng the county Of Carroll to the tenth Judi
cal C,rcut
A number of bills were passed through their early
stages.
! The following resolutions from the Committee on
Banks, who had under consideration the memorial
of sundry citizens Of Norfolk Borough agreed to
lst. That expedlent TO provide by law, that the
general meetings Of the Stockholders Of the Bank OF
virginia, ard Farmers Bank of Virginia, shall be held
on the first Monday in April, instead of the time now
prescribed by law.
2nd. That no person who holds proxy, or proxies,
votes in any general meeting of the Stockholders of
either Bank Of this Commonwealth.
Bird That Stockholders, except female resident
within ten miles of the place of holding the general
meeting of Stockholders, shall vote by proxy
! The following resolution was laid on the table
4th That the proxy representing the State Stock in
the several Banks Of this Commonwealth be instructed
to vote for the reduction of the salary of the President
Of the Mother Bank, to sum not exceeding 81 600
also the salary of the President of the Branch Bank
.nIr tha o.Ior Tho
Cashier of the Mother Bank, 10 not exceeding
5000 also, that the proxy vote for reduction of the
salaries Of other Officers Of. the Mother and Branch
Banks, when in his discretion such reduction is proper.
| The following Resolutions from the Committee Of
| Finance were agreed to- VIZ
! Against the petition Of Wade Mountfcrt, Commits.
sioner of the Revenue Of the county Of York. for
pensa,ion for extra services.--{Mr. BowDES having
made m unsuccessful motion 10 reverse the decision
| Of the Committee
Against the proprIety of allowing further time TO
the She1lGs to collect the revenue.
| The Committee OF Finance were discharged from
the further consideration othe expedency of amending
the Sd section of the act TO regulate certain practices
under licenses granted 10 Auconeers pendue Masters
Commission Merchants, and Brokers, passed March
lSth 1872 to include all who shall pay promissory
notes notes under seal or promise 10 pay of any de-
scription whatever.
MIR MoonE, OF Cabe and Wayne, called for bill
that laid the table, for the increase OF compen-
eation To Witnesses and when in the Of being
lost and the House had divided, lie called to the
Speaker stop counting, that he wanted to say some
thing of great importance that subject he said lie
did not claim any credit, dad he want any credit
but il should 20 to the House. For he SAID he
expected be candidate again, did he want 10 be
one again. lie said he very sorry that he
taken unawares, he had minutes on the subject;
but he knew that justice would speak for itselfthat
no man could attend witness for fifty cents day
because, in old times, when met together they
shook hands with strong grip, and warm heart but
now, reformation has taken place, the hand is
feeble and the heart is cold and every for HIMSELF
and Gcd for all The reformation is very great
some Of the human family have turned into lions bears
and goats; and the fashions great, that man,
with homespun clothes, and fifty cents IN his pocket
his testimony is almost nvadaled.
Mr.. Speaker: as to retrenchmen, there time,
when could go into n tavern with fifty cents; but
now since they have got 10 building large towers,
changes and hotels, and the language confounded,
fifty cents will hardly pay servant, with his BROOM
to play Yankee Doodle OH your back and, when the
| revilee beats for them all to TO their vicu
ais, and the manual exercise going through, you will
see nothing but catalogue lying by your plate which
is written French or Eng sh. IL you can't read it,
YOU call for an interpreter else sit there awhile
and then you have to pay from j 90 TO 81 per day
And to initiate the fashion in the country, when you
go of the houses, they will give you old
newspaper broken locking glass, and stakened ri
ders chair, and make you pay from 81 % TO 81 80 per
day. you know that fifty cents won't pay the bill.
MIR. Speaker, hope the lawyers will sustain me in
this law; for will show them that it will expedite bu
siness, and De advantage to plaintiff and defendant
and the Commonwealth will save good deal of money
by il; for sometimes suits put off, when there is
great number Of Witnesses, account Of witness
who can't there for want of money TO pay his
bill, which fifty cents will not do and if the sheriff
BUYS it of him, he gets only half Mr.. Speaker,
when they bring him to court by attachment, the
lawyers inerrogae him so, he hardly testify The
truth; for you know that the courts held nearly the
year round, and in busy times, particularly in harvest
times nearly ali they have 10 rely upon for living
and he can't hire hand at fifty cents per day He
then makes that his wife is sick, or some
thing else, get clear of the fine Mr. Speaker when
u man is summoned as evidence, he don't know what
time he get away; So if he stays all week, he has
TO pay 81 80 for his bill and il lie receives any thing,