Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1849-07-13
SENATE.

sufficiently met their wishes.1
MONDAY, July Cd
SENATE
VOLUNTEER COMPANIES.
The Senate adopted an amendment to the Code
(part lst), by authorizing the enrolment OF 80
tributing members to each volunteer company, who
shall be exempt from military duty for one year by
paying S3 each tothe company. This proposition
was debated in the House, before the Legislature
left Richmond, and was there defeated We are
persuaded that when the members of that body come
to reflect on the usefulness of the volunteer compa-
MES, wherever they maintained, their efficiency
in preserving the public peace, and protecting life
and property, and the frequency and exclusiveness
with which they are called into service, they will
yield assent to this just and moderate encourage
ment By abolishing the company musters of the
militia the House has acknowledged the ridiculous
inefficiency of the militia system 1t becomes it.
then, to build up other for the security of the
community
REGIMENTS.
Another amendment of the Senate makes 400 the
number of a regiment, but the regiment not TO be
dissolved until it is reduced below 300.
COMMITTEES CLERKS.
The Senate Con motion of Mr. Dennis) reduced
the number of committee clerks to four instead of
seven, and to "a per day instead of $5-and re-
qures they perform any extra service without any
pay.
sHER1FFs' FEES.
| Mr.. Dennis moved to reduce sherff's commits
missions on taxes or licenses to per cent on all
sums up to $4,000, and to IL per cent on the ex-
cess over $50OO-carred.
| HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
| STATES VOTE IN IMPROVEMENT COMPANIES.
| The bill, as reported, prohibits company from
organizing before the Board Of Public Works sub
scribes. The Revisors recommended provision
that the vote of the State, in Joint stock companies,
should never exceed one-half of the whole number
OF votes given by others; the general scale of voting
| being one vote for each share under 90, one for
| every two shares over 90 and under 1OO one for
every five shares over 200 and under $780, and one
for every ten shares exceeding 500. The Revision
committee modified the limitation ofthe States vote so
that it shall never exceed two-thirds of the remain
ing vote, and this provision was not changed by the
House The bill requires the Board of Public
Works to appoint directors on behalf of the State in
proportion to the stock owned by the state but with
the following important exception;
"Where the stock held on behalf of the State in a
company is more than taoo.tlhs of the whole capital
stock thereof an appointment shall not be made under
this section, but the State shall vote in the election
ofdrectorsi in such company in the general meetings
| of stockholders
| previous effort had been made by Mr. Harri-
sion, OF Prince William, in committee, to strike out
this clause that the State Directors would in all
cases be in proportion to the stock of the State
| Mr.. Rives now repeated the motion to strike out
and it was rejected, ayes Al, noes So Surely fit
be proper to scale the pote of the State and other
large stockholders in order to protect small stock.
holders from oppression, the principle should be APP
piled in the appointment of directors. The Direc
tors manage the whole affairs of company, and il
any one interest appoints majority, the other inter
ests have really no voice at all. These gentlemen
who have keen eyes to what will be popular
seem to us sometimes to commit very obvious mis-
takes of policy. In this instance, the true DO
pular privilege is involved in the principle sus
tanned by the House. The protection of weak in
terests against strong interests lies at the founda
ton of free institutions.
PILOT LAWS.
Mr.. Robinson made an effort to restore potage
above Hampton Roads, but failed
| The House ordered the bill (part I'd of the Re
port to be engrossed, and Mr.. r. deeming himself
badly treated, upon the question of passage, called
for the reading of the whole bill, volume of 53e
pages! The Speaker thought this out of all ques.
| ton, and Mr.. r. withdrew his motion, and the bill
was passed
The House took up bill Sd, title, Slaues and Free
Negroes.
motion to go into committee of the whole was
| rejected, 40 to S.
Il MIR. Worthington proposed an amendment, which
was modified by Mr.. Scott and presented by him
making the following provision read thus:
IA "Any person may emancpate any of his slaves BY
Plast will in writing or by deed, recorded in the
court of his county corporation, or aohen The oaone1
is not resident Of the State, then in the court of III
county or corporation in aohich the slaue u.s.
| Mr.. Rives moved as a substitute that at shall
not be lawful for any person to emancipate slave
within the limits of the State"
| Mr.. Panni mooted the proposition to deport all
| the free negroes by force, but was voted down.
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