Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-07-17


answer il such cases Where are their nusye,s
where The linen a, afmsp Mr.. r. said that, 10
6b3i'shins the company masters we save enous ii
TO The State, in music. &c, 10 Meet the possible
loss ifoG' permitting lncse Contributing member,
10 be exempt. Nj. K. dWeit upon The impnr.
tahce CT having we'll organized sh,. vigorous vel
uheeT companies, TO meet The emergencies which
may spring oul OF the question now exciting the
house.
Mr.. PITTS continued In reply 10 MIR. YER,
BY.
MIR. PAXTON called The previous question
| which was suss med.
Mr. BUSWELL'5 amendment was then car
Tied.
Ire question then being or the Senae's ame nd
men', MIR. RlVES said, If there WAS any u,ry
iii tie militia sysem, il vas in The COMPANY
muslers, where the people ned a. opportunity q
exchanging agricultural colnmodities, seed, corn
&c, bur these company musters have now beer
abolished. MIR. R. went on To sao1, that hi,
provision would operate like The seven years ey,
emplion bill, 10 breaking up The whole system q
volunteer companies. He thought This al con
iiibution wIuld have 10 effect in encoura gine
Volunteer companies-bui would have contfar,
effect true mode is not 10 require the vol
uaeer companies 10 uniform themselves Mr.
| Il regarded The proposition as an outrage upoI
the Bill OF Rights.
Mr.. DORMAN replied 10 Mr.. RlvEs, anc
Ga mol know what were the commodities Q
/, Prince George.
Mr.. CLAIBORNE defended his constituent:
from me extreme Of "5arefooledness" with which
MI. RlVES had charged lhem He, Nr G
should have thought that the people OF Prince
George were mol well snod as he observed lha
ast spring there were only 80 votes given in The
county.
Mir RlVES-Democracy is ore Of The con.
notifies Of Prince George, and 81 in his couG:y
are as good as 300 IN Ftanslin.
Mr.. CLAlBORNE--ltt takes $50 to do me any
good. Mr. c. then went on 10 glowing color=
10 describe The advantages of the volunteer sys
tenn end tie alural martial spirit Of Virsinians
MI. Z. further gave ludicrous picture Of mi
lIa mus!ers, which were all humbug ard were
irausht with mischief, leading 10 drinking, fights
sc Mr. Z. supported Ito Senale's amendment,
| which was agreed to-
2lst. Provides that besides the rcemental or
battalion nus.ers and Tie two regular company
mus,crs, SC, there shall be two other muslers
OF each volunteer company every year, &c
Sir DORMAN moved to amend, so as 10 pro.
eide that there shall be four other regular mus
lers Of the volunteer companies. The motion
was su tanned by Mr.. WILLS ard adop.cd
II WAS further amended, ON motion of mir RO.
BlNS9N. So as 10 strike out "lhe two regular
company mui,er,;" ard the Senate's amend.
ment, as amended, was agreed TO
22I. Strikes OUT tie pay TO commissioners OF
the revenue for listing The militia. Agreed to.
23l Provides that the Board OF Visitors at
the Lexington Military Institute shall consist OF
the AdJu,anl General and eight ether persons,
two OF whom shall be chosen from each graad
division Of The State, 10 be appointed annually
/ by tic Governor" Agreed to-
24th Authorizes the superintendent Of the
Military Institute to appoint two musicians.--
Agreed 10.
25,h and 26,h. Verbal amendments Agreed to.
27h Puts Charlotte county in tie list OF
counties wa;ch have tDo commissioners Of the
re.eflc Agreed TO.
| 18th Reduces the compensation 10 the com
! mi,sioucrs Of Jefferson ceaaiy FROM go 10 5000.
(Ir. HGHrtIl Nc ION opposed it, Tie
| question had been fully discussed 10 the House,
which had g,Tcn $3.50. senaies amendment
! ssrccd lo)
23is Rc:acss lie Pay Q: lbe commissioners
IN Richmond from 400 10 5000. Agreed TO.
| 3U:h Strikes out Albemarle, Bedford and
Pi.sy lyania from The list OF counties which have
5000 Tor their commissioners, and puts them in
The list of $50 10 the commissioner. Agreed &c.
