The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-05-08

House Of DeIegates.


Omitted Proceedings of Thursday.
Bills were also passed, establishing Banks
at the following places =
The Farmers Bank, at Culpeper =. Ii
The Merchants and Farmers Bank, at ClaTks.
hurg-The Bank of w theyille, at Wytheyille
The Franklin Bank Of Lexington, at Lexing-
ton-And an act amending an act establishing
Bank at Fincastle. Some of the bills met
with strong opposition from MIR. Wallace and
A bill amending the charter of the city OF
Alexandria. and bill Incorporating the Buf-
falo Springs Company, in the county of Neck
lenburg, were also passed.
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Senate.
Among the bills reported was bill to allow
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Company TO connect with the Or
ange and Alexandra Railroad.
bill from the House, defining the bounda-
ries Of Fredericksburg, and bill from the
House. establishing Banks at Christiansburg
and Salem, were passed.
The preamble and resolutions from the
House OF Delegates, in relation to the decision
oil the Supreme Court in the Wheeling Bridge
case. were under consideration during the
greater part of this day. session.
Mr.. Douglass withdrew his amendment, Of
fered some days since, and offered another IN
lieu thereof, having reference to the "danger-
Gus assumption of power by the Supreme
Court of the United States" The debate on
these resolutions was one OF ability and inter-
est.
House of Delegates.
A bill was reported, giving power TO Circuit
Courts to incorporate Savings Institutions or
Banks, and also like power to incorporate
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The bill providing for elections by the peo-
pie, for the apportionment of representation,
the qualification and privilege of voters, the
meeting of electors of President and Vice Pres
ident, and prescribing the rules for contested
elections, was made the order of the day for
Wednesday next.
A bill extending the Manassas Gap Railroad
from Srasburg to a point on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, at or near Paddytown,
was ordered to be engrossed for third read
ing.
informing the House that the Senate had
passed House bills establishing a Bank at
Christiansburg, and Bank at Salem.
A bill from the Senate, amending an act
passed March 29th, 1851, establishing Banks
at Wheeling, Kanawha and Fincastle, was re-
jected-ayes 81, noes 68. The bill proposed
to authorize the said Banks when the current
coin was equal to 25ths ofthe amount ofthe
certificates of debt or bonds deposited with the
State Treasurer, to issue notes to the amount
of one-fifth of said certificates or bonds.J
In calling the ayes and noes on some ques-
ton to-day, when the Clerk came to the name
of Mr. Newman of Madison, Mr.. Keyser rose
and stated that Mr.. N. had been called home
by the extreme illness Of an aged father.
A bill to provide for the election of certain
officers in the City of Norfolk, was taken up
for consideration. The bill proposed to elect
the following officer:
A Register, Assessor, Collector of City Tax
es, Attorney for the City, Inspector of Streets,
Surveyor, Captain of the Watch, Lieutenant
of the Watch, six Constables, Clerk of the
Market, Assistant Clerk of the Market, Chief
Engineer of the Fire Department, Physician
to the Aims House, Keeper of the Aims House,
Keeper of the Powder Magazine, Weigher of
Hay, Sealer of Weights and Measures, two
Inspectors and Measures of Wood, Gauger
and Inspector of Liquors Also. lumber,
lime, -four, tar and turpentine, sailed proyis-
ions, and tobacco Inspectors.
MIR. Wallace moved to strike out all after the
Inspector of Liquor - and on this motion an
animated debate of about three hours length
ensued, in which Messrs. Wallace, Goode, of
B., Leake and Garrett, supported the motion,
and Messrs. Robertson of N. City, Robinson
of R. City, Early and VERIFY, opposedit. The
debate was arrested by the previous question,
when the ayes and noes were demanded, and
the motion of MIR. Wallace preyaled-ayes
81, noes 80.
On motion of Mr. Robertson, the following
amendment was adopted
"And every other Inspector, whose office is
created by an ordinance of the said city, and
not embraced in the Code''-the said amend.
ment 10 follow the words "Inspector of Ii.
quors."
Ter, the bill was ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading.
And then, at 3 o'clock, the House adjourned.
EXCHANGE BANK OF ViRGINIA.-The an
nual meeting of the Stockholders of this Insti-
tuition was held at their Banking House in
Norfolk on Wednesday last. The following
gentlemen were elected Directors by the Stock
holders for the Branch in this city John c..
Hobson, B. w. Richardson, ]. Bransford, Jas.
M. Grant.
The Stockholders agreed to the establish
ment of a branch bank at Weston, in the coun-
ty of Lewis.
Posr OFFICE OPERATIoNs.-rhe Postmas-
ter General has established the following new
Post Offices in Virginia. Snow Hill, Nicholas
Co.; Springville, Tazewell Co.; Galveston,
Pittsylvania Co. The following have been
discontinued; Free Shade, Middesex Co.;
Lake Drummond, Norfolk Co.; Flat Rock,
Powhatan Co.