Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-02-18

bill increasing the salary Of the Clerk of the Peni
tentiary
Mr. RlyEs, of P. 6; and s, from the Committee on
Agriculture, presented
A bill to incorporate the Cabell and Logan Coal
Mining and Manufacturing Company; and
bill incorporate the Swift Creek Manufacturing
Company.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr. SEGsR, from the Select Committee of 81, on the
subject of Internal Improvements, made report.
Mr.. SEGAR offered the following resolution:
Resolved That the report of the select committee of
81 on the subject of Internal improvements be made
the order the day for Monday the March, and that
5000 copies OF the same be printed for the of the
House.
Mr.. WALLACE moved as substitute thattiIe report
of the select committee Internal improvements be
laid the table and printed for the of the members
ofthe General Assembly
Mr.. RIvEs of A. moved to amend the substitute by
adding and that the same be made the order of the
day for Monday, sth day of March,"
Upon this motion long debate ensued, in which
Messrs. Price Of g.. Martz Wallace Lewis Robinson
hives OF A, Goode NJ, VERIFY Speed and Se8ar par
ticpated
The roll was then called on the motion of Mr. RIvEs
OF A.. and resulted follows:
AYEs-Messrs Rives of Albemarle Early, Carpenter,
Bottom Walker Tate, lmboden, Wiley Dunlap, Smith
of Brooke and Hancock Maupin, Segar Stuart, Hun
ton, Scott Of Fauquier Prince Headen Payne, Shan
non, Price of Greenbrer White of Greenel and Orange,
Price of Hardy Hairston, Patrick Fry organ, Kid
well, Jones ofMarsha Mccullough Garrison, Vawter,
Russell Keyser, Staples, AVOIDING TONNES, jackson
Craig Leyburn, Gilmore, Martz Bare, Stevens, Gate
wood, Meem, Burdett, Witten, Dawson and WeAman
So.
NoEs-Messrs Crutchfeld tSpeaker) Mapp, Richie
son, Chestham, Talbot Goode of Bedford Davis New
kirk Power Irving Clark, Speed Buckner. Carroll,
Pierce Hancock Jones Of Chesterfield Old, Jr, Hamin,
Jackson of Doddridge and Tyler, Muse, Edwards
Brooks, Miller of Frederick, Baker Jackson of Gmer
and Writ, Taliaerro, Parks, billiard. Howerton, White
of Hampshire White of Hanover Lewis, Moore Of Harr-
son, Griffin Hevener Jordon, Crow, Moore of Jefferson
Ihcnn
Pendleton, Darlington, Ball, Hardy, Newman, Arnett,
Goode OF Meckenburg, Mcdonald, Lemly, Preston, Mi
chael Kilby Dawson Robertson ofNorfolk City, Port
lock, VERIFY, Hubbard, kee, Wallace Nottingham Zinn
Scott of Preston. Rives of Prince George and Sury
James, Caddall Morrison, Robinson of Richmond city,
Smith of Russell, Gilmer, Mckinney, Greever, King,
Dunn, jackson of w God, and Boyd-s0.
The question then resulted the motion of Mr.. w
LACE and it agreed to-
Mr. SEGAR from the committee of21 on Internal I'M
provements presented bill to provide for the compile
ton tthe Richmond and Danville Railroad, and for
loan OF money to said company.
The following is the resolution accompanying the
report of the committee of 81 on Internal Improve
ments:
Resolved That is expedent to complete as early as
practicable, the following public works. The James
River and kanawha Canal to Covngton, the Central
Railroad to the head of steamboat navigation the
kanawha river, the Richmond and Danvile Railroad
the South Side Railroad the Virginia Tennessee Rail
road, the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, the Manas-
sas Gap Railroad, the Norfolk and PETERSBURG Railroad
the Richmond and York River Railroad and the i'm
provement OF the lower James River by removing the
bar therein and that the following be appropra
ted for the said works respectively For the James Ri
yer and kanawha Company loan of 100000 to dis
charge existing arrears and 405 900 for the extension
of the Canal to Covington; For the extension of the
Central Railroad from Covington to the head of steam
navigation on the Kanawha river 81 100000 For the
completion of the Richmond and Danville Railroad,
loan OF 100000; For the completion of the South Side
Railroad, $360oo0 For the completion of the Virginia
and Tennessee Railroad, $450,000 For the completion
of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad $252000; For
the completion Of the Manassas Gap Railroad, $780,,
000 For the construction of the Norfolk & Petersburg
Railroad $f80,000 For the Richmond and York River
Railroad 100000 and for the improvement of the low
er James River, $1150o0 of which said said appropria
TONS not than onehaf of each shall be expended
in single year.
On motion of Mr. JACKSON fWood the bill providing
for the election qualification, powers duties aud COM
pensaton of justices of the peace clerks Of circuit and
county courts attorneys forthe Commonwealth sherfs
commissioners OF the revenue surveyors, constables
and overseers Of the poor, recommitted to the
mittee on County Organization.
The House then resolved itself into Committee ofthe
Whole, Mr.. VERIFY in the Chair, on the bill and substi-
tute proposed by the Committee of Finance, concern
ing Commissioners of the Revenue.
The LIST section OF the substitute was agreed to with
out amendment.
Mr. SPEED moved to amend the Cd section by exemp
ting "all real and personal belonging to Tempe
rance Societies. incorporated Benevolent and Litera
ry Institutions from taxation The amendment was
rejected by large majority.
Mr.. MCDONALD moved to amend the second section
BY adding the words "and other property if the amend
ment adopted it would read 'he grounds buildings
books apparatus and furniture and other property of the
University of Virginia. of the Military Institute &c,
be exempted from taxation--the amendment was re-
jected.
Mr.. SPEED moved to exempt all property belonging
to orphan asylums' from taxation This amendment
was agreed to-
The substitute exempts " all works, machinery, and
fixtures used for conveying water to town city
from taxation.
Mr.. ROBERTSON of N. moved to add "gas companies
The amendment was rejected
On motion Of Mr.. JACKSON of P. andf3. the above
clause in relation to water works was stricken out
On motion of Mr. PRICE the committee rose and repor
ted progress, and asked leave to sit again which
agreed to.
On motion of Mr. ANDERSON the use ofthe Hall ofthe
House OF Delegates granted, Thursday evening,
10Th instant for meeting the Virginia Agricultural
Society.
On motion of Mr. BURDETT the House adjourned.