Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-02-12
VIRCLvL4 LEGISI 4rI-BE

PRoCEEDINGs OF THE HOUSE or DEIFGarrs
Tuesday, Feb. l0.-A communication was
received from the Senate. stating that they
had passed the hill " altering the Time of hold
ing quarterly Court for the county of Am.
herst"-That they had agreed TO the rrsoln-
tI"n Tor causing copies of the act, incnrporat-
ing the chesapeake and Ohm Canal Cnmpa-
ny 20 be Transmitted to the Executives of Ma
ryland and Pennsylvania. and the Prrsiden,
of the u. States-and thai several enrolled
bills had been examined by a COMMITTEES of
thar body, and signed by their Speaker
On Mr.. Crawiord's motion, ihr engrnssed
" bib converting the free bridge near 'vnch
burg, INTO toll bridge" WAS taken az and
sundry blanks therein were filed ON motions
made by Mr.. Garland
The passage of the bill was supported Inv
Mrssrs. Crawford and Garland and opposed
by Messrs. McAlIisler. DrnmgnoIr aud Paiie-
son ut IL. The bill was rejected, 32 to 80
On hr. Garand's r.oton the Huusr, IA ex-
ecnii"n of the order al the day, resolved IL
self into Committee of the Whole. Mr..
Spooner in the CHAIR, and took isto consi,ie
ration, the bill 10 prevent private lotteries.
the sale "r disposition in this state of tickets
IN lotteries unauthorized Ivy law. and 30 res
train insurance of lottery iic<eis''
On MIR. Garland's motion the bill was so
amended as to require that it should he i'm
terpreted as Il remedial, and not as a penal act
. Mr.. Colston concurred in the general oh
Ject of the bilI-he consider ed lotteries as pub
lie nnIsances-but he thought the penalties
inflicted were too severe. That clause. par
ticuarly in the Sd section. which Imposed n
penalty on any printer who shall publish the
scheme of lottery not authorized by the
state. was N his opinion, in conflict with The
constitution, the feelings, habits and opinions
tIn flar, i
that clause from the bill
Mr.. Garland remarked that he had intend :
ed offering provso ON that subject, whch he
thought would remove the objection
Mr.. Nlacfarland said, the other provisions
OF this section were not mnch less obirciinna
BILE because it made il penal in any one who.
returning from another state, shnu.d speak
publicly among his friends OF the existence in
that state of a lottery, and describe the scheme.
He moved to strike out the whole of that
section.
Some conversation occurred on point of
order, and on the Suggestion of MIR. Banks.
Speaker, this question was moi pronounced
until the friends of the section had presented
their amendments.
Mr.. Garland opposed both the motions
which had been made and entered into =
long defence Of the principles Of the bill and
OF the provisions Of the Sd section particular
". Mr.. Paiteson, Of b. also opposed the mo.
'Ion, and supported the bill. at some length.
Messrs. CoIston and Stuart supported the
motion made by the former gentleman
Mr. Garland, ultimately, with view ufcon-
cillaling gentlemen who wera not hostile Ia
the details of the bill. yielded his obiscir,, H.,
striking out the provision in question:. And
Mr.. CoIston's motion 10 strike out Was then
agreed to By the committee.
Mr.. Colston offered the following Inv way
OF amendment at the end of The sccton. Ia
prevent any possibility Of compromising the
rights OF profession which had been SO so
lemnly guaranteed by the constitution.
Provided that nothing IN this act contained
shall be so construed, rs fo subject to- the be-
nal'ies OF this law, any printer or editor If any
public paper within His Comnonw ealfh for
printing or publishing any scheme or a lottery
authorized by ony iq,o."
Mr.. Briggs RESISTED This amendment. and
commended for The power 10 the Legislature. not
To proh'bh the publication OF lottery ad,pr-
iisenents,in newspapers only bui l,y CONVEX
sation. &C.
Mr.. Coiston replied 10 Mr. Briggs-and the
question was tak,u, and the amendment r.
greed TO-
MIR. CoIston moved to strike ont the word
girs, in the bill
Messrs. Garland and Pateson ofB. orr, 81
go this motion 90 the ground tllai lot,ery