Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-03-10
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
TUESDAY, March ..
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
The following reports We're presented:

Hiram A. Greener, the delegate returned to
serve in the present General Assembly, which,
motion of Mr.. ToMLIN, was ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. MILLER of Botetourt, from the Commit
tee for Courts of Justice, reported, without
amendment, the Senate bill entitled an act to au
thorise bail in criminal cases to obtain bail cases.
Also, with amendments bill regulating the
jurisdiction of the Circnit Courts.
On motion of Mr.. MILLER, the last bill was
taken up, and the amendment having been read,
was agreed to, and the bill, as amended, was or
dered to be engrossed and read third time.
Mr.. MILLER, from the same Committee, pre-
sented also the following bills:
A Bill to authorize the County Court of Bed
ford to sell to the Virginia and Tennessee Rail
road company, a certain tract of land;
A Bill comforting on the Courts the power to
change the names of persons; and
A Bill concerning suits against persons and
corporations who represent the Commonwealth.
Mr.. RIvEs, of P. G. from the Committee of
Agriculture, &c. reported, without amendment,
the Senate Bill, entitled San Act to incorporate
the Falls Manufacturing Company and presen-
ted the following bills:
A Bill to incorporate the Vesuvius Mining
and Manufacturing Company in the county of
Cabell;
A Bill to incorporate the Spottsylvania Gold
Mining Company;
A Bill to authorize an inspection of tobacco,
in the town of Ripley, in jackson county;
A Bill to incorporate the Linemore Mining
| and Manufacturing Company;
A Bill to incorporate the Point of Fork Mining
Company; and
A Bill concerning the inspection of guano and
gypsum.
COUNTY ORGANIZATION.
Mr.. LEAKE, from the Committee on County
Organization, reported, with amendments, the
following bill
A Bill providing for the election, qualification,
powers, duties and compensation, of Justices of
the Peace, Clerks of circuit and county Courts,
Attorneys for the Commonwealth, 'Sherifs,
| Commissioners of the Revenue, Surveyors,
| Constables and Overseers of the Poor.
| And presented report upon the resolution
| for providing for the election of Collector Of
the Revenue for each county district
On motion of Mr.. LEAKE, the amendments
proposed by said committee to the bill were or
dered to be printed for the use of the General
| Assembly.
On motion of Mr.. WHEELER, it was ordered
| that leave be granted to bring in bill amending
and -enacting the act passed by the present
General Assembly, extending the time for COM
pleting the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad
Company and authorizing that company to
subscribe to the capital sock of the Raleigh
and Castor Railroad Company; and that Messrs.
Wheeler, Robertson of Norfolk city, Jordan,
billiard and Anderson prepare and bring in the
same.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were presented:
Bv Mr.. WITTEN-That the committee on
Finance enquire into the expediency of provi-
ding by law for the election of three Com
missioners of the Revenue in the county of
Tazewell, instead of two, as provided by
law.
Mr.. RIvEs of P. G.. offered the following re-
solution; which on his motion was laid Oh the
table:
Resolved, That the committee of Privileges
and Elections be instructed in the case of the
contested election from Scott county, to receive
as legal votes all such votes appear on the no
tice and challenge of either party, about which
no evidence has been offered to establish their
legality or Illegally, beyond the aidavits of the
parties themselves appended to their respective
notices and challenges.
By Mr. BowYER-That the committee on
the Militia enquire into the expediency Of re-
pealing the 18th section of the act of 1851, con-
corning the Militia, and also to the expedien-
cy and practicability of increasing the number
of the Divisions and Brigades, and of electing
the Major Generals either by vote of all the
commissioned officers of each division, and of
electing the Brigade Generals by vote of all the
commissioned officers of each Brigade, OF of the
| field officers only.
By Mr.. HuNTER-That the Committee on
Agriculture, &C., enquire into the expediency
of incorporating a joint stock company I'M
der the name and style of the Alliance Gold
Mining company.
/ u By Mr., MCDoNALD-That Joint Commit
tee of 13, consisting of on the part of the
House and members of the Senate, be ap-
pointed to enquire into and report upon the ex-
| pediency of a free Banking System throughout
the Commonwealth, by bill or otherwise.
1t was ordered that the Clerk communicate
| the same to the Senate and request their concur
renee.
By Mr.. VAwTER-That the Committee on
| Agriculture, &C., enquire into the expediency of
| establishing an Inspection of Tobacco, at the
town of Centreville, in the county of Monroe.
| By Mr.. JoRDAN-That the Committee of FL
nance enquire into the expediency of assessing
tax ON travelling organ players, for every coun-
| ty, and report the same to this House.
By Mr. KING-That the Committee of Roads,
&C., enquire into the eXpediency of incorporate
ing company, and appropriating q sum of
money for the construction of turnpike, from
the terminus of the Johnston county Turnpike,
at the Tennessee Railroad line.
TAX BILL.
The Bill concerning the Commissioners of the
Revenue, with the amendment of Mr. PATRICK,
under consideration, when the House adjourned
Monday, and which is in the following words,
| Strike from the I'd section the following clause:
| 1.-THE head of each family shall be entitled to
hold, exempt from taxation, neat cattle, hogs and
Sheep of the aggregate value of $500, or in lieu
thereof an equal amount of any personal proper
| ty not otherwise exempt from taxation" and in
sert the following: ''Heads of families owning
less than 500 in the aggregate of personal pro-
perty, shall not be taxed on such property" was
taken up, and rejected by the following vote
ayes 3, noes 118.
| Mr.. LEWIS moved to amend the bill by adding
to the list of the exempted subjects contained in
the Cd section, 29th line, the following: "neat
| cattle, hogs and Sheep