The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-03-10

TUESDAY, March ..
House Of Delegates.


Amongst the bills reported to-day, were the
following:
A bill amending an act entitled An act to
Incorporate the Commissioners OF the Public
Schools in Portsmouth, and repeating an act
entitled "An act concerning the Public
Schools in the town Of Portsmouth;
A bill coniefring on the courts the power to
change the name of persons;
A bill authorising the county court of Bed
ford to sell a lot of land 10 the Virginia and
Tennessee Railroad Company;
bill concerning suits against persons and
corporations who represent the Commonw ealth;
A bill extending the Manassas Gap Railroad
from Strasburg, in Shenandoah, to a point on
the Baltimore and Ohio RaIroid in Hampshire;
A bill incorporating the Falmouth Canal
Company;
bill concerning the inspection of guano
and gypsum. RECOMMENDS the repeal of oil
laws now in force in regard TO such Inspec-
tions;]
To incorporate the Spots, lvania Gold Min
ing Company.
A report was made from the Committee Of
Privileges and Elections, on the case Of Thos.
L. Preston, contesting the election of Hiram
A. Greayer TO a seat in the House of Delegates
from Smythe county. Dir. Preston, in a COM
munication recently addressed TO the Commit
Tee, expressed his belief that MIR. Greaver was
entitled to the seat and the Committee there
fore asked 10 be discharged from the further
consideration of the subject.
A bill regulating the jurisdiction Of the Cir
cult Courts, was taken up and ordered TO be
engrossed for a third reading.
On motion of Mr.. Nc Donald, it was
Resolved, That Joint Committee of thr-
teen, consisting OF six on the part OF the House
of Delegates, and seven members of the Senate,
be appointed TO enquire into and report upon
the expediency of Free Banking System
throughout the Commonwealth, by bill or
otherwise.
On motion of Mr.. Jordan, the Committee of
Finance were instructed to enquire into the ex-
pedieDcy of assessing tax on travelling organ
players for every county in the State.
The House again took up the tax or assess
ment bill, and after three hours consideration
thereon, and after various amendments pro-
posed, some OF which were adopted, but the
most of which were rejected, the bill was Or
dered to be engroSsed for q third reading. This
bill occupied the greater portion of every days
session for the last three weeks. 1t now goes
to the Senate, to undergo, probably, three
weeks more revision and deliberation there
and be returned to the House with amendments
to undergo further revision and discussion
1t will probably be perfected and ready to go
to the assessors by the LIST of April. Neat
cattle, hogs, and sheep were retained in the
bill as taxable property. All agricultural
productions and provisions all mechanics
tools used on any farm by any person actively
engaged in any trade, occupation or profes
sion or the products of any mechanics labor
kept by him for saIe-and all mineral produc-
tions in the hands of the producer or owner,
are TO be exempted from taxation.
The Speaker presented TO the House COM
munication from the Governor of the Common
wealth, enclosing communication from Ro-
bert Mills, architect of the Washington Monu
ment, proposing change of plan of said mo-
nument in regard to height, and suggesting
On motion of MIR. Anderson of Richmond
City, the communication was laid on the table,
aud ordered to be printed.