Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-04-07
SENATE.
SATURDAY, April 3, Il

SENATE.
SATURDAY, April 3, 1852.
Mr.. DENEALE moved that the report of the
committee on Privile ges, &c. on the memorial of
Sherrard Clemens, contrasting the seat of Thomas
Sweeney, be taken up. Carried
The resolution reported-that the committee
be discharged from the further consideration of the
memorial-was concut1ed in.
The resolution of Mr. BROWN, to discharge the
committee of the Whole from the further con-
sideraton of the bill concerning Commissioners
of the Revenue, came up as the unfinished bust
ness.
Mr.. MoNcURE called the previous question, but
there was not a "second.''
Mr.. REGER moved to lay the resolution on the
table. Carried.
Mr. IsBELL offered the following resolution,
which was adopted:
Resolved Thatthe Committee of the Whole on
the bill concering Commissioners of the Revenue
be and they are hereby instructed to close all de-
bate on that bill at three o'clock, P NJ, on this
day, and report the bill, with such amendments as
they may recommend to the Senate.
On motion OF Mr. REGER, the Senate resolved
itself into Committee of the Whole Mr.. Mason
in the Chair, aud resumed the consideration Of
the bill concerning the Commissioners of the
Revenue.
Mr.. SHAcKELFoRD offered the following
amendment to the amendment: Insert after the
word "clip," the words .'in the hands of the pro-
Queer OF grower" After debate,
The s'wool' amendment and the agricultural
production" amendment were adopted.
On motion of Mr.. SHEFFEY, the 18th section
was amended so as to require the property of in
sane persons to be listed by the committee
The LIST clause of the 5th section was stricken
out on motion OF Mr.. WiTCHER. 1t requires
each person to furnish list of his property with
in 10 days, &c.
On motion of Mr.. Shelf Ely the committee rose
and the chairman reported.
On motion of Mr.. SHEFrEY, the vote of this
morning in relation to closing the debate in COM
mittee was reconsidered.
Mr. SHEFFEY, proposed to amend by striking
out this day at o'oock" and inserting MONDAY
at o'clock" Lost.
On motion OF Mr.. IsBELL, the Senate again
went into committee (594 minutes past 2 o'clock,)
The CHAIRMAN stated that the hour of having
arrived. the committee would rise.
Lit. Gov. LEAKE took the chair The Chair
man of the committee reported the bill and amend
ments.
Onmotion of Mr.. SHEFFEY, they were ordered
to lie on the table.
On motion of Mr.. THOMAS the Senate adiourn-
ed.
SENATE
MONDAY, April S, 1859.
Mr. SHAcKELFoRD moved that the Senate take
up the resolution offered by himself some time
since, that when the General Assembly adiourns
on the day of April next it will adjourn to meet
onthe lst Monday of December next. The resolu-
ton was taken up, and on motion of Mr.. HALL,
the following substitute was adopted:
Resolved, That joint committee of thirteen
seven upon the part of the House, and six upon
nj fba ho
into the expedieucy of an adjourned session, and,
II expedent, to report the reason therefor, to their
respective bodies
oh ino1ioh OF Mr' CAMP BELL, bills in progress
were ordered to lie the table, in order to enable
him to offer the following resolution:
Resolved, That a Joint Committee, consisting
OF three on the part of the Senate and five on
the part OF the House of Delegates, be appointed,
to whom shall be referred the various bills now
pending before the respective bodies, having for
their object the election for the various officers
under the new constitution.
The rules were suspended and the resolution
was carried.
On motion of Mr.. SHAcKELFoRD, the bill con-
corning commissioners of the Revenue was taken
up.
The first amendment of the committee of the
whole, was reported.
Mi. SHAcKELFoRD called the previous ques-
tion on the amendment of the committee, and zit
was lost.
The second MISUNDERSTANDING the resi-
oences OF ministers, being church property, to be
exempt from taxation-was agreed to-
Inc third NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. maps-was
not agreed to.
The fourth amendment-explaining that lands
appurtenant are not a part of fisheries was agreed
to.
Inc NTH amendment-striiing out "head of a
amllyN and inserting ''each tax payer in the
Sl00 worth exemption, was agreed to.
The sixth NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the listing of
property of lupatic by the committee thereon
was agreed to.
he seventh amendment, proposed by the COM
mittee of the whole, was rejected
Mr. SHEFFEY moved to amend the bill by in
sorting the following amendment: "But this act
shall not be construed to require any person to
furnish, or the commissioner to take list of tine
articles of his household and kitchen furniture.
but only the aggregate value thereof or to require
any person to make oath to tho valuation annexed
to his list of property"