Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-02-23
OF VIRGINIA
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


.Noaday FEB. 20, ls43.
A communication from The Senate, that they have
postponed indefinitely the bill amending the laws IN
relation to attachments agans, absconding debtors
The following resolutions were adopted:
By Mr.. WLsr, that leave be given to bring in bill
authorizing the officers Of the 5ilh regiment Of Viz
GINA niliiu in the county Of Tyler, 10 train on tie
farm Of Thomas Steel Little Fishing Greet in rad
county, instead OF training al Aldd!seouFne, as now
prescribed by law.
By AIR. sToIllxcs, ,ha, the Committee of Roads,
Nc, enquire into the expsdency OF removing the Oh
structions TO the navigation Of Coal river
Petitions presented and resrcd:-By Mr. RUST,
of sund.y CITIZENS OF Fauquier county Tor valuation
law for an increase of the jurisdiction OF single justices,
and rr reduction Of sherffs' feee:-By Mr. STANTON,
for the relief Of Providence ind Daniel s Mounts.
The engrosscd bill concerning Samuel Houston and
the administrator of John Saunderson deceased, lad
mnisra,ors of Matthew II. Rice being its passage,
Mr.. WILLIAMS opposed the BILL as the Court had fe.
fused n allow the nteres, which he bill provided for
The b'il reecled-ayes -, iic,s -
Late in Inc day, Mr. BowprS moved -eccnsidara.
ton of tie vote, allow the gentleman from
Cumberland TO plain the II The TIL Mess!s.
lE>Iyc ANnERso: and florGiss supported the motion.
Mr.. STovALL, 10 make 1t test uest'on, ca!'d the
ayes and The House, ty iac vote Of = 10 -,
agreed to reconsider. The bill beng again upon It's
passage, alessrs. BRoogI, Coo1rs lfyI>c, hsp,Esos
and BowDEs supported, and MessTs. GcoDsoS end
CuwAs opposed lhe motion. Mr.. GooDsoS called the
ayes and noes. The bill passcd-ayes -, noes
3o)
The bill for the purchase of the copyright of Davis
Criminal Justice, being It's second reading,
Mr. LEAKr, Of Al5emare, offered amendment
to pay 0GU0 for the copyright, and TO reserve 50 600,
to be paid when the work s handed ready for the
press with all the enacmeuts, the publica.
ton of the fret edition of said work.
Mr. YERBY commended, that the Literary Fund should
be kept sacrsdy for ,he benefit Of the poor orphans
the Siate. lie was willing to give for this copyrgh,
900, Which lie considered fully sufficient end
which he thought ought 10 OIL, of Tie Treasury
proper-bu he thought Sl5 900 enormously high, and
which no Bookseller would give. BY giving $4,000,
give large enough grauty, especially as i, is
taken from fund which should be devoted TO the edu.
cation of INDECENT children.
MIR. iERBY proposed TO amend Mr.. LEAKE's amend.
ment, so as to pay not more than $4,000 in all.
Mr.. GARRETT thought that portion of the Literary
Fund could not be better employed than in gen.
ing The bengh,ed justices, whose courts the pecu
liar guardians OF The poor, apprentices, &c. There
were in this case, moreover, peculiarly high claims
upon our justice. lie should chcef;uiiy 90 for The
whole amount.
Mr.. LrAEE, Of Albcmarlc, though, it strange, tina,
the gentleman from Northampton, in all his zeal for
the POOR, should not lave considered the crying evil
Throughout the State, Of the utter of legal nfor.
nation OF The Justices in whose hands such inter.
ests of the poor reposc This is grntuy-ths is no
appeal to the sympathes of the House-in behalf OF
Mr.. Davis family. The true ground is, that the JUS
tees require work, and that this is The best wo,
that can be placed in their hands. The gentleman
himself has admitted these facts. Mr.. l. maintained
that the proposed 10 be given, was far below it's
Intrinsic worth. Professor Davis, Zone Of the first end
best in the Slae,) had estimated It at 800 900
and nothing but the necessities of the family had IN
duced them To take less. He, (Mr l. } was prepared
TO GO the iarhes length in favor Of schools =
but do not now interfere with these schcols-pro
vsicn is made for them. extrinscav of the sum OF
Gao which hag bppn Dacad in I Erp
as the price Of high crime And we better employ
portion ct This fund than in using Il TO ehlighlen tie
Justices This is peculiar case and cannot be made
precedent
Mr.. YEssy replied, and con,ended that large por.
ton Of this large amount Sl5,0G0l was gratuty
10 the family of Mr. Davis. lie thought $4,000 twice
the value Oft the work. He repeated thu, the common
schools would be injured by making this large appro
priaion. These the days OF retrenchment and
reform; and we cannot afford TO throw away so much
money.
Mr. lRv,yc opposed Mr. YEKgYs amendment; and
thought tina. the additional amendments of the work
would be very important. He was that the work
from lis peculiar value, amply worth The Gum pro.
posed by Mr.. LEAKK.
M.. RASpoLrH in reply TO the enquiry of the zen.
tleman from Northampton, would say, That Ibis : s.
600 would come from the blood OF the husband AID
father, who had been sacrificed Mr.. r. dla,ed upon
the great value Of this book
Mr. BEowS of +. There is bill before the House
we should take every OF enligh,ening SAID JUS
tees the moment that about 10 increase then
power and responsibility. He bore testimony to the
merits OF the work. and thought we ought not TO drive
hard bargain with Mr. Davs's family. lie would
cheerfuy 60 for the proposed, e. we ought, by
all means, 20 furnish this book
Mr.. CgurcuriEy.p. Every body agrees that we
should furnish the Magistracy Of the Commonwealth
with work Of this kind and this is the very book
that ought TO be furnished lie did not think the price
100 much lie supposed the Of this work not be
ing in existence, and asked, that case If Si5 00G
! would be too mach: MIR. {. argued that the appro
prcton for this work would not affect the ocular
crung Literary fund
Mr.. POWELL Of F., in favcr Of purchasing the
copy right, and thought $4,000 enough lie would
much prefer 10 take the sun out Of the Treasury than
out of The Literary Fund.
MIR. FRAZIER wished to know if the gentleman from
Northampton estimated nothing, the lifetime OF
labor and the aud tear of genius which author
must undergo. Tic knew, of his own knowledge, that
Professor Davis valued the work al $50 .0o0-and il
Mr. ID were living, hs would take less This work
is admitted 20 be Indispensab,y necessary. We can
extract great good from enormous evil by prfchas
ing this work with the fund which had sprung from ]
violation Of public justice.
air. YEEBY called Tie ayes and noes.
Mr.. YrEEYs amen diacn: was lost hy the rotc-ayes
p, noes 9S.
Mr. RasDoLrH, TO redeem pledge given before
though against his own opinion Of the value OF The
work moved TO strike out the sum Of $4,000 (the last
pa ymenD and insert $4,000.
MIR. CRUTcHriILD was disposed 10 re LIBERAL enc
! would go agans, Eeduotion-esfecially as he FRO