The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-02-10
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNALS OF
THE HOUSE, OF DELEGATES.
SATURDAY., Feb.

~ to receive of John Montague, executor OF
William Iones, certain legacy and for other
purposes" with amendments, to which they're
quest the concurrence OF the House OF Dele
gates.
The House proceeded to consider tho amend
ments proposed by the Senate to the said bill.
and the same being severally twice read were n
greed to by the House.
An engrossed bill &c Authorising Rebecca
Johnston to bring within this state certain slaves
passed
A-bill Authorizing the count courts to APP
appoint jailor for their respeciiSe coun, !"
was read u second time, and the question being
putt on engrossing the said bill and reading it
third time, ii passed in the negative.
~ Mr.. Crutchtield presented the following re.
port:A stY's .4.
The committee appointed to examine into the
Executive expenditures of the last year have,
according to order, performed that duty, and
have come to the following report and resoluti.
Itappears to your committee, that from the list
day OF January to the 3lst day of December, 1859,
warrants have issued the contingent fund to
the amount of 11,1S7 20 cents, being s $3.50
so cents less than the sum appropriated by law.
Resolved as the opinion of this committee, that
the executive, in making the expenditures on the
contingent fund, in the last year, have been jus.
tihed either by law established usage.
The SAID resolution being read second time,
was agreed to by the House
bill g For the relief Of the French exiles
from the island of Cuba, in the West Inties,"
(Which lay on the tabie) was read second time,
and the question being put ON expressing the said
bill and reading it third time, it passed i'm the
negative.-Ayes 20. Noes &c.
The House, according TO the order of the day.
resolved itself into committee of the whole
house on the state of the commonwealth ; and
after some time spent therein, Mr.. Speaker re-
sumed the chair, and Mr.. Wyatt reported, that
the committee had according to- order, had un-
der consideration a bill" Imposing taxes
tor the support of government" and the bill
. Appropriating the public revenue % had gone
through the said bills, and made an amendment
to the ons first named, and had directed him to
report the last without amendments which bills
and amendment he handed in at the Clerks ia
BILE. s.
/ The House proceeded to consider the amend
ment proposed by the committee to the bill Sc I'm
posing taxes for the support of government"
which amendment goes to strike out the part of
the bill imposing tax on carriages, and to insert
IN place of it the following:
On every two wheeled riding carriage not
exceeding the value Of one hundred dollars in
GLIDING the harness thereof, one dollar and fifty
cents tor Like carriages above the value of one
hundred dollars, one and one half per centum on
the additional value of such carriage OIL every
PhSton and stage Wagon, not exceeding the va
1ue OF two hundred dollars, including the harness
thereof, three dollars /; for like carriages above
the value OF two hundred dollars, one and one
half per centum on the additional value of such
carriages on all other riding carriages not ex-
ceeding the value of three hundred dollars. inclu-
ding the harness thereof, five dollars; and on
such other carriages - exceed the value of three
hundred dollars, one and one half per centum on
the additional value of such carriage.
z And be it enacted, that the commissioner of
the revenue shall ascertain the value of riding
carriages from his own view, the oath fthe par
ty owning the sold carrisne, Or by the valuation
of two disinterested persons, as he shall think
best provided nevertheless, that if any person
shall think himself or herself aggrieved by such
valuation, they may appeal to the court of the
county or corporation, by whom such commissi-
oner has been appointed, who shall have power
to grant such relief as to them shall seem just and
right.
And the question being put on agreeing to the
said amendment, it passed in the affirmatiye-
Ayes 70. Noes 20.
4 Ordered, That the said bill as amended be en-.
crossed and read third time.
MONDAY, February S.
A Communication from the Senate BY their
Clerk The Senate have passed the following
bills, TO wit "A bill " Concerning the Clerk OF
the superior court OF Surry county And a bill
I" Concerning the service of process in certain
cases, and tor other purposes ;--They have also
passed the bill Altering the time of holding
courts IN CERTAIN counties And q bill - 10 com.
pei persons who wn lands in this commonwealth,
to cause the same to be entered in the books of
the commissioners of the revenue" with amend.
ments, to which they request the concurrence of
the House of Delegates.
The House proceeded to consider the said
amendments and the same being twice read,wcre
agreed to by the House.
An engrossed bill ''To authorize the clerks of
the superior courts of Lee, Russell, Tazewcll
and Giles to transcribc into well bound books the
orders of the said courts for the year 1902" was
read a third time and passed.
An ensrossed bill g For paying the officers of
the General Assembly for their services during
the present session." was read a third time, and
several blanks therein filled up, and passed.
An engrossed bill /" Imposing taxes for the
support Of government" was read third time
ard passed
An engrossed bill IS Apprcpri4ting the public
revenue" read a third time and passed
The House proceeded to consider the amend
ment proposed by the Senate to the bill (Which
lay on the table, IS Releasing to David boyle the
commonwealth right to the lands whereof Rich
ard Smyth died seized"
A motion was made 10 postpone the said bill,
with the amendment, 10 the 31st OF March next
Ayes <4--Noes 30.
The question being then put upon agreeing to
the said amendment, it passed in the affirmative.
Ordered, That the Clerk acqualnt the Senate
there with.
resolution 6" For leasing the Armoryr
(Which lay OH the tablet was taken up and with
drawn by the mover.