Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-12-18

resolution was nega,iyed
On motion of Mr. VOOLFOLK, The Senate
adjourned.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER II, 1916.
SENATE.
The bill providing for The payment Of the in
terest due by the James River and kanawha
Company was committed 10 the committee on In
lernal Improvements who, having leave 10 81
during the session OF the Senate, reported il with
an amendment.
Mr. VOOLFOLK moved 10 amend The bill
in The second pIoviso, 10 wit: By adding, ITO be
paid oui Of the tolls that nay be first received in
lS4T"
Mr. McMULLEN opposed The amendment.
Mir. BONDURANT also opposed il, and ap
peacd 10 Mr. w. to withdraw his amendment
Tor, il il is adoped, p DIVISION will have forthwith
10 be made Tor The payment Of the July instalment
The debate was further continued by Mr.. AM
BIER in favor, snd Messrs. GALLAHER
THOMPSON, COX and WILEY in opposi
ton.
Before the question was taken, Mr.. WOOL
FOLK modified his amendment SO as 10 read
"lhe tolls received after The Isl If July shall be
applied 10 The reiunding Of this debt"
MIR BONDURANT opposed the ameDdmen
as modified.
The amendment was adopied-ayes Is. noes s
On motion Of Mr.. BONDURANT, The Senate
adopted resolution 10 adjourn, with the consrn
of The House Of Delegates. flom The 18th insian
till the 9Th OF January, 1877.
On motion ol MI cox, the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The SPEAKER announced The following com
mitiee under the resolution submitted by Mr.
HARvIE for TWO additional doors IN the Hall
Messrs HARvlE, LANCASTER, MAYO
SYME and DARRACOTT.
On motion Of Mr.. RAYMOND : Resolved
That The committee on Claims b, directed 10 en-
quire into The expectancy OF releasing VIM. )
Griffin from the payment ola fine assessed asains
him BIZ The Judgment oilhe Circuit! Superior Court
OF Law and Chanceiy Tor Harrison county
On motion Of Mr.. MAYO-Resolved, Thai
the committee tor Courts OF Justice enquire into
the exprdienry OF more efsciually .uppressins
and furnishing personal comhats AMI street fights,
in which deadly weapons are USED
On motion If Mr. DORMAN-Ordc That
so much Of the Governors message a. relates 10
The Virginia Military institute be referred 10 the
committee on Militia Laws.
The SPEAKER laid before The House CON.
munical;on from the q Auditor, transmitting
The 9Th annual report OF The Board Of Visitors ii
the Virginia Institution Tor The Education VI The
Deaf and Dumb, and Of the Blind; which, on mo
lion Il MIR RAYMOND. was laid On The table,
and 800 copies ordered 10 he printed.
MIR. DAVIS, from Committee on Agriculture
and Manufactures presented the following bills
A bill concerning owners or tenants of mills /;
also, bill Incorporating The Wheeling Cotton
Mills Company
Mr.. SCOTT, from Committee for Courts Of
Justice. reported, with a substitute, bill concern
ing offenders against the duelling law. Also, a
bill divorcing Helen Hamilton from her husband,
Robert Hamilton.
Mr.. BURWELL, from Committee of Schools
and Colleges presented reports against the petit
lions of Reuben Dove and E. c. Blankenship.
The bill divorcing A. c. Lealherman from his
wife was passed.
Mr.. SMITH presented The petition of citizens
of Fauquier, asking Tor he establishment oil
branches Of the existing banks Of the Stale in The
town OF Alexandria.
Mr. ROBINSON presented petition Of The
King William Rife Greys, praying tina, the said
company be converted inlo light Infantry com
pany, and be authorized Ia exchange their arms.
MIR. STURH presented memorial OF citizen.
Of Barbour, demonstrating against attaching any
part OF that county 10 any new county which may
be formed with Buchaunon Town or Evansville
as its seal of justice.
The bill concerning offenders against the act 10
amend an acl entitled, an acl 10 suppress duel
ling with The substitute thereto proposed by the
Committee for Courts OF Justice was taken up.
