Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-03-17
,re:,sI.AnIrRE OF VIRGINIA.
M.Sp,y. March 18Th 1915.
SENATE.

M.Sp1y. March 18Th 1913.
The hill revising lie Criminal Code, came up
as the unfinished business oil saturday We
question being upoa =. CAhLlLL motto. :"
strike uut. and, - amended on motion :, w.
m 10 insert Tie words of the old law
MrJCARLlLE tc tnarked, that Il was 'os
,.an, Ir courtesy he had submitted the motion
o,t ari.r The Senator from Frederick
hadIticaied the character oil ms a",s""n,."' ;
because he could not vote an exceptions on
The nronosed section Of the character OF the one
.n,ge,ted: j, would in the opinion OF Mr.. 7. De
,mnol;tic 10 do so. The moment such an excep-
,ion should be adopted you would indirectly le-
Lii violations Of the law BY excepting from
10 ~r,,cular classes of individuals, and would
Siye The sanction of law to opinions entertained
by The sects mentioned, when il is not intended
so 10 60. 1t is not proposed TO interfere IN any
way with the religious opinions oil any. our
statute in regard to the Sabbath Is a mere mu'
nicipal OF civil regulation setting apart one Ga!
In seven as dav Of rest. The other reason 10
that the present law has been long upon the 20
1 ,ute book, and with its provisions all are au
liar. Public opinion had, 50 far as Hr. !. "as
informed. so construed the law as not 70 ih'efr
fere with those who believed the seSenlh Gay .
,he week wa, the true Sabbath. But oy ADOPT
ing the proposed section with the change Of
phraseology, slight as il was, might SANCTION !
! construction tina. the legislature ntendeo oiofce
those particular sects mentioned 70 an ooser-
vance of the first day Of the week as the Sab
bath. and in that way might force them either
10 abandon their peculiar religious opinions or
cause them to be looked upon as yiolalors oil Inc
law The present law was so construed, so lar
as Mr.. C. knew, as no, applying to that demo
mination Of Christians known as seven day Bap-
iists-as to them. the law, if they were intend
cd 10 be included in it, was a dead letter. But
Mr.. C. thought a fair construction Of the exist
ing law would not include them, while the sec
ton now under consideration would Mr.. y
therefore preferred The present law, ana saw no
necessity for adopting the proposed sec'ioh WIN
The change in the phraseology, slight 'hougn y
he. Indeed. he had been informed that II was
the Inteation of the COMMITTEES to copy ihe pre-
sent law word for word.
Mr.. WlTCHER opposed al length the moion'
The discussion was further continued, ~ Messrs.
GALLAHER. VOOLFOLK, KINNEY and
STANARO, and was decided 10 The affirmative:
Ayes Is Noes ~. 49,,
Mr. WOODS moved an amendment, which
oroposed 10 restore the penalties for violating Inc
Duelling Act. ~,
Alter remarks from Messrs. WOODS. KIN.
NEY. WITCHER, VOOLFOLK, TYLER,
GALLAHtR and AMBER, The motion was
lost: AYES 4. Noe. ~.
MIR. SrANARD moved farther 10 amend The
bill. so as 10 exemp, all persons, who, from reli.
eiou. and conscientious %scruples, observe a stated
day prescribed by The denomination TO which 'hey
belong from The penalties prescribed By this SEC.
lion, Tor their own personal labor on any day not
regarded BY them as e day OF religious resi-.
The amendment was advocated b. Messis
STANARD, GAL.LAHER and DENEALE,
and opposed by Messrs. WIFCHER, WOOL
FOLK and SLOAN. II was losi-ayes 5, noes
81.
Mr.. KINNEY said he rose 10 present a Ie-
cues, for a brother member, which De douoiec not
every member OF the Senate, in common with
himself, deeply regretted The necessity oi--and
tina. was, tina, leave Of absence for Inc remainder
OF The session, be grained 10 The able and JEALOUS
Senator from Buckingham, (Col. BoNDuRANT]
The leave was accordingly granted.
The resolution providing for the construction Oh
an Internal improvement Map, &c, a'ler oe'ng
amended, vas cancurred in.
The SPEAKER signed sundry enrolled bills.
On motion of Mr.. CRUMP, the Senate sd
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