Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-07-31

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go ~ The SeIa,es amcLdment, anu asa'" ~
ae7av;ous question, which wac sustained, IN
,sr NEWMAN called The ayes and nees w
me m The Scpatc's anne ldmcnt, @hoh "A'
Fried in The affirmative, ayes d, noes az s.;ro
The House then lock up The Senales ins's. .,ns
IN their amendmcn, on The saGe suulee', ~
he mower 10 The sheriff, in case OF an equa''J
woes, 10 give certificate oil eiec'ion u cav =
Mr.. CONWAY, regarding This ameLu'nr11" an.e
:, nseoneniaj 10 The other, moved that Inc Iio,
Iecete from lis disagreement 10 Inc ''AA'
"'I MI SCOTT did net think the ameHGihesu a
consequential We bad no authoIty, WV Ger
constitution, 10 give tho power 10 any ,,;nn
particularly a mere c!ier. 10 make an oaIh
and we could not, wnhou, vioiaiips ~ 6 al
corsep, To The Senale's amenohicn'. ID ob
some length, opposed 'he alle as Mr. Smith @!
an Mr. 1aI sTovALL said, that unless We b. se' nc
~ Sana,e,s amendment, there woulu " "o
provision al all for the case; ,,oy;ops question,
nh;eh was su,Iained, and The HOUSE, 80 ~ 90
agreed 10 recede ..a ,b,, The House agree
10 The Ssnate's amendnch'' s anu ,,o,;on which
ASKED The ayes and nofs on ~. ,ne
"S NJ ac1InrNwAY moved that The House receGe
M: s.s,,,ecmeuI 10 The Senate's amend
ion' y" nr.,n;dine tha. in cases OF lie Vole De-
.nsn,, ,wn candidates ior Congress, The cihcels
wen ~ eh. II decide 10 which oil Ihcm they VIII
ash WV sce,ti6cate OF eeclion. And il The votes
8, cid officers be eqnal also, they shall ctc'ue
tnrnwih BY lot TO whom such ceTihcale shah
be given. ,h;s 60,
Hing The election Tor Congress IN CYSTIC. VI
40 GOO inhabitants, by The raItns OF The ace prS
or any Other srcci9s OF gambling. Inc o'a'e
had enacted laws against gambling.
The question then being on agreeing TO The
senale's amendment Mr.. HOWARD Of Floyd
asked The ayes and noes on tie mutton 10 agree,
which was lost. Ayes 40, Goes SO.
Mr.. CONWAY moved that The House recede
from ills disagreement, TO the Sena,es amend
ment On the Governors Pafdcuibg Power, 10
which we have SO oien alluded. Carried, 81 10
3S.
The question being ON agreeing 10 Inc Senaies
| amendment, striking out The House VII. Scoll 4
proposition on this subject, Mr. RoblNSoN
| asked the ayes and noes. The House, ayes %,
| noes az agreed 10 The Senate's amendment.
Mr.. DORMAN moved that the House insist
| ON ms disagreement 10 lhe Senaie's amendment,
mus;eis in April ard October. Lest 40 TO Al,
Mir. CONWAY then moved that the House
reccde from lis disagreement. Carried.
Mr.. SYME called The ayes and noes on The
motion 10 agree 10 lhe Senates amendment
| Mr. DORMAN hoped the House would adj
here 10 It's very decided vote against these corr,
| rapy mus,crs. Moreover, the Senate were all
,,russr.ifee, which was far from being The case
with a great many CT Us in This House. Il is
proper 10 stale, that al least hali-a-dCzen senator's
that wol Of, are in The boom CT yoE,h-ihe
gayesi and most gallant bacheIors
MIR. RlVES saii we had goen rid OF The
srea, evil, the regimenlal muslers, and we should
now compromise, and agree win Inc Sena'e as
10 the company masters.
MIR. SYME called the ayes and noes, and The
House, ayes a. noes 81, refused 10 agree to the
Senate, amendment.
| mr STOVALL moved that the House recede
from its amendmrnt 10 the Ssnates amendment,
nrovidng that The contributing members OF vo.
iuneer companies shall pay 81 instead OF IS,
as proposed by the Sena'e.
