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

Alu %hrIeas II is The opinion OF this General
nsseio'y' .na., IN cases Of political, clviI OF nj.
''alf u'sd o'i'aes, incurred hy offences asails,
GENERAL law, u Is more exgedeni 10 gran, general
amneslies than partial or SPECIAL relief:
l.. BE Htae'efo'e enoeied u ne Gcqe,cl Avon.
oily. That from and alter he passaoe ~ his 80,
no person shall De incapable oi holtrg ar h.;na
elected 10 any post OF proft trust o. enolnman;a
civil or military, legislative, executive or md
cial, under the government IL this commo,.
wealth, who shall have heretofore fought doe
or Sent ar accepted challenge 10 fgat d,.I
The probable issue OF which might nave b.,
The death OF the challenger or challenged :
who shall have been second 10 liner parry. 4.
shall have in any manner aided or assisted n
such duel or shall have been knowngl. ,b
bearer Of such challenge or acceptance fbut
the disabilities declared by The 81 ,ec,ion d, IN.
aid reciled acl shall hereat er es'enl ii III ne,.
sons who, by previous agreement ,ha fen
single comta, with any weapon, he pf, beb car.
sequence OF which might b. the ~. n ri -ute,
party, or who shall te pfe,en', ling and sb.,.
ling therein; and The oath Of oilce Prescribed h.
the 81 ecton OF said act, shall t- 9atiet accord.
ingly.l
= This &C. shall be in force from lie passage
thereof.
(The parts between brackets were ADDED u
the original bill
A motion was then made by Mr.. NEWMAN
| TO amend The same b. substituting lAesc!urlhe
following
Whereas certain persons .! his Common.
wealth have ohended against an actol he Gene
raj Assembly OF Virginia, entitled an al, i
amend an act entitled :" an Act II suppress duel.
ling" passed on the - day Of. Il ard
have thereby become incapable Of no ding am
post OF profit, trust or emoium.n', cigii OF militia
~, legislative, executive OF JUDICIAL, under the
GoyeInmen, OF this Communicable and. where.
as, il is represented that some OF hose persons
thus disqualified, have become volunteers 70 en-.
gage in The present war with Mexico. Therefore,
be- il
Re- so'r-d, In Tie Generd ASseGNy 81 virsr.a,
That This disqualification is hereby removed .
far as 10 permit those Uhu have volunteered, AMI
al such as may hereafter volunteer in said VA,
10 hold any military post 10 which they mas Il
elected or appointed during the war; am he
oath OF Office prescribed in lie third section lie
before rec,ed act shall he varied accordingly.
This resolution was offered los Mr.. Newman
on Wednesde V, and deferred 10 The COMMITTEE III
Courts Of Justice. We Inadvertently omi. eth
in our sketch If Wednesdays proceedings il
was modified yesterday, So as 10 be IL The .om II
an at
Mr. Newman's amenimen, was reIcciet
The question REQUIRED upon the adoi ;,on 1. lie
substitute CT the Committee, and il vas adopted,
aud the question was then taken upon crossing
The bin as amended, and j, was rejected
Axes Messrs Finnsy, Layae, HaIyl- Byd,
Bennett, Bocock, Slaughter, living, Thompson
OF Dinwiddie, Chisman, Scott, l,ll ot Feyc L
and Nicholas, Street, Wal, Carson. Jones Il
Gloucester Calwell, Goodwin, toward, Thcmp.
son Of Jefferson, Patrick, Robinson, =, iuteNef,
EdmondSon Of Lunenbuis liaymori, Blown Il
Monongalia, Edmund>un u A,n'cameW ard
Pulaski, Breaihei, Newton, Was, Happ.r,
Mcpherson, Tatum laiGaX. Some, Danitl.
Tyler, Sturm, STROLLER, Bare HoilaGav. Har.
grave. Caslleman Chandler AM Foyt--i7
NoEs-Messrs. Goode (Speake') Cu>us,
Brown of Alternate, Ia.i, Powell Sh.iicy,
Scruggs, Boak, Small Thorn, son Il BNelonii,
Bamorck, Maclin, Morris, Mosty, Fox, Dickin-
son, Roane, Love, Smith, Evans, SliiIman, Car.
per, White Leake, Carroll, MAJOR S,osa',
Het, Thompson OF Hampshire Daua ~, Lee
Duncan, Lancaster. Dilard, Hunicr, Wallace,
Gaines, Gresham, Richmond, Baar Harrison
OF Loudoun, Schoolry. McInlyre Banks, Old
ham, Wagsoner, Beirne, Kelly, Petrcw, Yerty,
Nclms, Oliver, Edgineion, DAVIS, Newman,
Syme, Lanier, Cackley, Cooke, Anderson, Mao,
Harper, Dorman, Brown OF Rockingham. Nc
Elhenney, Morrison Hill Of Shenandoah Sti'N-
ley, Tate, Goodwin, Burden, Gillespie and Hot
ner-13
On motion OF Mr.. YERBY-Resolvet, Tia,
The committee for Court, oi Justice be INSTRUCTED
10 enquire into the eypeliency 81 excepting rom
the operation Of The ac passed March 2eih, 1910
entitled IAN act prescribing a limit IL CLAIMS and
suits against the Commonwealth anu ior oihti
purposes" all claims and sniis Tor halt pay, and
other claims for Revolutionary services, ~ IS!
-. TIM.
Revolution.
On motion Of Mr. WALL Resolved That
The c, mmillee Tor Schools and Colleges erquue
in,o The expediency Of authorizing the Invesmen!
OF a portion Of The Literary Fund in buildings,
&C., Tor The use OF The College Of Physicians N
The Valley Of Virginia, upon the same terms aid
conditions Of the investment with The Medical
Department Of Hampton Sydney College.
A message was received from The Srna'e, by
Mr.. McMULLEN, stating that they had rass:d
The bill providing for The payment Of The interest
due by the jams River and kana~ha Company
on The Isl January next, with amendments.
A further message was received TT IN tie Sc
nate hy Mr. BONDURANT, who informed The
House lhal the Senate hal adopted resolution
Tor recess from S,h INST, 10 ihr On 81 January,
Or melton Of Mr.. THOMPSON, OF jefferson,
The use OF lie Hall Of he House Il Delegates
was granted 10 Mr.. Mcdaniel, 10 Gclivrr Lee
lure on a New System Of E!ucalion on next
Moncay evening.
PETITIONS.
By Mr.. BENNETT: A memorial Of citizens
OF Lewis demonstrating agalns, The formation Of
new county oui 81 parts OF The counties q
Lewis, Randolph and Barbour. By Mr.. NOR.
RIS: Petition OF JOHN Horner, asking 10 be re-
lieved from payment Of certain fines and Jnde-
ments against him as sheriff o. Careil County.
BY MIR. WHITE: Petition OF Elizabeth Arc
son, for the REIMBURSEMENT, Of the Common.
weallh's right 10 twenty-five acres Of land N
Mercer County. BY Mr. LACY: A peilion Of
citizens OF The county o. New ken', Tor he pas
sage OF an &C, incorporating company t. con-
sirucl railroad from the Gig u Richmond 10
Ethan, in said county.
On motion Of Mr.. LANlER, he House, al It
O'Clock, adjourned.
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