Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-23

Revolutionary War, and that said Committee have pow
er to require Of any department of this Commonwealth
such information may be necessary touching sale
services and compensation
On motion Of Mr.. RIDLEY, the Committee of Courts
o. Justice was instructed to inquire into the eypedicn
cY Of providing by law Limitation 10 the liability
The aSsisnnrs OF bonds, bills and obligations.
On motion oil III" same, the same Committee was in
structcd TO inquire into The expedicncy of authorsing
the Judges Of the Circuit Superior Courts of Law and
Chanccry to appoint guardians nd Item in vacation
On motion of the same the same Committee was in
structcd TO inquire into the expedicncy of amending
the act entitled "an act to reduce into the several
acts concerning executions and for the relief of nsol.
vent debtors, passed February 18th, SI9 allow
all persons in custody any civil action on any ore-
nal or mcSae process, 10 confess Judgment in the
Clerk Office in vacation, although such dobtor NAV
not desire to take the insolvcnt oath
On Mr. GiEsoN motion, the Committee of Finance
was instructed to inquire into the expediency OF re-
curing the Board Of Principal Assessors in scs-
sion in this city, 10 state in the margin of their tables of
assessment the added TO each tract account of
minerals, and of providing that the Commissioners Of
Revenue, when these minerals become valuelcss,
should deduct from the tract the added.
FREE SCHOOLS.
Mr.. VESABLE offered the following resolution:
Res0iccd That the Committee of Schools be instruct
ed TO inquire into the proprIey of allowing the School
Commissioners of the comfy of Prince Edward and of
such other counties and corporations as said Commits
the children of INDECENT parents than they
thorlzed by law TO pay.
Mr. SMITH of !. of w moved to make the resolution
general BY striking out the county Of Prince Edward.
A greed to.
Mr. COLEMAN then offered the following resolution,
as substitute for the resolution as amended:
Rcsofred, That the Committee of Schools be instruct
ed to inquire into the cxpedency of establishing the
District Free School system in Virginia.
Mr. CoLEnAS supported his proposition in few
bret and eloquent remarks.
At the suggestion of Mr.. GREGORY he withdrew it
an amendment to the resolution which adopted,
and afterwards offered il as independent resolution,
and il was agreed 10.
QUARTERLY COURTS
The bill concerning county and corporation courts,
was, on motion of Mr.. SouTHALL, taken up
The bill proposes TO reduce the number of quarterly
courts from to year.
Mr.. SMITH of l. of w. moved to amend the bill by
inserting three instead oft,ro.
Mr.. CRrTCEFIELp opposed the whole bill and moved
It's indefinite postponemcnt.
A good deal of discussion ensued, in which Messrs
MAY, RADCLIFFE, SouTnALL and WooD participated
and supported the amendment, and Mr.. CRuTcufiELp
and Mr.. WuRrHTSGT0S opposed it.
Mr.. TArLoE of r. and L. called for the ayes and
noes, which were, ayes So noes 33.
So the House agreed to postpone the bill indefinitely
GENERAL. ELECTIONS.
On motion Of Mr. GREGORY, the bill TO change the
time of holding the General Elections of this Common
wealth, was taken up.
[rhc bill provides that the elections shall be held
the court days in the month of April.
Mr. BYRD opposed the BILL and moved to amend it, by
striking out the ''court days in April, and inserting
the ''third Thursday in May
Mr.. POWELL moved the indefinite postpOncmcnt of
the bill
Mr.. ErNABLE said he had never seen an individual
in his region the country, who did not express dsap
probation of the change in the time of holding the cleo
tons. All in favor of holding the elections
the court days As he only anxious to have full
VOTE he would move that the bell be rung.
Mr.. JACKSON of Wood was opposed to the practice
of ringing the bell Let gentlemen stay in the House,
or let them be deprived of the privilege of voting
He called for the ayes and noes on the motion to ring
the bell, which ordered.
