Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-19
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
SATURDAY, APRIL 49,


HOUSE OF DELEGATES
SATURDAY, APRIL I6.
The following communication was received from the
Governor:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. April l6.
SIR have received from the Secretary OF the De-
par,meDt OF State OF the United States one set of the
cumsn ts OF the first Session of the 2Ist
Tor the use Of he House Of Deles aes which is here
with delivered and subject to the disposition of the
House. have the honor SC. Sc
JOHN FLOYD.
Hoo. LINN BANKS, Speaker Of H. d.
communication was received from the Senate sta
ting that they had passed the bills, lst "Changing
the time OF holding the first term OF the Supreme Court
OF Appeals at Lewisburg in the county of Greenbrer,-
and I'd "Chsnging the quarterly Term of the county
Court OF James City from June to May:' That thew
had also passed ,oih amendments the bills Ist. "To
amend me Revenue Laws"-and 81. "Appropriating
the Public Revenue:"-That they had agreed TO the
resolutions, For the election Of Brigader General
OF the 10Th Brgaie-and 2. Authorizing the Governor
10 select room In the Capitol suitable for the transac
tion o the business of the vsrous boards over hch he
er-oDicio presdes-aud g. For opening communca ion
between the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays and
mat their Committee Of Enrolment had examn ed
various enrolled bills, which had he signed by IN r
Speaker and were now returned to the House
The House took up the Revenue and .9ppropriafion
ohis, WIN the amendments proposed by the Senate
aud they ame nded both and returned The hills 10 III
Senate. "
MIR Campbell of Broke, moved the execution Of the
JOINT order OF the day, which had for it's object the
election OF Brigader General to suppIv the
oecasioned by the death of Gen Connen The House
adopted the resolution. end Mr. Campbell put in nomi
nation Col Moses W. Cbapne of the county OF Ohio
ne houses having exchanged messages upon the sub.
Jec, me roll was called and the unanimous
Q00) for Chapline.
MIR. Campbell was appointed to meet the committee
OF the Senaeand reported VI anImous vote i'm botb
Houses (I22) for Mr.. Chapline
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R,soiued by the General Assembly. That the Board
OF Public Works be requested to cause the Principal
Engineer 10 ascertain, by surveys the most eligible
route ior rail-'oad from Lynchburg TO New River:
ana Tor turnpike road from The last point by Wythe
Court Rouse and Abingdon to the Tennessee line and
the probable cost OF each: il other public duties
gage the attention of the Principal Engineer that thew
cause said surveys and estimates be made by the As
sistant Engineer authorized to be empoyed for The
survey oil the most eligible route of come cling The
Eastern and Western waters.
ResoiDed also, That the Governor be requested 10
open correspondence with the Executive of Tennes.
see ON the subject of connecting the trade Of New
River and Holsson by railroad, turnpike or other.
wise.
Mr. Preston hoped that the re would be M dieicnltv
I'D adopting these resolutions, as il only carving
out into practice the object OF law which had AL
ready passed the legislature. These resolutions had
oeen delayed by the OF other in which
the aen ion OF the House had been for several DAYS
erg'o.sed
The resolutions were adopted
Message was received from the Senate, by Mr.
Mason, stating that they had agreed to the amend
ment proposed to the Appropriation Bill.
The amendment to the Revenue Bill proposed by
the Senate was to strike ont the clause, subiec citing
boarding houses, which boarded by the month week
or day, to the same licenss and tax with Houses nj
Private Enter,ainment.-The House disagreed 10 the
Amendment Of the Senae-and the Senate now com.
mun'eased tho fact, that they insifed upon their
amendment.
Mr. Claiborne moved the House 10 rec,de from
their dsagreement- and after good dea of discussion
between Messrs CrumP, Bryce, Claiborne, Goode,
Wlteher and Gallaher, the question TAKEN and the
mo ion for recedi0g was lost, ayes Al noes Sand
then, on Mr. Bryces motion, the House determined 10
adhere.
message was received from the Senate, by Mr.
CabeiI, communicating The JUDICIARY BILL with
the aet that the Senate had agreed all the amend
ments oil this House, with the exception Of the 18th
amendment, to which they proposed ame Ddment.
Mr. Yaocey hoped, that The Amendment would be
accepted; he preferred il TO the con which he
him elf bsd hastily drawn yesterday. The present
anne ndment contained in his opinion some valuable ea
tures.
Mr. Leigh TO enter his protest anst the power
assumed by the Senate in the 6rst instance TO attach
any such provi-ioD TO the bill He said, directly
contrary 10 ihs Constitution, which iorbids the Senate
originating any measure Their province was only to
amend-and they might as well have attached pro
vision, changing the whtls Peni'entiary law, az a
clause OF this description. For one, he proes q 4
against any such assumption being hereafter called in
precedent For this reason, he had been opposed
to the original smenemetni Of the Ssnste The pre-.
sent an pDdn en- o a provision otisin, ding II,
this House; erd he had hesitation in sayng ibat il
was preferable TO the propost which had parsed
this HOuss--bu he ccn'ebdsd that II was defecfive-
ana cnersd ~ TO state nen TO show its mperfe ions
He cont led, that amidst The great variety OF cases
which might he construed into con,empis, there was
great difficulty in making provisions Suitable TO every
case-aud that, 'his menirDen t'elf, whilst IL NAV
have provided sufficient punishment for personal con-
tempis had not done enough for contempt of process
&c.-Mr l. eDquired OF the Choir, whether IN,
amendment OF the Senate IS as now amendable-Oo the
Chairs answering "ceriainly-becaussi it was an orig
nal proposition from The Senate, Mr.. j. drafted and
submitted various amendments 10 the proposition-
which as thus amended were read as follows!
Strike oft from Inc word "the" inclusive 10 tho word
"mprisonmen" inciusive--and insert
The power OF the several Courts Of this Common
wealth, and Of the Justices and Judges reof to
attachments and II Hic summary punishpens for con-
temp, Of Court, OF The Justices or Judges thereof
shall no. 10 construed TO extend TO any eases ekcep,
the misbet avour Of any person persons in tho pre-
senee OF Courts or thereto obstruot or in
"rroPt the administration Of justice Add except ca