Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-03-11
VIRGINIA LEGxsS.ATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

dOUSE OF +DhDEJA les.
WEDNESDAY, March 10th.
Prayer by the Rev. CHAs. II. READ, of the
Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. ToMLIN offered the following resolution,
(which was adopted:-
Resolved, That when the House adjourns to-
day it will adjourn until tomorrow at 2 O'clock
and thereafter daily at the same hour until
otherwise ordered.
Mr.. SPEED represented apetition of citizens
of the county of Campbell, asking that the Dis
srict Court of the 2nd Judicial District may be
located in the town of Lynchburg, which was
ordered to be referred to the Committee of
Courts of Justice.
THE CHARTER OF RICHMOND.
Mr.. ROBINSON, of Richmond city, according
to order, presented the following bill:-Revi-
sing and reducing into one act the provisions
of the charter of the City of Richmond, which
on his motion was taken up; read the first time
and ordered to be read the second time and
printed.
An engrossed bill regulating the jurisdiction
of the Circuit Courts, was taken up, on motion
of Mr.. ROBINSON, read third time and passed.
The clerk was requested to communicate said
bill to the Senate and request their concur
renee.
The following bills from the Senate were
read third time and passed:
An act to authorize bail in criminal cases to
obtain pieces;
An act to incorporate the Falls Manufactur-
ing Company.
The clerk was requested to inform the SEN
ate thereof.
The following engrossed bills were read a
third time and passed:
A bill allowing the Virginia Military Insti-
tute to sue and be sued
A bill authorizing the Mayor and Council of
Abingdon to construct water works;
A bill reducing the capital stock of the Manu-
! facturers' Bank of Kanawha;
A bill reducing the capital stock of the Gen.
trail Bank of Virginia;
| A bill to secure liens to persons who build or
repair houses in cities and towns in Ohio coun-
ty.
The title ofthis bill was amended on motion
of Mr.. Wallace as follows
Gan act for securing liens to persons who
build or repair houses in the city of Petersburg
and county of Ohio.''
REVENUE BILL.
An engrossed bill concerning Commissioners
of the Revenue was read third time, and O
clause by way of ryder thereto was submitted
by Mr.. LEWIS, which was read the first time
as follows:
1.-The said Commissioners shall ascertain the
amount of capital in their respective districts In
vested in neat cattle, hogs and sheep. And al
neat cattle, hogs and sheep in the hands of the
person rearing the same together with the In
creased value of such as may have been pur
chased shall be exempt from taxation
The question was then put upon reading the
ryder second time and decided in the mega.
: tive-ayes 40, noes rs.
On motion of Mr.. GooDE, the said bill was
laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. ToMLIN, the report of the
Committee of Privileges and Elections upon the
contested election, from the counties of Brooke
and Hancock was taken up, and made the ordel
of the day for Friday next. On his motion also
it was resolved, that leave be granted to Samuel
F. Marquis to withdraw such private letters an(
documents as were referred to the Committee o
Privileges and Elections. and not read as evi
dence in the said contested election
A Bill concerning the fees OF Commissioner
in Chancery, in the corporations OF Richmon
and Lynchburg with the amendment theret
proposed by the Committee for Courts of Jus
tice, was taken up, and read and agreed to, an
: the bill as amended was ordered to be engrosse
' and read a third time.
A Bill directing the Board of Public Work
to subscribe three-fifths of the capital stock
the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad company
, was, on motion of Mr.. PRIcE of G., laid on tn
7 table.
A Bill providing for districting the counties, tn
names, duties and compensation of the Commits
sioners, and giving to the County Courts the pow
err of rearranging said districts and changing tn
places for holding elections, amended, on me
lions severally made, and a further amendmer
was submitted by Mr.. TALIAFERRo, which be
ing under consideration,
On motion of EIr. WEST, the House adjourn
ed until IL O'Clock tomorrow.