Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-08-10

rn,roetsZ CORRESPONDENTS.

debate on divorces. 1ncv HudlJ auop' -,
difcation Of The Code. They hive mol ye' coln'
p'e''u '"i HOUSE OF DELEGATES:
a message was received from lhe SENATE "
their clerk that they insist upon their aei men,
giving TO The Governor, instead 81 10 me C"uny
Couris, The appointment Of inspectors oi no'
lumber, &c. =. uo,.e 70.
cede trom lis disagreement 10 inc alen.''ns
He could No, see how so much importance "a %
attached 10 this question by some een''e'neu: :,
The House. On This small question tna' Is, ~ q
parry ppin, Of viewl one parry naa n al al
poinl of view, whether the insfecloi' a.. 1
, poipled by The Governor, the GounS oo ~ =
&c3 If every inspector was DemoGIa. " "a q
Whio what influence could lhey I'D - ~
chaneino vo,es7 Ii should not be maze pSly
question Il isa State odice, and .he om.ea,
should be appointed and hold lheir "u'I u,,n,bsr
The hands OF some Stale aulnoiIV, "u.' I;t
from The Governor or the LegisIa'u.' u. u NV
not care. These servants WIN oa,iy oSs '"e
w;l ard obey the bchcsls oil lheir uias'ef.-
T Ts aI ;nsnec,ors. then, il appointed by the
cnus,u C,ourrs who have an interest diamelrl.
nallv onnosed 10 the interest OF The planners anu
n,oaocers will be responsible, not TO The PEOPLE,
bnr 10 the picayune courts. Sill gentlemen
h.ys resorted 10 the strongest means 10 ceieat
.,,s r,easnre which he would name, il neces-
''W NJ. BURWELL, in The name of a number
ot the eenlIeman's political party called on
Mr.. F. 10 name The individual.
Mr.. SYME called Tor the name, and said be
did no, believe the statement.
Mr. FERGUSON said he would name line
circumstances. He had heard that member
OF The House had gone 10 the Clerk OF the Sc.
nate and requested hun TO WITHHOLD lhesc
amendments from The House.
Mr. MAYO explained that, in The presence
of Senator Barbee, he had requested The Clerk
of the Senate mol 10 send lc the House one
section OF the Wreck bill, which had been PM
in an improper form, and which il was impor-
raut TO modify. Il was uuQuallhsdly false mat
he had requested the Clerk OF The Senate 10
withhold these inspection amendments
Mr. FERGUSON said tha, he had been in.
formed by Two Senators, in whom ne Sill had
confidence, that the member from Richmond had
gone 10 the clerk and, saying nothing OF wrecks,
had requested the clerk 10 withhold The bill. Mr.
f. saic that Democratic Senator, who had vo
ted Yesterday, was absent lo.day-and that The
Object seemed TO be 10 take advantage Oh MS aU-
sence, and allow the Senate 10 reverse its decis-
| ion.
Some warm words ensued between Messrs
SYME and FERG UsON.
Mr. SYME said that he did not believe the
statement was correct.
Mr. FERGUSON protested against the inter-
ruplon.
MIR SYME said he had right TO say so un-
der the rules, and he would.
| MIR. f. coulinued 10 cetend his motion 10 recede
FIe argued that the Governor was The hes! quail
fed to protect the interests oil The whole PEOPLE,
who were interested in insreclions-and that the
/ n pd N inc HI,
benefit of their own servants, al the expense ol
the people
MIR. MAYO felt i, his duly 10 rei:eraie his de-
claration, that the charge that he had mentioned
the inspection laws TO the SeRale's clerk was ab-
! solulely untrue
MIR. FERGUSO said the gentleman was
mistaken If he thought that tier his (Mr. M.'s)
explanation, he (Mr. F believed in The state
merit He had expressly stated that he had de-
rived he information lrum others.
Mr.. MAYO went on 10 assert positively, that
the whole statement, whether made by Govern
or, Senator or any one else, was nEqualledly
false. He was not in the habit OF cornering
Wings or Democrats, Tor party purposes Mr..
