The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-05-15
Virginia Legislature.
FRIDAY, May IA.
Senate.

FRIDAY, May IA.
Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Ward, the motion 10 re-
consider the vote rejecting the resolution Vi :no
IIn',sa of delegates. for an adjourned session
&c ,hs General Assembly, was taken up: IL
having been determined in favor OF RECONSIDER
inc Wr. Daniel demanded the previous ques,,
ton. and Mr.. Amber called Tor inc ayes a ~
noes on the passage Cd 81 , os fo orI anu
'Svss-Nessrs. Barnett. Brent, Cowan
cre|eh Funston, Grantham, Greaver, Layne,
Marin. Meredith, Paxton, PItman, Reger,
Sberrard, Sweeney, Tabb, Tate, Thomas,
Ward-19.
Noes-Niessrs. Amber, Bassell, Braxton,
Bovkin, Brown, Campbell, Darlington, Dam
tel. Denea;e, Isbell, Mason, McDearmon, Mon
art, Thompson, Watson, White, Winston,
Witcher-23.
MIR. Martin then offered the following joint
resolution:
Resolved, That when the Senate shall ad-
lourn on the 10th day of June next, it will,
with the consent of the House of Delegates,
adjourn to such time and place as may be
fixed by law for the regular biennial meeting of
the General Assembly.
On the above resolution the vote was, as
follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Barnett, Braxto Brent,
Boykn, Brown, Cowan, Creigh, Daniel, Fun
stem, Grantham, Greaver, Hall, Layne, Mar
tin, Mason, Moncure, Parker, Roger, Sherrard,
Smith, Sweeney, Tate, Thomas, Thompson,
Ward, Whte-26.
Noes-Messrs. Amber, Basel, Campbell,
Darlington, Deneale, IsbeiI, McDearmon,
Meredith, Paxton, Putnam, Stands, Shelley,
Stuart, Tabb, Watson, Winston, Witcher-T.
The order Of the day, the House bill fixing
| the terms of the District Courts and the places
of holding said Courts, was taken up.
! Mr.. Campbell, made an unsuccessful motion
to strike out the words "the Court House OF
the county of Pittsylvania,' and insert ''the
town of Farmville, in the county of Prince Ed
| ward
| Mr. McDearmon moved to strike out the
words "the Court House of the county oil
! Pitisvlvania," and insert "the town OF Lynch
burg"
MIR. Witcher took the floor in opposition to
| the last motion but before he had concluded
! his remarks, the Senate adjourned.
House of Delegates.
The following bills were passed to-day:
A bill repeating the fourth section OF an act
for continuing the Beverly and Falrmont Road
to the City of Wheeling, in Ohio county; and
incorporating the Clarksburg and Wheeling
Turnpike Company, passed I'd February, 1850,
and amending said act; and bill authorship
John X. Topping and Thomas Latimer, TO
construct dam ACROSS Harris Creek, a navi-
| gable stream in the county of Elizabeth City.
Mr.. Bottom submitted the following pream-
BILE and resolution, which, on motion OF MIR.
Goode, of Mecklenburg, was, for the present,
ordered to be laid on the table:
| Whereas, Jordan Hatcher, slave, charged
with the murder of William L. jackson, was
tried on the 10Th day of March last, by the
Hastings Court of the city of Richmond, found
guilty, and was sentenced TO be hung on the
23d day of April, 1852 and whereas, Cover
nor johnson did, on the 9th day OF May, COM
mute the sentence against said Hatcher to sale
and transportation beyond the limits ofthe U.
States and did, on the 1lth inst in compli.
ance with the 5th section of the 9th article OF
| the.cOnstitution. communicate to the General
Assembly his reasons for said communication
| Therefore,
Be it Resolved, That while the General As.
sembly believes that Governor Johnson, in
committing the punishment of the said slave
was influenced by the purest motives, and
acted in accordance with what he believed 10
be the dictates OF mercy and humanity, after
the most careful examination of the testimony
elected at the trial Of the said slave, and after
the most deliberate consideration of the rea'
sons assigned by Gov. Johnson, in his late
message to this House, for committing the pun
|
of Virginia feels constrained to express its be.
lief that this act of Executive clemency was
ll-advised, and 10 utter It's decided disapprOba
ton of"the reasons of SAID communication"
A bill was reported from the Committee O
Schools and Colleges, authorizing schoo
tax in the county of Stafford.
Mr.. Robinson of Richmond City, presented
certain resolutions of the Commissioners o.
Streets of the City of Richmond, approved by
the Council of said City, in relation to streets
through the Armory grounds. The resolutions
we've referred TO the Committee on the Public
| Armory.
Mr.. Robinson also presented the following
| resolution:
Resolved, That the Committee on Agricul.
ture and Manufactures be instructed to inquire
into the expediency of Incorporating a compa
ny for the purpose of manufacturing oil in OF
near the city of Richmond.
A bill increasing tie capital stock of the
Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company
and 10 authorize the Board of Public Works
TO subscribe on behalf of the Commonwealth
for three-ffths of such increase, was taken W
for consideration on its second reading.
Mr.. Boyd offered substitute for the bill, au.
thorlzing an increase of the capital stock o
SAID company 10 the amount of S 600 900
without State subscription.
After lengthy debate, motion to lay the
bill and substitute on the table was lost-Ayes
So, noes So.
The question was then taken on the substi
lutte offered by Mr.. Boyd, and resulted-AS es
4S, noes GA.
At3 O'Clock, the House adjourned.
Failing Of a WaH-Proba6le Loss of Life