3l-t. Gives no more than $l25 o e!he: of
tho commissioners of KanaTia,' Ag7eed 10.
32J. Declares penalty of $50 against any one
who without license SHALL permit stallion or
iackass - ccTer mares for compcnsa,ion.-
agreed 10.
33l. Verbal amendment Agreed to.
Sab. Fixes the commissions Of sberi(s on
take. on licenses at five per cent upon the Gfs.
So, GOJ aud two and hall per cent upon any
excess over that sam
(Mr LANCASTER said this amendment
would tc:r scry hard on the sheriff in his county,
VINO had jlst farmod tho sherlGaity at price
protected upon The rerelue of last year--soaic
30 or $40 QUO. BY way Of reliey;5g his sheriff
to q certain extent, Mr.. l.. moved 10 amend so as
TO give him syo per cent on ten thousand dollars,
aad two ond half per cent on any excess over
that sum.
Ir. STOVALL opposed Mf. LIS amend
| merit the saeriif ri henrico can COLLECT in ore
week h. taxes on licenses from the fourteen Lot.
| eiy o..icss. an uniting to ai4 000-snd The CO ..
pcBsdtiua p'oviicd IS amply sGfhcieGs. Indeed,
but 10! affecting The smaller and distant loves, he
saonil move IL tx lie per centum al % instead
OF S.
Mr.. LANCAsTER'S amendment was lost!
Mir. PITTS moved 10 fix the per cent. on
he frs cighi thousand dollars. Ii wuuli o,aer.
wise b. cliicu.l 10 fad competent men % take
| The Office.
Mr. SiMG sail he change could not take e.
| lrcl Until ,ts present contracts for farming the
! sherGally had expired.
| Mr.. STOvALL showed that Ikare IVES nc
/ force in The argument.
Mr.. PIT rs amendment! vas lost.
Mir. ROBINSON moyei 10 proviie that The
provisions ssail no; so uto effect until lhe Isl
| January. 1851.
/ Mir. SaEFFEY. Then he sheriff will se
| nothing mali ne Isl January, 1851.
| Mr.. ROBINSON'S amendment was LOST and
| The Sena.es amendment, agreed 10.
80 .a.naisnal and iolmal amendment
| agreed 10,
| The House having thus gone through with the
| Sena:c', amendments, Mr. MOSCUH E OF D,
; gave notice that the Revision commltlee mad no
| iuuher occasion for lis clerk.
TIE SPEAKER stated that The tser. would
! b. discharged as q mater o: course.
On moicn OF Mr.. LACY, The House resolved
| itself into 4 commiilee o. Inc Whuie, on The CT.
vii Cole, ,hird par; Mr.. STROrHER in he
! chair. The conmiuee resumed the consi1eIa-
| ion Of chapief 1875 Of ejeetmcnt.
/ Mr.. PRICE moved 10 s!,.ss on; The 9 III Sec
lion, Which crowded that THE plaintiff shall ais
/ STATE whether he claims 10 fec, CT for his life, or
u Lax III a'u'6Sii VI ~ SfCSbt ~
. lives, or The duration oi such tern; and when ne
claims an undivided Share OF interest, he shall
| SAFE lie SAINT"
Mr.. PRICE lhousa; Ibis section should BE-
I stricken CIT, 10 conform 10 the change already
! mace ia lie chapter. The peadi12s in the &C.
ton of cIeciment were general, and the rights OF
. the parties were divided b. The Judgment. The
section was, therefore, unnecessary.
! Mr. LANE, oil Lee, thought the section im.
porani-as II was Designed that The plaintiff
should give notice OF his Claim, 50 as 10 present
| a particular issue on The trial. The Reyisors mad
happily Blended The action of ejec;ment and The
I'D wril 81 rignt-so as TO dc'etmiEc tic posses
sion, By introducing the question oi I.Iic
Mr. MONCuRB, u &. opposed The amend
mtrt. TIE ptesen. aciion Of cjccime:t was
substitute toy The o.! Wi; OF RICH, and Inc action
Ct s;ectmant-and intended 10 allow a paay 10
I recover Bol c1!y where he has right 81 posses.
sion, bu, eso wner- lie has rigf.I Of properly
| THIS 3a seciion is cessaiy 10 carry u. he A.