Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-02-25

1bESDAfs reD "a, 1909.
Prayer by Rev. ADAM EMPrE, of the Episco
| pal Church.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
MIR. MAPP, from the Committee of Propo
sitions and Grievances, presented bill to incor
porate the Atlantic Mining Company.
Mr.. IALLIAFERRo, from the Committee OF
| Militia Laws, presented bill authorizing the
issue of percussion Rifles to the Portsmouth
Rifle Company.
Mr.. STUART, from the Committee on Agri
culture, &C., presented bill to incorporate the
Great Sandy Mining and Manufacturing Com
pany, in the counties of Wayne and Logan, anc
bill to Incorporate the South Branch Cole
Mining Company in the counties of Orange
Spottsylvania, Fauquier, Culpeper, &c.
MI SCOTT, OF Fauquier, from tho Commit
| tee OF Courts OF Justice, presented report upor
the resolution for authorizing the Judge of the
| 18th Judicial Circuit to hold a special Court
| and bill concerning the sale of estates belong
| ing to infants or insane persons, or held fol
cestui que trust.
Mr.. BENNETT, from the Joint Committee ap.
pointed to examine the Registers Office, pre-
sented report thereon.
MIR. LEWIS, from the Committee on Roads,
&c, presented bill to authorize the sale OF
Purdie's Bridge in the county of Isle OF
Wight.
RESOLUTIONS.
A motion was made by Mr.. ImBopEN, that
the following resolution be adopted:
Resolved, That 5000 additional copies of the
report of the Committee of 81 on Internal I'm
provements be printed for the use of the Gem
eral Assembly.
MIR. ToMLIN moved to lay the resolution on
the table; and his motion was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. BOYD,
Al.
and Manufactures enquire into the expediency
OF incorporating joint stock company to manu-
facture wool and other articles at or near Wythe-
vile in Wythe county.
PETITIONS.
by Mr.. BARBoUR-From citizens of the
county OF Culpeper, for the passage of an act for
the removal of the free persons of colour from
the commonwealth, and that those who wish to
remain may be suffered to sell themselves to
masters of their own choice.
Referred to select committee on the subject
OF the removal free negroes.
by Mr.. kEE-From citizens of the county of
Hardy, asking an appropriation by the State for
the construction of road from Petersburg to the
mouth of Seneca.
BY Mr.. MOORE of Jeferson-From citizens of
the town OF Harpers Ferry, for an amendment
OF the act incorporating said town to make any
citizen of the town eligible as a member of the
town council.
BY Mr.. VAwTER-From citizens of the coun-
ty OF Giles, for an appropriation by the State to
aid in the construction of bridge across New
river in said county.
On motion of Mr.. MOORE of Jefferson,
Resolved That the committee on Propositions
and Grievances enquire into the expediency of
amending the act Incorporating the town of Iar-
pers Ferry, passed at the last session, so as to
make any citizen eligible to seat in the COM
mon council, who would be at the time of cleo
ton eligible to seat in the General Assembly
of Virginia.
TAX BILL.
The House then, according to the order of the
day, resolved itself into committee of the whole
on the state of the commonwealth, (Mr. SPEED
IN the Chair.) Mr.. ScoTT, of Fauquier, re-
sumed his speech on the BILL and concluded at
half past one o'clock.
Mr.. LEWIS then obtained the floor and adj
dressed the House till the hour of adjournment,
in favor OF the proposition to exempt live stock,
&C., from taxation