Mr.. DORMAN offered the following amend.
ment:
Be il further enacted, That if any person
shall hereafter kill another in duel, The person
thus killing and surviving shall in addition 10 the
penalties heretofore provided in ihe acl entitled,
an act to suprre> durlling, forfeit one ha Of his
whole estate, real and personal, 10 the widow Of
The deceased; and when there is no widow, then
10 the next OF Kin OF lhr parry killed in SAID dull
according 10 The provisions OF The avs OF this
Commonwealth regulating the course 81 desccBis,
and The distribution o! inIeslate'> esiaIes; which
forfeiture shall be recovered in any 81 The Circuit
Superior Counts OF Law and Chancery b. bill
filed in the name IT the Commonwealth, lnf the
use and benefit Of said widow or next Of
kin. And il shall lie The dn'y oi the Attorney
for he Commonwealth OF The Circuit Superior
Court Of Law and Chancery for The county in
which The survivor OF said duel resided al the
time of fighting, or in which The greater part OF
his properly may BE-, 10 institute The necessary
proceedings in order 10 4 decree Of forfeiture as
Aforesaid.
Bel further enacted, That in The event Of the
widow, or next Of kim refusing or failing 10 &C
cept the forfeiture as aforesaid within 10 months
alter decree and notice given them, either in per-
son or by advertisement in some paper, according
10 the older Of said Court-then and in that case,
the proceeds Of said forfeiture decieed as esaid
to the widow or next Of kin, shall accrue 10 the
Commonwealth for, and be vested in The President
and Directors Of, The Literary Fund.
The amendment was rejected BY the following
vote:
AYgs-Messrs Finney, Sh, fey, Bambrick
Morris, Mosbv, Roane, Evans, S'ovall, Lancas-
ter, Hunter, Gresham, Richmond, Harrison ci
I.oudoun, Schooley. M'lnyre Odham, PeTow
Edgin2ion, Lanier, Cuc,c, Anderson, Dorman
Morrison, Burteu, Ho.ner-25
Ncrs- Messrs. Gonde, (Sreakef,) Gusts
Brown Of A lbsmarle Hart, Laynr, llaivie, Pow
ell, Byrd, Scruggs, Boak. Small, Thompson Of
Boetouri, Bennett, Macin, Bocock, Fox, Dick
son vi Dinwiddic, Chisman, Love, ScoL Smnh,
Hill off. & ~, Slillman, Strcer, Carer, wall,
Carson, White, Jones Of Gouces'er, Lcake, Car
roll, Calwcl Majnr Hieir, Thompson Ct Hamp'
shire. Darracuu Lee Duncan, billiard Goodwin,
Howard, Thompson oi Jefferson, Patrick, Wal
lace. Gaines, Robinson. Ballard. Pointexier, Ed
mondson of Lunenhurg, Banks, Raymond, Was-
eonrr. Brown ol honongalia, BeiiEe, Edmund
ION OF NJ & P, Ricarhed, Kelly, Newton, Waits,
Happrr, Verb, Nelms, Oliver, Davis, M'Pher.
son. Tarnm, Newman, Symc, CacGl y, Fairfax,
Stone, Daniel, Ty'er, SlnFm. S'foiher, Mayo,
Harper, Bare, Blown Of Rockingham, M'Elhen-
ncy Hill Of Shenandoah, S'ckey, Ta'e, Good,
win, FloIladav, Harsravr, Gillespie, Castt man,
Chandler FIoyd-95.
Mcs>rs. DORMAN, LEE and LEAKE op-
y, set ll,e bill, and MesSs. SCOTT, IRVING
ami BOCOCK supported it,
Il moirn was then made By MIR. COOKE 10
amend said substitute by inserting before the COM
mencing clause The following section
"Be ii enacted, That all persons who have been
subjected TO the disability 10 hold Office ior hye
years under the act 10 suppress dueling, shall,
from and after The passage Of this ACT, be relieved
from such disability"
And the question being put thereon, was reject,
ed. The substitute was then read as follows:
Wher,as, it has teen represented 10 the General
Assembly by the Governor oi,he Commonwealth,
that many gallant sons OF Virginia are, or may
be, prevented by The disabilities oilhr ACT 10 amend
an &C, entitled Ian ACT 10 suppress duelline," from
entering into the service OF their country in The
existing war against Mexico, in positions 10 which
their merits and the free choice OF their compa-