Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-03-22
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES.
SENATE.
FRIDAY, March Is

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1ENAlE.
FRIDAY, March 10, 1852,
A communication from the House Of Delegates was
read.
House bill extending the time flor completino the
Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad and authorizing that
Company to subscribe to the capital stock of the Ra
leigh and CASTOR Railroad Company was read.
On motion of MIR. SMITH, the rule was suspended and
the bill passed.
The President tMr. DENEALE) presented conmuni
cation from the Executive Department. giving the Gov
emor for committing the sentence of death on
Green slave, the property of the estate of Thos Will
son, deceased, charged with having murdered another
slave by thename of Tom on the night of the 18th of
February 1852, and found guilty by the Court of
Washington county, and sentenced to be hung on the
18th day of May next. The Executive thinks that the
killing done in sudden affray and was not pre-
medtated or of0lice Dp7ense and therefore mt ,nur
der but mansaughter A majority ofthe Court recon-
his punishment is commued nv sale and
The communication was laid on the table and ordered
to be printed on the motion of Mr.. SHEFFEY
On motion of Mr. STovALL the Senate resolved it.
sell INTO Committee OF the Whole-Mr Mason in the
Chalr-and resumed the consideration of the bill CON
cernlng Commissioners OF the Revenue.
MT DENEALE 1novedto strike out the following para
graph from the list OF exemptions:
All hre engines or other implements used for tho
extlngushment of fires with the lots and buildings
used exclusively for the safe keeping thereof and for
the meetings OF fire companies whether belonging to
any town or city, or to any fire company organized
therein
IHS IrOpOSltlOn was advocated by MIR. DENEALE.
and opposed by Messrs. WITCHER BRENT and MERE
DITH. Lost
Mr. CowAN moved to strike out of the list eff exemp
tions, "A agricultural productions and wool of last
year clip"
After some conversation between Messrs CAMPBELL
BRENT, CowAN. STovALL, WARD and WHITE Mr.
CowAN withdrew his proposition.
Mr. MARTIN moved to strike out the following
each licensed keeper of an ordinary or house of pr
vate entertainment shall be entitled to hold exemnt
from taxation oil his household and kitchen furniture
used in his ordinary or house of entertainment
This proposition advocated by Messrs REGER
and MARTIN, and opposed by Messrs CAMPBELL and
WARD, and was voted down.
Mr. MARTIN moved to strike out call plantations of
oysters and all fisheries ::
This opposed by Messrs. CARTLErT and STo-
VAIL, and ADVOCATED by Messrs MARTIN and WAN
Without avote,
On motion of Nff. DENEALE, the committee rose tbe
chairman reported progress and leave was rontad ~
sit again o,A>-'sN W
On motion of Mr.. WITcHER the Senate adjourned
[EnauiyYr
HOIIsE OF DFTFGATFs
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PRAYER bx Row pprrp Nv Eonn a. N1afoh ~ 1907.
The SpFsKrR laid bae,re +l,e Homse = oo ; -: :
from the Governor in renl 70 rot;o af t1 @
asking to he informed wbat stems hove h VI Use
him or his predecessor in mrsnance Of asant;a ny
the last session of the General Assemble rd e o
castles of Houdons Statue of WASHINGTON To he ta ~,
for the colleges of the State The Governor sa,,s No
action has been taken on tbe nren,;ses Nv bnff ~
SO far as the official records show has on1, hoo
by his predecessor
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. BoYD, from the committee of Roads. &C.. nre.
scented bill to incorporate the Farmyille and Rnckne
inebam plank Road Comnonv M T 80 "a -
same committee presented bill for the incornoration
and regulation of Telegraph Companies
RESOLUTIONS
By Mr. YERBY-That the Committee of Roads &c
enquire into the expedencv of amending the 10Th Soc
ton Of the Goth chapter of the Code so fbat the b
fits conferred by said election may be extended 70 an
Company whose charter was GRANTED nr;or ~ +h ~
nj, Co.1, ILL,
of the State to the stock of said Company NAV not have
been made prior to the operation of the Code
BY Mr.. BoWYER-That the committee on Comfy
Organization enquire into the propretv of providing Nv
law for the transfer of all unfinished business in the
hands of magistrates constabes and overseers of the
poor and other county officers to the officers under the
new constitution when commissioned and TO nrovide
for payment of county and parrish leyes created and
unpaid.
By Mr. OLDHAM-That the Committee of Schools
sections al and 10Th of an oct nossad 5+L MI