Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-07-03

man from Richmond ask more Than is reasona-
bic and jusl7 Mr.. Y. proceeded 10 show The IL
justice and inequality 81 fxinga certain PRICE.
Mr.. MAYO followed in reply 10 Mess-s. ocols
and Ycrby-puDl,d on, the difference oil risnls
OF saIvors and wreckers-and conlended lna'
they proposed 10 give 10 ordinary laboTeIs "ha1
is given by Federal Cours 10 savors OF property
recovered on The high seas. The wreokcrs oil
Northampton have no right TO go beyond The wa
lers OF the Common wealth-andi il they do, incy
become salvors-and then, We have rishi !" go
before the United States Courts, 10 have The SUD-
jec properly adjudca;ed.
Mr.. ROBINSON said hi, was question mol
for The benefit Of The wrccAers merely, but Of The
whole commerce Of The Stale II wc do not ilx
the compensation, the insurance companies WIZ
not insure except al premium. In new Jersey
the law gives 81 10 The laboFer--and Inc co"''
there IS as dangerous as The coas, oil Noitndnip'
Ton. Princess Anne was a!ished with ~ oU; why
should not Northampton BE- content WIN lha'
sum-her coast moi being worse than princess
Anne1 Mr.. Il. protested against The aGdiieh-
al lax thai would be imposed on the commerce
Of the State, IN forcing the insurance companies
10 raise the premium, il no fixed compensation
be provided by law.
Mi. STOVALL'S amendment was adopted
allowing mot exceeding "a" TO the iahofcls
Mr.. VERIFY called The ayes and noes On me
Committees amendment, which was rejected !;
ayes 50, hoes 49,.
And then, on motion Of Mr.. DORMAN, me
House adjoufbet.
You will SEE that The House have reversed the
decision 81 The Committee OF The Whole on me
"wreck' question, and have adopted an impoT-
tan. provision on the inspection laws. cahno',
however, conceal an opinion, that loo much
time was given 10 The discussion u ihese snD>
icc., which had already been worn ihreadba'e
~ the committee. Their. vas general exPec-
lalion that The second part OF The Code would
have been completed to-day, bul there arc some
twenty Amendments yet 10 be acted on-and inc
pilot laws, the fruitful source oi CeDa,c, will aisu
come up. presume there is no doubl lhat ms
Second book will be ready Tor The Senate on
Monday. W. r. 4.
FAUoUlER SPRINGS, June 20 ls49.
The SENATE resumed Inc consideration Of The
Civil Code part Isl.
On motion oi Mr. DANIEL, The Senate re-
considered The vote oi Yesterday, rejecting the
motion o. Mr. WOODS IL slike ou. the lS h SEC.
licn chapter l9h allowing free access Of all per-
sons 10 The State Library
The proposition 70 strike out said section was
discussed al great length, and with much ability,
by Messfs DANIEL SllACKLEFORD, CAR.
LILLE. McCAULEY lSBELL. WOODS and
TRIBE. III favor, and BY Messrs STANAkD
WITCHER and AMBLER in opposition, and
was adopted ayes Ia, noes II
MIR. THOMPSON proposed further 10 amend
so as 10 allow such persons as The Governor
might permit, 10 have use Of the public Library
Lost -ayes g. noes l6.
Mr. DANIEL moved . amend chapter II
section Ia, 50 shat The Clerk Il The Senate shat
receive $50 pr week instead q SIS, as at pre-.
sent"
The proposition was alvocalr by Mr. DA.
MEL aud opposed by Mr.. BARBF.E, and car
ried ayes ID, noes II.
AT hall past ,, on molten OF Mr.. DENEA LIZ
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
In the HoUsE, several amendments al lht
Committee Of the Whole were agreed IT, Whcr
The section IN "oys;ers AMI lerrapins" was reach
ed Mr.. SCOTT movci 10 amend The Commit
ices amendment, providng Ter the conlinuahc,
in force oi The existing laws on the subject, by
substitute consisting 81 segeral sections and pro
visiuns-(as given oeiowl
Mr.. SHEPARD sid that this subject hHs
been fully discussed The last Winter, ana he ask
~ tlN qbeNlIOH uuI Ht WitluIcW u
enable Mr.. VERIFY 10 make a statement, show
ing that The pIoh,oion against catching oy>!tr
in June, July and Augns would BE- very njuT
ous 10 MS constituents.
