Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-03-12
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.

On Monday, in the f3OUsE, a communication
from the Senate was read, informing the House
of the passage of the Convention Bill" with
amendment supplying The omissions therein OF
The new counties OF Wyoming aud Raleigh
The amendments TO the bill entitled an act to
take The sense of tie People upon the call OF a
Convention, aud providing for Organizing The
same, being read, a motion Was made by Sir
Shepard that the farther consideration thereof be
indefinitely postponed, and il WAS determined in
tie negatiVe-ayes 81, noes as.
Various reports were made from committees
On motion OF Sir. Pendleton, the Committee OF
Roads, &c, were discharged from the cOnsidera-
tiOn OF the petitions of citizens of the counties Of
Orange and CulpePer i'll relation 10 the location
of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad Of CItI-
zens of the counties Of LoudUun aud jefferson
Tor an increase OF the capital of the tiarpeTS-
Ferry and IIiIIsbOrough turnpike company; Of
citizens of the counties OF Hampshire and HARDY
for a road from Charles Blues in Hampshire
county, to Elizabeth Burche's; for a turnpike
road from WiiIiamspoTt in Hardy, to Burlington
in Hampshire, aud for requiring Internal I'm
Provement Companies TO return their accounts
annually 10 be audited by the Second Auditor.
Dir. Carter presented 4 bill to restrict the pow
ers of Internal Improvement Companies in the
condemnation of timber and other material.
The motion made by SIR. Bennett, OF Saturday,
to suspend the rule for the purpose OF reconsider
ing the vote rejecting the Cnarnssed bill to sub
scribe for the commonwealth TO the capital stock
OF tue Petersburg and Lynchbnrs Railroad Com
Pany, was taken up as The order Of the day.
The reconsideration was agreed TO, and the
money clause being stricken out, the bill la iu-
corporate the company was ordered TO be en-
crossed.
Mr.. Ferguson presented a bill providing for a
reAssessment of the lands throughout the Tom
monwealth. The bill was read a first time, laid
upon the table and made the order OF tic day Tor
| Wednesday next.
A bill diyorcing Amelia II. Beard from her
husband John II. Beard was read a third 'iue
and passed.
On Tuesday. in the House, the Scna:e's reso-
luton for an adjournment on The IIfh q! ilIIS
month was so amended as 10 make the day the
18th instant, and the bill concerning the Rich
tnond judicial circuit, and fixing the salary ut the
judge to be elected at 81, SEQ, was passed
On Wednesday,, in the Senate, The hill itnpos-
ing a tax on free negroes was pasSed-Ryes Is,
nues Q. The Senate also passed the resolution
for an adjournment Of both Houses Oh tie 18Th
instant.
On Thursday the SENATE amended tie co'"ni,
zatiun bill. The bill nnw faces every free negro
one dollar. to make a fund for their trans pnrta-
tion-tO which is added thirty Thousand dollars
from the Pnhlic treasury. TO be applied 10 tie same
purpose. In this form the bill PASSED.
In the House there was a long discussion re-
lative Ia the change OF time for opening tie ses-
sion and TIE tine for the election. 1t WAS pro-
posed t" change The lstfer-the c'ectiun-fcom
April tn Juue. After several amendments, riIa'
! proposition vas lost. But Tie time Tor Utpnirg
the session of tie Legislature was finally chang
ed frnn December 10 January. The reason Of
the change is the probability "t a Enn@ session If
The Convention, which Is IU meet in October, and
of the interference Of The two bodies with ere an
other in IT," C"nifnl.