Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-04-04
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
THURSDAY, March 3OTH' i04''
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lie Works 10 contract Tor buildings oi"e
The Jackson's river, was adoPIeo'
TIE TAI BILL. Co.
The hill imposing taxes Tor the suPPo..o NON,
yernment was taken up. The in'lu he ,aY
of the committee was adopted, lncteass on
for retailing ardent spirits from pig ;v.,e enter.
The tax on keepers of houses OF on motion
tainment was Increased Ifom Wv
OF Mr. PARRlOTT. r.duced from
d. ner cent 10 /, per cent, on motion VI "i'
SFANARD. md pedlars
The tax on licences TO Hawkers ana r 10 ~
on the Ohio river was reduced from " " o-0'
motion OF Mi. PARRIOTf. .oo;,,;ors was
The tax on Life Insurance assoc'allo. De,aaJ
fixed at 2 per cent upon their prem,I = The hin
OF 300. on motion OF MIR. DENEALE'
was then passed.
AFTERNOON SESSION. -
The bill concerning The Town anu .iI as,,b.
Parkersburg was passed. Also, ~ ,ha comfy
fishing a Branch Bank al Weston ~ ,,c,r;ne
OF Lewis. Als,, the bill providing lon pns,;'n,e
an apparatus Tor he Virginia Miiitaig a.andr;o
Also, The bill authorizing The Jallof u nisa The
county 10 release certain prisoners. Co., ~
bll Authorizing he county court OF De- and
subscribe To The sock al The james lie Inc
Kanawha Company. The bill concel.lis M
commissioners OF The revenue for certain coun-
lies was indefinitely postponed, on mo''oh WI
CRUMP. .,r;,r - The
The resolution of the House referring 70 'ne
Attorney General The report oil Inc JON. .on =
millee on The Armory, in reference " 'I s,n Con.
certain Stale properly 10 the Armory iion Ooui-
pany, was concurred IN.
The Senate hen adjourned. nc
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
a communication was received from me sen
orc s,a,;ug hal they had passed The bill concern
inc iuries in civil cases" wilh amendments; Inc
Hrs, amendment of The Senate was 70 strike ou'
The clause exempling members OF Inc fIe De'
partmenls of The cities OF Richmond ana NoriolA'
and The town OF Petersburg, from serving on ~
ries. wrich was disagreed 10 by lfe douse-nine
o.her IN important amendments were aS'eea 70 W
the House.
The thiry.frst section provided hat "every
Juror snmnoned 10 attend any CiTcuiI superior
Court shalIbe eniitIed to receive 81 IS per diem
for every tay he shall actually attend in obedi.
epce 10 sue, summons, to be allowed BY The cour'
and paid oil Of lbe public trsasaty."
The Semte proposed in their eleventh amen1-
meat 10 sir ke oul the words "puLls treasury" and
insert in lim thereof "connty levy, by a county or
corporation lax. 10 be levied by The county OF
corporation court, upon all subjects OF taxalIon
from which The State revenue is now derived, ii.
cense. %exsp,ed, which shall be collected anc
accounted or in The same manner as The county
or CORPORATION levies are now Collected and ac-
counted To-, and he Sheriff or other officer and
his sure,ie. shall be liable 10 The same remedies
as are provided BY la for The collection and pay.
ing over le County levy. Provided, That in The
Circuit Superior Court OF Law and ChanceTy,
holden Tor the city oil Richmond and The county
of Heorico, the pay Of the Jurors shall be proVi-
ded Tor by a levy made as Aforesaid by The Com
mon Coulcil OF The city of Richmond and The
county coeIt OF Henrico, in 81 b proportions as
The Judge OF The Superior Court aforesaid shall
acjndee 10 be right and proper.
Nj. FLOYD moved TO disagree 10 The amend
meut OF ne Senate, which motion was lost by The
following vote:
AYss-Messs. Allen Of Accomack, Gusts,
SnuwGen. Layne, Stewart, Brown OF Berkeley
Bambrict, McGinnis, Camm, Hill Of FayeIte
and Nicholas, S,i | nan, Wood, Carroll, Allen OF
Hampshire, Hieu, J hhson Of Harrison and bod.
bridge, Lancaster, Tn ,mson Of Jefferson, Parks,
Raymond, Greer, Tabzey, WAIVER, Perrow
Newton, Boswell, Dice, Cacklev, Scott OF Pres.
