Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-07-10

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IL ,Ea, case honest m.n cannon DC u'a"" ;"
:. "a, upon pr pct,y which really belongs
,',.,,,l,.r. Again there Is inexrisaoie diihcui-
- and confusion IN the question Of advauccmenis
,,r sac. 10 children. This difficulty VIII De
removed by adopting this provision, to require
recorded instrument. The principle shouiu ue
applied to all personal property II Mr, wal.
SONS amendment prevails, he shouiu 'o'e
against the provision
MIR. PAXTON called the previous question
but withdrew il al the instance oil Nr. willis
who called ON the Chairman OF the heVision
Committee 10 state if the provision sppheu 10
the relations between the donor and dohee.
MIR. MONCURE o! ;. regarded the provision
as applicable To tue donor and donee, ana ne
representative Of The donor and oil me donee. II
allows party to make valid gut oy Deed
The Legislature have already required al &c
tuai pusses,ion-a perfect evidence OF transfer
OF title. This can be easily done, where me
parties live separately; but when ihey ISe
together II is difficult 10 provide Tor Inc case
without some written aud recorded evidence
Mi WILLS beng satisfied win The cxptana
ZION oi Nj. MONCURE ol ., SHOULD Yo;c III
the amen ;ment In accordance with his promise
he asked the previous question, which was su>
tanned
Mr.. WATSON'S amendment was lost, aye
40, noes as
The question now being on Mir. lRViNG'S
motion a ,iiae gu. The whole provision MI
Irving Is-.n'vIced his views, and ASKED II w
House would affirm MAT the cunnr eau take from
the dunee Ec properly. over winch Tor ten, dhu
perhaps twenty years, the doGee mas exercised ai
me rights oi ,wneiship. de dehed any House
OF Delegates 10 stand up and assert suCh mon
str0uS principle--wbich must result IN me ~ois
kinds OF teuis
Mr. FERG USON-Alt that was required wa
to write TIRES lines, which can br done in hall a
minute. This viii remove III me difficulty and
could no, produce he horrid consequences which
the gentleman from CumberlaRd feared.
Mr. WATSON should now vote Tor Striking
out me provision, under which parent could
moi make t. his child The smallest GIT he read
an amendment, wnich he should cite: confninS
The provision 10 Slaves--but 50 modified in Us
phraseo!ogy Is 10 meet the objection o, Mr.. "
ing. The committees section provided Tor the
Gaze oil the parties residing together Al tie time u
,ke glft-this was wrong, AMI should 60 lar,hef,
and embrace longer time. The gentleman from
Logan waS roht in cuntendine that social pos
session shop.c no, be evidence ~ tlt.e-aS II
would lead 10 mlschievous consequences Mr..
w. projected 10 snow hat distinction should
perry. Slaves were much more valuable, AMI
ine els Of other personal properly, being less i'm
pogiaBl would not give Use 70 litigation.
Mr.. SCOTT thought the section should b.
modified as i, goes TOO lar lis etiec! is to con.
denim forever, possession 4: the place OF he git,
though he parties NAV cease 10 reside together,
and the possession NAV be separate. We desired
10 guard asaiHst Collu>ive CUTS and frauds grow
Tug ou OF social possession. Let Us, then, con-
denim The social possession al The place Of the
git during Inc residence together q the parties.
Mr.. WAISON'S amendment would NEE, the
objection.
Mr. MONCURE Of 5, thought the section
would re concuued SO as II meet The views q.
Mir. SCOTT, and condemn the social posses.
sion, while The parties reside together lie did
moi. however, care Tor me particular lurm IN
which II was couched.
Mr.. IRvlNG'S motion 10 slIike out was lost
b 10 81.
Mr.. HlErT Woud ask some gentleman Il
move reconsideration, as nc desired 70 vote iui
Mr. Waisou's amendment. Il waE no, cone
Mr.. FERGUSON moved IL reconsider n
Jote siiikin- out he i6ih section u Chaper 1893,
On "Fema'" undrr fourteen marrying without
cansen"- piCVltins 10! yesllng heI real estate il.
her nsSt Of kun, during nc coVerture.
