Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-07-03
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| limits and i, is necessary that the Hus'inss
| Couri should have Ibis power in oIGef 10 Pieseh'
The mischievous effects OF tipping, NC, "nnih
| said limits. The power has always oeiohsea W
/ the corporation Court. o,a
MIR. SHErFEY urged Mr.. Wills amend
ment, which was accepted by Mr. Mayo.
| MI CONWAY said the jurisdic!on Oh ,n ',
| corporation Court OF Fredericksburg extended
| one mile beyond The corporation limits-ous !,
! dill Eol have The power to grant licenses Deyou"
| sand limits The county Court granted said IL
1 Censes
Mr.. MAYO read The charter Of Richmond, 10
show that this power was always exercised one
| mile beyond The corporation limits.
Mr. WILLS. The county Court oil Camp
| bell has granted licenses within The particular
boundary, Zone mile beyond the corporation H.
mits0 lie thought lhe power should be exe;-
oised by he corporation Court oil Lynchbure.
/ Mr.. STOVALL asked by what commissioner
! 81 the revenue nose licenses were granted. lie
I conceived some difficulty might arise.
Mr.. MAYO. There is no difficulty IN The
mater. The commissioner OF Richmond grams
The license, and The clerk oil The Hustings Couf'
OF Richmond is deblLed in the Authors once.
Mr. LANCASTER. The county Court oil
Henrico would be very glad 10 be relieved OF his
truubIe-but he apprehended dlfhculy. ne adu
| acted as foreman OF the Grand Jury, who had
presented house of entertainment, although a
license had been granted BY the city Court.
Mr.. MAYO. Ii was new doctrine ina! me
Grand Jury should undertake 10 decide The law.
| II was the duly and power Of The Court 10 DECIDE
The law. 10 stop discussion. however, ne win
| drew The amendment.
TN motion o. Mr.. ROBINSON, section g. Of
I chapter "a, was 50 amended as to protect me
| rights Of HE city Of Norfolk, under he acL Of
22i March, 1888, TO ccnlrol Inc Terry from Nor
folk 10 Portsmouth.
[Mr. COWPER acquiesced in said amend
menl Norfolk county was willing 10 carry out
said acl in good allh, and in every reasonable
way cherish and promote he interest Of Norfolk
city
The following chapters were passed on With
out objection:
Chapter 81 IN :preUsn: ob.ruciiou 10 high
ioays and hindranec to trersllcrs
Chapter 90 Of Patrols.
Title 29- Hoods, Enclosures aud animals.
On motion OF Mr.. TURNER, section LIST oil
chapter 50, "ul enclosures certain trespasses and
burning woods" was So amended as TO require
stone le ce TO b. tour lee, high, and ience OF
any other material fiji. ieel hgh as under The old
la 10 make il a lawful fence.
Mr.. HOWARD Of w J. Z. AMI T. moved 10
aulend the 22d section OF chapter IS on Insane
HSI lu!IiS, 80 IN 10 Fll lHsdHC HVlS'b' ~ "a
naval service oil The United Saes on he same
toouns IN the Sta,e Asylums as Stale patents
The Uniled States Government had arranged 10
Pay The expenses oil said patients.
Mr.. STOVALL doubled The proprlelY OF Inc
amendment II the motion prevails, 10 case there
is no loom in the Asylums, che Slate patients
will have to he kept in ais al heavy expense,
while persons in The United States naval service
| from other Slales will occupy The Asylums.-
| The law should remain as il is, and when there
is vacancy, lie, these persons in the U. States
naval service be admilted-but no! otherwise.
Mr.. SHEFFEY-The principle on which
these Asylums is conducted Is that, IN case mere
| is 10 rooll, non.residents should give way 10 The
Stale patients 1t would be beautiful spectacle,
ruly, II all The places in our Asylums were TILED
| win nonresident persons in The Unlied SIales
| naval service 10 the exclusion .! our own paupe!
ciIizsns. The latter would have 10 b. kept IN
jail al an expense 81 s262 yea,, while the U.
