Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-07-25

her citizens have been swtndled ind their oro,, cor
trust that the legislature rsr be
further provision of the kind have tEsl'sf an
cessary to check the evil. If you DO rot nrnr;r
check as this the temptation to increase The
so great that the Legislature will refuse to suppress
teres. Hope IN reference to TIE views of Iar-c nr
Der Of the people Of this Commonwealth nof.
| q large majoritv-that however disinclnei ,b:s c.
ton may be TO put restriction upon the lea.ra,.,
the discharge OF It's general duties they will mi ~;
great grievance an Exception and will inhibt that bt
not only from charteling lotteries but will nbl;, :;
future times the buying selling OF lottery t;c,
thorized By the laws III other Staes Tbi: s,,;.. -
met the attention of other Conversions in OH So.
and provisions similar in character to the ma 1l'
offered have been Incorporated in their cons,;,n,;
is positively necessary that such provision lnia,
inserted in constitution. With these brief r,a,i
submit the question 10 the committee trusting 10
they will the propriety and necessity Of iuser,i"
such provision in the Constitute 'e
The question was then taken upon Mr. W,,,,
! amendment and it was agreed to.
Mr. JACOB. / desire 20 make suggestion "a H.,
Chairman of the mitee The first claus. a. ~; -'
ton provides that the legislature shall gran, $500
jurisdiction TO the courts Now suppose the les,s.
ture in attempting 10 exG:.se the power TIM. g.
should fail carry ont fully this provision sin"y
stands understand that if the Legislature should fail
obey this injunction, there would be relief in case, r
divorce in the matter of changing and the ser,
of infants estates Therefore thiuk i would be L,-r
to alter the commencement OF the clause and MAKE j.
read that the Legislature shall rot By Special legs.
ton grant relief i'll any which the laws nav
have conferred jurisdiction upon the or other ri.
bunal Then if the Legislature shall reuse exercise
the power the individuals affected will be wi.hv;
relief AS the clause stands, tie Legislature sis
refuse to obey the Injunction think -. OF lid
viduas referred to will be without relief Ii the Chair
man of the committee declines to accede to the sugg-s
tiou shall not press my amendment
Mr. GOODE | am sorry to decline the suggestion o!
nv friend from Wheeling. r. JACOB but Cannot ID
mi, the supposton that the Legislature will be dirslc,
in the performance of the duty imposed upon them.
FORMATION OF NEW COUNTIES
There being no other amendments offered to the l2
section the l4th section was read, rs follows:
NO new county shall be formed with lesi
,ban six hundred square miles. In the formation D.!
new counties existing county shall Lc reduced below
such ar.a nor shall any existing county having rof
aion less than 5000 white inhabitants DC deprived u
more than oue-flth Of its population.
Mr. TAYLOR am requested ~ offer amcnGmeU;
70 this section IN these words Alter the word miles
insert unless the territory pol oset to De orned iE;o
\ new county shall contain population OF sooo an
hal leave the county counties out OF which II l. ro
pYsed to be ior1sd with population Of 5000" HE
co.nttee will perceive that Ill amendment OF this
may be very mportnn. to the eastern counties. II
be expelenl divide some Counties for in=tauce tie
of Accoulac winch cEtit!eJ 10
two representatives to give &c enc section o! tie
county one representative. IN the county in wlc |
live there has been Il proposition made 10 "'i"'
county by The sot theru branch OF line r:"er. AIp.t*
lions Tor division Of that and the formation o
counties are at this time kno there oil"
case which was pending before the lcsIs3tcrt-tiC
iivi.iou of the county OF Acconlac. Now tina! county,
urcsunc does not contain GU square miles, ana yet
j. u length some 80 or ~ miles There have been ar
plica,iols frequently before the legislature for the
vision of that county; and presume there are sos
GOOD reasons why it should be divided Ii this ciau-e
Il the section be- adopted, it will eectuay prcveu:
tha; On lnv from being divided, matter what may lie
The r-a uls for the division think the Limitation pro
posed Vt population Of 5000 is just on and will IA.
N conformity with the spirit of the section itself DO
not th1k that should adopt airy constitutional 10
vision by which shall deprive the Legislature OF tie
power Of doing Justice to the east and the wcst.
NIr SNOWDEN. My impression is that this Is suo
ject clearly for legislative discretion. would rre,
myself to strike out the whole section.
Tie CHAIR. II is not in order now to strike out tic
whole section. while there is amendment pending.
Dir. PRICE. | would suggest to my friend frol
Norfolk Mr. TAyLoR,) IN order to test the OF the
committee that he withdraw his amendment to
whether the committee will strike OFT the section am
for striking out the whole.
Mr. TAYLOR. will Withdraw ny amendment.
Mr. SNOWDEN. Then would move to strike oct
the entire section.
Mr. GOODE ."gret that this ,eotion ia made 3;
this time. When this subject under consideration
originally b. the legislative committee, it TO
which my attention bu: slightly directed aud lhni
no feeling in reg ard to it. 1t Brought forward bv
geutleman-f | rccollect aright-nnt in his se.t.
bat absent from the city. mean ,h- gentleman from
Barbour (Ar. CARllLE) 1t was advocated b. oier
western gentlemen
NJ. FlNNEY. viii the gentleman allow NE 10 N
terrupt him. am aware that the gentleman frvm
BARBOUR (Alr CAELE) introduced that proposition in
the Legislative committee but i; done for The prr
pose of meeting the question in lis county The
Inst legislature, believe. divided Ills county, and IN
Converting with in regard THE subjec, L., s.:c h-
cared nothing about this question now.
Mr. GOODE. know that this subject has beer
agitated by the gentleman from Barbour DIR CAEiitr
and the gentleman from Gil,s OR. PEsplrroSJ bo,A
wr.tern men, And there have been ether gehticnl-n
from the west who have agtcd this subject Ny :.;,nl
frn Norfolk, (r TAyloH) is under the impre-, the.
fNrc Ii no interest III the east upon this subject and
.e says that there has b but application !or
Gears, and that is from the county Of Accomac, G&.
lieve there have been various other counties whic!
this subject has been aglatd within the last years
and earnestly agated SiTce allusion has been ladc
10 the matter will say that it has been agtHt,d IN III:
own county of Mecklenburg. ! believe Il g- been
happily settled there BY overwhelming majority of
he people against division. But there great aailG
upon the subject in the counties of Loudom and Faa.
quler, and all this goes to Slow that there prevail
Iug interest the subject III the State Although 90
not desire IL stand up particularly tho champ o:
ls ciase III Tie report YET DO not wish that this SUI
cct should be acted upon in Il" absence OF tie gentle
men from those counties who evnc, good deal Of H..
this sub ccl The two members rom the
ri FaGqulcr absent from their seats ut th, nls.
As this report will undoubtedly occupy the attention Il
this conittee for several days come woi res p,ci
fully submit, whether it would be al l-atle 70
postpone the consideration of this subject until tie b
scnl members who take interest this suDjcc. shall
have returned and resumed their seats
MIR. PRICE. | would be very willing TO extend any
sort of courtesy absent gentlemen but it the Prtv!-
sion is stricken i'll the Committee OF the whole.
presume that oil gentlemen will be here before the Sub
ect is finally acted on in the Convention. IT, however
the gent. insists passing over the sub ec vii!
Weld the floor.
Mr.. GOODE. propose passing it by accoun: OF tie
absence Of members
Loud cries Of o." "no!'
The CHAIR. The gentleman from Alexandria having
submitted his amendment, motion to pass by the
sideraon of the subject Is not row in order