Mr. klLBY said that i. would prevent catch
ing oysters Tor planting He would prefer H.
raj repeal o The laws On he subject
Mr.. VERIFY said ina The prohibited month.
were III only lme when h, people couit calci
oysters tor planting. Moreover, on Broad " 4
ter, an immense cxpanSe ui wafer, with million,
.! bushels ii oysters, they wrir caught tn n,
propose II making lime. No one goes there 7,
catch oysters iuT eating.
AIR SCOTT sait he s,con, ~ cricinall,
,. s,ei sstt Ca Gy MIN, excepted from Is raior
bels had struck ont this cau>e lie would NOV
T. restore The serrion as il .gas-whicb was done
Nj. SHEPARD again called the plrviou
| question:.
Mr. COWPER hoped The House would y0u
down the previous question, as h. wished /,
| show why IN rrpori 81 the Committee 81 Rev.
sion Should b. adopted otnrr que ilons ha,
been in!y discussed, aud he cou.i mol sec wy
this alon" should be slnrrrd over,
Mr. LACY said he would rather take Nh
ScoTTs amendment lnan no law Al all Indeed
he would take The Revision Committees report
rather Than be al The mercy Of the present con
iHStu iHnsS VI laws vi iIIl> >hlltil.
Al the suggestion OF Mr.. WtlITTLE ID,
lIih section was so amended as to impose nm,
Of 5000 on any non resident pness he b. ci
zen Of Maryland, taking oysters or tcrrapins II
The river Pokomoke or Potomac.
The previous question was sustained, aud Mr.
klLBY asked the ayes and noes on Mr.. ScoTT:
substitute which he regarded as destructive /,
The Interests Gf all the oyster countess save on,
or TWO.
Mr.. SCOTT'S substitute was agreed n, aye
81, noes l6, and the question being on The amend
menl as amended, MIR. COWPER said that ",
would as soon be without any laws a, all, anC
throw our waters open 10 every body. As hi
couli not amend the section he should make ~
effort 10 break down the bill entirely, desperate a,
it might be. The oyster interest had been shit
ing and changing, bur nov he believed thai somt
general system might b. agreed upon. shall y,
10 this anu Tx upon some system ard harmon.
iZr Inc aleresi, or sha We now leave The qurs.
lion Opco. AMI compel The people III the uysic'
country IL come To every session Of The Legs
la,nre and demand justice. as they viii sufrl,
dol Mr.. c. was willing 10 give up the exclusive
feature for Norfolk county, and meet The peop.,
OF Charles City and Matthews on common
ground. He would take The law as reported hy
me Revision Commiliee as demanded BY III.
wishes ol MS people. MIR. g. enforced his %
Jrciuns asains, lhe substitute, IS IN various les
pcci> sacrificing N. interests Of his cons i,uen's
MIR. klLBY regretted that the House wont;
not lis.en to facts and arguments from membe:s
those representing the oyser interest. Mr.. Is
appealed - The sliunc tact, that almost evrit
representative from Inc oyster counties hal voice
against The substitute, except one or tao VII,
were Interested in la log Inc oys;cr beds ,hroma
open 10 every boly. The ouly question was.
whether we should protect The natural beds q
oysters, or by throwing ihem open 10 the worc
ullerly destroy hem. The oyster interest is MI
far interior 10 any OF iae great interests Of The
Stale. BY the substitute, in six months, a mi.
lion oil bushels Of oysters would BE- carried af
from The walters III ms lIllc river He referred
10 fee, OF 80 or 40 vessels in thai river, carry.
ing cff enormous quantities. OF oysters. Mr.. X
iaHhcr objec'ed 10 The substitute, that vhiIe ii
allowed every body out oil the county 10 take
oysters Tor planting in "olher waters" il actual.
prevented inc citizens OF his county from cach-
ing oysters Tor planting N their own waters :
Should The Legislature destroy the interests o!
some twelve counties. for the exclusive benefit ol