Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-04-26
WEDNESDAY. April 81.
SENATE

In the Senate to-day. Mr.. Sweeney of,
fered series Of resolutions affirming that
the decsionof the Supreme Court in re-
laion to the Wheeling and Belmont
Bridge. was unconstitutional. The reso
lu,ions are of strong notification charac-
ter. lie over) The resolutions of the
House on the same subject, were taken
up and laid on the table for the present
in order to afford time for the printing of
an important amendment offered by Mr..
Douglas.
HOUSE.
A message was received from the SEN
ate, informing the House Of the passage
of hill authorizing the establishment OF
the Merchants and Mechanics Savings
Bank fthe City OF Richmond. Commit
ted to the Committee on Banks)
The Speaker laid before The House a
communication from the board of Public
Works, furnishing the information called
for by resolution. of the House of the
17tll inst, relative to the sale oflhe Con
pom Bonds of the State by the said Board
which, on motion on Mr. Nicolson, was
laid on the table and ordered to reprinted.
A bill was reported concerning the
Midlothian Coal Mining Company.
Mr. Mcdonald offered the following
resolution:
Resolred, That joint Committee con-
sstlng OF nine on the part of the House,
and six on the part of the Senate. be ap-
pointed. instructed TO report. LIT. the a
mount of real and personal properly in
the Commonwealth; 81. The sum neces
sary To be raised by taxation on said prop
er'y; Sd. To prepare bill with no ex-
emptions, except property held by charit-
able and religious associations; ith. Di-
recting the first Auditor. when returns are
made to him by commissioners of the
Revenue. To levy percen.um on the re-
turns So made. sufficient to produce the
sum necessary for the support Of govern
ment.
On motion Of Mr.. Martz the resolution
was for the present laid on the table.
The hill providing for 1.-The election,
qualification. pow ers, dufIes and compen-
satiun of the Justices of the Peace, Clerks
of Circuir and County Courts. Attorneys
for the Commonwealth. Sherifs, Commits
soncrs of the Revenue. Surveyors, Con-
stables. and Overseers of the Poor" re-
turned from the Senate with various a.
mcndments was taken up for considera.
ton.
An amendment Of the Senate. giving TO
the Governor instead of the County
Courts, the appointment Of commissioners
to suprrlntend the election, was, after dis
cussion. agreed 10.
An amendment Of the Senate. allowing
50 instead OF 50 day to the Justices of
the Peace; was disagreed to; and an
mendment Of the Senate, proposing to
give the Commonwealth Attorney in the
Circuit Court of Richmond $500. instead
of 1878. was also disagreed to; and the
Senate's amendment allowing only 500
TO the Commonwealth Attorney for
Henrico Circuit Court, instead of Sl50 as
provided fori the bin, was latter speech
of Mr.. Griffin against the amendment) also
disagreed to. The House having conclu-
ded action on the amendment, the bill
was ordered to be returned to the Senate.
The House then resumed the consider
alton Of the unfinished business of yes,er-
day-The bill fixing the terms of the Dis
trict Courts. and the places Of holding
said courts
The Committee proposed Lewisburg as
the place for locating the District Court
ofihe seventh district. Mr. Echols moved
to amend by striking out Lewisburg and
Inserting Union, tMonroe G. H. After
discussion, liz which Messrs. Echols. Vaw.
ter. Dunlap. Price Of Greenbrer, and 9th
crs participated. the House adopted the
amendment-ayes 63. noes So. The house
then adjourned.