Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-17
ssehsfs Assembly 81 virginia
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REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. ROBINSON. of r., from the Committee of
Courts OF Justice, presented reports upon the Pc
titions ofcitizens of Rockbridge and Augusta, for
modification ofthe laws relating to the sale of
ardent spirits to slaves.
Mr., ECHoLs was added to the committee for
Courts of Justice.
Mr.. YERBY, from the Committee of Schools
&C., presented bill to authorize a school tax in
Stafford.
Mr.. DAVIS, from the Joint Committee to exam
Inc the second Auditors Office presented re-
port thereon.
Mr.. BORROW offered the following preamble
and resolutions, which, his motion, were laid on
the tables
murderof VIM P Jackson tried the I2th of March
last by the Hastings Court of the cty of Richmond found
guilty and sentenced to be hanged the Esd April
1882 and whereas, Governor Johnson did the 9th of
May commute the sentence against the said Hatcher
sale and transported beyondthe United States and did,
Oh the It'll lnst In compliance with 5th section of 5h
tcle OF the constitution communicate the General As
semby his reasons for the said communications Therefore
Be it Resolved, That while the General Assembly be-
eves that Gov Johns in committing the punishment of
the said slave, influenced by the pures motives and
acted In accordance with what he believed the die
tstes OF mercy and humanity after the careful exam
nation OF the testimony elected at the trial of the said
slave and after the most deliberate consideration of the
reasons assigned by Gov Johnson in his late message to
TINS House tor committing the punishment ofthe convict
the General Assembly of Virginia feels constrained to ex
press its belief that this Of executive clemency was
i'll advised and to utter its decided dsaprobaon of the
reasons of the said Communication"
VOLUNTEER REGIMENT.
Senate bill to amend the act passed March 29th,
1851, concerning Volunteers, was taken up on mo-
ton of Mr.. TALIAFERRo.
| On motion of Mr. JONES, of c., the bill was
| amended follows: ''This act shall not apply to
any Volunteer company or companies composing
| the 1st Regiment OF Virginia Volunteers, without
the limits of the city of Richmond, until the same
shall have been submitted to and adopted by ma
Jorlty OF said company or companies
The bill was further amended On motion of Mr..
TALIArERRo, as follows: THE bye-laws which
may be adopted by the Board of Officers as afore-
said, shall not have any force or effect until they
shall be subscribed by majority of the members
other than the honorary members of each COM
pany; and any change which may be made in
said bye-laws at any time, shall be ratified in the
| same Manner
The bill was then ordered to be read third
| time.
MIR. ROBINSON, of R.. presented Resolutions of
the Commissioners of Streets of the CITY of Rich
mond, approved by the Common Coucil, in relation
to streets through the Armory grounds
RESOLUTIONS
By Mr.. KIDwELL-To reduce the width of the
Beverly aud Farmont road, in its extension from
| Farmont to Wheeling.
By Mr.. ROBINSON, of R.-Of incorporating
company for the purpose of manufacturing oil in
or the city of Richmond.
MIR. OLDHAM offered the following resolution,
which was laid on the table, on motion of Mr.
| KILBY;
Resolved, That the First Auditor be, and he is
hereby, authorized to instruct the Commission
erS OF the Revenue to suspend their operations
Gf commenced) under his instructions, relative
to an act passed April Gath, 1852, concerning
Commissioners of the Revenue.
VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE RAILROAD.
bill increasing the capital stock of the Vir
ginia and Tennessee Railroad Company, and to
authorize the Board of Public Works to subscribe
on behalf of the commonwealth, for three ffths
OF such increase, was taken up.
Mr. BoYD offered the following substitute:
list. Be it enacted by the General Assembly,
That the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Com
pany be, and they are hereby authorised to in
!, crease their capital stock by the additional sum of
million of dollars, and to receive subscriptions
for the same in shares of 500 each, for the
purpose of completing and fully equipping their
road but the Board of Public Works, are not
hereby authorized to subscribe, on behalf of the
commonwealth, for any part of said increased
capital.
end. This act shall be in force from its pas
sage.
A long debate ensued on this substitute, be-
tween Messrs BOYD, SPEED, WALLACE and YER
BY, in the affirmative, and Messrs. ECHoLs BAR
BoUR, JACKSON of Wood, and SEGAR, in the mega
tive.
Mr.. SEGAR moved to lay the bill and substitute
on the table. The motion was rejected, ayes SO,
noes So. The question was then taken on the
| substitute and it was re ected: ayes 48, noes g.
Mr.. BoYD moved to lay the bill on the table.
Mr.. LEAKE hoped that this would be made
| test vote, whether we would now do anything for
any works of internal improvement
Mr.. JACKSON, of Wood, would vote to Law on
the table, but he was in favor of the bill.
Mr.. BOYD hoped the bill would be laid on the
| table, as there were great many members who
felt kindly disposed to the BILL who could not vote
for it now.
| The bill was then laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. KILBY, the House made
the bill concering Commissioners of the Rove
nue., the order of the day for Monday next.
| BILLS PASSED.
bill to repeal the 4th section of an act for con-
| tinuing the Beverly and Fairmonnt road to the
city and Wheeling in Ohio county, and to incor-
porate the Clarksburg and Wheeling Turnpike,
passed February 2, 1850, and to amend said act,
was passed.
bill to authorize the commissioners appoin-
ted under the act passed April end, 1852, to lay
off the county of Albemare into districts to re-
assemble for certain purposes, was passed.
Senate bill to authorize John P. Topping and
Thomas Latmer to construct dam across Har-
ris Creek, navigable stream, in Elizabeth City
county, was passed.
Various bills were then advanced.
A communication was then received from the
Secretary of the Commonwealth, transmitting a
statistical table of the productions of Agriculture
in Virginia. also letter received from the Cen
sus office, and short table exhibiting errors in
regard to the article of hemp, as reported in the
census return. Laid on the table and ordered to
be printed.
Mr.. KIDwELL, from the Committee on the sub
ject, presented bill to reduce the width of the
Beverly and Fairmont road in its extension from
Farmont to Wheeling.