The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-04-30
Virginia Legislature.
THURSDAY, April %

senate.
MIR. Stovall, from the Committee of Finance,
reported bill for the collection of the State
kesenuesby the Sergeant of the City of Pc
iersburg.
The following bills were passed.
Bills from the House: Providing for the pay
ment Of such addition 10 the license tax, be-
ginning with the first of May, as the present
Legislature may prescribe, with amendments;)
concerning the inspection of -four, fish and
other commodities and a bill incorporating
the Waller Gold Mining Company of Spstt-
sylvana and adjacent counties. SENATE bills:
Incorporating the Farmers Bank of Culpeper;
10 regulate the sale of sweet potatoes in the
county of Accomac; Incorporating the Henry
ind the Forest Hill Mining Companies, and a
bill authorising the Virginia Canal Company
10 subscribe 10 the stock of the Coal River
Navigation Company.
After some time spent in considering bill
TO amend the charter of the City of Alexan-
dria, the Senate adjourned.
House of Delegates.
bill from the Senate concerning volunteers
was read, and ordered to q second reading and
then laid on the table.
Bills were reported-For the relief of John
K Martin, Admr. of Elijah Brown. decd; a
bill allowing George Robinson and D Wood
ing the price of u slave executed in Middle
sex county; and bill incorporating the Alex.
andria and Washington Navigation Company,
Mr.. Burdelt called up the report of the COM
mittee on Banks, in effect, declaring il ineIpe-
d'enf 10 submit to vote of the people, as pro-
posed by resolution offered by MIR. B., the
question OF the proprlety of the issue of small
notes. He offered an amendment declaring il
erpedient TO submit the question TO vote oi
the people.
After discussion, in which Messrs. Hubbard
Echols, Staples, Townes and Leake partici.
pated, MIR. Wallace moved to lay the report and
amendment on the table. Upon this question
the ayes and noes were demanded, and resulted
ayes 90. noes 50. democrats, generally.
voting in the affirmative, and Wings in the ne
gative.
The bill "fxing the terms of the Distric,
Courts, and the place for holding said Courts,
ordered to third reading yesterday, was taken
up on motion of Mr..Robinson and passed.
Also
bill to authorize the constructing of the
Wolf Creek Turnpike Road in Giles and
TaZewell counties.
A bill TO incorporate the Junction Turnpike
Road and Bridge Company in the county OF
Botetourt.
Abil incorporating the Old Dominion Steam
boat Company.
Authorlsing the establishment of Branch
Bank Of Moor6eld in Henry county.
TO incorporate the South Branch Gold Min
ing Company in the counties of SpOttsylvania,
&c.
A resolution offered by MIR. Bottom was
adopted, instructing the Library Committee TO
suspend contract proposed TO he made with
Colin & Nowlin. for the republication of 500
copies OF the first volume of Legh's Reports,
until the Legislature shall express an opinion
IN reference 10 the power of said Committee to
make such contract.
A bill authorising Thomas Ash, of Glouces-
ter county, TO search for, and recover, any guns
and other property which may have been sunk
with an English frigate at Yorktown, and re-
linquishing the CONFERENCE.-The right to said
property, was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Goode Of NJ, the House
went into Committee of the Whole, for the con-
sideratIon ofthe bill providing for q new assess
ment Of the license tax. The bill proposes to
add - per centum TO the present rates of said
tax. The pending motion (made some days
ago by MIR. Butler) was to strike out "75,'
and leave blank to be filled as the House may
direct.
Mr.. Robinson of Richmond, was in favor Of
the motion, and made lengthy speech in OPP
position to the proposed increase. He did not
believe the public disbursements for the next
two years would require sc great an increase
OF the license tax. Mr.. R. having concluded,
the Committee rose and asked and obtained
leave to sit again.
After O'Clock, the House adjourned.