Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-20
General Assembly of Virginia.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES

"WEDNESDAY, May 10.
Prayer by the Rev. Peter DeForest.
Mr. ROBINSON, of Richmond city, from tho
committee of Courts of Justice reported with
amendments bill extending the jurisdiction of
Justices of the Peace.
Mr.. WILSON, from the committee on Aoricul
ture, presented bill to incorporate the Virginia
Oil Company in near the city of Rfcf1mond.
ME-. BOTTOM, from the committee On Public
PRINTING presented a report on the subject, and
the following bills: a bill concerning the 1st vol
| ume OF Leigh, and bill concerning the renorts
OF the decisions of the Court of Appeals and
General Court He also presented with substi-
| tute, a bill prescribing the duties and fixing the
compensation of the Public Printer.
| On motion of MIR. BORROW, the report of the
committee, together with the report of the mi
nority OF the committee, heretofore presented
were ordered to be printed for the General As
sembly.
On motion Of Mr.. TAL1AFERRo,
Resolved by the General Assembly. That tho
Governor be, and he is hereby, requested to issue
proclamation to Commissioners of Elections for
the several counties, cities and towns of this Com
monw ealth, directing them to hold elections nm
the 4th Thursday of this month, for Circnit
Judges and Judges of the Supreme Court of An
peas, and that he be also authorized TO snnnv tha
places of any of the said Commissioners who nav
have declined to act.
Mr.. TALLIAFERRo was requested to carry the
above to the Senate and request their concur
renee.
On motion of Mr.. BORROW,
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Common
wealth be directed to furnish the Public Printer
a copy OF the record of the Court, in the case of
the slave Jordan Hatcher and also the petition
OF sundry citizens for the communication of the n,,n
ishment of said slave and that the Public Printer
be instructed to print the same for the use of the
House. '0
bill authorizing the County Courts to lew a
tax on dogs was taken up on motion of Mr. SCorr
OF F., read a second time, amended on motions
severally made, engrossed and read third time
A bill entitled an act concerning the hauling of
seines in the Potomac river and its tributaries
with the amendment thereto proposedb by the Sem
ate, was taken up, on motion of Mr.. RICE, and the
amendment having been read was agreed to.
ADJOURNED SESSION.
A message was received from the Senate nv Mr.
THOMAS, who informed the House that the Senate
had adopted the resolution for an adjourned SEES
sion of the General Assembly, with an amend
ment, in which they request the concurrence of
the House. A further message was also receiy
ed from the Senate, by Mr.. TABB, Informing the
House that the Senate receded from their I'd. 3d.
4th and 9th amendments to the bill entitled an act
to provide for the election of certain officers in the
city of Norfolk by the qualified voters thereof
The resolution for an adjourned session of the
Legislature, with the amendment of the Senate.
was taken up.
The following is the resolution adopted by the
House:
Resolved That when this House adjourn. ON
Monday, the 31st instant, it will, with the con-
sent the Senate, stand adjourned to the 4th Mon
day in November next
The amendment of the Senate proposed to
strike out the words '3lst Instant and insert in
leu thereof the words 18TH of June.''
Mr.. GooDE, of NJ, moved to amend the amend
ment by striking out the word '.7th," and insert
ing in lieu the word 'l4th.'' Rejected.
Mr.. RICE moved that the House disagree to
the amendment of the Senate ReDected-ayes
As. noes 65. By refusing to do this, the House
thereby agreed to said amendment.
Mr.. LEWIS was requested to inform the Senate
thereof
An engrossed bill increasing the capital stock of
the Va and Tennessee Railroad Company to au-
thorize the Board of Public Works to subscribe on
behalf of the Commonwealth for three -ffths of
such increase, was read third time and on mo-
ton of MIR. SEGAR, laid on the table,
The House then, on motion of ir. PATRICK,
adjourned.