The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-05-05

TUESDAY, May 4.

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senate.
4 bin was reported aauthorising the Or
auee and Alexandra Railroad Company to ex-
tend their railroad 10 Lynchburg."
Mr.. Daniel presented the memorial OF sun
fablishment of Board Of Medical Examiners.
fRefered to the special committee on the SUBJ
ject.)
On motion If Mr.. Layne, it was
Resolved, That the COMMITTEE on the Armo-
nv be instruct ID toascertain and report whetfi-
er the arms directed by law 10 be issued to
volunteer companies, are good and sufflcient
for that service, and whether it is expedlent OF
| necessary in any case to issue new arms.
The House bill, entitled an act for securing
liens to persons who build or repair houses IN
Petersburg. Richmond, Wheeling, and the
county ofOhio, was ander consideration, and
after the adoption of amendments thereto,
was, for the present, laid on the table.
bill amending the present laws IN regard
TO divorces from metrimony, was ordered 10
be engrossed for a Sd reading. =,
Senate bills, Incorporating the MarysvIile,
and the Lawrenceviile Plank Road Companies
were passed.
House of Delegates.
Areport was presented against granting the
PRAYER of a memorial from z. HI. Brooks and
others, of Chesterfield county and upon the
memorial of ]. w. Gillian and others-whlch
report was agreed to by the House.
MIR. Jones, ofChesterfeld, presented peti-
| ton of citizens OF the county OF Chesterheid'
| for the incorporation of the Clover Hill Acad-
emy, in said county which was appropriate
| ly referred.
The resolutions from the Senate, proposing
select joint committee to prepare conJectu-
raj estimate fer tax bill, with the substitute
therefor offered by Mr.. Leake, were taken up
| for consideration, when MIR. L. addressed the
| House in support of his substitute, proposing
| that the Finance Committees of the two hous.
ca shall continue to investigate the subject and
propose eonjecturai tax bill with as little de.
/ lay as possible.
| Three hours were consumed in the consid.
| Grafton of these observation-disclosures. Jackson
| of D. g. T., Rice, Staples, Townes, Goode Of
| NJ, Robinson Off. City, Pinnell, Martz, Rob
ertson Off. City, and VERIFY, were the pr,nci'
| pal speakers on the question. The e1Pedien'
cy of an adjourned session entered largely into
the debate, but no vote testing the sense OF the
| House or that question was taken. Messrs
| Goode and Robinson urged the speedy pas
sage of tax bill, based upon such estimates
| as the House might deem proper TO adopt, and
thew also urged a speedy final adjournment Of
the Legislature. Messrs. Jackson, Staples
and others, were opposed to cropping in the
| dark in forming tax bill. The question was
| the mos. important one OF the session. INC
guess work should be the guide OF members
on SO important a subj ect-no launching out
upon the sea of uncertainty, without compass
or rudder, should be the policyof the Legisla'
ture. Mr.. Rice defended the report OF the FL
nance Committee, of which he wss member
and maintained that it furnished sufficient da
| Ia in connection with the data in the First Au
ditor's office and the returns ofthe late nation
al census, to form tax bill of sufficient accu
racy. He expressed entire confidence in the
| accuracy of the estimates of receipts and ex'
penditures for the next two years, as exhibited
by the report of the Finance Committee, anC
| maintained that that repertwas not,as had beer
intima&ed the report of the chairman MIR
| Goodel alone, but was the report OF the Com
mittee, after full consideration of the subject.
| The resolutions from The Senate were re-
| iected and the substitute of MIR. Leake, as fol
| lowe, adopted
Resolved by the General Assembly, Tha
the Committees of Finance of the House o
Delegates and of the Senate, be and they are
| hereby constituted joint committee to pre-
| pare and report forthwith tax bill in accord
| ance with the principles of the Constitution
| upon the best estimates within thei- reach
| coniectural or otherwise and that the repor
| of the Committee of Finance of the House o.
DeieEates, anu Tue tStILlSteS vi Tue receipts
| and expenditures, as furnished by the FRS
| Auditor, be referred to SAID committee, and
they are instructed to enquire into and report
the true amount of actual Indebtedness o.
the State, which mast be provided for by the
present session fthe General Assembly.
The House passed the bill from the Senate
Ia substitute for House bill,) providing fol
the removal of the scales and weights fol-
weighing live stock. brought to the. city o
Richmond" The bill authorises the Cover
nor to purchase two acres ofland, in or neal
the city of Richmond. at price not exceeding
| $500, and to erect thereon a building or such
other improvements as he may deem necessary
for weighing and dividing live stock. This
| Governor is also authorised to sell the lot Il
present used for weighing live stock, and ap
| ply the proceeds to erecting she building OF
| other improvements on the new lot. The bill
repeats tie act of February last for paving the
| public lots for live stock.
MIR. Wallace presented the memorial of Is
| physicians of Petersburg for the establishment
I of a Board of Medical Examiners; which wa:
/ referred tc the Committee for Courts of Jus
tice.
At about3 o'clock the House adjourned.