Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-07-27
VIRGINIA. LEGISLATURE.
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ring in q bill los cnauglos VIC 'iihSs VI
Ma terms of the Circuit Courts Of Rockorioee'
Nelson aud AlOemarle ,av
Mr.. HlErT felt constrained to move " .sy
the resolution on the table. Tho ma a;en '
well DO postponed until the regular sesslvn. ...
MIR. PERROW urged The inPor.ansS a,. of ,he
ing this bill, 80 as to restore tue oia s;m;,,r
courts. Other persons hao o0'a'''N
Mr.. SMITH opposed the taking up Oh new
W. ua himself had brought forward
D.ono.,ion for a divorce of lady, VINO was
paaS,,s TO got married, and the House nad re-
10 act upon such case, hard as was
|rbe House, by large vote, laid The feso'u'
tion on tho table. !. .bo;,
communications from the Senate, oy tneH
clark. tina, they insisted on their 81, 4th' o'h,
l3,h and 18th amendments to the trst pa,' .,
iha Code-that they agreed TO the ISL, Su, %
4,b amendments Of the House 10 'heif
n.ndmcn.s 10 said bill, and disagreed TO 'he
nh. 9Th and 7th amendments of the douse ~
he same; also, that they have passea Tue a1'
P.,oncerninr the Civil Code of Virginia, part .d'
with amendments ,oh,o
The communications were laid Oh 'he .ao'o
~ The Senate's amendment 10 the last Dill or
dered TO be printed 6
The House then took up the engrossed OIL OF
the Civil Code, third part, which was pG'ssa,
and Mr.. White was requested to INFORM LUG
Senate thereof. ,hen
The fourth part of The Civil Code was lhen
taken up. and was read first and second 'tue ::
Mr.. COOK moved that the House resolve ~
salt into committee OF the Whole. ~.
Mr.. NEWMAN opposed the motion, in re
history Of the proceedings Of the commis'ee u
The Whole for the past two or three weeks
nresepted ample reason why every menoer
should resist the motion. The committee Oh INC
Whole afforded latitude Of debate, aud oil
amendments, which, instead OF maturing 'he
bills, made Thorn really worse than lhey were
before. Gentlemen offer propositions ana
amendments, and debate them until they eA~
haust every idea Of new amendments. ney
then come up in the House, continue 'no oer
bate, and presume TO reflect on the votes OF
members. The great object oil thus Extra c oes'
sion wa. to reduce the mass OF our laws IRON,
chaos TO order, yet gentlemen INTRODUCES no,ei
and radical changes, which seriously aneo' ,"s
;n,ere,,s of The whole State MIR N. appealed
10 members 10 reform this plan OF proceeding'
stick to their legitimate duty oil revising .ne
Code and avoid the confusion and disorder
which must otherwise ensue. Mr.. N. argued
that double the time was consumed oy gong
into committee Of the Whole lie believed
otherwise we would be here until tho hrss oil
Septsmber. If we refuse to go into the com
mi,,ee of the Whole, We can get through 10
two weeks. MIR. N referred 10 the refusal OF
tha House to sustain the fifteen minutes rule,
and The rule preventing more than two sPecche,
on the same subject. We had better repeal
these rules, il we do not enforce than. MT
N. hoped the House would not only iaoor
zealously In the morning, but would hold on
evening session, in imitation of the farmers, who
are not content with their mornings work, ou'
labor actively the rest Of the day. Mr. ~ aP
pealed zealously 10 the House TO vote down the
committee of the Whole.
Mr. SYME asked The previous question, which
was sustained.
