Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-01-12
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HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
NJ on}av, Jan. ID. 1913


On motion OF MIR. Garnett, the report
of the committee Of courts rejecting the
petition of Watkins Harperfor divorce,
was taken up.
Air. Garrett moved to reverse the re-
port Of the committee. Mr.. G.. gave
statement Of the case, from which it ap-
pears that the wife had abandoned her
husband. and been guilty of adultery:
Nessrs. Garnett, Keen, Brown, Of 2.
and Miller, of L., supported the motion
TO amend. and Mr.. Hopkins opposed it.
The motion to amend was Iost-ayes
SO, nays 81.
The report Of The committee was then
agreed to.
MIR. Keen rose to correct tvpograph-
ical error, which was made in the report
of the proceedings Saturday, in the Wing
Of the morning, m asciibing TO him the
following resolution:
Resohed, That the committee Of FL
nance be instructed to inquire into the
expe'Ilency of taxing horses at three years
old instead Of when foaIded; and that
said committee also inquire into the ex-
pediency of taxing negroes under IL
years of age.
MIR. K. said he not only did not offer
this resoiation-but he disapproved of it
entirely.
fhe resolution came from NJ. Kane.
instead Of Air. keen.7
Mr.. Keen offered resolution that the
committee of courts inquire into the ex-
pedency of changing the time of holding
elections from the time now fixed by law
TO the court days in April.
MIR. Keen said proposition to this ef-
feet had passed this House several times,
and always lost in the Senate. He had
never seen any one among the people
who was in favor of the .rresefst yti,ue.-'
! he people were not able to 90 to courts,
and then to elections on a different ,Iav.
MIR. Goodson moved to lay the resoIu-
ton on the table, as the Appointments
Bill might not be passed in time to hold
the elections in April, this year.
Nir. Banks suggested that. If the reso-
luton were amended SO as to provide for
holding the elections on the court DAYS
in April generally. and this year, on
some other month. the views of all sides
might be accommodated.
Mf..Cnwan moved the indefinite post.
ponement of the resolution.
MIR. Keen would be glad to hear some
reason tor the motion. He thought Mr.
Cowan was peoples man, and he was
surprised-a the motion from that quar-
ter lie repeated, that he had not seen
the people who were in favor of the exis-
ting law. The repeated repeal Of the
act by this, the popular branch of the
legislature, proved that the people desii
red change. He ;had teard that the
present law was designed for party effect
to prevent men from voting more than
once. This was to limit the right oil
sufiraeeby laD which was usurnat,on
upon the constitution. Mr.. K entered
a general protest asaipstAll the expert
ments made since lS30-Fbey had ali
worked to the injury of the people. and
for one, he would go for putting things
in the condition they were IN at that
time. He contended that it was more
convenient and more republican to have
the elections on the court DAYS. The
people desired it, and he hoped it would
be the pleasure Of the house to CRAFTY
their wishes.
Mr.. Cowan was opposed to the resolu-
ton because the present law prevented
many frauds, which were formerly prac-
Used. The gentleman from pittsylvania