Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-03-02
LEcIsLATuRE OF VIRGINIA.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY q, 1852.
SENATE.


,hpr agreement the Senates amendments 10
the bill entitled Gan act authorizing Inc SAFE o! ot Oh lana
hIononp 10 the Hawkshi Baptist church IN me county
~ ,oo with nm amendment the first amendment OF the
senate rhe amendment OF the Senate 10 as ioows ihat
the Circuit Conrt have power upon Inc apphcutoh "a
proper authorities OF any religious o ho M
sale mon such terms az to said court sha seem oest Oh
any lard conveyed devised dedicated 10 me use " oee
fl OF such congregation, as place 1gr puoic ,h
residence Ter minister and TO direct me ~ NV,
legal title is vested, convey the same 10 Inc pnrcase Wv
this act shall not be construed affect Impair any re-
s;cicons limitations in the original deed devise or GGu
cation Which the House proposed 10 AMEND oy stiih'is
ot ali the above and insrrng That whenever any fcl-
cuus congregation for whose conveyance devise ..
dedication of ln has been lawfully made shall deem tat
their Interests will be promoted by sale OF such land II sa
be lawful 10: any member of such congregation, Ia
his n.me and On behalf CT The ot;er members thereon,
TO prosecute au in equity 10. that purpose IN
rho Circuit Court the county corporation In when
srch land or the greater part thereof may lie against Ire
trustees or the survivors of them in whom the legal titles
may be; and it shall be Lawful! for such court proper case
be made ana The court be Of opinion that the rights Of 9th
ers vii! violated thereby 10 orocr INC sac OF suc
md and TO make such disposition o! the proceeis Thereon
tho congregation may deSire no memos oa ',e eonss
CATION need be made defendant TO such su CUT any mem
Der thereof may Voluntarily enter himself rs such ana con-
test The same In other respects the sai. shall BE- heard ana
determined other suits in equity except hat may oc
proceeded in notwithstanding The death O Inc painful, Us
il he were living =,
On motion of Mr. sAErrEY tie amendment was referred
to the COMMITTEES Of Courts Of Justice
Mr. SHErrEr from the committee OF Courts OF Justice,
presented bill amend the llth section OF chapter
Isl Of the Code OF Virginia
Mir pExEALE from The committee OF Roads &C reported
bill amending ari &c. authorizing an increase o Inc
capital stock OF the Oana and Alexandria Kali Road Com
pary bill 10 amend ali act g. TO incorporate me h"aahc
Valley Rail Road Company; bill hppiortalnE one lous
and four hundred dollars, complete the Allegheny ard
Hln,crSvls Turnpike Road, 10 The town ct Cnvine'on
Mr. SnACKEiroRp from he committee or General La'vSi
reported House bill providing for site for Gln House IN
Alexandria.
Reports Oh county organization were presented and re-
ftrr,d
hat hp
ea of General Laws be instructed to enquire into The cspc'
ic:cy Of making provision by aw Tor he better p!esersa
ton OF l books eI.:ies ard surveys now In the CUSTODY
OF the couny surveyor and all the original papers on file on
which the land caim founded ~ be filed in the County
Court Clerks Office, and that the county surveyor nave phi
vilcnr and lake copies, ana iol lt sFecA"'
tic citizens without fec. 49, .
lee Of Genera Ilws BE- instructed 10 enquire mto the eNpG
J;crcv or providing hy lew iur apropaiinG the whole
arnont OF arising from the capitaton tx upon e
white male inhabitants OF the commonwealth IN ald OF me
Literary Fund IL. the education OF poor and INDECENT CHI
Mr. Warsox called UP the House bill ia relation TO the
Shadw eli ilanu.aclurns Company. An amendment 0! AIT
MAR7ss placing the Company under future legislation u
me General Assembly adopted ana lie Dill passed.
Mr. SmrrfGY called up TIE House b.!l Incorporating inc
Virginia Navigation Company An amcndnient, es'tlcths
the quantity ol land To be heia BY s'd oonpny 70 M
eral Assembly adopted aud The bill passed MI ohE
FEY was directed To inform the Senate OF the passage thereof
ar CAprlxGro* called up tho House bill TO prevent
mans marvin. his unces widow. (Iie Senate committee
OF Courts Of Justice recommended that the bi be feceo
Mr. CAgRlSGrYv explained the BILL which egailzes oil
marriages OF Ills description which have been heretofore
The object Of the bill was 10 egaac mar
raur which had been contaminated IN one Oh :e count
represented Ivy Mr. e. and he thought II me GUY Q, ' ~
slturu TO pass the BILL the parties referred los la ne"
led o an error BY the provisions Of the Code and the ac
u, ANN en- showed the reasons governing the committee
in rrnnrnr arnins, tie bill The objection TO the pas
sarr of zen. raj law reach special case He reconmen
led amendment having reference 10 s case ana o' IL
Air. DeyE.,E was In favor of caazing The marriage re-
rrcd to- and .l!,hc. wosd lo the rercat o the w!t
section Eu, purpose was gained by THESE laws oil III
hih,ian--;o drive the Commonwealth g"on elnGnS
lie tl1uai it would be much better Law" ana "ouu a''
moro ncncy 10 proven. the conungng Of blood II pre-
vented the marriage Oh cousins. Ian, ,,sar ,h
sir CAPniSGToS -ad the bill had been Drawn uhaei NV
4;reri:on o! the delegate from the county referred to- an
wrs not offered tor the purpose OF applying 10 any o''''
n. prsr.rE nroropcd farther aerd The BILL by insert
inn the wnri "ferealc,' after ;e word h2:eo!"e" Car
| red--ayus H. :otS Ill. an
king on; that portion OF Inc bill which prohibited these mar
IL W,TsoY suonrstci thu: The bill! lie the table unit
N nmcrGme;,, ,nii /: preped which he would Sustain
.a!zna nj! marriages s,.iniEcd since tie date OF TIE pas
sacc 81 tic act ri list winter.
