Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-03-02
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES.
MONDAY, March 1.
SENATE


by MIR. SHEFFEY: That the Committee on
Finance enquire into the expediency of making
the certificates of public debt in all cases paya-
BILE 30 years thereafter
By Mr.. SWEENEY: That Select Committee
be appointed to enquire into the expediency OF
abolishing the State Guard The following is
the Committee-Messrs Sweeney Layne, Mar
tin, White and Mason.
On motion of Mr.. THOMAS, the resolution for
an adjournment in April till December next,
was laid on the table.
ELECTION OF BROADER GENERAL.
On motion of Mr.. DOUGLASS, it Was resell
we'd, that ON Thursday the 4th inst, the Senate
will, the House coneurrng supply the vacancy
eccasioned by the death of the late Brigadiel
General Corbin Braxton.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prayer by Rev. THos. WHEELER, Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Mr.. VERIFY, from the committee of Schools
and Colleges, presented bill to authorize the
| Va Military Institute to admit additional stu
dents and making an appropriation therefor.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were presented
By Mr.. WHEELER-That the committee on
the subject of free negroes enquire into the ex-
pediency of amending the law so as to provide
that the seal of court shall not be attached to
any certificate of registration unless it be proven
that the party to whom the same is granted is
about to leave the commonwealth; and also en-
quire into the expediency Of requiring the re-
gisters OF free negroes to be certified by the
court after the same has been made by the
clerk.
Byl Mr.. ROBERTSON, of Norfolk-That the
committee of Roads, &C., enquire into the ex-
pediency OF providing general law fixing a
limit for the organization of companies incorpo-
rated for Internal improvement purposes.
By Mr.. TAYLoR-That the committee of
Roads, &c. enquire into the expediency Of
amending the charter of the Hardy and Ran
| dolph Turnpike Company, so as to allow the
said company to locate their road on the most
direct and eligible route between Petersburg
| in Hardy and Beverly in Randolph counties.
By Mr.! BoYd-That the committee for
Courts of Justice enquire into the expediency
Iofprohibiting the sale of liquor to paupers.
By Mr.. NEwMAN-That the committee on
Agriculture, &C., enquire into the expediency
OF incorporating the Madison Mills Manufac-
turing Company, in the county of Madison,
| By Mr.. SrUART-That the committee for
Courts of Justice enquire into the expediency
of amending the - section of chapter 40, Of
the Code of Va, so as to require process to be
made returnable to the quarterly term of said
court.
By Mr.. WHITE, of Hampshire the
committee on Roads, &c, enquire into the ex-
pediency of extending the Manassas Gap Rail-
road from Manassas Gap the most pratica-
| Bile route, uia Romney to Paddytown in Hamp-
shire county.
By Mr.. WHITE, of Green and Gran ge-That
the committee of Courts of Justice enquire into
the expediency of empowering the county
court of Orange county to exchange their
court house for a new site, and erect a new
court house thereon for said county.
| PETITIONS, &C.
By Mr.. PATRIGK-From citizens of the county of K
nawha demonstrating against the formation Of new
county out of the counties of Kanawha and Fayette-
also poll books in relation to the same.
| By Mr.. WILSoN-From citizens of the counties OF
Buckingham Cumberland, Prince Edward and town o.
Farmvie, for the incorporation of company to con
struct plank rond from Farmville to point in
Buckingham
On motion of Mr.. WHITE, of Hanover the petition o
Edmund Rufn was taken up and ordered tobe printed
for the use fthe members Of the General Assembly.
The bill from the Senate entitled act to amend the
act to incorporate the Blue Ridge Rail Road Company
passed March 5, 1s49 and repeating much of sale
act as restricts said company from borrowing and con
tracing to pay IN any one year. more than one hundred
thousand dollars: was taken up and on motion of Mr.
| IMBoDEN, amended, read third time as amended and
passed with its tite-ayes 100, noes 20.
Mr.. IMBoDEN requested to carry the to the
Senate and request their the said amend
ment,
TAX BILL.
The House resumed the consideration of the bill pre-
scbing what property shall be listed for taxation and
what shall be exempted.
10 The discussion continued between Messrs
WHITE, Of Hanover, ROBINSON, of Richmond CITY, and
GooDE.
Mr.. ANDERSON of Richmond, then withdrew his pro-
Poslton and the question being taken Mr.. PATRcKs
proposition to tax all agricultural productions except
such as might be kept on hand for home consumption
it was defeated by a'large majority.
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