Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-07-15

and ministers Of til" gospel and priests Of every rs
gous denomination shall be incapable Of being elected
to either house OF the general Assembly 80:
| Am inclined to think that We ought to stop at that
point mn prepared to say that may not exterd
the exclusion 10 all bank directors deriving their ap-
polntmen from the governor Of the Commonwealth Of
|lrSinia in all those banks 10 which he has the power
OF making appointments. One reason in favor of excu
-i the officers OF banks railroad companies turnpiEe
ahl canal companies-l mean to say the salarisd OH
Ger; OF these companies who derive their salaries out
OF the means of the companies in which the State IL in
terese-is founded exactly upon the same principle By
which You exclude from seats in the general assembly
all who hold lucrative Offices derived from the State
Why do exclude themi Because they derive their
compensation from the public treasury, and BY putting
them in either house of the general assembly YOU put
il ii their power to control their own Compensation Il
ia lt carrying that principle out for every president
cashier other salGried officer OF of these inst-
tuti"ns, i who derives Indirectly from the PUBLIC
this State-in the form OF stock, it is true
ais conpens ion for his services. would prefer l.
include every, alared officer or leave the lmitati
out entirely hat reason is controlling one With
do not luean 60 .uto an inou '.-'h :r these
GERS have Or HI re mott eu the trust. ,D6ded to tn,
J Know nya' r--,e.nally, of no such practical abb
! '"S- OF these things, but know of none, n
! therefore do not give credit to them.
Mr. RIVE understand the object Of the NOV
Of the different propositions to be to establish the pr
! ciple that officer of an incorporated company v
receives salary shall be placed in situation IN tn
legislative department Of the gov eminent in which hi.
duty, representative Of the peope shall i.
conflict with his duty saaried officer of that corpo
company. If that be the principle, whether the
salary bc $780, or sl0o or S., the principle in my hun
bic judgment, should be observed, because it is evd
il You send officer of an incorporated company ".
| Il salary and he had 10 act upon question in VIII +
! that company may be operated upon either adva }
seousy or injuriously he will stand at
re'entntlve ol that company far officer OF re
company is concerned and also as representa- re Of
the people OF the particular county city who el sct.
him their delegate Well it requires no reAec, ion {.
amy who has studied the and charac ter O,
men, 10 know that the situation Of that repre,en atir
would be such one severy man who has any del Gee!
/ Of feeling WoIsd like TO be relieved FROM 1t i. lei
fecty clear that lie would then be in the situation of
lecns the interests Of the company whose salary he
receives lie would have to lesisate with view to
promoting the interests Of that company to the excu-
sion OF the interests OF the people who him here
| That is the principle.
Ii gentlemen say that salaried officers shall act as
legislators they would place them in the indicate sit
aton of either neglcctng the interests of the comps
ny OF which they are the officers, neglectng the in
teres- OF their constituents who elected them the
ballot box 1t is placing delegate in situation that
| prefer not 10 give my vote in favor Of
Ny friend from Augusta Mr.. SHEFPEY) speaks of
commissioned merchants. He supposed commissioned
merchant salarel officer BY virtue of the cty of
u
commissioned officer, and by virtue Of that salary and
commission he was officer to receive goods for
wa-led TO be sold commission, and that no ndivid-
ual could sell commission merchant except as an
officer OF the State ctyit is perfectly clear that
officially he would be representing and acting for those
who nigh send goods to be sold commission Then
if the question TO arise wletu-- lie may be prop.
ery placed III situation to act upon any question in
vuring the interests Of commission merchants and their
consgnees every would say, il srting As an officer
and representative of the people al The time his
situation such that he might pisD false either.
it would certainly be better to keep away such empta
tiou But the commission merchant -~ercises the priv
ege not representative Of any corporate company,
but he exercises the privilege by v,-:ue Of the tax
which he pays every commission merchant paws So
fur the commission merchant is concerned to make
parallel case, he must be an Office Of the city-he
rua lie officer of the corporation. ~ State.
! rose for the purpose OF saying LDst far my
vote is concerned, will not sanctr" the principle OF
placing any man. however small his salary may be- who,
officer of Incorporated compar in the situation
in which his action and his duty in restion to the
poratc company, shall be brought conflict with his
duty representative Of the poonlo who elected
! him.
Mr.. BLUE. Is it in order now TO after substitute or
an amendment to the proposition pend'"-s
| The CHAIR. No, sir.
Mr.. BLUE hold in my hama substitute which
wish t" offer at the proper time. -'' send it to the
Secretary and let it be reported
The CHAIR. The gentleman right to indicate
what proposition he will offer in tic cent of the pend
ing ollie being rejected and can f'rd an argument
| upon il against the amendment
The SECRETARY then read the aInAH ment as follows:
i" Any person may be eecteo sS"-tor who is citi-
zen ii the United States of tho of rs years, and
shall be actually resident in tho District qualified to
vote for members Of the general ..ably according to
| this constitution And any person .nay be elected
member of the house Of delegates VITO shall have II.
tanned the age of Is years, v- shall be actually
resident in the county, city, ~"' or election dis
rct, qualified to vote for mem'r Sf the general as
senbly, according this constltut'" Prorded that
Ill persons holding any Office re United States,
lucrative Offices under the go,o-~=.rt Of this State,
any county, city, town her's and ministers Of
the gospel aud priests Of every .o;4n:nation shall be
incapable Of being elect ed nen y, either house oil
the general assembly, and the ,:fal of any person
elected to either branch of the y,aerr! assembly from
the counties cities Of Ts election district In
which be- resided Mt the time o' US election shall be
deemed vacation of the oftca -~xrided, moreover,
that senator representative phAl be, during the
time for which he was elected, sng.os to any Office
place of trust the appointment OF u 10 is vested in the
| executive or generalassembly."
| Mr. TRIGG. do not rise Tor H.. purpose of making
speech upon the question, but amply to understand
how the question now stands before he committee I
understand the question upon striking the proviso
in the fifth section of the report of tie legislative
| mittee1
The CHAIR Yes sir.
Mr. TRIGG. If that provia" :s stricken out, the
question Will recur upon lseru tne amendment pro-
posed By the gentleman from Accoac in lieu of the
provso stricken out. Suppose is n stricken out will
| the proviso still be annendable2
The CHAIR. Certainly
Ms TRlGG LIDO not concur in s,ther OF the PROPOSE
tons or amendments which have been made. greatly
prefer the offered BY the gentleman the way,
and wish give my vote upon the main question that
| may vote upon that.
| Mr. FERGUSON Is it In order to move an amend.
to the proo before the question taken upon the
| motion to strike it out4
The CHAIR No. sir. The pending question is an
amendment to amendment, and that is far the
rule go"a.
The question being then taken upon the motion to
strike out it rejected-a count being had-syes
! 25, noes IS.
CONTINUED to Supplement No. So.