Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-02-07
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
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HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Saturday, Ftb. !. lS43
communication from the Senate, that they had
passed ihe bill entitled net 10 provide furniture for
me uo'eInor House, and FOR other purposes-aso the
o eht''ed an act to authorize separate election in
each oil Tie counties of Hampshire and Rockinsha
ana 10 change the place Of holding in the county
oil h'ck'ngham-w,th amendments. (The ficnse con
CURED n said amrndmenis)
he srEAKEa laid bsio7, The House Letter from the
un'e'Ho', communicating certain preamble and
lh'ens lately adopted by tie Legislature Of Georgia,
pafty respecting the doctrine Of reputation of State
dep' ana IN par. responsive 10 certain resolutions of
ihe commonwealth Of Massuchuseiis-als report and
resolutions Of the Legislature of New Hampshire
.aTe TO The Thanking privilege and the reduction Of
letter pos'og gee Ordered lcrbe printed.
ne following resolutions were agreed to:
Ivy Mf. fEEEy-lnstructing the Committee OF
Courts OF Justice to enquire into the expectancy of
amending the laws relating TO sheriff. commissions on
forthcoming bonds
by Mr. Smith, OF Observation-Disclosures, the law
passed March 18th, 1911, taxing New York vessels
coming INTO the Virginia waters, has been construed
or nsrepresenrd 10 affect citizens, Owners
OF vesses,l not intended in said act,
Therefore, Resoircd That the Committee for Courts
OF Justice enquire into the expedIemcy of amending
or explaining the same, nn TO affect citizens,
others than those intended in said act
by MI WoKTHIAGroN-That the Committee Of
courts OF Justice enquire into the expediency Of
amending the laws regulating The County Courts of
this Commonwealth 10 provide, tina, instead of the
quarterly terms of said Courla there shall be seminar
nuai terms, having The jurisdiction Of the present quar-
teily terms and further, that motions forthcoming
bonds, taken by virtue Of executions judgments of
tie County Courts, shall he made at the semi annual
Terms, AND not al the monthly terms uf said Courts.
Petitions were presented and referred BY Mr..
TAYLOR, Of Michael La Vese, free man Of color for
PERMISSION 10 remain in the Common wealth by MIR.
IALIAfERRo, OF Sarah S. Gray, for compensation for
the tuition OF certain puor children.
MIR WEST offered The following Resolution:
Rcsoirrd, That tile Committee of Courts of Justice
enquire into The expedcncy of passing some general
aw guarding better against the sacrifice of property
under sales mnde by Sherfs and other officers
MT. CRrrcnFiELD moved its indefinite postpone.
men as we had acted this subject and had quieed the
public mind He hoped lha, we would not in this way
re produce the excitement
MIR. WEST argued at some length the benefits to be
derived from The action proposed by the Resolution,
IN relieving his suffering people.
MIR. CErToHrIELD called the pre- yious questinn-the
vote was ayes %, noes 80. The Speaker decided BY
his vote that the main question should be put.
Mr.. WEST called for the ayes and noes
When the name of DIR POWELL Of A. was called,
MIR. 7. asked leave 10 explain. lie wished 10 be
known that day before yesterday, he had made three
inc ec,ua Efforts get the floor TO give his views in
favor of relieving his suffering constituents Mr.. r
proceeded some length advocate the action OF the
Legislature in giving relief to the country.
The Resolution was indefinitely postponed by the
following vote:
.7ycs- 5essrs. Ho!leman, (Spcaker) Ailworh, Gus.
tia, Randolph, Leake of A. Brooke, Fraz;cr, Wing.
field, Mitchell, Snodgrass, Wilson, Tavenner. Mere.
