The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-04-07
THE DAILY DISPATCH
MosDAr, April S.
House o. Delegates.

MosDAr, April 5.
House Of Delegates.
The following resolution was received from the
Reseirsd, That joint COMMITTEES of thirteen
seven upon the part of the House. and six upon the
par, ot toe enste be appointed 10 enquire into the
expediency of an adjourned session. and II expcdL
ent to report thu reasons therefor 10 their respec
i've bodies. On the adoption of this resolution the
ayes and noes were demanded and the result was,
ayes "a, noes e..
a resolution from the Senate proposing a Joint
committee the subject of the Bills for the cleo
ton Of State officers, and other important bills be.
fore the Legislature, with view 10 final action on
them, in order to adjourned session, was also
rejected by vote laying the resolution on the
table.
4 bill, providing for the enrolment of the Militia
by the Commissioners Of the Revenue, the aboIi
ton of musters, and reorganization of the Volun-
teer Corps, taken up, and after two hours con-
sideration, was ordered to be engrosssd for third
reading.
Mr.. B,wyer offered the following resolution
which was adopted:
Resolved, Tnat a special Committee of nine be
appointed to enquire into the expediency of abol.
hing all special pleading and technicalties at law
and OF so amending, changing, or matchmaking
law and chancery that one suit between the same
parties litigant shall decide ell matters of confro
very OF every kind whatever with few proper
exceptons) making the laws plain to ALL and OF re
curing oatns OF plaintiff and defendant, as in New
much trouble aad expense, and to secure speedv
aad nnai decisions, and to enquire into the
propriety OF changing the statute of limitations
or amending said statutes
On moion OF Mr.. Burdett, the Committee on
Banks were instructed to enquire into the txnedi
ency OF reporting bill submitting the question of
tne issue OF notes of less denomination than FIVE
dollars oy the banks of the Commonw ealth of Vir-
election ~
And soon thereafter. the House adjourned.
TUESDAY, April 6.
Mr.. Robinson Of Richmond CITY, presented
petition OF Margaret d. Tompkins, as heir a,
law and distributee of an officer in the Virginia
line, in the war of the Revolution, praying the
payment OF the value OF certain land warrants.
BILLS REPORTED.
A bill providing for the registration of mar.
Tiages, births and deaths.
"A Dill extending the jurisdiction of Justices
OF the Peace Ito $50 in certain cases.1
A bill to incorporate the Mount Vernon Gold
Mining Company, flor mining in Spottsylya-
MA and adjacent countless
A bill concerning the killing of deer. and
ranging, &C., in the county of Jackson.
A bill incorporating the ocean House
company" flor hotel in Elizabeth Civ
bin Incorporating the Union Hall Compa.
ny in Lexington.
BILLS PASSED.
"A bill authorizing the people of Stanton to
elect Mayor and other officers;
A bill to legalize wharf at Newport News.
m the county OF Warwick;
A bill providing for the election of certain
State and Municipal Officers in the city of Pc
ssrsburg; ''o "
Auhorlses the election of Collector of
Ci1y Iaxes, Chamberlain, Gauger, Keeper of
aPowder Magazine, Keeper of Hay Scales.
Clerk of the Market, City Bailiffs, and Com
mlssioners Of Streets, to be elected rira roce
on the first Monday in May next, and annually
thereafter, and at the same time. a Clerk of the
musings Court, Clerk of the Circuit Court of
SAID city, an Attorney for the Commonwealth
for each Of the said Courts respectively. Ser.
geant, Surveyor, and so many Commissioners
Of the Revenue as may be authorized by law
the last named officers to hold their offices fer
the several times prescribed by the new Con.
sti ution.]
IA bill to authorise the sale of Perdue's
bridge, in the county of Isle of Wight
bill for the relief of Joshua c. Gupnell. Of
the county Of Fairfax. ron this bill the vote
sfood-ayes SO, noes L. (Mr. Mapp.l
An engrossed bill. authorising the Richmond
and Petersburg Railroad Company to copvert
the debts due by the Company into stock for
the payment OF its debts, was under considera.
ton a considerable time, and after the adop-
uoh " aIyuer, aiiowlng The State to accept its
PROVISIONS 10 certain extent On the bill
ayes 70, noes SO.
resolution from the Senate, providing for
the appointment ola joint committee, to whom
shall be referred the various bills now pending
before the respective Houses, having for their
object the election Of the various officers un
der the new constitution, was taken up. The
resolution was amended, on motion of Mr..
ILnce, directing the Committee to provide for
n M nd
the fourth Thursday ofMay. The resolution.
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And then the House adjourned.