The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-06-05
THE DAILY DISPATCH
Virginia L Legislature.
senate.


The following bills were passed to-day:
A bill from the iiouse to secure to mechanic.
and Others, paymeat for labor done and mate
rails furnished in the erection of buildings il
the city and county of Alexandria, with amend
ments; Senate hills reducing the commissions
OF sheriffs and collectors of taxes; appropriate
ing the public revenue for the fiscal year 1891
~ extending the power of the corporate an'
thorities of the town of Charlottesville; APP
propriating two thousand dollars TO purchase
library, philosophical apparatus aud organ ~,
for the Institute of the Deaf and Duhp anu "
the Blind, at Stanton.
A bill 10 allow the Richmond, Fredefichs-
burg and Potomac Railroad Company 10 con
meet with the Orange aud Alexandra nan was
taken I'D and after amendments maze theIe'o,
and discussion. was laid on the table-Ayes
%, noes 4.
House OF Delegates.
On motion of Mr.. Wellman, il was resolved
that the House will meet hereafter at 9 O'Clock,
A. NJ, until the 9TH instant.
A bill amending an act to authorize the
Valley Mining and Manufacturing Company,
and the George Creek Coal and Iron Compa
ito construct branch railroads across the
Potomac river, and connect with the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad in Hampshire coun-
~, and for other purposes, was passed.
MIR. Early presented the following preamble
and resolutions
Whereas, certain lands lying in the Military
district, between the Miami and Scioto rivers,
in the state of Ohio, are bound for the pay
ment of the land bounties promised by Vir-
ginia to her officers and soldiers, for services
in the War Of the Revolution, having been by
her reserved for that object
And whereas, bill is now pending before
the Congress Of the United States, providing
for an appropriation of nine hundred and fifty
thousand acres Of land scrip for the satisfac.
ton of the Virginia military land warrants
now outstanding and unsatisfed:
Therefore, Resolved by the General Assem-.
bly,, That in the event of the passage of a law
by Congress, making an appropriation of scrip
10 the amount aforesaid, for the object afore-
said, the said appropriation be, and is hereby
accepted, as full discharge of all claim of
this State against the United States on account
Of the land bounties aforesaid, and that in the
event of the passage of such law by Con-
gress, the Governor Of this Commonwealth be-,
ano he is hereby authorized and required to ex
cute proper deed ceding and conveying to
the United States all the right, title, and inter-
est of this State, OF, in, and TO the lands be-
tween the Miami and Scioto rivers, in the Stare
Of Ohio.
ResOlred, That the Governor of this Com
mouwealth transmit to each of our Senators
and Representatives in Congress, copy OF
the foregoing preamble and resolutions.
The preamble and resolutions were adopted,
and sent TO the Senate, asking the concurrence
Of that body.
The consideration Of the tax bill from the
Senate was resumed, and Mr.. Goode, of NJ :,
took the floor and occupied it abou. two hours
in continuation of his remarks suspended the
day before by indisposition. He was followed
by MIR. Rives, of Albemarle, in reply, and dis.
cussion on the bill was continued up to the
hour of adjournment about 3 o'clock. The
evening session was principally occupied with
the same subject.