Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-01-11
Tarsday, January Q, ls4l.


message from the Senate by their Clerk, that the.
| have passed the bills entlll-d
"An act changing the time Of holding The Circul
Superior Court OF Fayeite county,
"An act reducing the penalty OF the Treasurer
bond;'
"An act concerning the survey of the coast of Vr
GINA"
IAN ac, prescribing the duties of the inspectors
tobacco"
"An act apporoning the school quotas OF Harrison
Lewis, Randolph Wood Barbour and Rch'e;
And they have also passed the bill entitled IAN act Il
authorize separate election in each of the counties oil
Marion Lewis and Wood, with amendment -
which was concurred in by the House.
The bill entitled "an act 10 shorten the SESSIONS ano
to cur,ail the expenses Of the Legislative Department
of the Government" was taken up with the Senate
amendment changing the title 10 tan act to reduce the
nav of members of the General Assembly alter certain
period OF it's session.
Mr.. Lacy moved to lay the bill and amendment o
the Senate on the table. Mr. l. said he desired to ge
better b-but that if he could not, he would vote fol
The present bill, much as he objected to it.
After some conversation between Messrs ERBy ano
EpaUsns. with regard 10 the right 10 amend the Sc
Mates amendment the Speaker decided that The House
could not touch the body OF the oi out couid amend
the title rs they pleased. ,
| Mr. SrEpuFssos called the ayes and noes on the
molion 10 Law on the table, and he begged all the friends
of the bill TO vote against the motion to lay on the Ia
BILE.
Mr.. BYRD ofFrederck hoped that gentlemen would
have The lberaay the courtesy, and the kindness to
n,ani few DAYS of breathing spell, 10 make up their
minds deliberately between this bill and the bill he had
nronosed reducing the pay to So Tor the hrst - Gays
of the session, on the table.
Mr. Lacy expressed the same views
MIR. McPurRsog said The House had chrs.ened the
bill and might insist upon the hiihe' Oy o'sagee"s "
the Senate's amendment
Mr. BRoAnus was disposed 10 extend the courtesy
to his friend from Frederick provided The gentema,
from Frederick wished TO act on his bill allowing %
nor diem for the first IS days. otherwise Mr. b. went Tor
ms ant action. a.. pI
N, RYAN of F., accepted The offer of MIR. Broadus
and oledued himself to call up his So bill Mr. b. e1-
planed his objections u this "StarVation Ih IN Tue
first place. because the reduction proposed does mol ope
rate on the members Of the present Session, as u Wen
known that this session will not last more than -
and hereafter there may be weghty public reasons
FIR lonper session. Again, he was opposed 10 TINS
hill because he thought it founded on the most paltry
and selfish grounds IL cast an mputaton on .he pre-
sen, LEGISLATURE that they were induced oy the avs
graceful consideration OF the reduction oil toe per oe"
TO make short Session 49, :,
NJ WuTr defended the bill voice from the
maintains had cordially responded 10 the acton OF Inc
House in passing this bill. he warmly DEFENDED inc
oood effects of the bill and was wiling 10 assume he
consequences. H.; 49,,
ro the performance of his duties here, and for
tho motives which actuated him. This bill would nave
The effect to produce short sessions warmly demand
ed by his peo lie. ,,h,a :. he
designed hereafter to offer resolution 10 chahge tue
Time for the meeting Of the Legislature from the lst
Monday in Deeembsr 10 the lst Monday in January
The House refused 10 lay the table by the follow
ing vote: -. u,,,;e rul.
Ton. Snndgrass Pendleon o! b., Edmiston, Jones vi
Ruskno ham. Brown of c., Lacy, Marshall Of Char,
Ioue, Garnet,, Byrd Of F, Robins, clegh, Jones Of
G. stovalI, Miles. McRae, Pace, Bo.den, GaIaher'
Turner Lewis Wallace GIn6D Ssoson . Msae'
Tatem' Edgingt'RR , DAYS md o|r Nsal" 0s
A. %Ss;Es iss1, Policeman, Speaker, L.yne Powell
Bell, Van Buren,, Tompkins, Campbell, Thompson of
b. Stanton. Meredith, Blck Boooek' Shelton; Fox,
Hancock BsSado HoSsI K.h Ma1sba Ty1se
P PAYNE w Banks of F., Muse Pendlsion Of G. & NJ,
Leske, Carroll, Edmunds, Blue, Ward, Armstrong OF
H, Raymond, Lumpkin, Halves, Bales, Farley, Car