Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-06-01
MoSDAY. May 81, 1852.
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! Lieutenant Governor LEAxE in ihsachair.
hLExASpSR WADE, Jr, Esq, Senator from the Mononga
liza District appeared in his scat this morning MI W. ha
been Detained from Legislative duty for long period by SO
we're indspnsiton. Although not entirely wen, ms iaE
much better!
csiveu
! Tic House amendments to the various Senate bills re
| turned cCnCurreh IN.
The oreibe and resolutions in relation 10 the Petersburg
| ynirnecrs of 1872 unanimously agreed Ia.
Mr. AmBLER from the committee Of Courts OF Justice re-
porr House bill authorizing the election .. an additional
Constable for any Dstrct-wlth an amendments ana mum
Der OF others, whUu. amendment.
NJ Su,Srs from the committee Of General Laws, r.
nor,nd Largo number Of House Bills, without Amendment.
/ M DESrALE from the Committee o. ltphds &c. fcEo!
led several House bl!s-one with an amendment.
MIR SrovALL from the Committee ot Finance, &c rePor
,.d sa-,..l Hnnsa bills The Committee ask 10 be ia.
charged from The further consideration Of the bill Tor the re-
ir Of John Felton, and that il be referred 10 the COMMITTED
Roads &c The Committee likewise asS n TO be o.
charged from the further consideration OF The Dill for the re-
lief j. X. Martin administrator, &c and Mr. = reported
Joint solution the subject which lies over one day
Mr. CaRRISsr0S, from the Committee on Banks, reported
gcrse h;l in relation to the Winchester Savings Bank.
Mr. Tm0MrslS, from the Committee on Agriculture, &c
rcnprltd several House BILLS.
Mr. SHErFEY, from the COMMITTEES on raI"led bis re-
! ported sundry enrolled bills
Nj THoxAs reported joint resolution in relation TO the
charter ri Alexandria, which lies over one day
Dir SAUNDERS offered the following resolution which. rs
nodiet AZ the suggestion of Mr. SHASDs was adopted:
Resolved That to-day al O'Clock the Senate Will take
reccs5 until A.. o'clock in the afternoon, nj which time bills
on tho calendar and no other business shall be considers!
and That similar shall be pursued daily uat the IN
day of June except those days on which the calendar
shall la &c been exhausted at the morning session.
The bill To authorize the employment oil Assistants
Commissioners Of Revenue, and require the First
Auditor II furnish certain printed forms to o
the Reveaue being on ts passage, MI DEEEALE moved Us
indefinite pospUnc:nen This proposition opposed by
Mcssrs SErrEy REogR and WARp. and advocated BY DR.
DESEALE,-Hnd lost. !, -,
the ayes and Being required by the Constitution The
vote
ION Creigh Funseu G5eayer, Meredith, Parker, Paxton
Reeer ShackrlfoT; Shelley, SheIa:j StoYal Stuart,
Thomas, Ward, Watson White, "ilcEeI-22
NoE;-Messfs Basse!I Brax;on, B1ykin Grown, Cowan,
Drueno Doueas Grantlam Pitnun, Shands Iatc, Ihoap
son, Nadc--l3.
Mr. SaErrrr moved reconsideration Of the just
taken.
urA.s and advocated by Messrs. SHErrEy and TnoIAs.
mi. proposition carried-aycs 10, noes II.
ar DoueLAs hoped the would not be rccnnsidered
He thought way cond be easily devised BY which, the
Commissioners Of the Revenue would be enabled TO per
farm their duties in the time required by law without expos
nu The treasury the danger of having whole batch OF
assistants appointed by the Commissioners themselves,
ouar,cred upon IT, Increase the compensation Of the Conf
mis- :ionGs and il necessity demand the employment OF as
slants each Commissioner would do SO for himself and
~, him rather than Incur the penalty of he law fo failure 1T
duv The precn Of compensation if he was correctly
informed fixed in 1919 and had remained the same 10
his time although The duties had been multiplied and the
Iah u.
ers ought be better paid and that the COMMITTEES of RI
nance nuChl b: instructed report bill for that purpose
in conformity with resolution he had Offered and caused 10
h, referred 10 la committee. He Mr.. D., not ny
oca rs convinced that his proposition not brilliant
financial operation, because tho Senator from Augusta
in his condescenson had pronounced So According
n ina, Senator's statement, not more than iorty conn
ties would nesd the services of thoso assistant Com
missioaers, Will. 10 his, (lr. D.'s) opinion every
county and corporation in the Commonwealth dessrv-
ed 10 hav commissioner better paid and these forty who
required all could then hire il for themselves His PROPOSE
inn whether brilliant DARK based upon the assunp-
ZION in the first place. tina: The present rate vi compensation
given 10 the Commissioners Of the revenue WAC too low,
and 10 the second place upon apprehension on his rart
that persons might be employed whose service, were not
needed and charge created upon The treasury TO pay
them. - -.
Ts bill concerning the salaries Of certain Offices Of gov
eminent II the members and officers Of the
sereral Assembly mileage sni other allowances was
amended il PARTICULARS and ordered 10 be en2F2sscd
Tire following bills passed:
Concerning the practice appeals writ. OF and
,s.dess in The District Courts and the Court of Appeals
To incorporate company 10 construct turnpike road
fran the Fancy Gap road by Penns Store, 10 Tho fey
l. cooperating The sIl':inavlle Saving. Bank.
/. corporating tho Abingdon Savings Bank
p-oydiug for opcuin. and keeping in rcr,ir the ca.,v
r,az in HE Counties Il HoEany .ia "T::zci M Mt's,iiI
TN. was H,Gs: bill. Tic lille amended By adding
III. words within quotation MARKS the body " the Dill nav
inc previously been amended.
Nr Rroga called for The order OF the 1ay-he tax bill
Tho bill was read second time.
The bill was ordered be cnsrosssd after which il was
rsnor,ed 10. the purpose OF amendment.
The bill under consideration reported by tho commit
roo of Finance &C. tpTovides that when ha Commissions
of the Revenue shall have made their returns the Audi
of Public Accounts shall compute the aggregate value of
the property in the STATE and ascertain the each
hundred dollars value thereof.
MT Watson from the minority of said committee, made
renor, which contempacs the of the by
the General Assembly.
Mr.. SHsrrEr moved 10 strike out from the eaor, Of The
majority OF committee Finance that portion referred
10 above and insert the report of the minority.
Mr. SnErrEY spoke Ten minutes 10 support Of his PROPOSE
ton.
Mr SrovAtL (who had made the majority rcport) said
that upon reflection ha felt constrained under the circum-
stances advocate the report Of the minority of the COM
mee Mr. S. made detailed statement OF the condition
of the finances of the Commonwealth.