Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-12-24
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J,r0iutd lea tolature.
llOl So OF DELEGATES.

he d"csd to cquic miotle pr'pr'oiy Of r asing VIM
y III lin tt the FAY ola fine assessed against him
ht The judgement Of the Superior Court Of law and chm.
ceN fuf Harrison county
On molten e Mr.. Mayo,
Res,lted. That The con mes On Courts of Justice
.rqutc INTO the tNrtdcHtY U more ,tciually sur
my and furnishing personal e,mlas and street fights in
which deadly vtartrs used and tla cad c. Innittee
have leave to rlor by allor Otherwise.
The bill fer The divorce q \ H. eahomsn fr m his
Wltc May Ellen, Was read thru time and assed
The LII concerning ll,neers against tie duelling act,
was reported 10 The House by the committee on C.uI,s
oi Justice. with tie following substitute, w
w hcfcos 1t has hrou represented to the Cereal As
semhy by the GOV, ruor of The GommGnwo cath, that
many gallant SONS q Virginia are may be- prevented
hr the dsat,s Of the nc, TO amend an act entitled
mel To s6Pess dueln9 from entering into the service Of
their country IN The EXISTING against Mexico, in po-
stos 10 "hch lher merits and the free choice of their
eonlrauiuts IN aims would entitled them:
Aud Mh'tcas the Gcuemi Assembly, not meaning 10
eNprtss doubt 81 the rodcncy poprety that
hui declaring tier finn conviction Of both, doth yet be-
hove the nscnt snth an oersun Tor that mercy 10 ocn
deia against the sad act, II clearly the
patton Il the trainers Il the constitutions might a
And whereas Is the opinion Of this General Assem-
bly,, That IN cases oi political, ciy u military disabilities
incurred = ol' peos against pcntIal law, is
ped"n "a gnn' gen,lal ancstcs linn PARTIAL special
ttltt
/. BE Il therefore enacted By He General ,lssenbly,
That om and alter the passing Of Ibis act, person
shall he lnCnplhe a holding he 10 elected any rost
o profit nst emulumeht. vii ii military l. q sati,o
ne nive. 81 judo al, under the government ofhs
hnnN'nlth. who sa haso hcrrtcafc fought duel, the
folahe lssnc Of which neh have tcn the death tho
challenger or challenged who slull have been
ond To either putty shall have IN any aided
ass Sled III such duel shall have been know in9ly tho
Heanr Il such rlali anc acceptance. But tn disa-
hiu,s declared hA the 2nd section e the said rcccd
shall hereafter extend To all persons Who by previous
etecmcut, sholl hehi singlc combat with any weapon
the Irobnbe consequence o which might be tie death Of
a
therein aud the cath Of Office prescribed b, the I'd sec
nen Of sad act, shall he varied aceordngy
. Fhsect shall be IN force from the passage there
III
al bill }
The question beng the adoption Of the sulsi-
latr
Mr. Dornan moved to amend il by inserting the fol
Owing clauses before thr ,naetlng clauses
b II flpiuer eaaecd That lfany person shall her
ilHt LII another III duel. the person thus killing ard
surviving. shall IN addition 10 The penalties hcntofaIe
provided IA thc net entitled An act 10 suppress duolling
Iiu onr halt Il ms Whole estate, rerounl and real,
lie widow ul the dcerasodi and when til, widow
hen to the next d hn TO The party KILLED IN said duel
hutton IT interstate 5, estates which forfeiture shall he re
covered III any OF the I lrcnIt superior Courts OF Law
md thlneen, by bill filed n the nane otthe Common
wealth. pr the aud benefit of sad widow next Of
kfn Mud II shall he the duly ol the Attorney Cor tho
tomuouNe OF HE Circuit Superior Court Of Law
and CHANGER, tor the county III Which the survivor III
said due resided at the time oi fighting. IN which the
greater part Of hs property may he, In Institute the
eefsry proceedings III od to deeree OF urieliuro as
f5frsaid
Ecd Gather enacted, hat in the event Of tho widow
next Of kan, refusing failing Ia accept the ioeltnrc,
asalutcsaid within Twelve months after d cree and
uee given lm, either person by advertisement in
same paper according io the erdor 81 SAID cout -hen
and in thai egs. e proceeds Of SAID forfeiture decroed
aforesaid 10 the widow next oil kin, shall accrue to
The commonwealth and be- vested IN the President and
Directors ot the Literary Fund.
MIR Sho,y SAID the subject was of very great lmror-
tnrr. and moved that the substitute and the amendment
ia The hill bc laid on the table and rlnicd
debate here upon thomoon to lay the table.
betWccn MrssIs, S1nr, Shailey ceet \,riy McPher-
san asolt. Andofsln St9thar Boman, Scott ,Laner.
The moil to lay the bl ON the table in order 10 10
printed WAS thon rejected, aycs53 noes GO The guess
ton being the amendment of Mr. Doman dis
eussad length by Mr. Scott against and Mr.. Dorman
IN favor a the amendment
Ar Bonturanl rep rlod 4 message from the Senate to
The effect that they would adjourn Monday next 10 the
9th If January.
Mr.. MeAlulon, lIom the scnate. reported that body
had pass The bill l#r la}ng the interest due by tho
Jamr, River and lNaGaW La company the LIST of Janu-
afy. ISL. with e,rtalu mendnens.
The amendu cn Of Nh. Donnan then rejected,
follows. Avs -. Nor, IS.
Nh Cooke diem offered theamcndmont before reported.
which rejected without a division
.Bc tcHactcd That all persons who have been sub
Ieeted to the disability to hold lCe io five ycrrs under
the act 10 suppress duclling, shall from and after tho
passage Of tins ac be relieved from such disabili-
~
Mr. Newman moved TO amend the substitute, by stri-
king the whole thereof, and subslt ug the resolution
reported ~ Yesterday except that 1t was modified
10 b. in the lornofan act.
Mr.. Ncott opposed the amendment
Mr. L. sorry the amendment limited the
lief to tie period Of the war, else be would for
il.
Mr. Newman consented to modify his amendment
to the oheclion-which done by general
consent
Mr. Lee went on 10 give the why he should
vote or the amendment.
Mr. Irving and Mr. Bocoek opposed it, and Mr. Leako
def ndcd il.
The amendment Of Mr. Newman was then rejected,
ayes Sc, noes not counted
The substitute proposed by the committee was then
adopted without division.
Tho question the cngrossment was then decided in
the negative by the following vote:
Ayrs-Mcssrs Fmney, Layne, lIarve Byrd Rcnuett.
Boeock LADY, Slaughter, Irving, Thompson Of Diuwid
die, Chlsman. Scott, Hill of Fayee and Nicholas.
Street, Wall Carson Jones Of G., Calwcll, Goodwin.
Howard, Thompson of Jefferson Patrick, Robinson,
Poiadcxtor, Ednondson of L., Raymond Brown of Mo
mongolia. Edmunds,n Of NJ. & F., Brea'hed, Newton
Watts. Happier, Mcpherson. Iatum Stone, Daniel
Tyler. Sir5ther, Holiday, llargrave Cascman, Chand
Ter and Floyd-f.
NOES Me Sis. Goode, (Spcaker,) Brown Of Alber-
marie, Hart, Powell, Shcley Scrugs. Burwell, Boak,
Small Thompson OF BoetGurt, Bamhrick, Maclin, Nor
rs. Mosby. Fox Dickinson Roane. Love- Smith, Evans
Stallman. Carper, White Leake, Carroll, Major, Sio