Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-01-03

Cowan, Gatewood, Tate, Spark, Hedgman Henry,
Gocdson, Neal, and I.eftaich-a7.
And the original resolution of the Committee was
agreed To.
Fir. GARsETT offered resolution iEstructing the
Committee of Courts of Justice TO enquire into the
pedIency Of amending tie law concerning divorces,
that the Superior Courts Of Inv and Chancery may
grant divorces rineuto mauimonii IN cases Of adult
cry.
Mr.. HopKIss moved an indefinite pos:ponement, OIL
The ground that the resolution nothing but an
invitation to man and wife, when they become dscon
tented 10 here and have the bonds Of na;rmony
dissolved.
The Resolution then indefinitely postponed.
MIR. KEEN offered resolution insrucling the Com.
mittee Of Courts Of Justice enquire into the expe
diency of passing law changing The time of holding
The elections of this Commonwealth SO hold the II.
in future the respective court days in the month o,
April ihroug bout the Commonwealth.
MIR. CowAS moved The indefinite postponement @!
the resolution.
Mr.. KEEN defended the resolution warmly He said
that such resolution had heretofore been adopted by
The House but always rejected by the Senate. lie
suspected the present system of elections the
day had been arranged for party reasons to pre-
vent persons from voIing more than once. This de
pryation of the peoples rights is a curious sort OF
Repub!icanism. THIS is peoples law-and We should
grant them all their rights.
MI. CowAs opposed this change; for, it would be
productive Of great frauds. This, far from being the
peoples law, is the rich mans law. His people were
opposed TO any change of this sort.
Mr. KEEN wanted to bring back the good old custom.
Some OF the arslocratic ordlings of his county
the greatest friends of the poor. This was party
move.
| Mr. CowAs. For three years this move has come
from the Wing party. Indeed, the gentleman from
Pittsy vana is one of the warmest partzans He IN
derstood the gentleman had in 340 travelled through
the State Of Ohio making Buckeye speeches.
Mr. pnff - oEad /,
the law.
Mr. CoorEs called for the ayes and noes. The reso
luton postponed indefinitely by the following vote
| .7yeS-hl.ssrs. Randolph, Mann, Cooke Powell oil
Amherst, Brooke, B. I'd of Bath, Wilson, Tavenrer
| Stanton, Meredith, 3ck, HUBBARD, Bococs, Moore oil
CabrIl and Wayne, Samuel, Dennis. Goodwin, Smith
of Fauquier, Stockton, Dcskins, TOliarrro, Wood
Byrd ri Frederick, French, lsake of Goochland, Car
roll, Calwell, Edmunds Of Halifax, Stovail, Blue
Ward, Basel, Gibson, Stollings, Miller of Loudoun
Jackson, Kidwell, Martin, Miller Ct Mason and Jack
son, J,gsits, Norhng,on Tanzey, Wade, Dyche, Ed
gington, sirole, CRIT, Bird of Pende,on, Hop kns
Brown OF Preston, Anderson, Daniel OF Prince George
Brcwner, Surm, Burwell, Deneale, Cootes, Cowan
Kane, Gatewood, Tate, Hedgman, SPOTS, West
! Henry, Goodson, Neal, and Lclwich-65.
| foss-alessrs Liolleman, (speaker) Frszier, Nit
chell, Snodgrass Tcer, Nowlin Lacy, Broadns, Gar
nett, Payne, Muse Mi es Smith of Harrison, King
Gaiaher, Parks, Banks, Taylor, Oliver, Keen, Ben.
nett, Taman Daniel of Richmond City, Moore Of
Rockb.dge, White Of Rockbridge, Spark, and Walkel
81
The bill 10 amend the seventh section of the "act to
provide for the opening and repair of the public roads,
passed March Sd, 1855, read third time aad passed
The bill. dvorcug Jacob kerns, b.ing It's FIRST read
ing, Mr. SrovALL, moved its indefinite postponeme I
Tx motion sustained by Msssrs. HorKIss and
SToyALL, aad opposed by hrssrs EaowS of Preston
BASEL, hiDWELL, and KEEN
There were some piquant arg umen,s adduced by diff
farent orators.
Mr.. BIRD of Pendlston made an unsuccessful! mo-
ton TO ADJOURN.
The motion for ndeinite pos: pone men. lost
and the o.ll was ordered 20 a second reading.
Petitions were presented and referred, b. Mr.
STasroS, of Philip Russell OF Brooke County, praying
that certain sums of money paid by him to the Com
moaweaih be refunded BY alr. ioLER, Of sundcy
citizens Of BediurG and Campbell for the Incorporation
Of company 10 construct turnpike on the "Forest
Road III saa counties by Mr. CowAy, Of citizens ol
Russell county, for law to complete The Pound Gap
Road by Mr.. RANDOLPH, of tie Rivanna Navigation
Company asking for law authorizing them to purchase
many slaves they may deem advisable, TO be en-
poyed principally about the REPAIRS renewal or atera
ton OF the works on the line with authority to sell
said slaves whenever they may choose SO TO do-also,
petition Of The same Company, praying emendmen,
Of tie law respecting mill owners navigable streams
improved by locks and dams, many OF whom erected
their dams before the Companies were organized for
improving the navigation, 10 give relief in
of mil! dams being destroyed suffered to go dow
by negect:-By MIR. SMITH Of H., Of sundry citizens
o. Randolph, ior survey and change Of the location
Of part of The Parkersourg and Stanton Turnpike
Road:-And by Mr.. Coorrs, of the President and Di.
rectors of tine Shenandoah Company, for The
amendment of their charter, DC.
The following resolutions were adopted, viz
By MIR. ToLER, insirocting the Committee OF Courts
Of Justice to enquire into the expedency of authorizing
all saes of property taken under execution other
legal process within the corporation OF Lynchburg, TO
he made in front of the Market House, instead Of at
the Court House of said corporation, required
by law.
By Mr.. MILLER of a., instructing the Committee en-
Militia Laws TO enquire into the expcdency of abolish
ing the present militia system, and CT establishing in
lis place cheap and correct system for enrolling the
militia of the Commonwealth, and that each county b.
required according TO law 10 report annually to the
Legislature the number of abIe-bodied therein,
between the age of Is aud 45 years.
BY Mr.. TAvEssER, resolution, nstructing the Com
mitlee of Roads, &c, to enquire into the expedirncy
of further appropriation for the completion Of the
Staunton and Petersburg road aso resolution that
the Committee of Courts Of Justice enquire whether
any, and if any, what amendments should be made to
the various acts of Assembly, relating to unlawful de-
tainers, and forcible entry and detainers.
On motion Of MIR. SMITH Of Harrison, the House ad.
iourued.