The efiec oi The section was T. protect lhe
property OF young girl, whom d man steals
ron her tanner OF guardian, against their CON
sent. The House had not properly considered
The etieci OF ihe section III STRIKING u gu, AID
ne ihuugni ii should oc restored.
Mr. STROTHER. The ob)tci II The Jaw IS
10 punish III o1.i.eT, and not tie innocent,
who, under he influence d liz tender passion,
gives wav 10 al acl oi indiscrclion. Sill this
section takes away lfotn The git her properly,
no, bv bpr
w hal night have they 10 strip woman Of her
prupeGyi
Mr.. PERROW read an amendment, which
he should offer.
Mr.. FERGUSON assenled - The views Of
the gentleman from Rappahannock, and with
rev ms motion, So as 10 prepare 4 proper sec.
ton.
Mir. FERGUSON moved that The House re-
solve itself inlo a committee Of The Whole.
The three last days experience had shown tina
We should adopt ma proceeding There w
canGot move reconsideration, or call the ave.
and noes, which i ufen done IN thc House
and CONSUMES much time. Ii furnishes the SUI
FEST means oi arriving al a deliberate and wise
conclusion.
Mr. PRICE had no! seen any Inconvenience
from action III the House. M motions had been
made 10 reconsider votes IN the House Il ne.
-
Mr. T. ,houehi we should 20 on ~ The ii nuse
Mr.. STROTHER enforced he advantages Il
The con m,lse OF the Whole, in producing a
more mature AMI perfect work To accomplish
our grea, ohJeci, we cannot employ loo much
Geabt: alton. The COMMITTEE al Inc Whole
would save time, would secure more deibera-
ton and accuracy and would relieve the clerk
uom he confusion OF following up the details
OF the journal
Mr.. MAJOR asked thc ayes AMI noes on the
motion 10 90 mo committee Of the Wnoc
which Wa catricd-ayrs a5, moss 10. ana
Nj. SlIoihsr took the Char
NJ. WATSON move! l. strike out from
secnon 10, On "es,ale OF joint tenant" the tel.
loving words "Aud il hereafter an estate u
inheritance he conveyed or devised 10 hue-
oand aud his wife, one moieiv al such estate
shall. on the dedih Of either, descend 70 his of
her heirs, suhjsci g detl>, courtesy or dover a
he case NAV h"" Iii. object was to leave
he law as i Is. II ms new rule prevail. il will
lead 10 inequality .pd injustice rs Inc iaS
now stands. the >utViycr takes tie whole es' ale;
bul ne did no. ih,1k i, right that Inc wife
should have only dover, though in nine Y-niac
cases oui Of one huhirsd the estate ZONES from
hcr father d. r"ut rather give The Wiic
the NANCE OF ge;'n. he whole estSe.
Mr.. PRICE likeI n" provision. but md nnl
think IT. gentlemen could attain hi ,Jrcl il
that way. The CONVEYANCE may no, come nom
her father, and sill the vile and her child,cn
would, ny III, >-rion, he entitled "a one halt Il
the estate.
Mr.. WATSON, IL de;erenceIo The opinions
Of his TREAD tom Grccnbrier, wilndrew his
cotton.
On motion u Mi FERGUSON, section 81
Of chapter II n grar's, " from the lani d.
fice was 30 amen ird As turcquire notice Il any
summons on eQreot reformed mot exscu,ei," 10
b. publshr! .ouc weeks IN 4 newspaper, in case
Of an absent Defendant
MIR. FERGUSON mo.e! to strike cut lie
39ib section OF charter ii2 on grau.s from he
land office, which provides hat The register u
the land office SHAH not issue gIaut iar land
upon any survey, unless there be endorsed an
such survey an affiiavil u The person apply
ing Tor he araai, ina! he verify bell eyes that
the laEd EMBRACED IN the survey hss moi been
previously appropriated, OF that il was al he
time Of the entry thereof babe 10 en'ry.
Mr. F. regarded this as most mlschieyous
provision for The rights OF Western Virginia, ard