The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-03-02


lie Rytlri was rejected 81 tn I'll eta
dug. III, bill Vas opposrd hy Nj. fhrls
ian nf Bu. kiuebsm, Eycr.iie, Gb"lsei
and Taylof. aod sopfo'led by h'ssfs
" iisoa aud Ed gfaH-
NJ fa,lpr pxauin-d The case of krm
per ,ad hawkins ~ilh reference 10 Ia
birndlus Of thr rwo lurI.dirlions Ia III
SAM individual, rnnirHd,us mat thc Jad
yes hid mol decided ailitm4inrla. tut 1T
10 Ent lrlt The qur-iI nprn. Bot "ha
VS. ~ br dom With III an ,o,naa7 r.
moaslranre ii III. ten Judge oftre conr
! If apprds In 1873, x ih-t lhr bh ndng .
ehaHr. ~, common law aud ddnifdlt,
Jurisdiction Vas the oplnioas Of IL
/ tire. Judges IN the sase al Kemper At
/ lIan kius. To outweigh THIS nnanlniou4 re-
monstrancr, even # II WAS what it vas re-
preseuted 10 be
NJ. VA slns, If p. Edward, with veH
10 afford llne, for the dscus-lna of = bill
- important, mDsed thalthr House nov
adjourn. Carried, ayes ZIG.
INCESTUOUS MARRIAGES.
ThuSdag FED. 25.-slr. Bowers called
up thu engrosstd bill, modifying the pun
lshmnnt far he marriage "l two sisters
mahltg II a rnlsdemranor, punishable by
fin" and Imprisonment, al the discretion oi
a jury.
Mr. Bowers said he would not discuss
the bill. Or Iusite discussion. TIE subject
had been already fully investigated. The
o jrct Of the bill was simpl, 10 annul the
requsllon of the present Law for thu Sc
pa,aion ef man and wife. He believed
this law would be more efficient fOr the
penally Of that could never be enforced.
Nj. May observed that he would have
preferred 10 repeal the old law, to pass
tins. This bill would operate a fail aldon
Ia al who have violated The law, and are
now under prosecution. The House had
decided that the EXISTING law was founded
IN the best feeling, of our natnrc-and
granted by this, amnesty To all who had
offended against il. He believed that n
future cases would be punished Itese
ottruces would only be committed IN pur-
tons of the country, where public srnt
ment bore out the offender. and thu conse-
qucpces would he that jurirs would assess
damages III one cent
M. Ia. Tor SAID he had voted for le W
TO brlo. N The hill, brhrtlus that the law
couid be made more efficient 10y modiiyin.
the penalty. With limits tn the MAXIMUM
Of punishment, but ordajning some punish
ment he would have voted for tie bill
but rePeling as il did, the penalty of the
existing law, aud leaving il discretionary
with jafjrs To lndlct panl7hmcnt he could
not vote for II. Some persons might be
punished 10 the limit of thrir estate, While
Others would escape altogether. He was
wiling that the PrnaIty Of separation
should be abolished.
MIR. Whether said ne would vote for the
udl, and especially h"causr II granted an
amnesty IL old offenders. Ii The law
vas rrpngnant in IFS present shape, to
It IN that shape 1t Vas objected by Mr.
Fdf or mat lhsrt MAS Mt Hdxitn0m 4,
minimum 10 the pe,aliiy. He reminded
that gentleman Of thr opposite reasoning
be had used, in the bin concerning con-
lcmpts, contcnding against that bill be
cause II fixed maximum. He shonld
hr Satisfied With the verdict of jury
II acquitted Or pna,ahed. In the
rounty Oi Plltsylyania, there we're ten Of
these cases, producing some tanty or totty
children. Were the parents OF these chll-
dren to he separated, or driven into rxilr
Were thcy 10 be imprisoned, aud tn"lr
children left without protectors? lie
wished that Mr.. Gordon, IN the agony OF
frrllug, which he had worked himself INTO,
when this subject was formerly before the
House, mad pictured the misrrles of these
unfortunate people under the penalty OF
this law.
Mr.. Taylor dl5caimed the argument inn
puted to him, by Mr.. = ilson.
Mr. Mason, Of Southampton, concurrpd
WITH Mr. Bowers IN the opinion that thu
law would be more efficient than the old.
As 10 the phraseoloSy of the law, which
had been objected TO, it was an exact
transcript from the old law.-ile said it
was thought the bill might encourage po-
llgamy-hut he applied to the objection
the same ausurr--lt was transcript of
the old law with the exception of the PEN
atty. The question was, would the House
continue the penalty Of separating husband
aud vile : He trusted they would not. -
lie believed the moral liberty and proper
ty oflhc citizen, would be safe IL the hands
of the country.
The hill was then passed--ayes LOG,
noes 80.
CIRCUIT COURTS.
This bill was called up by Mr. Wilson.
Mr.. Kumhrongh offered substitute, to
the substitute 10 the ryder, in the follow
ing words
Nothing in the ninth section Of this act,
shall be understood, or so c,nsttued as To