The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-05-20

WEDNESDAY, May 10.


"WEDNESDAY, May 10.
Senate.
On motion Of Mr.. Shackleford. il was
Resolved, That the Committee on General
Laws be instructed to enquire into the expedi.
ency Of repeating the 18th section Of chapter
IL of the Code, which provides for the CON-
| mutation by the Governor ofpunishment IN
| the case Of slave under the sentence Of
| death.
| A bill incorporating the Lunenburg Plank
Road Company, and bill establishing District
Courts were passed. In the latter, "Marion
| G. H." was stricken out, and Harrison c. H.
| inserted.
The Senate agreed, by a vote OF % to l6, to
| adjourn on the 7th of June TO an adjourned
| session, TO commence on the Odd of November
next.
House of Delegates.
MIR. Taliaferro offered the following, which
was adopted by the House
| Resolved by the General Assembly, That
the Governor be, and he is hereby requested,
10 issue proclamation TO the Commissioners
Of Elections for the several counties, cities
and towns of this Commonwealth, directing
them TO hold elections on the fourth Thursday
of this month, tor Circuit Judges and Judges
of the Supreme Court ofAppeals and that he
also be authorised TO supply the places of any
OF the said Commissioners who may have de-
clined to act.
The resolution was subsequently agreed to
| in the Senate.
The majority of the special committee on
| public printing made report of great length
in which they review the testimony taken be-
fore the committee in regard TO prices PAID Tor
the public printing, and come 10 the conciu'
sion that the prices at present paid are as low
| -,lDo IL 10 ovo.nta1 viz
623 cents per 1000 ems, 623 cents per token tor
press work, and 81. 25 per 1000 ems for rule
and figure work.
The report, together with that from the MI
nority, were ordered to be printed for the use
Of The House.
On motion of Mr. Goode, of NJ, the Com
mittee of Finance we've discharged from the
further consideration of a resolution proposing
to require merchants to take inventories OF
their stock of goods, and of laying on SAID
stock per centum tax, and for general law
of taxation for county purposes on the al rofo-
rem principle.
On motion of Mr.. Bottom, the Secretary OF
the Commonwealth was directed to furnish the
Public Printer copy Of the record OF the
Court in the case ofthe slave Jordan Hatcher,
and also the petition of sundry citizens for the
communication of the punishment of said slave,
and that the Public Printer be instructed to
print the same for the use of The House.
Bills were reported
Incorporating the Virginia Mining and Smell.
ting Company
Incorporating the Virginia Oil Company, in
or,near The city of Richmond.
| Mr.. Bottom, from the Committee on Public
Printing, presented the following bills:
A bill concerning the printing of the first
volume of Leigh's Reports.
A bill concerning the Printing of the Re-
ports of the Decisions of the Court of Appeals
and General COurt-and
A bill prescribing the duties and fixing the
compensation Of the Public Printer.
A message was received from the Senate,
informing the House of the passage of a reso-
luton by the Senate proposing an adjourned
| session Ofthe Legislature from the 9TH of June
to the 22d of November next. After discus
| sion, the House agreed to the resolution-ayes
65. noes As. And thus has the question of an
adjourned session been finally settled in favor
| of it.
The following House bills were passed to-
day:
Authorizing the Board of Public Works to
deliver TO James s. French the engine used
en- the experimental railway
Concerning the land which may be acquired
| by Company incorporated for work OF in.
| ternal improvement;
Concerning Partitions and
Il bill from the Senate, concerning the haul
ing of seines in the Potomac river and its trib-
| utaTies.
The bill increasing the capital stock of the
Virginia & Tennessee Rail Road Company TO
the amount of 81 1000 GOO, by private subscrip-
lions, was called up on lis third reading, and
! after spicy debate was laid on the table by
a large maj ority-a vote deemed decisive of its
| fate at the present session. This bill was order
| ed to be engrossed, a few days ago, by very
decided vote, fact showing the uncertainties
| of legislation.
Al about O'Clock the House adjourned.