d'h, Goler, Nowin, Samuel, Lncy, Dennis Hancock,
Broadus, Goodwyn, Brown Of Elizabeth City & War;
wick Garnc,i. Payne, Muse Taaferro, I.enke of G.,
Ca!well, Edmunds of Halifax. S.oysll, ilcRae Bow
den, Davis OF King Il Queen, Wallace Gray, Jackson,
yI,,n P1ptc III
Nansemond, Taylor, Waits, Taiem, Oliver, Davis OF
Ofange \ Greene, BOILING, b nneti, Anderson, Dcy,
Daniel OF FRINGE George, Slroter Daniel of Richmond
City, Bafwell, Moore Of Rnckbrdge, White of kock
bridge, williams Spark, Cfu;chfed, Hrtgman, War.
| rem, Lewis-6
.yoes-Msssts. aann, Cooke, Powell of Amherst,
Byrd Of Bath Newkirk, Stanton, HUBBARD. Bocnck,
Monre Of CabeIl x Wayne, Irving, Powell of Fairfax
Smith of F. Rust, Stockton, Deskins, Wood, Byrd OF
+. Carroll, Blue, Ward, Miles, Basel, Smith Of H
King, Gallaher, Warrington, Parks, Gibson, Garter,
Miller of l., KidwelI, Martin, Miller Of NJ. II j.,
Crz, Bird of Pendle,on. Ta!man, Brown OF Preston,
Bmwner, Slurn, Cowan, Kane, Gatewocd, Tate
Spots, West, Henry, Goodson, Neal "a.
| Mr.. GRAY submitted resolution that this House
will with the of the Senate adjourn sine die
on Monday, the 9th day Of March next Laid On the
table.
| On motion OF MIR GARRETT, the House went into
Committee Of the Whole ON The Apporlionment Bill
| Mr.. Waits in the Chair.
The bill reported ty the Special Committee being
under consideration
Mr.. Lacy offered his prcjei as substitute for the
original bill. Mr. l.. suPpnred his proiet at length
Mr. l. plan vas opposed by hlessrs. Leake OF A. and
! Powell Off and was lost
| Mr.. WILLIAMS offered Mr.. Tavcnners plan 10 sub
stute SIX Western Districts 70, the SIX corresponding
| by Nessrs. TAvENNEs, BASEL WEST, kIDwELL, and
I oppose by Messrs STANTON, MAR1iS, FREScH, GAL
LAHER PARKS and BROOKE.
MIR. MAHriS moved to amend the plan by exchanging
Randolph and Preston counties in The 10Th District fol
Harrison county in the llih District. List Messrs
S1una and WILLIAMS III favor, and alessrs. STANTON
/ WEST, BRowS OF r., ond SMITH OF fl against it.
| Mr.. Tayenners amendment was adopted, ayes g.
noes 42
This plan is as follows (the 10th and lth Districts
the same as in the original billy
| Tenth District Frederick, Hampshire, Morgan
| Berkeley. jefferson, Clarke, Warren, Page.
Eieremh District Rockingham, Hardy, Pendeton
| Rockbridge, Augusta, Shenandoah.
T,rtitth Disrrf.- Monroe, Boteiourt, Roanoke
Montgomery, Pulaski, Floyd, Giles, Mercer, Green
brer, Pocahontas, Logan, Bath Allegheny, Nicholas
/ Thirteenth District = Washington, Lee, Scott, Rus
sell. Smyth, "ythe, Grayson and Carroll Patrick
| 1azewell.
Fyuyteenfh District -Knnawin, Jackson, Mason,
Cabell and Wayne, Lewis, Harrison, Bfaxton, Wood
| Favptte.
F;ftsenM District -Monongalia. Brooke, Ohio, Mar
shall, Tyler Marion, Randolph, Preston.
Mr. EpMuNDs OF II. mnvcd 10 strike out, in the orr
pina bill. Charlotte, in the Sd District, and insert Ia
iirlck This change was made necessary nv Pairck
beinr left out Of the Western Districts. Carried.
Mr. PowELL of a. offered several amen dine nts-bnt
II being late, on motion OF alr BococS, The Committee
rose ported progress and asked leave 10 SIT ngan
which granted.
On notion Of Mr.. TAYLOR, the House adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES,