Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-05-07
LEGisLATURE or VIRGINIA.
MnSpAY May 3, 1852.
HOIJSE OF DELEGATES.


comnlunc .iion WIS received from the Senate
ms the passage bills (Which have been referred TO
in The published proceedings of that body
And that Senate have also adopted preamble and
Resolutions: ; relative In q conJeclural tax bill.
The bits carried through their primary stages.
The preamble and resolutions were read.
Mr.. Lcakr moved 10 amend tho resolutions by substituting
therefor the following:
Resolved b. The General Assembly Tha, committees
Finance Of The House OF Delegates aud of the Senate be
ana they hereby constituted joint committee to prepare
and report forthwith bill in accordance with the prn-
their reach cOnectnra or otherws and that hs report OF
The committee of Finance Of The House OF Delegates be re
errcd rid committee ard they are TO enquire
and report the amount OF actual indebtedness oil
State which be provided for by the present session
Of the General Assembly.
On motion OF MIR. TEAKE the resolution ard amendment
were laid on the table.
MI MILLER Of Boctour from The committee for Courts
Of Justice reported Senate bill entitled ian act authorizing
Justice Of Peace his warrant agiinet person
Offending against the provisions Of sections and ~ OF the
Goth chapter Of the Code of Virginia"
Mr. MILLER also presented reports adverse TO tho reoou-
tons for amending the law concerning trcspasses Tor Puvd
ing for the pubca of synopsis Of all general laws and
of the receipts and expenditures OF the State
newspapers; for changing the a"s for the punishment OF
making allowance TO reimburse the sherlf' al
his for expenses incurred by Them respec-
lively ng the last elections; for permitting guar
ars and in certain cases. TO nyesI fuods in cl!
hands as The public sock o! the Stale Of VrgniG
ard 10 the petition of john Mnllicote
Mr. WHEELER presented the peon OF John Harper pray
ing the ;aymen the secures Of William Is. Manning,
Sheriff Of Norfolk county OF the interest upon the mo-
neys paid by them under judgment Of the Gs'
neral Court.
The following resolutions wcro adopted and REFEREED
By Mr.. LEyaunx--Ot permitting the North River Navi-
mouth of Buffalo creek, in the county of Rockbrdge.
By Mr.. RESSETr-Of more spartcuarly defining the
boun srics Of The 25h and 1884 regiments of Virginia mi
liiia.
By Mr. GREAvER Oi passing act 10 establish an indie
pendent bark at Marion, in Smylh county.
Nj PISSELL offered the following resntion, which was
laii TAM The n. ;l, IN .inn al
Resolved That when this House adjourn today It will ad
purn 10 meet hereafter half past nine O'Clock in the
nn. ard that the committees of the will meet al hall
past four O'Clock in the evening, until otherwise ordered
PASSED.
Incorporating The Farmers Bank at Fncasc
Providing fer lie election Of Two Commissioners OF the
Revenue for The counrics of Wayne Logan and Mason
Incorporating The Point Of Fork Mining Company;
Incorporating the Livermotc Mining and Manufacturing
Company;
incorporating the Bloomingdale Mining and Manufac,u.
ring Company;
Anthurising inspection oil tobacco In the of Rip
Icy, in the cOnnl y OF Jackson:
Incorporating the Spo,sylvana Gold Mining Company
Releasing William Yratun, the right Of the Common.
wealth, a lot of land in the town of alexandria;
Incorporating The Veaurus Mining and Manufacturing
Company, in The county Of Cabel
Incorporating the Jacksonville Watering Company;
Relating 10 the Guyandotte Navigation Company;
incorporating the Falmouth Canal Company;
incorporating The Potomac Steamboat Company;
Prohibiting person without merchants license from
selling goods by sample or otherwise;
Auhorising the trustees Of the town of Fnrmvillc
sess ana collect taxes Tor me purpose OF paying The sub
seJpon for eco shares in the South Side Rail Road Com
pa ny, made by The corporation Of said town;
For the relief Of Samuel Crawford;
Comforting !he courts the power change the names
of persons.
[lhis bill amends the frs. section of chapter los of the
Code of Virginia, so as To read as follows
ANY person desiring change of his the of
his child ward apply therefor to the Circuit Court
The corporation in which lie rcsides or he be
citizen OF the State without fixed residence in any one
county corporation, his application be Circuit
Court Of the city Of Richmond On any such application
the Court in its discretion may order change of the name
and thenceoTlh the shall be 10 the place of the
former"
MASSiHaToS AND FISHING CREEK RAILROAD.
The IL use then toof up report from the committee OF
Roads &c. declaring il neypodient incorporate The Man
Minis t@r and Fishing Creek Railroad Company.
tr ktpwELL calico for the reading of the minority report oil
a1id committee which declared the said ncorpora e1pe
dent and opposed the motion OF Mr. Jackson of P &
Mr. JAcEsoS Of P. and r., moved lay this report on the
table II shjcc, in which the whole Northwest fell;
vital interest, The House hal agreed lay internal i'm
nro7eInen bills the table, aud lie desired and thought this
bill should be laid there.
Mr.. WEST thought surely that The pleasant gentleman al
JAcgsoS from the county Of Peasants would not PERSIST in
his motion. He lr. WEsT) only wanted thirty minutes
and lie would make The past the present and the ncorpora
ton e1redcn a. clear ss The skies without cloud. He
wond show them such wonders as would make them
quake.
Mr. JACKSON Of Wood advocated tho motion 10 lay on the
table.
The then taken laying the said report on the
table. and was decided in the affirmative.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ADOPTED
Reports adverse 10 Tie petition of sunday citizens o Taze
well county for arres!ing John Lowde the petition of
John cGcc for the price Of horae lost in conveying con-
vcls TO the Penentary the petition of citzens,f Ohio
quors petition of Fleming and James Hunsuke and
sundry other citizens OF Marion county; reusng {, appro