The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-03-11
virginia Legislature.
WEDNESDAY,, March 10.
Senate.


Senate.
But little business of a decided character OF
Of general interest," was transacted IN the
Senate to-day.
A bill incorporating the Potomac Insurance
Company of Aiexandr a--and bill amending
the act incorporating the Insurance Company
of the Valley, were passed. :
Sometime was spent in the consideration oil
bin, on its third reading, establishing a Bank
at Fincas,Ie. Before inal action on the bill,
the Senate adjourned.
House Of Delegates.
Mr. Wheeler reported bill extending the
time for completing the Seaboard and hoan-
oke Railroad, and authorlslng that company
10 subscribe to the stock of the Raleigh ahu
CASTOR Railroad. BY consent OF House, read
the FIST and second times, and ordered 10 be
engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Barbour, the bill to amend
the charter of the Orange and Alexandra
Railroad Company was taken up and passed
its second reading.
Dir. Toml,n moved that when the House ad-
Jour. to-day, it will adjourn to meet hereafter
at 10 o'clock. Agreed to.
MIR, Speed presented a petition of citizens Of
the town of Lynchburg. asking that the DIS
trict Court for that district, may be located at
Lynchburg.
MIR. Robinson, of Richmond city, from the
committee OF Courts of J Justice, reported bull
| revising and reducing into one act the provl-
| sions OF the charter of the city of Richmond
| Read the first, and ordered to be read the Sec
ond time. 1.-THE bill provides for the election
| of fire Aldermen and fire Councilman IN each
| of the three wards-fxes the first Wednesday
| in April for the election-and makes no other
change in the number of Offices or officers TO be
| filled by popular election. The right of sui-
| fiage is extended to all citizens who have a
| right to vote for members Of the Legislature
| and other State officers. The charter, as
amended by this bill, is to be submitted to the
voters qualified 10 vote under the present char
| ter, on the same day OF the election OF ofil-
GERS.
On motion of MIR. Robinson OF Richmond
City, the engrossed bill regulating the jurlsdic-
| ,ion of the Circuit Courts of the Common
| wealth, was taken up and passed. The bill
provides that the Circuit Court of the City of
| Richmond shall have jurisdiction OF all causes
| which shall be depending in the Circuit Court
| of Chancery for Henrico on the day before this
act takes effect, 1.-THE LIST of July next;) and
also Of ell cases in which the Commonwealth
officers, in their official capacity, shall be de-
| PENDANTS. The Circuit Court of Henrico is es-
| tablished for that part of the county without
the corporate limits of the City of Richmond.
The following bills were passed:
The bill incorporating the Falls Manufac-
turing Company
An act allowing the Virginia Military Insti-
| tate to sue and be sued
| A bill reducing the capital stock of the Ma
nufacturers' Bank of kanawha;
| bill reducing the capital stock of the Cen
trail Bank of Virginia.
| An act for securing leins TO persons who
| build or repair houses in Ohio county and the
city of Petersburg;
And, an act to authorize bail in criminal
cases to obtan bail pieces.
| The bill, providing for the assessment of the
taxable property of the Commonwealth, was
taken up for action on its third reading. Mr.
Lewis offered The following ryder to clause Of
| the bill:
"The said Commissioners shall ascertain the
amount of capital, in their respective districts
invested in neat cattle, hogs and sheep. And
all neat cattle, hogs and sheep in the hands OF
the person rearing the same, together with the
increased value of such as may have been
purchased, shall be exempt from taxation
After debate, the ryder was rejected-ayes
AZ, noes 70.
The bill districtsng the counties. &C.. was
under consideration when the House ad-
journed.