Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-04-02

General Assembly OF Virginia.
SENATE

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Moaday March 29.-The Bill Districting the
counties of the State, and appointing commission
ers therefor, was again under consideration
Several immaterial amendments were proposed
and adopted, when Mr.. SHAcKELFoRD offered
substitute for the whole bill, which, as it did not
differ in principle from the original was rejected.
Tuesday, March 30.--A bill relinquishing the
commonwealth right to certain property in the
city of Norfolk, to the widow and daughters of
George Raincock, of which said Raincock died
seized and possessed, was passed
The Senate then went into Committee of the
! Whole on the bill concerning Commissioners of
the Revenue. The question being on the motion
to strike from the list of exemptions '.all planta
tons of oysters and fisheries" long and learned
discussion ensued on the knotty point as to what
constituted fishery, in which Websters diction-
ary figured somewhat conspcuously. Finally the
motion was withdrawn, and with it fell all the
learned dissertations of grave Senators. Several
other amendments proposed, debated and
voted down, when the committee rose, buthaving
made progress, asked leave to sit again;
| which, being granted, the Senate soon afterwards
adjourned.
| Wednesday, March 31.-The bill to authorize
the Board of Public Works for a limited time to
loan money to the commonwealth, was read the
third time and passed.
| On Mr.. DENEALE's motion, the clerk of the
Senate was authorised to pay the funeral expen-
ses of Jas r. Wilson, decd, late clerk of the
Committee of Roads and Internal navigation, out
of the contingent fund subject to his ORDER
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Commissioners therefor, was taken up and after
being again amended, was read third time and
passed.
The Senate then took up the bill in relation to
bail in certain cases, but adjourned without en-
tering upon the duty of amending it.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
WEDNESDAY, March 81
COMMITTEE ON TIME
The Chair announced the following as the select
committee to a clock in the Hall of the House
of Delegates :-Messrs. Downing, West, Martz,
Hevener and Ball.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
BY Mr.. ERBY, from committee ofSchools &c.,
bill to incorporate the Educational Society of
Western Virginia
By Mr. GooDE of Mecklenburg, from commit
tee of Finance report of the committee of FL
nance on the probable revenue and expenditures
some twenty pages of manuscript. Two hun
dred and fifty copies orderedto be printedfor
the the House.
Mr.. VERY regarded the contents of the report
as possessed of great interest to the whole State
he wished it sent everywhere. He moved the
printing OF 10000 extra COPIES Afterwards with
drawn, with the unders landing that be would renew
it when printed for the House.
Mr.. GooDE also presented the following bills:
A bill for the relief of VIM. H. c. REYNOLDS of
Brunswick county; and
bill establishing sinking fund.
RESOLUTIONS OF ENQUIRY.
BY Mr. PINNELL-That the committee on
Courts, &C., enquire into the expedency of pro-
viding by law that the clerks and sheriffs of the
counties of this Commonwealth be required to
pay into the treasury of their respective coun-
ties, per cent on all over one hundred dollars
of their annual emoluments Of office, to be APP
propriated to detray the expenses of county Of
ficers.
| FRENCH's ENGINE.
By Mr. GooDE of Northumberland
That the Board of Public Works be- andthey are
hereby authorlzedand empowered, to transfer and
deliver to James S. French the engine used by him
on the Experimental Railway he having furnished
the same at his individual expense, the appro-
priation having been exhausted without compu-
ting the cost of the engine.
Mr.. WALLACE having expressed some doubt
whether the object of the resolution should not be
accomplished by bill, on motion of Mr.. GooDE the
petition laid on the table for the present.
Mr.. PINNELL moved to discharge the Commit
tee Of the Whole from the further consideration
ofthe bill with regard to licenses. He did this
| to save both expense and the time of the House.
From the experience which they had had in con-
sidering other laws in Committee of the Whole,
he was satifed that nothing was gained, and that
they could be well matured in the House.
Mr. PINNELL subsequently Withdrew his mo-
| ton, and the House went into Committee of the
! Whole on the bill for the assessment of taxes on
licenses-Mr. LEAKE of Goochand in the Chair.
The pending motion was to strike out the clause
providing for an increase of ''seventy five per
centum'' on licenses.
Mr.. ROBINSON of r. was prepared to go on
with the consideration of the bill now; and he
believed that he could show that there was no ne
cessity fer the proposed increase of rs per cent
Mr.. GooDE of Mecklenburg, in showing the
necessity for the increase, would have occasion to
present number of the statistics which we've en-
bodied in the report presented by him in the
morning. TO avoid the necessity ofrepetition, he
would consent to the motion of the gentleman
from Albemarle, (Mr. RIvEs,) to delay further
action upon the bill, until the report of the Fl
nance Committee was printed Motion agreedto.
| On motion of Mr.. TALIAFRRo, the House took
up the bill refunding to Ar1nistead Davis and R.
c. Jarvis the sum Of fifteen dollars, Improperly
paid by them license to retail ardent spirits
and it was passed-ayes 118.
BILLS PASSED.
| Enarging aud defining the power and jurisdic-
ton of the President of the corporation OF Wes-
ton, in the county of Lewis;
Senate bill to incorporate tho town of Upper
vile;
bill incorporating the Guyandotte and Louis
vile Mining and Manufacturing company;
| Constituting part of the Appomattox river |
| lawful fence:
| Incorporating the Cassville Mining and Manu-
featuring company, in Wayne county; and
Amending the 18th section of chapter Isl of
| the Code of Virpnia