The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-05-07

Senate.

Il HuHeDAT, MAY osse
4 Senate.
i A bill was reported concerning the jurisdic
ton Of the Circuit Court of Petersburg; and 9
bill amending the 18th section of chapter ~ Of
the Code, was passed.
4 A bill 10 amend the act passed the 9th Q
April 1852, concerning Commissioners OF thu
i Revenue, occupied considerable portion o
this days session. The bill more accurately
defines the duties of Commissioners, and Inn
poses heavy penalties for a on.performancs
of The full duties required. Before reaching
FINAL action, the Senate adjourned.
House of Delegates.
4 Mr. Goode, of NJ, from the Committee OF
Finance, presented a report upon the resoiu
ton providing for limiting the sale OF cta!e
coupon bonds. The committee report that II u
inexpedient TO make the modification pro-
posed.
A bill was reported Incorporating the NOR
| gantown and Independence Railroad
Also, a bill concerning Bailiffs in the city oil
Petersburg.
A bill incorporating the town OF Hampton,
in the county of Elizabeth City, was taken up
on motion of Mr.. Segar, and passed.
On motion, the rule was suspended, and inc
vote by which bill authorsing the nank o.
| the Valley ofVirginia, or the Farmers BANK
| of Virginia, to establish branch at Salem, IN
nesday, was, after discussion, reconsldered-
the bill again put on its passage, and deter
| mined in the affirmative-ayes 90, noes ~.
! Mr.. Echols offered the following resolution,
which was laid upon the table:
| Resolved, That the Speaker OF this House
be directed TO return the thanks of the House
| of Delegates to the President and Directors Of
| the Richmond and Danvile Railroad, for their
| polite invitation to take an excursion on their
road on Friday, and express the regrets Of the
members at their inability, on account of want
| of time, to accept the same.
| The Speaker laid before the House COM
| muncaton from the Governor, enclosing
| tabular statement oftfe names and salaries of
| all the officers and agents of joint stock COM
panies, of roads, canals, and bridges, and other
institutions in which the State has an interest;
which communication and accompanying doc.
uments were laid on the table and ordered to
be printed.
While the bills were in regular progress of
reading and consideration, member made a
motion TO lay them on the table, in order that
he might introduce a resolution which would
compel members, who designed desertion of
their seats on Friday to take ride on the Rich
and Danville Rail road, to show their hands on
the records of the House. On this motion a
discussion arose, in which were made various
illusions to "spring bedsieads, ""Cary street,"
and other matters equally delicate, dignifed
and polite. Our business is reporting, but on
this occasion we shall save the parties from
the qualification of letting them see their
names in print" We will however, take this
occasion to give warning, that in future we
shall feel called upon, by our regard for the
character of the Legislature of Virginia, TO
take notes, publish them, and accompany them
with such remarks ct our own as the scenes
may demand. We shall assume no guardian
ship over the character of the gentlemen them.
selves. That is matter which we shall leave
to their own taste and care. But we claim the
rightto contribute our mite in sustaining the
nigh character of the Legislature of Virginia.
we can relish joke as well as any one; at
the same time, We know that joke may be
carried too far There is a place for every
thing, and every thing should be in its place.
as such scene as that enacted in the House
OF Delegates Yesterday calculated to give the
numerous strangers from other States, now on
visit to our State, the most favorable impress
sion in regard to the usually great Legsla.
ture Of Virginia? We regret the necessity
which we feel for alluding to this matter. We
regard those who took part in it as gentlemen,
and believe they are by this time more heartily
ashamed of it than any other persons. Order,
however, should be preserved in the House of
Delegates; and if this cannot be obtained from
sense OF propriety on the part of members,
and through tue efforts of the Speaker, we pro.
pose to bring the press to aid in .e attainment
of an object so desirable. If the Speaker can
not keep better order-if he cannot suppress
such scenes and proven, the "noise and con-
FUSION" the childs play and the general dis
order which almost daily characterize at pre-.
sent the. Hall of the House of Delegates, we
will try what virtue there is in the antdote of
the press. If gentlemen will dance, we will |
play the fiddle. They have ample opportuni-
ty TO Indulge their idle, their childish, and
playful propensities, without selecting the Hall
of legislation to do it in. On some occasions
we have been induced to believe that the con.
stituents of members sent them to the Legisla.
ture to get rid of them at home.