Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-03-17
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
TUESDAY, March 16, 1852.
Prayer by the Rev. PETER DE FOREST, of
the Methodist Church.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. MILLER of Botetourt, from the commit.
tee of Courts of Justice, presented the following
bills:
bill concerning divorces, and amending the
18th, Sth and 18th sections of chapter 100 ofthe
Code; and a bill changing the time of holding
the spring term of the Circuit Court of Harri-
son county.
Mr.. JONES of Chesterfield, from the commit
tee of Propositions and Grievances, presented
the following bills:
A bill to amend the act to incorporate the city
ofWheeling, in Ohio county;
A bill Incorporating the st. Mary's Female
Academy and Orphans Asylum in the city of
Norfolk and
A bill concerning oysters in the county of
Lancaster.
And reported without amendment the fol-
lowing bills from the Senate, entitled "An act
to amend the 4th and 9Th sections of the act to
to incorporate the Insurance Company of the
Valley; and
An act to incorporate the Potomac Insurance
Company of Alexandria.
Mr.. MARTz, from the committee of Claims,
presented reports upon the petitions of James
McGee; of G. w. S. Bickly and Daniel d. Da-
Wis; and of citizens of Tazewell county, relative
to aTesting counterfeiter.
Mr.. LEWIS, from the committee on Roads,
&c., presented a bill to repeal the 4th section
of an act to incorporate the Holidays Cove and
Cumberland Turnpike Company, passed March
| 90, 1851.
On motion Of Mr.. PATRICK, ordered that the
committee appointed to select the location for
the District Court of the 18th and 10th Judi
cial Circuit, be discharged from the further con-
| sideration thereof.
RESOLUTIONS.
| The following resolutions We're presented:
| By Mr.. MILLER of Botetourt-That the COM
mittee Of Roads, &C., enquire into the expe-
diency Of allowing to the heirs of Charles B.
Penn further time for the erection of bridge
over James river, at the town Of jackson, in the
| county of Botetourt, u charter having been gran
| ted in 1919 to said time for that purpose.
| BY Mr.. IMBoDEN-That the Committee for
Courts of Justice enquire into the expediency
OF so amending the existing laws as to author
ize single Justice of the Peace to render judg-
ment and award execution on a forfeited delive-
| y bond taken by Constable; also to renew an
unsatisfed execution after the lapse of 10
months from its date; and to authorize the sale
of property, sold under execution, in the hands
of Constable, at some public place in the Con-
stables district, instead of the Court House, as
now required by law.
| PUBLIC PRINTING.
BY Mr.. BoTToM-That the Auditor of Pub
lie Accounts furnish, for the use of this House,
the amounts paid to Sheppard q Colin, Colin,
Baptist & Nowland and Colin & Rowland, for
the printing and binding of the decisions of the
Court of Appeals and the General Court from
1887 to 1852, inclusive.
| WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
Mr.. TALIAFERRo offered the following reso-
J luton:
Resolved, That Select Committee of five be
appointed to consider the communication of Ro-
bert Mills, relative to the Washington Monu-
ment, and further to enquire into the expedien-
cy of erecting fire proof house, for the preser-
walton of Houdons Statue of Washington.
! Mr.. ROBINSON, Of Richmond city, offered as
s a substitute therefor, the following preamble
, aud resolutions: The 18th chapter of the Code
having provided that the GOVERNOR after procur-
ing suitable model should cause the monu-
: ment to Washington to be erected upon such
g plan as he and a majority of the Council might
concur in thinking suitable and proper; aud that
he should appoint one or more Commissioners to
superintend the structure; and the Governor
having on the 9th inst, submitted to the Gener-
al Assembly a communication from Robert
Mills, ESQ.,, as architect of the monument, pro-
posing modification of its design, and having
asked for that communication the earliest atten-
ton
Resolved That the Governor be requested
to inform the House of Delegates, l. Wheth-
err the structure so far is not according to a mo-
del and plan procured from Thomas Crawford,
Esq, and whether the proposed modification is
approvedb by Mr.. Crawford, or by the Commits
soners appointed to superintend the structure, or
/ nv tha Tho IF tha
missioners who now superintend the structure.
3. Ii there be such commissioners, and the
monument is to be proceeded with upon Mr..
Crawtord's plan, whether any further services
about it on the part OF Mr.. Mills, may not in
the Governors opinion be dispensed with, with
out detriment to the public interest.
On motion of Mr.. TALIAFERRo, the resolu-
tons and amendment were laid upon the table.
On motion of Mr.. HARDY,
Resolved, That the Committee on Agriculture
and Manufactures enquire into the expediency
OF so changing the mode of appointment of in
spectors of tobacco, to give the said appoint
ment directly to the Governor.
By Mr. GILMER, of Rockbridge-That the
Committee of Propositions, &c. enquire into the
expediency of incorporating the Union Hall
Company, of Lexington, in the county of Rock
bridge.
By Mr.. LEYBURN-That the Committee for
Courts of Justice enquire into the expediency
OF authorizing the congregation of the Presbyte-
rian Church of Lexington, to hold its property
by trustees.
By Mr.. Price, of G.-That the Committee
on Banks enquire into the expediency ofreport-
ing bill to enable the Farmers Bank of Viz
ginia to put in operation branch at the town of
Lewisburg
On motion of Mr.. ROBERTSON, of Norfolk CT
ty,
The House adjourned.
AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY.
The Vienna correspondent of the London
Times, ofFeb. 18th, says:
Gas the Austrian press is completely silent
respecting the state of public feeling in Hunga-
ry, it is generally believed here that the grea
mass OF the people is reconciled to the new order
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