Mr. NEWMAN called The ayes and noes OF
the motion to 20 into committee OF The whole
which was rejecled-ayes 81, noes "a, as ioi
lows
Arls- Messrs. Finnsy, Hart, Watson, Smith, Nit
Cumberland, Thomas, SULLIVAN, Price, panacott, Ian
caster Worthington, Tomin, Harrison OF Londohn
Arnett, Mcdonald, Clendsnin, Barnett, PeTrOw, Cow
per, Yerby, Pitts Turner, Syme, Grasty Gou Stroth
or, Cook, BurdeIt, Goodson, Collins and Poyd-T
Noss-Messrs. Hopkins, lSpeaker,I Layne OF ALE
ghany, billiard, Cheatham, Brown, Burweii, Bytne
fraxton, Lewis and Gmer, De Cainps, Mttln o
Brunswick, Harrison Of Brunswick, Jones, Barbour
Vaughn, Clarke, Howard Of Floyd, Claiborne, Id
wards of Franklin, v ood Sydnor, baily, Gue.;hhI
HtovaI Allen, Hie,t, Basel, Wallace, Houser, Webb
Lane of Lee Harris Newman, Shepard. Coleman
Whule. Tanzey, Berne of Monroe, Kiiby Butt Booth
Pannl, Cackley, Wooilon, Rves, poiman s'at,z "a as
ION, Fugate, Putnam, Thompson nf .SynSS4
Moneure Of Stafford, iarsravr., Inc long time, (2:
days. lt6ss.' i.aH ., ~-..G 10 hs ihir,
part OF the Code, and in duty bound, made mo
lion, calculated TO dispatch the public business
He moved the engrossment OF the bill, and aske,
the previous question on the enerossmsnt.
Mr. PRICE opposed the motion. Mr. GOOD
SON on The same side, asked 10 know, II the gen
ileman from Lee understood all the provisions
of The BILL and could explain all lis details.
Mr. WATSON alluded 10 more imporlan
changes Of The law in the 4th pari, than in an
other, aud urged The impolicy CT the proposed
course. lfsuch step be now taken and some
of the provisions Of the present Code be adopted
the people would REBEL il be did no, know then
TO be 100 loyal. The people, he was proud Il
believe, would no, look SO much 10 The lime de
voled here TO The great work, as 10 the manner in
which j, should be done
Mr NEWMAN being referred 10 by MI
WATSON, said that The dose, nauscous enough
in itself, wastoo much so for him 10 swallow il
without knowing what it was.
Mr. SHEPARD referred TO this mcst mon
strous sbsurdiiy ever submitted to an intclligen
body OF men. The proposition really was 10 dis
While he had the highest regard for The abilu,
OF The Revision Committee, be would moi, as
representative OF The people, take, without exam
ination, the work OF any set 0. men or committee
Mr HART asked The ayes and nues on tE'
previous question, tc lest The sense OF the House
on this remarkable proposition to force IN
House 10 swallow an important bill without I'm
Outstanding il. He Could hot cary his ccnh
dence in the Revision Committee 10 so unrea
sonab.e length.
DIR LANE had sough. TO distinguish hinsel
in the House, and he had his morning succeed
ed in Distinguishing himself in the eyes Of The
gentleman from Matthews His ambition wal
now fully satisfied. MIR l.. then cited The coarse
OF The House on The ID part OF the Code, as {
reason why we should now vote on The cnStcss
menl OF this iih part.
Mr. SHEPARD d;eclaimcd any personal CT
fence in his former remarks. He referred mere
" 10 the Objectionable character Q; Mr. LANES
proposition.
Mr. GEORGE urged as reason why III. vol,
should not now BE- taken, thai Western Virginia
had not been represented on the Revision Com
miuee.
Mr. MoNCURE OF S, appealed 10 his frieae
from Lee TO withdraw his motion. The Revision
Committee were particularly opposed 10 hi:
work being adopted, without scrutiny and exani-
Audtious Su INC SOuAius tHSJ NCiS iAOS' oIA
ious to have The Code fully examined.
The House refused, 3 10 50, to sustain The PFC.
vious question.
The Speaker (Mr. HopKINS) said VITA tic
indulgence oil the House, be desired 10 make a
brief explanation Of fact, sometime since al
luded to by the member from Washington (M'.
GOODSON,) and again, this morning by The
member from Tazswell, (Mr. GEORGE name.
ly, that no member from the West had been put
on The Revision Committee las winter. He STA
ted, the, when he appointed lha, Committee, he
had no reference whatever, 10 any geographical
or sectional divisions. He regarded The Revis-
aon oil the Laws, as work common 10 The arao.e
Ststs, and 10 be OF uniform operation and effect
IN every quarter and locality OF II. With This ssls
rislo oil toe purpose 10, which the committee was
10 be appointed, he looked, first, TO tie .ftaess ct
the members, aad next, 10 their conu.ni.n;e 10 re.
main in Richmond during The recess Of the LIE.
gislatnre, and made bis appointments according
1y. But it did occur TO him afterwards. that The
West ought 10 be represented in The Committee.
upon the subject Of "Ipssts,n L md L7ps;" and