Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-05-24
WEDNESDAY. May 10.
SENATE.

On motion Of Mr.. Shackleford. it WINS
Resolved, that the Committee on General
Laws be instructed to enquire into the expedi-
ency Of repeating the 18th section Of chapter
IL Of the Code. which provides for the commu-
tation by the Governor Of punishment in the
case OF a slave under the sentence of death.
A bill Incorporating the Lunenburg Plank
Road Company, and u bill establishing Dis
trict Courts were passed. In the latter. ma
rion c. H." was stricken out. and Harrison c.
H." inserted.
The Senate agreed, by q vote of 90 to l6.
to adjourn on the 7hh Of June 10 an adjourned
session, to on the 22d of November
next.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Taliaferro offered the following, which
was adopted by the House:
Resolved BY the General Assembly. That
the Governor be. and he is hereby requested,
to issue a proclamation to the Commissioner
Of Elections for the several Counties, cities and
towns Of this Commonwealth. directing them
to hold elections on the fourth Thursday Of this
month. for Circuit Judges and Judges of the
Supreme Court Of Appeals; and that he also
be authorised 10 supplyths places ofany ofthe
said Commissioner who may have declined to
act.
The resolution was subsequently agreed to
in the Senate.
The majority ofthe special committee on
public printing madea report Of great length
in which they review the testimony taken be-
fore the committee in regard to prices paid for
the public printing, and come to The conclusion
that the prices 1t present paid are a. low as
the work eau be properly executed. viz: 62l
cents per 1000 ems. 624 cents per token for
press work. and $l,25 per 1000 ems for rule
and figure work.
The report. together with that from the mis
norliy. were ordered to Be printed for the use
; ofthe House.
On motion Of Mr.. Goode, Of NJ, tue Com.
mi'tce Of Finance were discharged from the
further consideration Of a resolution proposing
TO require merchants to take inventories Of
their stock Of goods. and of laying on said
stock a per centum tax. and Tor n general law
o f'aSation for county purposes on the ad ra-
loren principle.
On motion Of Mr.. Bottom. the Secretary Of
the Commonwealth was directed to furnish the
Public Printer a copy Of the record of the
slave Jordan Hatcher. and also the petition Of
sundry citizens for the punishment of said slave
and that the Public Printer be instructed to
print the SAM for the use Of the House.
Bills were reported:
Incorporating the Virginia Mining and Smell.
ting Company
Incorporating the Virginia Oil Company. in
or near the city of Richmond.
MIR. Bottom, from the Committee on Public
Printing. presented the following bills:
A bill concerningth printing Of the first vol,
ume Of Lcigh's Reports.
A hill concerning the Printing ofthe Report
OF the Decisions of the Court Of Appeals and
General Cour-and
a bill prescribing the duties and fixing the
compensation ofthc Public Printer.
A message was received from the Senate,
informing the House Of the passage ola resp
intion by the Senate proposing an adjournsd
session OF the Legislature from the 7,h Of June
To the 22d OF November next. After discus
s'on. the House agreed to the resolution-aves
65. noes As. And thus has the question Of an
adjourned session been finally s.i,lcd in favor
of it.
The following House bills were passed to.
day:
Authori,ing the Board of Public Works to
deliver to james S. French the engine useJ
on the experimental railway
Concerning the land which may be acquired
by a COMPANY incorporated for a work Of in.
tcrnal improvement;
Concerning Partitions land
A hill from the Senate. concerning the haul
ing Of seines in the Potomac river and ito ,rib
u,aries.
The bill increasing the capital stock Of the
Virginia Il Tennessee Railroad Company tc
the amount ofSi 900. 900. by private subscrip
ions. was called up on its third reading. and
sf'er 7" spicy debate was laid on the table by
large mal"r'ty-a vote deemed decisive of i'll
fate at the prcscn, session. This hill was or
dcred to he cnsrossed, a few days ago, by
very decided v"t-. q fac, showing the uncer
iaintics of legislation.
AT about J o'clock the House adjourned.