The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-03-05
Virginia Legislature.
THURSDAY, March 4, 1852.
House or Dele gates.

THURSDAY, March 4, 1852.
House or Delegates.
A communication was received from the
Senate, announcing the passage OF bill liz
cooperating the Union Line of Steamboats,, to
navigate the Ohio river. :.
bill was reported, TO authorise the quail
fed voters OF the town Of Lynchburg, to
elect certain municipal offices, fixing the terms
Of their officers, and prescribing the MODE OF
conducting said elections.
A report was presented. adverse to relieving
from Dor on county roads white men OF the
age Of Is years and upwards. -,
Also, a report adverse to the petition OF the
Butchers oil Richmond for the repair and pa
wing OF the lots used for dividing and weighing
live stock.
RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY.
By Mr.. Pinnell-To inquire into the expe-.
deucy of providing by law for the election Of
two sheriffs in each county of this Common
wealth, the white population of which ex-
ceeds six thousand.
By Mir. Massey-Of reporting bill incorpo.
rating the Potomac Steamboat Company.
By MIR. White, of Hanover-Of amending
sections 7, IL and 81 ofchapter 81 of the Code
of Virginia, for the greater and better difiu-
sion of education among the people.
By MIR. Segar-Of establishing an lndepen-
BY Mr.. Burdett-Of appropriatng SPECIFIC
sum of money to the different Colleges in the
Western portion of the State, upon condition
said Colleges agree to educate proportional
number of INDECENT young men.
The Joint Committee appointed to recount
the votes of Governor of this Commonwealth,
have performed that duty. and, after careful
addition, have found the result to be as follows
For GOVERNOR.
Joseph Johnson, 65,5l7
George w. Summers, 59,034
Majority for Johnson. 6,463
The Committee find that returns from the
counties of Charles City, Clarke, Grayson,
Lancaster, Peasants, Russell, and Warren are
not embraced in the calculation, and were not
so embraced in the former addition.
F. nj. BoYKIN,
Committee of the Senate.
SAMUEL PRICE,
Committee of the House of Delegates.
The bill from the Senate incorporating the
Indian Poll Draw Bridge Company, in the
county of Norfolk, was passed with an amend
ment.
At IL o'clock, the House proceeded to exc
cute the joint order of the day-the election of
Brigadier General, to supply the vacancy
caused by the death of Gen. CoIbin Braxton.
Mr.. Nicholson nominated Col. Alexander &
Taliaferro, of the county of Gloucester.
MIR. White, of Hanover, nominated Col. Rich.
ard J. Muse Ia member of the H. OF d. from
Essex.
Mr.. Lewis rose to nominate Col. Harrison
B. Tomlin, Ia member,) from King William
county. AS soon as the name was announced
Col. T., with that admirable tact, delicate mod
esty, and arch Suaciter in m0d0, for which he
is proverbiaI, declined the honor proposed to
be conferred upon him. He was thus prompt
in rising, he said, to save himself from the in
Fiction, and his friend from the duty, of an
eulogy.
MIR. Lewis was forced to yield his preference;
but, he begged leave to say, Notwithstanding
the backing out and bushes of his friend, that
there was no gentleman within the broad limits
of the Commonwealth upon whom he would
take greater pleasure in comforting the pro-
posed honor.
The vote was taken and resulted as follows
For Col. Taliaferro 81, for Col. Muse &c.
Joint vote with the Senate, Taliaferro u, Muse
10Y. The latter was therefore declared duly
elected Brgadier General of the 18th Brigade
of Virginia Militia.
The greater portion Of the day was occupied
in consideration of the bill defining what pro-
perry shall and shall not be listed for taxation.
About three o'clock, the Committee con-
cluded their ten days labor. The last clause
of the bill was reached and acted on, when the
Committee rose, and reported the bill to the
House. The bill and amendments were laid
on the table and ordered to be printed, and the
House adjourned. Friday to-day the same
bill will come up for consideration in the
House.