Ton, Stone, Jasp"i, Mayo, Cook, Harper, Bare,
Mar1. McElhenney, Morrison, Tale, Burden
Gillespie, Wesi, Jacobs, Fiosd and Wallon-4o'
Noes-Me.srs STROLLER, (Speaker) Hart, Haf-
vie, Powell, Cheatham, Shrfry, Johnson OF Au-
susia, Scrusgs, Burwell, Thompson OF Bolelouif,
Harrison OF Brunswick, Maclin OF Brun,wlck,
Clay, Moncure Of Caroline, Jones, Gillian,
Roane, Thomas, Rector, Howard Of Floy!, Ia
l~iaferro, ClopIon, Guetranl, Maciin OF Greens
vile, Danacult, Howard Of James City, YORK
and Williamsburg, Wallace, Wright, Webb,
White, Beard, Meredith, Twyman, Browne ol
Mathews md Middlesex, Coleman, Whilue,
Kelly, Cowper, Yriby, Syme, TunsIall, Lanier,
C.cke, R,res, Wunder, Goodwin, Conway,
Moncure Of Stafford and B,isgs-4S.
So the amendment OF The Senate was agreed tc.
Mr.. FLOYD moved 10 postpone the bill and
amendments inhe6nitely, which motion was re-
iecled by the irll1wing vote:
AYES Messrs. Snowden, Layne, Harvie,
Stewart. Bambrick, McGinnis, Camm, Hill Of
Faye,t. and Nicholas, Howard OF Floyd, Wood
Carroll, Maclin OF Greenesville, Alien of Hamp
shire. fiieu, johnson OF Harrison and Doddridge
Parks, Colson, Morgan, Raymond, Greer, Tan
zey. waiver, Kelly, Perrow, Dice, Cackley, SEQ.
Of Preston, Rrvr., Mayo, Cook, Harper, Bare
Mar1z, McElhenney, Morrison, Tate, Briggs, Bur
deu. Gillespie. West, Jacobs, Floyd and Wallor
AZ
NoEs-Messrs. Slro,her, (Speaker,l Allen o
Accomack. Gusts, Hart, Chea'ham, Johnson Q
Augusta, Shelley, Scruggs, Burwe.l, Harrison 0
Brunswick, Maclin Of Brunswick, Clay, Jones
Ruane, Thomas, Rector, Slillman, Taliaferro
CIop,on, Guerranl, Darracoli, Lancaster, Howard
OF James City, York and Williamsburg, Thorn
son of jefferson, Wallace, Wright, Webb, White
Beard, Meredith. Twyman, Browne OF Mathews
and MiddIesex Coleman, WhiIle, Newton, Hap
per, Cowper, Yerby, Basye, Boswell, Tunslail
Syme, Lanier, Cooke, Stone, jasper, wunue,
Good win, Conway and Moncure If Siaford-5O
Another amendment OF The Senate in effect 81
wing b. power 10 The county or corporation ConrI
to sccepl or reject the provisions OF this bill WI
agreed 10.
The last amendment of The Senate 10 ament
The commencing clause from passage OF The oil
III Isl August being under consideration. MI
FLOYD mugef 10 amrni the Amendment b.
excluding Ill tie counties west oil The Blue R'de'
OF ainuniains, and The county OF Ale1andrli
from The provisions Of The bill. Mr.. WOOL
moved 10 Law he bill and amendments on The la
bic, which was agreed 10.
Leave OF absensc was granted 10 Mr.. GIL
LIAM Of Dinw iddie for The balance Of The ses
sion -,
Mr.. THOMAS moved TO take up The bill
| concerning jufies in civil cases, which motion
was REJECTED, ayes As, noes 40
On motion OF Mr.. GOODWIN-Resolvet
Thai leave be given 10 repor! bill changing III
names Of MaIlha Ann McLeElore, and Cherr
Tyes McLemcre, children OF Lewis Harris q
The county Of Southampton, TO Martha Aun Hal
ris and Cherry Tyes Harris.
MI. G. also presented a petition for The sam
purpose; and reported according TO The torcgoin;
| resell ION a bill 10 that effect
MIR. TATE from the committee to examin
the bonds Of public officers made a report there
on.
The report Of the joint committee on the Pub
lie Library was taken up; the first three resolu
tons Of the committee we're laid upon the tabl
the fourth resolution was agreed TO.
MIR. JACOBS according to order, presented
bill changing the time, of holding the terms c
the Circuit Superior Court ofLaw and Chance
ry for Clarke county.
BILLS PASSED.
bill prohibiting free negroes, slaves and mu
lattoes from raising, owning, or carrying dog
with ITEM, in Matthew VS. county, was passed.
A bill concerning the Milit a of Highland an
Doddridge counties was passed.
A bill concerning'the Richmond and Peter:
b,rr Y aiIrood ro uoc naGspd.