Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-03-22

And then, on motion OF Mr.. HoLLAnAs the House
insisted on It's disagreement.
Mr.. CKurcifi.LD cali Id up resolution from the
Senate, asking committee 10 meet committee OF the
Senate for the purpose Of comforting in relation to the
Senate enmcnts 10 "an act concerning the lien of
judgments, aud the question upon agreeing 10 the rcso
luton decided in the negative.
The following bills read third time and passed
AN act concerning the Richmond Theatre-An act
concerning the Mechanics and others payment for their
labor and materials expended in erecting repairing
houses and other buildings aud their appurtenance-Am
act 10 construct press for the LIST Auditor Office
An act to authorize transfer OF property from the
MnnongnlIa TO the Morgantown female academy-An
act amending the act concerning the collection ofcerks,
sherliis, and sergean,s fees passed l9h March, c39
An act amending the act passed, March 9th, 1894
titled act 10 provide for The construction OF read
from Prices turnpike TO Cumberland Gap and for other
purposes, was taken up on its third reading.
A ryder was adopted, on motion OF alr. CRuTcHFIELp,
repeating the acts relating loan to the Frcdericks
burg and Richmond Turnpike company and increasing
the capital stock of the SAID company-aso 10 repeal
the act authorsing further subscription the part OF
the State to the Louisa Railroad company
The bill as amended was passed
MIR HAa"IE called up the bill appropriating the por
ton of the surplus Of Literary Fund due to the county
Of Amelia to Washington Academy
The question being upon an amendment proposed by
Mr.. Bowden repeating the act passed this session ap.
proprlatng $1,000 per annum 10 the Military Institute
at Lexington out of the surplus of the Literary Fund
The amendment lost, and the bill ordered to
be engrossed
bull for printing the records of causes in the Court
of Appeals was taken up, on motion of Mr. HoLIApAY.
MIR. III. then read letter from the Clerk OF the
Supreme Court which represented, that the printing
Of the records, and placing them IN the hands of the
Judges, had greatly expedited the decision of
the Court The President referred to nversations
with the late Judge Barbour, in which he spoke of the
striking manner in which the business of the Supreme
Court facilitated by the printing of the records
MIR. III. declared that he believed that the printing
would enable the Court to decide two where they
now disposed OF one; and, average,
pending in the Court for years. this saving Of time
was most important to the ends Of justice
MIR. HOPKINS earnestly opposed the BILL lie was
opposed to eg'slang 'ndulscnces TO the azine,s OF
the judges and he therefore moved The indefinite
postponement of the whole subject
Mr.. Brown of Preston would vote for the postpone.
ment, lie understood it intended offer an
amendment to the BILL which would tax the lawyer. and
judges with the printing, and lie did not wish 10 vote
on such an amendment
The House refused to postpone ayes 10, noes g.
The question REQUIRED upon ON amendment proposed
by Mr. HoLLEMAS increasing the fees for the purpose
OF deiraying the expenses oil printing.
MIR. HOLIDAY stated that this increase wholly
unnecessary. Mr.. llolleman himself, who not in
the Hail. had consented to yield up his amendment.
MIR. Holiday said that it proposed 10 pay for the
printing, by requiring that twothrds Of The fees
present paid for copying the records should be paid
into the Treasury TO deray the cost Of printing, and
the remaining one.third should be retained by the
clerk, 10 remunerate him for experimenting the print.
ing.
The amendment was then rejected, and the bill
dcred to be engrossed.
STAY LAW.
Mr. CArERToS called up the bill s'to prevent the
crilice of property under forced sales"
Mr.. CApERroS made speech in support of il 10 show
that the was demanded by the distressed
dition Of the country, and TO show its consttutIonay
Horr tha NJ fhp
conended that it was unconstitutional, and that its Ell
fects would be injurious 10 the State and the
nifty.
MIR. YERBY moved the Previous Question After
some debate this motion was withdrawn.
Mr.. LIGoN addressed the House in favor OF the bill,
and replied to tie objections urged against it.
Mr.. EDGINGToS supported the bill with much ear
nestncss, and was followed by Mr.. HAsKlSs on the
same side. The gentlemen who supported the bill con-
CURED in their representations to the distress
that prevailed in their respective Districts and the
cessity of the Stay Law 4 measure of relief.
Mr.. TAYLOR Of n. b. demanded the previous question,
and there was n second-60 TO -.
The question upon The indefinite postponement was
then decided in the affirmative as follows:
.7yes- Messrs. Rives, Harvie, Wingield, Mitchell,
Newkirk, Robinson, Rddick, Toler, Nown, Samuel,
Apperson, Cardwe, BroadGs Brown of Elizabeth City
IL Warwick, Semple, Robins, Guerrunt, Clark, Spea-
Ger, Watkins, Thompson, III Rae, iIoeman, Bowden
Davis of K Il G., Wallace of X. c. Taylor of L.. Ra-
mcy, NJ lhaney, Holiday, Marshall, Banks, Diggs,
Boyd, Scott Of NJ Ilarrel Taylor Of n. B., Etherdge,
Watts, VERIFY, Fitzgerald, lliden, Pherson, IIlner,
Wallace Of P, Keen, Hopkins, Wilson, Dye, Heath,
Strother, Daniel, NJ Galley, Shipman, Smith of r
Gaewood, Cruchiield, Ford, Warren, Buck and Mayo
81
.'oes-hlessrs Southa, (Speaker,) Davis Of A., Kin
ney, Brooke, Nayse, Hunter, Cox Of b. & l. Jones Of
b., Harrison of Jones of B., Haskins, Moore, Irving
Foster, Payne, Woods, Early, Wood, Byrd, French,
Carroll, Erskine, Vance, Pugh, Mullen, Kncheloe,
Armstrong, Griggs, Moer, Kennedy, Woodard, Smith
of X, Clendenin Martin of NJ Smith of NJ. & j., Nor
gan, Harrison of NJ, Caperon, Davis Of M. 81 p Or
rick, Lyon, Edgington, Cheatham, Grimes, Brown of
P, Brawner, Elliott Leyburn, Cowan, CULLEN, Craw-
ford Tate, Urquhart, Bowen, Martin of T., GOodOon,
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