Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-03-08
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


SATURDAY, March 6.
Prayer by the Rev. JACOB MANNING. of the
Methodist Church.
|. The SPEAKER laid before the House COM
munication from the clerk of the Court of Ap-
peals Mt Richmond, in answer to the resolution
of the House, of the 4th instant, relative to the
manner and price of printing the records OF
said court; which, on motion of Mr.. BORROW,
was referred to the Committee on the Public
Printing.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
The following reports were made:
BY Mr.. JONES, of Chesterfield-A bill
amending an act to extend the corporate limits
of the town of Fredericksburg bill authori-
zlng the trustees of the town of Farmville to
assess and collect taxes for the purpose of pay
ing the subscription of 200 shares in the South
Side Railroad Company, made by the corpora
ton of said town.
Mr.. LEAKE, from the Committee of County
Organization, presented bill for district
ing the counties, the names, the duties and
compensation of the commissioners, and CIV
ing to the county courts the power of rear
| ranging said districts, and changing the places
for holding the election.
On motion of Mr.. LEAKE, the said bill was
taken up, read the first time and ordered to be
read n second time.
On motion of Mr.. RUSSELL, the select com
| mittee on the location of the district court for
the 10th Judicial District, was discharged from
| the further consideration of the subject
On motion of Mr.. ToML1N, the bill authoris-
ing the people of fredericksburg to elect a
Mayor and other officers, was taken up, read the
first and second times, (two-thirds of the House
voting for the second reading) and ordered to be
| committed to the Committee which brought it
in.
Mr.. ToMLIN presented substitute intended
to be offered for the bill to incorporate the Vir-
ginia State Agricultural Society, which, on his
motion, was ordered to be printed for the use
of the General Assembly.
WIRE SUSPENSION BRIDGE.
An engrossed bill to extend the time for the
completion of the Morgantown Wire Suspen-
sion Bridge, was taken up, on motion of Mr.. Nc
Donald, read third time and the question be-
ing put on its passage, was determined in the
affirmative.-Ayes los, noes 16.
MIR. MCDONALD was requested to carry the
same to the Senate and request their concur
renee.
A bill prescribing the time for the commence
ment of the official terms of the Judges, under
the amended Constitution, and providing for
their election by the voters, with the proposed
amendments thereto, proposed by the Commit
tee OF Courts OF Justice, was taken up, and the
said amendments having been made, on motions
severally made, were, as amended, agreed to
and the bill was ordered to be engrossed and
read third time.
The SPEAKER laid before the House COM
munication from the Governor transmitting the
quarterly statement of the condition of the
Bank OF Virginia. on the LIST January last, which
on motion of Mr.. PATRICK was laid on the
table and ordered to be printed
INSPECTION OF aUANo.
Mr.. ToMLIN presented petition of the Ag-
ricultural Society of Virginia, asking that the
Inspection of Guano and Plaster may be abol-
ished, and that the laws establishing these in
spections may be repealed; which was ordered
to be referred to the committee on Agriculture,
&c.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were presented:
By Mr.. BowYER-That the Committee on
Finance enquire into the propriety of abolish
ing the tax on law process, commonly called
wfit-tax, in plain actions of debt, the tax on
trust deeds and releasement thereof being un-
der the new constitution at war with the ad ualo-
rem system; and also if tax of the kind afore-
said IS to continue, to enquire into the propri-
ETY. OF requiring the Commissioner of the Rev.
enue to ascertain from the individuals of his
district the amount of debt OF debts put in suit
against him or them,-and to graduate the tax
according to the amount of debt-and so charge
the same on his book.
BY MIR. STEPHENs-That the Committee of
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