The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-05-01

FEupAY, April so.


senate.
The resolution from the House, directing tn.
Library Committee TO suspend proposed
contract with COLIN & Nowlan, for .reprinting
500 copies Of Leigh's Reports, was, on motion
Of Mr. Campbell, laid on the table-ayes Is,
noes Is.
A bill from the House, incorporating the
Cape Charles House Company, was passed.
Also, a bill amending the charter ofthe city
Of Alexandra.
A senate bill, prescribing the powers and
dutiesof the Sheriff of the city of Richmond,
was reported.
A bill from the House. providing for the re-
mopal of the scales and weights for weighing
live stock, brought 10 the city of Richmond,
was taken up-when
MIR. Shelley offered substitute for the en-.
tire bill, which was read the third time and
passed.
House of Delegates.
Mr.. Wallace, from the Committee on Banks
reported, with an amendment, bill from the
Senate, entitled San act "a ihorizing the es,ab-
lishment of the Merchants and Mechanics
Savings Bank in the city ofRichmond."
Bills were repolted-Authorising the Bank
of the Valley oil Virginia or the Farmers Bank
of Virginia 10 establish an Office of discount
and deposit in the town of Salem, 10 the coun-
ty of Roanoke
And bill TO secure to Merchants, and 9TH
ers, payment for labor done, and materials fur
nished, in the erection of buildings in the city
and county of Alexandra.
An engrossed bill, providing for the appoint
ment, hereafter, of an inspector of salt, in the
county of Kanawha. by the County Court
| thereof, Ian appointment now confided to the
Governor of Virginia,) was taken up for con.
| sideraton.
| MIR. Wallace objected to the passage of the
| bill. and moved its indefinite postponement.
The ayes and Noes, on indefinite postpone.
ment, were demanded, and the following was
the result-ayes 68, noes 50, 10 party vote
with some or exceptions.)
On motion of MIR. Patrick, the use of the
| Hall OF the House of Delegates was granted to
| DR.. Wexford, of Fredericksburg, for the pur-
pose Of delivering an address before the Medi-
| cal Society of Virginia, on Monday evening
next, at o'clock.
| On motion of Mr.. Griffin, the Committee on
| County Organization was instructed TO enquire
| into the expediency of so amending the I'D
section ofthe act passed at the present session
of the Legislature, for districting the counties.
as to establish the house of John Hughes, in
Henrico county, on the Williamsburg road,
| known as Hinchman's old Tavern,) as one oil
the places for holding elections in District No.
l, and the house ofSoomon Lovenstein, as one
of the places for holding elections in District
No. 4 in said county.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole, Mr.. Tomlin in the chair, and resumed
the consideration of the bill 'to regulate the
assessment of taxes on licenses" The bill
proposes an addition of"75 per centum'' to the
present license tax, and the pending motion
was to strike out ''75' and leave blank for the
amount of increase.
Mr.. Rives, of Albemarle, was entitled to the
| floor, which he occupied for more than two
hours, in speech of great ability, in opposi-
ton to the proposed increase. He estimated
the true public debt of Virginia at twelve mil
lions instead of twenty two millions, as estima-
ted by Mr.. Goode, ofthe Finance Committee,
and he believed there was no necessity for the
large increase of taxes proposed to be made at
the present session.
Mr.. r. having concluded, the Committee
rose, and obtained leave to sit again.
The following bills were passed to-day:
Incorporating the Cape Charles House Com
pany-la new watering and bathing establish
ment ;l-Incorporating the Wythvile Manu-
featuring Company-For the incorporation of
Building, Mutual Loan and Accommodating
Court of Orange to dispose of the public lot on
which the courthouse of said county now
stands-To incorporate the Glade Creek and
Cloverdale Turnpike Company, in Botetourt
couny-Concerning the remission of fines and
penaltes-Iempowers the Governor to remit
fines under certain regulations ]-Concerning
rewards Tor Panthers, &c.--f authorizes the
County Courts to allow or discontinue re
wards for killing panthers, wolves, foxes, Wild
cats, crows, back-birds, &c. Ito authorize
the County Court of Surry to make sale of
the clubhouse standing on the public lot of
said county-lneorporating the Farmyille In
stitute, in the county of Prince Edward-To
authorize the Trustees of the Brooke Acade-
my TO transfer their property to the Meade
Collegiate Institute-To ameud the 49th Sec
ton OF the ooth chapter of the Code and regu-
late the charges on loose tobacco-(provides
that hereafter all loose tobacco, received into
any OF the public warehouses of the State,
shall pay at the rate of thirteen cents per 100
pounds, of which one-fourth shall he for the
State, one-third for the rent and storage, and
the remaining tive-twelfths for the inspectors1
and a bill to incorporate the Wesleyan Male
Collegiate institute, in the town of Harrison
burg.
AT o'clock the House adjourned.
Messrs. Eli Bradley, Daniel Tull, and Rich
ard Neal, were drowned by the upsetting Of a
small boat in the Nantcoke River, near South.
ampton, Nd, on Sunday, the 18th ult.
-Four ladies, Mrs. Ambrose, of Mississippi,
Misses Palmer and Smizer, of Ohio, and Miss
Brown, OF New York, are attending the Eclec-
tic Medical College at Cincinnati.
When man calls to see another during the
busiest portion of the day, it is not worth while
for him to stay more than one hour after he has
told you all he knows.
A QUEER PARTY.-The Hightstown IN. J.)
Record says that its "devil' has come INFO a
fortune oil 5000 and is about to give an oyster
supper to all the 'devils" in the State.
On and after Saturday the FIRST of May, no
notes of foreign banks can be passed in Della
ware under thu denomination of five dollars,