Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-30
THE STAY LAW
no,.;,,n. IN nc the nrder of The day

Coming I'D as the order Of the day,
Mr. KEEN said that when the House adjourned last
night he had demonstrated that the people entitled
10 atay .cw His conclusion taken whether or lot
stay law necessa.y in other parts OF the State be-
sides the county and section OF which he vas the repre
sentative. lie then coming to the point, il sta
law was to be given that according to principle the best
ought 10 be adopted which the ingenuity of man could
invent. What propositions for such law were now be-
jre the House? The from the Senate only az
cabe 10 cases S,ge creditors refused to receive bank
notes in payment as lar as the seope Vi 40 county
were concerned they would be willing 70 take notes ro
almost any section Of the country ie proposed smother
bill WHICH stage all secqtops Upon judgments. either by
magst or by court that the property on WHICH
the debt was CONTRACTED miy be held for all time neces:
sary that in of parties recovering from the Co
monweah whether to avoid payment CT not. the credi'
tor had his remedy In the present lay. The pro rata
part of the BILL which is objected to- he considered ono
! of the most important parts OF the bill.
Mr. GILMER said after the doleful picture drawn by
his ccecae"e If the condition of his constituency he
could not gite silent vote Wi.hort entering into a
consideration o. the eZp dency OF the ILL lie xoId say
IL wis unconstituonai-he Constitution prohibiting the
Enactment bv any State Of law violating Obligations Of
contracts. Gentlelren .ad -l6ded to the action Of
other States. He dill moi snow o! am Law passed %
| other States
Mr. EEEN said their action did not obigae this Leg
stature bt thst etter gteG had passed laws rendering
the collection of deba almost mposs ibe.
Mr. GILHER Il authority to this Legislature
His colleagues bill provided an unconstitutional stay
law. The Legislature of Illinois once passed condi
tonsl stay, which pronounced unconstitutional by
the Supreme Court. II that unconstitutional then
an unconditional one clearly
bar. IUtEWA!Ii spoke to bis substitute for the bill
The people cughtto pc relieved IN come way IS sub
sute steered clear Of all constitutional detection, and
afforded relief The Legislature had clearly the power
- make law for the relief OF the community in
,ines sf embarrassment. Missouri and Alabama had
adopted laws the Substance 0f Shsh e'nbeled in
his substitute. pHder present Jay the shegs are bound
to return executions within thiTtJ days His substitute
simply provided that sherffs shall make executions
tufnable within six months and give debtors opportu
y TO pay IF their liabilities, This to be in force
for twelve months 1t did not prevent tho aherfs levy.
ing executions where about 10 run away, osl
where security VIZ ace, it gave indulgence after the
debt was secHred- -nf -
Nv. RAYMOND asked the previous question, which
was sustained The question vas on heiapendment 81
Mr.. DUcKwALL to his substitute, and the cab being
sustained, the amendment concurredi'.
The question then being the adoption OF The SUBJ
stitute, as amended for the amendment Of Mr. KEN
i was sdopted-aies %, noes TO-