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


Mr. ROBINSON protested against the mo.
lion. which, after remarks from M-ssrs. RO-
BINSON, MAYO and SMITH, was withdrawn
BY Mr. LACY, who said he had attained bis
object.
House as 10 making any change in the present
Pilot laws, moved that The committee rise and
report The amendments TO tho House. There
the amendments may be as well offered and
made; and moreover, We can by the fifteen
minutes rule and the previous question, check
unnecessary debate end delay. TIE subject Of
Pilot laws had been fully discussed in lh- las,
Legislature, and he wss satisfied that The de
bate would otherwise be endless.
Mr. ROBINSON protested against this un.
just course being applied to this question alone
Mr.. STOVALL. The Pilot question has al
ready consumed one month Of the present ses-
sion.
The motion was agreed 10, and Air. STRO-
Their rep rtet 10 the House tte amendment
OF Inc committee Of the Whole, on which the
House proceeded 10 act
air BOYD objected 10 The committee's
amendnen. 10 the 40th section "of judgmen
on certain motions against officers" which en-.
forces against sherlhs, &C., collecting money
principal aEd interest as would, n The time such
return ought 70 have been made, be recover
able BY such action, with interest thereon, al
the rate Of -, MT exceeding fifteen per cent
Mr.. BOYD regarded the full penalty as a
most valuable provision. The words in Italics
should be stricken out, and be made that mo
ton.
Mr.. PRICE also opposed said amendment lin
InI,1 \ IA l.Son In he
the House.
Mr. SIOVALL moTed 10 amend tho commit
tees amendment in regard 10 the election o..
oyerseers Of he poor By tie people, so as 10
disqualiiy any one who is, or within the preced
ing six months has been, a collector Of poor
rates, from beiGg eligible as an oyerseer OF the
poor. Agreed 10.
Mr. FAULKNER moved to amend the amend
ment OF the COMMITTEES o! the Whole in regard
10 the appointment Of commissioners TO assess
land damages ~ The whole line o! work through
county, so az TO require notice OF the appllca.
lion for the appointment of said commissioners
10 DO given 10 The land owners, through III
county paptrs as well as BY publication iot 80
days al the Court House.
Mr.. FAULKNER said this notice al the Court
House was not usual in Wis secti3n OF the State
His people were 10 the habit of looking into the
county papers for these notices. MIR. T. re
gardcd this notice a. most important one.
Mr. MONCURE of S. thought notice throusi.
The papers would moi be as extensive as by pub
LEGATION at the Court House; but, with the au
thority Of the gentleman from Bedford (Nlr
BURWELLl would assent 10 an amentmen!
that said notice be published also lin some news
paper, ii one be published in the county"
Mr. FAULKNER accepted the amendment,
which was opposed b, Mr. TONNES, as thu
question had been fully discussed in committee
and this giving notice at all wa. an innovation
upon The practice Of the State.
MIR WHITTLE commended in reply 10 Mr.
TONNES, that The provision for notice by pub
LEGATION al the Court House door was Ielaxa-
ton of the former practice of the Stale. As the
gentleman from Berkeley informs Us, however,
thai his people are mol in the habit OF vIsiiog
the Court House TO examine said notices, hc
Thought lhat HI. reasouah" ;.
!. M. rauLnNEn argued, in reply 10 MI.
TONNES, tina. for 80 years the notice had been
required 10 The practice OF The State.
Mr.. WILLS suggested that the notice Dc
published in newspaper circulating IN the
county. Some counties had no newspapers
MIR. IRVING opposed the motion 10 give no
.ice ,hr ugh the newspapers lie though! any
notice unnecessary.
MIR. HARRISON Of P. w. said the amend
ment would produce an unnecessary expense.
TIE House, by vote Of 40 TO 80, adopted Mir.
FAULKNER'S amendment, SO modlhed as 10
require The notice to be published in ne"sPa-
per published in the county, or i. The mex! near
est newspaper.
MIR. JONES moved 10 amend the same sec
tion so as - require The publication q the no.
tice ut the Court Hous;. door 10 be made 81 days
before The sppics ion, including ore Cru't Day.
He desired TO provide Tor fill notice TO The land
holder. Adopted.
Some discussion having occurred bstwpen
Messfs. GOODSON, RlVES, PRICE, VIII 1 :
TIE and ROBINSON, a 10 The effect OF ihe
amendments; The vote was rcconsidefed, on mo-
lion at Mr. WtlITrLE, anu m amendmea
adopted; requiring notice 81 said appic4 los y
be given by An Advertisement! II me Couf' heus''
door Tor ihii,y lays inclatDg cCuri day, add
also by publication once a week Tor ioar wecS'
in some convenient newspaper.
On motion OF Mr.. DORMAN the House dis
agreed 10 the Commiiiee's amendmen! ~ regard
10 the election OF School Commissioners, as 10;
case was elsewhere provided Tor In Inc Code.
Numefou, other amendments OF the Comma
o. The w nUt were tDcH aeIttu ~ Slbout otJ'''
lion. The House has worked wei 10 day-veis
lew and sho!l, speeches made-ani things look
ed ike progressing. Tomorrow The House WI
conclude the Committees amendments and pass
the ensrossed bill Q, he Second Pan o. lhf
Code. They will then pi!ch into the % ra.'
for bool,,) probably without going INTO commit
ice OF The Whole again, where me debae IS VI
limitpd. la The House they nave me saiegnaf'
IS ,ne Is minutes rule ard The Previous Cues
,;oa - check unnecessary discussion "a nni'n
,or.sntmauers. Il is 10 bs ieereiei that so mae
:; 80 he, been i.voled 70 debating questions .
conpa.ativc!y minor imPurtance-h wing lrs'
onnniuniry u discuss md deliberate or se7eFa
deeply important questions in the 81 and An 3 "
al the Code, such as usury, The rights oi MARIE
women, sc. am encouraged by ne experience
al lc.tsy tina; lhr House viii talk less IN small
er suhjecs and travel rapidly and safely over snc'
Mr.. PATTON, one Il The ReYisoTs, is here
and to-day has been diligently gagged with l"'
Revision Committee on nc 5.h bill the CTimina
Code-lhe printing Of which Will soon DC com
peiet-tcgether with 'be Committees amend
mcuts. which will mol be 7cry nnmerous-Mr
Ro6,NSCf1, The other Revisor, is also e1pectc'
| here.
arrival II the EssbeTnia.