Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-06-04
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE,
,NTRA SESSION

l. DE-NAI r.
MONDAY. May 25sh, ls43.
At II o'clock the Speaker took the Chair.
The roll was called and quorum moi BEING prescp,.
on molten Of Mr.. SIanard.
The Senate adjourned until to morrow II o'cl1cl,
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
MONDAY. May %, 1919.
AT II O'Clock, abon sixty members of The House, has
congregaed n the Hail. and, having spent some minutes
in an interchange Of friendly sauieuns, MI spealet
Hopkins took the chair and called the BODY RI order
He hereupon invited ihe Rev Mr. loge Of tbs Presbv
terrain Church, to open tie deliberations Of lie morning.
with prayer.
Mr.. Huge, having offered up an appropriate pr,ver o,
the OCCASION the House proceeded business-althouc
quorum was not ptesent-sx,y eight members cuns,.
tuting the number necessary.
The Speaker laid before the House communication
from Paulus Powell Of Amherst in which he RESIGNS iis
seat in that nody. The Speaker instructed to issu,
writ Of new election to fill the vacancy (t is UNDER
stood that tile election will take place on the 7h day &c
June.)
Mr.. Perrow offered the following resolution
Resolved, That leave be given to bring in bill to re-.
peal an act entitled Fan act Changing the time Of holding
the Circuit Superior Courts of The Counties of Rock.
bridge, Nelson and Abemare, passed February. lS43
Mr.. Syme moved 10 lay it IN the table, and upon ,he
question being put, it decided in the affirmative bv
| unanimous vote. ::
Mr.. Moncue explained the general nature of the biz
reported by. the cummee at The rfesent time and ~
session. II was designed that the Code Of Virginia should
be an entire work, and comprised one act embracing
the whole body of ;he law, civil and criminal Tn re-
port bill embracing all the subjects COMPRISED With,
such code, would be liable to several objections First
all the parts prepared Secondy-it
was m st convenient for the Legislature; COMP sed NJ
two branches, that the House should consider one portion
and send il TO the Senate for their consideration and ,f
terward lake up another potion. This curse was a.
dupted by of sister States II was pursued he
he STATE uf Ne1y VIM in ii
her celebrated code. That code was divided into five
parts, and each separately considered. 1t was pursued
by the Sale Of MASSACHUSETTS, in 1885, when her code
was enacted That code presented to the l.eoisla
ture in four parts, and the woe afterwards thtwn inf.
one act Following this latter example the COMMITTEES
present TO the House Of Delegates bill covering the first
Report of the Heeiss, with the amendments agreed m,
on by them and the Committee, from which every ma
may see what is proposed. Mr. NJ here made an expl,
nation Of the manner Of printing the Code Sc
Mr. NJ said that members had not prese,vsd
the copies of the Revisos Report furnished 10 hem st
session, they mi Ih be retunsc from those ropes pre
served in the Stale Library. these surplus comics were
OF any use they should be passed now for ret could be-
OF no service hereattery nasmuch sufficient number
OF copies we've already bound and preserved for future
reference. resolution might be adopted authorizing
The Librarian 10 distribute copies 10 such members a.
were not now furnished
Mr. Nj then explained the arrangements Of "Iitles"
and Chapters" (Ieen titles and foryslx chapters) ia
the bill eporteJ and after irther remarks which,
our crowded columns prevent us from inserting to-
day, took his seat.
Mr. Yeroy said tina, in accordance with The slare.tica
of the Chairman of the Committee (Nluncure) he would
offer the following joint resolution
Resolved, by the General Assembly that the Seceta-
ry Of The Commonwealth BE- directed to furnish The MEM
bers of the General Assembly who have received OF
may not be IN possession Of the several reports VI tho
Revisors, copy hereuf.
The speaker said that the resolution in order,
a bill being before the House.
MIR. Conway moved that the chill concerning tho
Code Of Virginia" be laid u the liable. Agreed to-
Mr.. Yerby's resolution thea adopted, and oYIe ed
to be sent to the Senate.
Mr.. Dorman suggested the app'intmen, Of a setter.