Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-08-17
MRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
yTORLaL CORRESPONDENCE

Hunse took up the suhlec's OF sSS'ee'
menT W, ei, the lwo Houses. as TO Inc sd part
and hSy,us insisted upon their disagreement. 10
New poinIs, adopted iesoil''oh' eh ny ,on y.
rGONCURE o! S, eppa'ahEg co'nmilee
=, RI Lrence. ami a.kns commI,ee On Inc
0IS kbe senate. watch Mr. SYME was re-
A. commune ca;e 10 The Senate.
MrfiirH OF Alexandra, moved tnal 'ne
Hous &c de from It's amendment Tor me .oi.s ss
,ure oA Western lands, in tracts o! ~, wv 49,
held 81 mon res dents which may mol oe su. :,
and rs rded wlh.n i've years The sehae na1
4, their disagreement 10 salI p.o, ,nnu,d
NJ ONCUREoI s., hoped me me-; ljoi !, tSs,sed
ue nom this new provision, ~.'; ;nn,o,noTa,.d
10y h1lic sentiment mish. ua his PROVISION as
mn;nsfv discriminating agains, non-resaen.s' :,
r.o1sr improperly required the G"ners VI
- NUE.. 70 file an abstract OF their lille, ana
.nose nose The weakness oil their utle-in con-
1avsn,ion OF the great principle oil evidence sna'
.. 5onc fac holder If land shall be pro'ecleu, WIN
On, being forced 10 make discovery
The House receted from ils amehunien' "uu
agreed 10 The Senaie's amendment. ,,oN
The House, then, on neticn OF VIZ NJ,
CrIRE al S rececrd from their oisaefeenien'
- he Senate, 23i amendment autnofzi1g
rU;no,s of eighteen years to bequealh personal
estate. ~, c,o an tho
.,hi.c,s Of the widows estate were sent 70 TUG
0o Ths House. on motion of MIR THOMAS re
eeded from The disagreement TO Inc senate
amendment, authorizing money lost at gaming
to be recovered by any person. Pro''ueu '''
loser do no, bring suit within three menus
On motion o. Mr. LACY, the vote ior enseoss'
ing the bill for the publication oil the Coae mas
recousidered, and provision was inssr.eu'
curing the "Declara,ion OF Independence :"
he also printed with the Code
InouAS moved 10 amend, so as also
n reonir, 10 be published in The Cooe tue oanies
IF ,bs Reyisors, the Revision COMMITTEE anu
~. rnembers of the General Assemoly,iwiih the
names of their districts aud counties.
MIR YERBY opposed the motion as calcaia'
ted 10 bring ridlcule on the members. we
might as we'll publish The Colonial history
which was al least IS important.
Mr sYME, like Mr. VERIFY, was o modest
man and did not wish TO appear IN Pfin!. ne
thought we might better publish the virgins
resolutions of SO 99, with TWO volumes OIL
commentaries in the Richmond Enquirer.
M. ROBINSON suggested that the conway
Resolutions" be also published.
AR THOMAS did no, see the force oil the
ob;e.tions 10 the amendment. In tue ReVisal
of 1919. the names of the members had not aP
peare1. . .oo;,. b;nssf
thus in print. =
Mr. HlETT said, there was no necessity Tor
the provision. He thought that the members
who had distinguished themselves IN connexlon
with this subject, would be sufficiently known'
without being published in this manner.
Mr. THOMAS then withdrew his amend
On motion OF Mr.. MONCURE OF s.. the bill
WAS fuuher amended so as not TO require The
Clerk of the House 10 publish sketch OF the acls
NJ the Ezra Session, or 10 publish the acts anu
mint resolutions al The same session, in pamphei
torm bur they are TO be added 10 The sessions acts
of next year.
The House then took up The bill Tor The COM
pensalion of the Revisors, and for paying LOT the
nse OF the rooms and furniture OF the Springs.
