Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-03-29
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

ports were received from various standing COM
mittees. The usual number of resolutions of in
quiry were then offered and given appropriate
directions; after which the Speaker laid before
the House q communication from the Governor,
enclosing n communication from the Committee
on the Capitol Square, the Superintendent of
Weights and Measures and the Superintendent of
Public Buildings, recommending the removal of
the Dollhouse, now upon the Public Square; the
erection of fire proof building for the preserva
ton of the standard of Weights aud Measures
belonging to the State, and other Improvements
upon the Capital Grounds, which, on motion of
Mr.. Robinson of Richmond city, was referred to
select committee.
COUNTY ORGANIZATION.
The consideration of this bill was resumed by
the House.
Mr.. SPEED moved to amend the first section of
the bill, by the following substitute, which was
adopted:
That on the fourth Thursday in May next, an
election shall be held in each county for a Clerk of
the county Court Surveyor, an Attorney for the
Commonwealth, Sheriff, and Commissioner,
or many Commissioners of the Revenue
may be authorized by law-and in each district of
the county, for four Justices of the Peace, Con-
stable, and one Overseer of the Poor or such addi-
tonal number as the Court of the county may di-
rect; and in each county or corporation in which
Circuit Court is held, for Clerk for such Court,
and an Attorney for the Commonwealth for such
Corporation and in each city in which Circuit
Court is held, for a Clerk and for an Attorney of
the Commonwealth therein. And an election
shall be held in the like manner, on the same day
in every sixth year thereafter for the office of
Clerks and Surveyors and on the same day in
every fourth year thereafter for the offices of JUS
tees of tho Peace, Attorneys for the Common
wealth and Overseers ofthe Poor; and on the same
nfta, a.,
of Sheriff., Commissioners Of the Revenue and
Constables and that the Constabes so elected shall
shall have power to transact business in Districts
other than those in which ely reside.
Mr.. Brooks moved to amend the bill by stri-
king from the oath section the following words:
And for taking dispositions for taking and testify
ing the acknowledgment of any deed, or writing,
or taking and testlying the privy examination and
| Acknowledgements OF "A married woman, and for
administering and testifying oath, unless it may
be the affidavit of witness, they may charge, to
be paid by the person for whom the service is
rendered the same fees now allowed by law to
notary public,' and inserting in its place the fol-
lowing: .And for taking dispositions, SO cents for
| each deposition; for taking and certifying the ac-
acknowledgement of any deed writing, SO cents;
for taking and certifying the privy examination
aud acknowledgment of married woman, so cts,
and for administering and certifying an oath, I'M
less it be the affidavit Ola Witness 25 CENTS to be
paid by the party or parties requiring the rendi-
ton of such services respectively
Mr.. VERIFY moved to amend this amendment
by substituting the following:
.And fortaking dispositions, fer taking and certify
ing the acknowledgment of any deed or writing, or
taking and certifying the privy examination and
Acknowledgements of a married woman, they may
charge, to be paid by the person for whom the SER
vice is rendered, the same fees now allowed by
law to notary public
The question was then taken upon the amend
ment to the amendment and decided in the affirm
alive.
The question then required upon adopting the
amendment as amended, and 1t was decided in the
affirmative, ayes 90, noes SO.
Mr.. BARBOUR moved to amend the bill by strik-
ing out the Cd section, which proposes to give to
the County Courts the appointment OF Commits
sioners to superint end the Elections, by amend
ing it as to give to the Governor the appointment
of said Commissioners.
Mr., BARBOUR explained the nature of this
amendment, and urged its adoption considera-
tons of party interest. The Democratic party
having majority of the popular vote of the State
and the Governor of the State being the choice of
that party, it right and proper that he should
have the appointment of these Commissioners.
Mr.. LEAKE replied, showing the improperly
of vesting this power in the hands of the Gov
ernor. The vote was then taken on Mr. BIS
amendment and it was defeated-ayes as, noes
81, as follows:
AYEs-Messrs Carpenter, Richeson, Cheatham, Tai
bot, Goode, r of Bedford, Davis Wiley, Power Buck
ner, Carroll, Jones, of Chesterfield Barbour, Ham
lin Jackson of Doddridge and Tyler Muse Hunton Ba
ker, Jackson, of Gmer and Writ Talafero Garrett AL
len, White of Hanover, Lewis Hevener, Crow Browne
Bennett, Hardy, Newman, Mcdonald, Wheeler Port
lock, Keyser, Kee Wallace, Jackson of Peasants and
Richie, Nottingham, James, Saunders Morrison, Bare
Gilmore, and West-45.
NoEs-Messrs Crutchfeld, (Speaker,) Mapp, Rves. of
Albemarle, Early Tate Gray, Dunlap Smith, of Brooke
and Hancock, Irving Maupn, Clarke, Speed, Pierce
Hancock, Old jr. Prince Headen, Payne, Brooks, Mil
Ter, OF Frederick Shannon Leake Parks, Price OF Green
brer, White, of Hampshire, Moore, of Harrison Griffin,
Hairston Jordan, Moor of Jefferson Gibson Patrick,
Ball, Kidwel, Arnett, Jones, of Marshall Mccullough
Garrison Lemy, Vawter, kilby, Dawson Robertson of
Norfolk city, VERIFY, Hubbard, Oldham Staples, Wood.
ing Townes, linn, Scott of Preston, Cadda Bower Tay
or Butler, Robinson of Richmond city, Rice, Leyburn,
Gilmore, Mckinney, Gatewood Meem Greever, Pret-
low, Burdett, Witten, Pinnel Dawson, King, Dunn,
Wellman jackson, jr' OF Wood, and Boyd-sl
The bill provides that the annual allowance to
the CONFERENCE.-The Attorney in the Circuit
Court of Ohio county shall be any sum not ex-
ceeding dollars.
Mr.. RUSSELL, with leave of the House, with
drew the proposition to fill the blank with the
words .'200' and moved to insert in the blank the
words $50" which was disagreed to.
On motion of Mr.. LEAKE, the rule of the
House was further suspended, and the vote in
sorting the clause in the bill was reconsidered.-
The amendment was then rejected.
The same rule was suspended, and the vote by
which the following amendment was inserted in
the bill was reconsdered:
The Attorney for the Circuit Court of Lynch
burg the sum of ID dollars.
This amendment was also rejected.
The bill as amended was then ordered to be en-
crossed.
INCENDIARIEs IN BUCKINGHAM.
Mr.. IRyING presented the proceedings of
meeting of the people of Buckingham, relative
to frequent alleged acts of incendiarism in that
county; and for change in the license laws of
the State. Referred to the Committee for Courts
of Justice.
The bill releasing to Mrs. Raincock of Norfolk,
the rinht 10 hnuse and Lit In tat