The motion was explained and sustained BY
Mcssrs STOVALL, r GBlNSON, PITTS and
RlVES, and opposed by MIR. DORMAN.
NJ quorum appearing 10 be present. The ques'
ZION was again put, and MIR. COOK asked the
ayes and noes on the motion, which was rejected
Ayes IL, noes a..
Mr. sTOVALL moved that the House insist
on its amendment.
MIR. PERRoW hoped The House would nc1
insist. lie asked il members we're ready 10
break up The whole military system, volunteers
ard ALL
Mr.. WHITE had voted under misapprc-
hepsion against the previous motion, AMI, the
motion 10 Insist being Withdrawn, moved IL re-
consider The vote rejecting The motion TO recete
The motion 10 reconsider was sustained oy
Ncssrs. RIVE5, PITTS, MAYO ard ROB
lfySON. and opposed by Messrs. GOOpSON
D0aMAN and COOK; AM, a!;ef debate hi.
Of military statistics mol ve!y interesting 10 Inc
GENERAL reader, @as agreed 10, l. IL e.
The House. then rcceiri tom rs amend
mcnl. and az. cea 10 he Ssnate's amendment, 4G
10 "a
MIR. DORMAN moved hat tie House insis
on i,s Two amendments 10 llr Senaies aIlsnd'
neat, restoring Two company mu,ieis. Carried
Having gone through he Senale's amendments
10 The first parl ot the Code, the House agair
took up the tuurh part OF the Code beginning with
chapel l59-Of the Gene al Court-whicn va:
not objected 10.
Chapter $50. Of the CoWt Of AgPsqls.
MIR. PRICE moved 10 amend the 4 h section
so as 10 fix is annual session a, Lewisbufe OF
The fist ms cad oil the second Moltay in July
as ID Code-ca,ritd.
Chappr lGl. Gearal provisions relating {,
til. C.u,ts. No objections
Chapter l62 vi Jari:s g:n rally
Mr.. sCOTT proposed a, a Substitute Tor hi
whole cnap'cr the bill slightly modified, which
had passed the House oil Delegates more than
once, and " ich las, spring was published 10 lht
Enquirer III provides Tor diawing jurors by lol
Tine lures IN civil cases 10 consist o! seven per.
sons-but, if any parry requires il, they may con
list OF Twelve. The Jurors 10 be paid 81 IS pei
day. By The provisions in The Code, The trial b'
iary may be waived, or ne number be reduced BY
he consent OF parties TO seven, and The concur
renee OF five ot them be sufficient 10 reader a
verdict /! also allows The county courts 10 pay
he Jurors, a. their discretion
Mr. SCOTT said an immense delay was pro.
duced by the presen; jury system.
AIR HARRISON, vi l. moved 10 amend the
s. scrion providing thai no person sha be con''
PEELED 10 serve twice in one year as a Juror. Car
lied.
Mir WATSON then moved TO strike out The
whole section.
MI MAYO sustained The molten. II the sec.
,ion be adopted, il will almost pfchibi, the obtain
ing iuries 10 Richmond where so many persons
fifemen &c, are now disqualified as Jurors. Mo.
llon losl. 80 Il Al.
Mr.. COOK moved to amend The Isl section
50 as TO provide TIA. jurur saaI b. over twenty.
one and under sky years, instead Of ever twen-
,y.five as in The Code. Carried.
MIR. WILLS moved 10 amend the same Sec
lion, SO as to require lha! a Juror shall be pos
sessed oil, instead Of coming, as in The Code, pro
| ncuy real or personal OF The value CT $780,
The provisions in The Code would exclude one
halt Of the persons qualified 10 make the best j..
rors.E lie thought ii sufficient that a juror b.
qualified TO vote in The election CT members oil
the General Assembly.
Mr.. HARRISON, of l., sustained The section,
which removes The burhen from The poor man
who has 10 labor all day, and places it on those
who can afford TO besri BY the Old Law, jurors in
The County Courts were required 10 have properly
10 tie amount Of $780, and in the Superior
Cours 20 be iree-hoiders. The section in the
Code, said Mr. H., places all Jurors on the same
platform. in requiring them 10 be qualified 10 vote,
TO be over 2l ard under GO years 0. ace, and to
own properly Ct The value OF $780, He thought