When the roll was called through, Mr. Wilson
moved that the rule be suspended, for the purpose Of
admitting absent members to vote the motion 10
ring the bell r. Jackson opposed the suspension of
the rules and called for the ayes and noes, which
ordercd--and were, ages 3, noes 1O
So the House refused 10 suspend the rule.
The House ordered the bell to be rung, ayes 80,
noes 30
Mr. CLARKE of Surry called for the ayes and noes on
the motion TO postpone indefinitely.
Mr. RADCLIFFE requested MIR. Powell 10 withdraw
the motion for indefinite posponement, which Inc de-
cncd to do.
Mr. r. then moved to adjourn, and the ayes and noes
being ordered were ayes Il, noes 30
So the House refused TO ad ourn.
Mr. GREGORY spoke at some length IN favor OF the
bill
When he concluded, Mr. RAnrY moved that the
House al ourn. Lost
Mr. Pow ELL called the previous question. Ordered.
The vote Oh the motion to postpone was lost Ayes
"A, noes &c, as follows
.1yS-AIcssrs. Carpenter, Wood, Hannah, Jackson
Of B. g. L., Thornburg, Burwel of c. x w, Powell,
Anderson, Howell, Baker Byrd, King, Guerrant, Car
rol of G., Taylor of Halifax, Gibson, Allen of Hamp
shire, White, Lee, Armstrong, Wright, Harrison,
Banks, Taylor of NJ. & NJ, Clayton, Chapman, Wade
of NJ. & P, Myers of Morgan, Hodges Etherdge,
TIudnall, Aleslre Hincr, May, Carroll Of p Sturm,
Smith of Rockingham, Shipman, CULLEN, Conn, Bare,
Griever, SPOTS, Goodson, Stangcr-ll.
.roes-Alessrs. Gmer, (Speakcr,) Bayly, Chopper,
Soutlall, Cabell, Cue, Stuart, LockrIdgc, Burwel
of Bedford, Mitchell, Myers Of Berkeley, Hunter, Me-
rcdth IIaskins, KYLE, Flood, Tocr Fox Corbn, Cole
man, Cardwcll, Broadus, Wilson, Cralford, Roane,
Marshall, Payne Hale, Wade of F, Smith of G., Frs
kline, Butts, Clark of Hal, Seymour, NJ Rae, Hamlet,
Smith Of L. of w, Gregory, Worthington, Kennedy,
Reynolds Tayloc of Il R., Lawson, Beard Ramey,
Lpscomb, Organ, Caldwell, Smith OF VI: j., Bas
kerve, Goodc, Evans, Masse, Allyn of b., VERIFY,
Fitzgerald Hidcn, Staples, Tunstall, Tallman, Mi
chaux Vcnabe, Roberts, Radcliffe, Walden Snyder,
Leyburn Smith Of Russell, Ridley, Crutchfeld, FItz
hugh, Clarke of Surry, Prince, Stephenson, Walker
Jackson of Wood-76.
journcd.
Tuesday, jim. FL 1910.
A communication was received from the Senate, stat
inc that they had agreed to the resolution Of the House
for proceeding the election Of Senator of the L. 5
on tho l5d inst.
The Chairman presented statement from the Cashier
of the North Western Bank, showing the members of
the Legislature who stockholders in the Bank, and
their indebtedness as individuals, or members OF
firms (The statement desgnatcs three members OF the
Legislature whose joint indebtedness does not exceed
81 300
On Mr. WALDEN's motion, the Committee OF Courts
of Justice were instructed to inquire into the necessity
of providing by law for the ctfcctual security OF
iaors of this Commonwealth 10 their fees arising from
persons confined upon civil process.
Various reports were presented by the Committees
Of the House.
Mr.. BAKER submitted a resolution for proceeding on
the 10Th day of February next to the election OF
member Of the Executive Council, to fill the vacancy
occasoncd By the expiration of the term OF service oil
Henry L. Hopkins, Esq.
Mr. MAY hoped that the resolution would not be act
cd upon until the Legislature had elected the Governor
and Senator of the L. S. And his motion, the re-
solution was laid upon the table
On Mr. MAYS motion Report from the Committee
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