The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-03-12
Virginia Legislature.
THURSDAY, March IL, 1852.
SENATE.

senate.
A considerable amount of business was
transacted 10 the Senate to-day; but not much
OF a decided character or OF general interest.
Bills were reported-To amend the second Sec
ton of the act uuthorising the issue OF coupon
bonds--To prevent Directors OF Bmks from
purchasing or discounting bonds, bills, notes,
and other evidences of debt-And a bill to in
corporate the Manassas Gap Branch Turnpike
Company.
A bill from the House Incorporating the
Rockingham Mutual Insurance Company, was
passed
Dir. Stuart, from the Special Committee on
the organization of the Board of Public Works,
reported three plans for that purpose. which
were laid on the table, and ordered TO be printed.
A Special Committee on the subject, reported
in favor of the purchase of astronomical in
sIruments for the use of the State, not to ex-
coed in cost $500, aud in favor of the employ
ment of good draughtslnan, astronomer and
mathematician, at salary not exceeding 500
per month.
House of Delegates.
Pray r by the Rev. James Baytop.
The Committee of Courts of Justice report
ed against the expedency of giving to the
plaintiff and defendant in actions at law, the
rig hit of examining the opposite party in person
ON oath before the Court or jury. Also, against
authorizing the County and Circuit Courts to
require Sherifis TO act as committees of insane
persons in certain cases-and against amend
ing the 10th section of chapter 1873 of the Code
of Virginia.
The following resolution, offered by Mr..
Riyes, of Prince George, was taken up:
Resolved, That the Committee of Privileges
and Elections be instructed in the case of the
contested election from Scott county, to receive
as legal votes all such votes as appear in the
notice and challenge of either party, about
which no evidence has been offered to establish
their legality or llegality, beyond the affidavit
of the parties themselves appended to their re
spective notices and challenges.
Fhe contestant, James Culbertson, was ad-
mitted to seat in the House-whereupon he
addressed the House in support of his claim to
the seat.
Mr. Imboden, after several members had
addressed the House on the subject, moved
the Indefinite postponement of the resolution
agreed 10.
On motion of Mr.. Goode of NJ, the bill de-
filming what property shall be assessed by the
Commissioners of the Revenue for taxation,
was taken up on its third reading.
Mr.. Miller, of B.. offered the following as a
ryder thereto:
All manufactured articles, in the hands of
the manufacturer shall be exempt from taxa
ton"
The Speaker decided that. under a rule
which forbids more than one ryder to be Of
fered to bill, the motion of Mr.. NJ. could not
be entertained-one ryder THAT of Dir. Lewis,
on Wednesday, having been rejected.
motion was then made to reconsider the
vote which rejected the first ryder; but the
House refused to reconsider.
The question then recurring on the passage
of the bill, the ayes and noes were demanded,
and resulted-ayes 81, noes 81.
And thus closed the labors of the House
on bill which has occupied the chief portion
OF its time for more than three weeks.