BIZ DG%c.e f.,o;cd Ills anne ni:cn, because II maze n
in,l lou, Distinctions Tie Senator from Ahcn2Te he supp
se WA n favor # moa!!Z!rg The community ahoh n!
:on was calculated ~ crI::3'"ze AMI pas'a'diZe
""s" Wis j Inc &c p5 M d Re T cse W.,
fnisd on !n prncnles oi morality .ccsncy and OF
Christian religion Itself While he thought 0tyou. thu
the parties interested 10 this bill had been :nis!e c was il
iaS"r al relieving hei: @Ej al u;hctS who rny have Lrcl
in Ike mannf !s!ei He inquired snch marriages we
80, III cil';aycn"n oil tie l.=vic.l ;awl
! Mr. TnoaAS. That is ihr '.istcr law"
Mr. WArS"i. Indeed i. is lie hilhcr Law, ard he was
iJr sustaining il.
Mr.. DrsE, did mol pr,ond to Of this morni,y pa
c~csHc1c=. lie did Why the Of last session
should be permitted TO remain and gentlemen obec,
alteration u! the Code in the teeth vi III. referred to-
r. NlToHgs would not iegsls'e FIR the Bible agans
H. He you'll etrr the Judgments .! Tie Bible to be admin
strc! h. .lc author Of the Bible There arc prohibitions
in the E.u4 e 0ut az Ito Cote. He la! heard dscris.
lion in The House twenty years The acs lie had ever
heard in wlc the la.ectd Abel p Upshu: participated
nd in which it "as concasivcIy shown thar nrge
5ef OF these prohibitions made by the Catholic; ,,>:s
who b. the prohibitions we're enabled ~ sell ndulgcncies
He IVES " rrstr"!ag the morals ut the country CId
able punish I'll offences against religion Tie L..
.a,uTc la. session hlG Icgaliz.d mar iagc o. this de-
scripion. aurrIac il mailer Il taste, but tie OF!
others than Tie PARTIES IS ns consulted II there was crime
Il participated III by the offspring o! suc, mar
rage, ana he @nulc rot hisa'1zc them
Mr. WAvsas would P:oaose tie following substitute
FOR III. Ill al Tic proper time:
"B. il enacted by the General Assembly That If any
married his rnrlcs widow since the 25ih Of Nnrch 1851
such marriage il creAy declared To he legal and WILD
exempt itom tr penalties prescribed by any existing las.
Bat this eel s.i Ut be ccnsiruc! % sanction any such
marriage which NAY hhyS occurred p0r 70 Tie date
sail or winch may hereafter Occult"
alr. WATSON dill 10. p1creEd AM morality than
other nceD and COIL! not divine why gentlemen could
lave tortured his language 10 render any such idea.
Mr.. WrcuEa argued tAat the Constitution forbade tie
passage ui any c;!!-r than z, neral Inv.
Mr. AM3.E: SAID ihai the law pEohi ting tn mnrria
Ia hccn IN existence 1000 Yeas Last winter the Lcg-
HAD committed an error and called o tr
pcfrctra" another consequence OF the first. Hc waracd
gentlemen that The Of this law would lay the fouua
ton for applications Of the Gentlemen
mistaken in saving that the Issue y! these marriages
blStarLI"d There distinction In the terms
void and 'voiabie." O the fret class the marriage
Of negro TO white woman, this was yod the marriage
under cons Iteration "Uiube Mr. 4 read from the law
% yGs w IN n hp IN.
it, and decree by the of nul!y conviction he
marriage II the kind referred TO in this bill would Do
void. Ard then The issue Legitimate tas
tarhs.
Mr.. Wl7cER dix! not believe that decree OF the court
could scnats and wife. Under such circumstances
any who would cling close 20 his wife.
Mr. WATEo* coat2nd-d that the Court had no jurisdiction
in the and the Legislature alone had the power egazc
the marriage II not therefore, in conflict with the
Constitution
Mr. WiTcnER expressed himself satisfied with The inter.
probation Of the Senator from Abcmare (Mr. WATa5N)
The question taken the proposition % NJ. De-
strike the latter Part the section md il
adopted
MIR ReEST proposed substitute for the whole hill and