Mr.. MONCURE OF ), in handsome and ieel-
inc terms. ALLUDED 10 the extraordinary services
OF the Clerk OF the House 10 facilitating ard
fastening The completion vi The Revision oi the
Code. Mr.. NJ. gave a history Of the Gnprece-
denied exertions of MIR. Muniord, sustained as
he was by a sense oil public duty, which had
saved the Stale thousands OF dollars, and enaoleo
the members 10 reach their homes much earlier
than ,hey Otherwise could. In Introducing lhe
Code al The first week Of the Extra Session, Mr.
M. had with sincere pleasure bvrae his testimony
20 the patriotic iabofs o! MIR. Munfofd. 10 COM
ple,ios in advance The engrossment oil The heavy
Code Zone thousand psges) and had then an-
nounced his intention to propsee compensation.
which was so richly mefeh. Soon alter he had
received letter from Mr.. Muntord, asking him
moi 10 press the measure but (said Mr.. Mon
cure) inc subsequent exerlions OF MI. MuGiord-
his extraordinary recent eforis which had sue.
ceeded ia having all the bills Of The Ced: enroll
ed. ready tor the signatures OF The Speakers,
with The exception OF those portions winch 'he
House had not yet agreed upon-a!l lhese iac's
had confirmed his original Intention. were ne
10 consult his own feelings, he should 60 lor
larger sum; bot as he desired The measure 10 pass
without a VOID OF objection, he should move 10
give 10 The Clerk the sum oil five bardtd dJars
Tor hi, extra services From all quarters OF The
Hall was heaI I'd the cry OF zone thousand dollars.
Mr.. Moncure eaid that under the hnaislaseable
evidence trom every direction, he .hould propose
the sum oil one thousand dollars, which was
voted by reclamation, and il is the universal ne-
lief that no amount was ever more woTlhty De-
slowed.
The question aeIt alose upon hliIng the
blank tor the compensation 10 The Rev'sors.
Mr. MONCURE OF S, thought it should be
filled with $500 10 EACH
MIR IRWIN moved TO fill ii with $4,000 each.
This motion was sustained by MessIs. IRVING,
CONWAY, MAYO, St1EFFEY and WHIT
TIE, who urged that This was little enough
10 view OF the Reyisors' entire devotion 10 This
public Enthusiastically their whole time Tins
wear being occupied with The preparation OIL me
laM volumes oil the Code, attendance on 'ne he-
vision Committee, &c. The tact was also al
luded 10. tina. one entire volumc had oeen oes'
iroyed by FIRE. forcing the Eevisors TO prepare The
whole over again. IL was luther urged that the
Dronosed compensation was proper, compared
win what had already been PAID Tor The pre-
vious yoiumes-lhe last portions OF the Code be-
ing much the most important and difficult.
Messrs. STOVALL and HiETr said each
Reyisor had previously received 'hree install,
mems OF $500 and that $500 TO each would
he q mosl liberal compensation for The lime and
labor expended on The last portions OF their work.
The motion 10 fill with $1,000 was los', al
me blank was then filled with $500 10 each Re-
visor.
Mr. CONWAY moved 10 fill The blank for the
use OF the rooms and furniture al The FanquieI
Springs, with $500.
Mr. MONCURE of S., said the Legislature
had had the en,ire control OF the most important
rooms al the Springs, To the exclusion Of the Wis
itors-thal The season had consequently been IN.
terfered with; and that some compensation should
be made.
The blank was accordingly filled, land j, is,
undcr all The circums anccs, a very small sum
Mr. MONCURE Of s., moved that leave be
given 10 bring in bill TO change the lime OF
Soldips the mex, meeting oflhe Legislature fte IN
the hrsi Monday 10 December TO The frs, Mor>
day in January next
Mr GOODSON opposed The molion-as II
would be next 10 impossible Tor the Western
members to get 10 Richmond at that season.
Mr. SYME moved 10 lay the resolution on the
table. In the first place il would be most incon-
venienl 10 The Western membeIs-and, secondly,
not one half the members here are members oil
the mex, Legislature. Moreover, the House was
now thin.
Mr. MONCURE OF S sustained the resolution.
The people had become sick of legislation this
year, and were anxious TO reduce The sessions al
least for short time. twas especially impor-
ian, next winter, 10 enable The publication OF the
Code 10 be made in lime by The Isl January
This was one Of the elements Of calculation in