Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1849-07-26
I.ECIs1-AtrIiRE.

requiring duciary present statement of his accoun
before commissioner ofhe in which he qualified
instead oibeore master commissioner appointed by the
circuit court the bill proposed. This amendment the
House disagreed to, 40 to CO.
INSULTING WORDS.
The amendment allowing the plea OF justification for in
sulting words was in effect sustained Thus if man cal
another rascal he will be permitted prove that he ia
| rascal.
lhe committee had stricken out section concerning
the case of girl IL and under H. who mares with
out the consent other father guardian, ormoher Upor
Mr. Strothers motion the House adopted substitute
which reads as follows:
III female of twelve and under fourteen wears shall
marry without the consent OF her father guardian
she have none OF her mother the circuit of the
y IN which she resided at the time OF such marriage shall
upon the petition fher next ofkn commit her estate to
receiver who shall give bond before the court and shall
hold the said and pay the rents andpros to he,
separate under the direction of the court during such
covertue, and after the determination thereof and such
estate shall be delivered into the possession of the female
and her heirs other than her husband"
| TRUST DEEDS.
Mr. Claiborne tried to prevent all preferences in deeds
| Of trust, but the motion failed, % to So
| LEGAL INTEREST.
| On the 17th Mr.. Conway introduced his amendment
concerning the rate of interest and usurious contracts
which was to strike out the italicized words in the follow
ing section Of the code
eff be for the payment directly
indirectly for the loan orbearance of any money OF
other thing OF interest at greater rate than allowed by
the preceding section sx per cent? other chapter
OF this act 1t shall be deemed for illegal consideration
as to the beyond the principal and interest al
lowed unless the amount rate of interest be ty stu
ted in aoritng in the contract assurance and be
more than the rate of eight dollars upon hundred
dotLars for gear; IN och the interest stated
shall be legal"
The House agreed to strike out, ayes 81 noes nome
| Codo
rous contracts to the extent of the principal and legal
| terest.
| MAYORS JURISDICTION.
Mr. Mayo attempted to raise the Mayors jurisdiction ir
Richmond of $780, but was constrained to with
draw the notion the House having already rejected the
general proposition with regard to the Jurisdiction of all ma
| gistrates, by vote ot48 to 81.
FIDUcIARIEs AND COMMISSIONERS.
On MIR kbys notion the sections in the Code concern
ing commissioners and fducaries stricken out, 4s
to A.
GROUND RENTS
MIR Smith, OF Alexandria, introduced some amendments
concerning rents the object being to authorize landlords
tenants ground rent if the be paid but
withdrew them for future consideration.
PRIORITY OF ATTACHMENTS
Mr. Worthngton moved to amend chapter ISL on attach
mens provide that when various attachments are
on the same day. they shall share ateaby the pro-
pery attached but when they issued different days.
they shall be satisfied according to the priority of the time
at which they are issued The provision in the Code
is:
"The attachment first served on the same property or
on the person having such property in possession shall have
priority of len'
The amendment was lost, "a to 49,
DOVER.
On the 18TH Mr. Faulkner introduced an amendment,
which after modification in tonn was adopted; by which it
provided that where land bona 6e sold during
ture to satisfy lien encumbrance thereon created by
deed in which the wife united the wife shall have dover
In the surplus OF the proceeds if there be any The re-
ysed BILL following decision of the Court of Appeals de-
MED the right of dover in such surplus
FDUc1ARIEs,
The House adopted substitute proposed by Mr. Kilby
of 'e -tsi"ten ont the previous day 1t provides
that every fducary shall, within years after ...
ponment and within each succeeding year, apply to the
court in which he qualified refer his accounts to COM
missioner for settlement and within six months thereafter
he shall cause his account to be settled under the penalty
IN case OF his failure do So OF forfeiture fall commits
slons But the section not refer cases where the
hduclary has paid out the funds his hands the per-
sons entitled thereto within two years within each sue
ceeding year, as the might be.
| The vote SO TO As
RIGHTS OF MARRIED WOMEN
Mr. Faulkner introduced the sections which had been re-
ported by special committee headed "for the further
protection OF married lDomen"
The House adjourned, pending this subject after Mr.
Daracott had announced the death of Thomas L. Nelson
doorkeeper OF the Senate.
On Thursday, the 18TH the House took up the sections
proposed touching the rights Unmarried women; and they
were modified by Mr. Faulkner, read as follows:
l. "The slaves of which woman may be possessed at
the time OF her marriage or to which she may become
Titled at any time during coverture shall not by virtue of
the marriage become the property oil the husband but the
title thereto shall remain in the wife, subject to the hus
band lite interest in the same, and transfer of the title
to the SAID slaves during coverre shall be made other
wise than in the mode prescribed for the conveyance of
real by fee cooerts If she die without issue he
shall have life estate in the said slaves,
.. The personal property acquired by the husband by
marriage shall not be liable to be taken in execution for
any debt contracted by him prior to the marriage nor a
ter the coverure shall cease unless the husband shall sur
vve the wife, she having issue.
A husband shall not be liable pay any debt con-
racted by his wife prior marriage except to the extent
that he shall have acquired property Of hers by the mar
age nor shall such liability be released by her death be-
fore the recovery of the debts ueby her."
Mr. Price moved to amend by striking out the words
Subject to the husbands life interest in the same"
This was carried, 60 to 80.
Mr. Price moved to amend the LIST section at the close
by making it read:
eff the wife die without ISSUE the said slaves shall if the
sue, he shall haze life estate the said slaues''
This amendment was also adopted.
Then arose much debate, in which Mr.. Faulkner and
Mr. Ferguson warmly sustained the policy of the proposed
change in the law, and Messrs. VERIFY, Thompson of j.
Claiborne, Dorman Perrow and Whitte opposed it. Mr..
TONNES considered the scheme too partial and proposed
to include public stocks with Slaves in the first line of
the LIST secon but did press his motion Mr. Scott
ntmated his opposition the pan because it was an adj
raoe one TOR the protection ohusbands instead of wives
and read substitute which he considered preferable
Mr. White thought the bill was one for protecting
debtor husbands from the payment OF their debts He
moved to strike out "slaves" the first lne LIST section
and insert personal properly"
Mr. Irving expressed himself favourable to the last two
sections
Mr. Whites motion was rejected, 40 to e.
The three sections amended, on the motions of Mr.
Price, were then rejected by vote of 90 to 49,
Mr. Faulkner now moved the I'd and Sd sections as
independent amendments to the bill The second was re-
Jected, 80 to 50; the Sd without count
Before the vote Mr. Rurwe indicated his intention if