M. argued that i, was a strange thing 10 bring a
charge Of party against him. He said that in
the Whs City of Richmond, The second best or
| flee was in The hands OF good man aud firm
Democrat, (he High Conslabc.) That Wing
| Civ was al night under the guardianship OF a
Democrat, OF whose deputies some four fi!ihs
we're Democrats and he [Mr. NJ had himself
succeeded in having young and competent De-
,nocrat appointed. MIR. NJ. agreed with The gen.
lleman thai this should not BIZ pa:ly question
and he appealed TO Democrats 10 vote accordingly.
Ia reply 10 the sneers At "petiy corporations"
&C., Mr.. Nj. referred 10 Inc iac thai the CITY Of
Richmond, with 10000 iahabian is, paid one
ninth 1860 900, OF the whole S ale revenue. MIR.
~ referred 10 the constitution OF The court oil Rich
noud, which would certainly compare with that
OF Logan and Boone-and ccn:"n!cd tha, no
complaint had beer made Of lhe fi.ielily Of the in
s2ecors appointed by that court. Under this
present sysem our staples had attained The high.
es, reputation, and he protested against The pro-
posed innovation. Mr.. NJ. cited the case Of
gentleman Qhe lumber inspector who had eil
his office 10 Richmond, 10 The neglect Of his du-
ties to lobby here Tor the retention OF his oilre
| He (Mr. ny could assure that gentleman that,
j! he could discharge his duties properly, he
would be as sale in the hands OF the county
cnuf, as in those of his friend The GaveVnor.-
Mr.. M. in this connection, cited The case OF
Francis Wicker, al old and honest Democrat
who had hcen appointed inspector Of lumber ny
| Gov. Smith, and had been removed by Gov
Floyd. Mr.. M. further discaimed, as express.
ing the sentiments Of the community cf Rich
mond The course OF some OF the press OF Rich
| mond of which ore had denounced This House as
"mob," and another, in its course in regard TO
the Legislature having let Richmond on &C.
| count OF the cholera, had not represented lhe
sentiment OF that City.
| BURWELL said one OF the gentlemen had
commenced with an appeal 10 party and another
with defence of city. He went with neither.
| He had opposed The inspection law, in lis pres
| eu. form, as injurious 10 his own section OF the
Staie, which produced 50 important an amouor
OF valuable siaples-yet he saw no reason for this
being made patty question Il was question
| ot great importance 10 the Interests OF The PEG
pie. II it be proper that lhe Governor have the
appointment Of these inspectors, why is il not
prt per to give him also the appointmsn nj Of in
spectoIs OF l0hacco} The gentleman from Lo.
gan had SAID that the Cfhce Of inspector could
not be turned 10 political purposes. Mr. B. read
from The old laws, 10 show thar, so FIR from
This being 50, inspectors had been disqualified
from being members OF the Legislature. Mr. B
argued The incompeency OF a Governor to ap-
point proper inspectors. The Governor cannot
possess the Information 10 decide correctly. File
cannot, from The nature OF The circumstances,
select as good men as COUNT Court, who has
the best opportunities Of knowing individuals.
MIR FAULKNER asked if The Senate had no,
left the appointment of inspectors of tobacco, as
| before, IN Tue Couoty CouIs. W.T. o. having aus
swsred afirmativey, Nj F. said lhal, as The Sen
ale had given up that important point, and bad
vested in The Governor the appointment OF in
spec ofs of -four, lard, &C.. he thought it a mat
ter Ct but trifiing moment, and the friends ot The
Senae's amepdmenl had no ipducem enl TO ad-
here 10 it,
Mr.. BURWELL went on and resisted 10 the
last The ve,ling he power in The Governor. He
cited the lhrong OF ,fce-holcers. lowering around
The new Federal Marshal for little ttices
worth not more han one or two hundred doa s.
SC. This was proof OF a similar state Of hihes
which would be seen, il we transfer This ne "
power 10 the Governor. AT some length Mr. b
dwclt on the improperly of The change, and the
mischevous consequences which would ensue
MIR. SCOTT said the gentleman from Logan
in his extraordinary course. had forgotten The old
fable OF The thief attempting 10 shit The charge