5. Government pays only $500 a year Tor eaca
| person. Mr.. ). was willing 10 give The prefer
ence 10 Virsinians in the naval service in case
there were vacancies.
| Mr.. HOWARD said there were only Is insane
persons in the United STATES naval servire, and u
would be a long time before any inconvenience
would ensue 10 oar Asy!ums from the proposed
arrangement
Z Z
thai ~ Virginia there were 1912 lunaIicS and
diols and OF this number $50 were lunalcs 10
be provided Tor in our Asylums. Now, these
Asylums caunot accommodate more tha" 9" -
| TOO persons-barelY ennns. - PfoViue iot our
WI Ml. YERBY. The Western Asylum Ca.
Saunon) vii, when rs present engagements are
completed, accommodate $50 palicnls-lhr next
~ me largest asylum in the world. The VIII
/, sluro will accommodate 21O nef-
| sons. II was not thought advisable 10 enlarge
ihtin. Ii The number Of patients shout increase,
| Il would b. necessary 10 erect another asylum 10
another portion Of the Stale He Tad been in
| formed thal, II necessary, The Williamsburg Asy-
| um might accommodate some so more, by put
| ing ueelhcl in l. ee room number OF harm
less patients While he was opposed 10 striking
| vut The portion OF me section, as moved by Mr..
| HOWARD, (. though; il might be SO amended
| a 10 satisfy The views oil all gentlemen. Inc U.
| States Government pays $500 year on The Is
| Notwithstanding 81 900 Tor lhei' support. The
| expense Of Supporting them will not exceed SbUO
--.saving a clear reyenU" OF 81 600 which, in
| five years, Will realize enough 10 erect new
asylum. In he Western Asylum there will be
| room for 220 more patients, and IN the Eastern
| Asylum room iur 100 more he would there
| tore moy- that The section be 50 amended, As IL
authorize The admission OF u S. naval insancs
Tor five yeaTs--and hereafter, il necessary
Mr.. WHlTTLE We are bound 10 provide
| Tor our own cllizsns on whom he hand OF Gpi
mas so heavily ia!i.n-and, ii necessary, 10 pro-
vide additional accommodations-bn this PIN
| clplc does rot apply 10 non-re>itenIs, 10 whom
| any all IN our part i mere bounty. he was op-
| posed 10 this speculation on others. Mr.. W.
| showed the Inconvenience which would ensne
| rom striking cut tac provisions Of The Revision
| Committee Under Them we can take care OF
the u 5. insants; but not 10 Inc exclusion of our
own citizens The amendment wouI': have The
effect Of mmuring in jails our own citizens
against which Mr.. w. protested.
| Mr.. SCOTT explained The tacts as detailed
| 10 him By in ageui oi The Ease Asylum. Un-
| der The provi,i. Of The Revision CHmm;tec, The
| United States naval insanes wonid be liable 10 ic
| cas-, back on The hands OF The Secretary oil The
| Nayy-and we would thus lose the benefit Of their
admission. Mr. S. was no! as slraigh-laced a
| Inc gentleman from Meckenhnrg-an saw n
reason, why we should no. extend acconmo !.
| ION 10 these Unitri States Naval insanes, when
we had room Tor them anc could do So Convent
emily. Mr.. SCOTT, therefore suggested that The
| privilege be confined 10 the Easern Asylum
as gentlemen from The Yves. seemed 10 object 10
| ne privilege there The Boari will always
| eve The preference 10 Stale paenis-but, II there
| oe room, they will also accommodate naval pa
| tents. Inc provision Vi Inc htV'slOn COMMIT
| &c, Authorizing The Asylum 10 send back The
| naval patients, was regarded as an nteIdict Oh
| their admission. Other States hid extended this
great charity 70 non-resldenls and Virginia
| >nUul no, BE- the fitsl 10 s.. contrary example
| IL. s. reasserre! he tact OF Inc enlarged accom-.
mclations Al he Eastern AsYlum-whch would
admit these naval patients without Inconvenience
Ii we ioupd ,ha, The dissection ne proposed 10
give operates 10 he prejudice OF The State pa
| tents, We could hereafter apply The remedy
Mr. VERIFY Withdrew his amendment and
Mr.. HOWARD OF W., J. C. and Y, accep,e.
MIR. SCOTS amendment.
Nj StlEFFEY. What We squeeze out OF
the Eastern will boil over into The Western Asy'
lun. rne question is MOI al all changed, by
/ cavine out nc name OF The Wes'ein Asylum
| The effec wi! he 10 authorize naval patients 10
De admlited ad infnitum int onr or both Asy
lums BY me Committees section zee give no.
/ to-, Yyslt t.-lyu No IL ruft nj N n