Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-02-06
:, i, testimony and warmly opposed

caph".:n
he pe',I!Iaa1l AL sustained the divorce, ;Ds, n.
M Mr. PRESTON, al length arsue0 asA''' =
petition: 1aNlER and MCPHERSON o. rage
MsssrS L.. rsasonableness OF this petition ;,
'n, Nr TAYLOR, Of Norfolk o0''
the ayes ana 'c s; 10 80, declared the petition 10
N rsaSSTSoaT1IE R called up report from the com
Mr. ToLs" be petition Of George b. Thur,
man man for a divorce on a @
his wie ro1 Err moved 10 remove the decision %
Mr. I'LL -, and explained The facts.
me commnrSTON remarked that ne lhonSht
Mr. M NJ cose than the one Just oeciueu-
lie shcu ..a declared the petition 10 De reasoha-
be FRAZIER called up'he nil "T9 S, lnsrea Sc
Mr. ~ 9I,asr Of The Siaunton and James nj
The CapMa. n.0 for the purpose OF McAaam'"'ns
yer G .o,5 on lis third reading o,;or &C Mr.
their roau "a On The table, on moaoh o. WI.
L was '1 ,rbo wished 10 prepare, ana oie' an
important ryder. - ,ppoNarrox.
- ,,.rossed bill establishing me e new .Ju"
lar out OF parts oi ',,, awe nm
@@,m mSs Prince Edward and eha''o>'
is pa ToER opposed the bhe 'G sis new
M ,tsr. vas no, The least necessity in,ao;nary
oa, -, Moreover in redresSils IN. w;,l he 10 in.
eoa" snces complained Of 'as e pl,..;nsbam and
nr. The properly holiers al p"'"
jTamnbell Court Houses. no new county
MY ANDERSON sus'aine. M h.re : delegate.
which would be large cnousm , NJ now expe-
Mr A pointeti out the lneonse",IS;ib no oran,ine
mr.. q; p ,rb,ch oush, 10 he reniedied ny sianun
rience'i, Win, Il would leave all The counties
ms new s;.b ne new county is taken, fuii large
non nsi = > her,er shape than al present
an. ~ TnI ER further coa,ended that Inc law,
MI .sscs had no, been complied with:
u ,a sue FOOD had been in favor OF this new
W.. ~. had been instructed BY The people
e4ar p,nl,;noham 10 vote agains. It, "hich nc
s' Wr WOSELEY exposed the disastrous conse-
W ,rh;ch would attend the formation OIL ms
qso,,r,y He commended that il was scheme
.nss,,rwari The pecuniary views OF few lnoiViuu-
az S,r FOX explained and opposed The bill. :,
~ Iii, wos passed by the following vote, Mr.
Toi.ER having called The ayes and noes:
trss-aIe.srs. Poulson, Layne, Powell, Full
- Il, Augusta Thompson Of Bo,etourt, HAYS
Miller WT Harrison, Marshall of Charlotte, VIM
60. Hobson Thompson OF Dinwiddie, Mar
.S,, NIL r Tyree. Street, Brooks, Carson, Loveit
rranch I.eaEe, Parks, Mcpherson OF Greenbrier
pa.s S,oyall Blue, Ward, Bassell, Woolton
Godw;p, Bowden, Halves, Flanary, Farley, Tay!
lar Of Loudoun, Gordon. Blackwell, kidwe!i
p.n, Wade. Hamilton of Monroe, Middleton
Easno,on Davis of Orange and Greene, NC
pherson Of rase. Gay, Hamilton OF Preston, An
derson. Daniel OF Prince George, S.urm, Franz
Waite. coo,es, Mariz, Cowan, Kane Denison
S,ickley, Tate, Hedsman, billiard, Freeman
Newton, Peery, Funs,en, Goodson, JacSson.eo
Nogs-Mes>rs Southall, (Speaker,) Pits
Brown, Campbell, Scruggs, Pendleton, Myers
Flood, Moseley, Beuhrins, Fox, Toler, Broadcu
OF Caroline, Lacy, Broadus OF Culpeper, Wood
Garnett, Eduunds of Fauquier, Payne, Helms
Winston. Lee, McRae Of Henrico, Turner OF Jei
ferson, Towner Smith, Davis Of King & Queen
Wallace. Ramey, Grub, Banks, Parriolt, Bas
kerville Preston, OFerrall, kilby, Walts, hap
per, VERIFY, Oliver, Turner Of Patrick, boliine
Witcher, Lanier, Cooke, Dey, Macrae Of princ
William, Moore, Minor, Fulton OF Wythe an
Pulaski so.
The following engrossed bills we're read thir
time and passed: -,
Authorizing the Independent Order OF Od
Fellows, at Harper's Ferry, TO hold lim''e
amount Of real estate, and 10 take bones iron
their treasure, and for other purposes; itnPo
sing taxes for the support OF Government MI
Edmupds OF Halifax was requested to INFORM tn'
Senate)-"To change the name oil place 10
holding separate election in the county oil Lou
DOM and Tor the establishment OF separate
election in the county OF Northampton"
Mr.. WITCHER moved to lay the bills On tn'
table SO as to reconsider the vote passing The hi
above, concerning the Independent Order OF Odt
Fellows al Harper's Ferry. He wished TO amend
il, 50 as 10 give 10 the Legislature the power Q
repeating, as is provided in all the charters Of in
CORPORATION OF such societies.
The notion failed-53 TO 5..
Mr.. WlTCHER then called the ayes anc
noes on the motion, which ne renewed. i'
wished the country 10 see who were IN favor O
allowing Free Masons 10 hold property, and atth'
same lime refused the same authority 10 literary
religions, and benevolen, societies.
The House refused-ayes 81 10 noes 3S-lo lay
on the table
Mr. WITCHER, then, gave notice that HI
would q, the proper time, Introduce resolution
"a bring in bill 10 rapea! all acts incorporating
Societies Of Odd Fellows.
Mr.. FOX, then, renewed the motion OF MI
Wi,cher 10 Law the bill on The table.
Messrs. LEE, TAYLOR, ofNorfolk Borough
and WATTS opposed The motion, which wa
sustained BY Messrs. BANKS and DlLLARp
and was finally carried, 50 TO So
Mr. WlTCHER, then, moved 10 reconside
the vote passing the Odd Fellows bill. which wa
agreed 10. :,
Mr.. WITCHER moved 10 lay on The table
the motion was lost, 40 TO So. The bill bein:
taken up. Mr.. WATTS moved ryder, provi
ding that this &C, may be altered, modified, amen
ded or repealed at the pleasure OF the Genera
Assembly Of Virginia, which was ordered 10 b
engrossed.
Mr.. WITCHER con,ended, that ,hisbill gran,
ed exclusive privileges, against which this Hous
would be united, if application be made ogran
them TO religious, literary and benevolent societies
Does no, this society come under one or other 0
these heads1 Mr. w. was opposed TO the danger
Gus policy of granting these interpretations
Mr.. TAYLOR of y. B. explained the merit
of,his BILL which oueh, 10 pass, as there was NJ
objection 10 it Mr. T. de- icted the numberles
benefits flowing from the Odd Fellows Society,"
lie was opposed TO granting privilegeslo re!igou
societies, but the presen! application stood on Tn
tre!y difIeren, grounds.
At this Stage of The proceedings,
On motion of Mr.. ANDERSON,
The House adjourned.