Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-04
General Assembly of Virginia.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

MONDAY, MAY ), 1907.
| The preamble and resolutions from the Senate
! in reference to the tax bill, were read fol
| lows:
months must elapse before the taxable property Of
the Commonwealth can be listed and valued, and
| reports thereof made to the General Assembly
SO that the preparation and passage OF u tax bill
based upon such reports, will protract the session
of the Legislature to period as late perhaps, as
the month of August, or render an adjourned ses-
| sion indispensably necessary, therefore
| Resolved, by the General Assembly that joint
| committee of on the part Of the Senate, and 9
on the part of the House, be appointed to enquire
whether tax bill may not be prepared in accor-
dance with the provisions of the constitution,
| without entaiing the necessity of an adjourned
session of the General Assembly, and that said
committee report by bill or otherwise.
| Resolved That said committee enquire into
and report upon the true amount OF the actual in
| debtedness of the State, which must be provided
for by the present session of the General Assem-
| bly,. Agreed to by the Senate, May L. 1852.
Mr. LEAKE moved to amend the above by sub
shutting the following:
Resolved, by the General Assembly, That the
committees ofFinance of the House Of Delegates
and of the Senate, be and they are hereby consti-
tuted a joint committee to prepare and report
forthwith tax bill, in accordance with the princi
pies OF the constitution, upon the best estimates
within Their reach, conjectural or otherwise; and
that the report of the committee of Finance OF the
House of Delegates be referred to said committee,
and they instructed to enquire into and report
the true amount of the actual Indebtedness of the
State, which must be provided for by the present
session of The General Assembly.
On motion of Mr.. LEAKE, the preamble and
resolutions and the said amendments were laid
upon the table.
Mr.. MILLER, of B., from the Committee Of
Courts of Justice presented reports upon resolu-
lions for amending the law concerning trespasses,
for providing for the publication of synopsis Of
all general laws and statement of receipts and
expenditures of the State in the newspapers; for
changing the law for the punishment OF arson I;
for making an allowance to reimburse the Shei1lts
of this Commonwealth for expenses incurred by
them respectively in holding the last two elections
for permitting guardians and executors IN certain
cases to invest funds in their hands as such In the
public stock of the State of Virginia; and upon the
petition of John Mallicote.
On motion of Mr.. LEYBURN,
Resolved. That the Committee of Roads and
Internal Navigation enquire into the expectancy
of authorizing the North River Navigation Com
pany to build bridge across the North River, at
the mouth of Buffalo creek in the county OF Rock
| bridge.
Mr.. PINNELL moved that the House adopt the
| 1OIOWluS resolution
| Resolved, That this House, when it adJourns
oday, will adjourn to meet hereafter at half past
9, A. M. and that the committees of the same will
meet at half past O'Clock in the evening, until
otherwise ordered.
On motion, the resolution was laid on the ia
ble
By Mr.. BENNETT-That the committee on the
Militia Laws enquire into the expedency of more
particularly defining the boundaries of the 10th
and 133d regiments of Va. Militia.
Mr.. BARBOUR offered the following resolution,
which on motion of Mr. YERBY, was laid on
the table
Resolved, That the committee on COMPRESSION
al Apportionment be instructed to report bill! d.
viding the State into Is Districts.
By Mr.. GREEvER-That the committee on
Banks enquire into the expediency OF passing al
act to establish an independent Bank at Marion II
Smyth county.
BILLS, ETC.
A bill from the Senate entitled an act incorpo-
rating the Farmers Bank at Fincastle. was taker
up on motion of Mr.. MILLER of B. read thirc
time and passed. -,
/ A bill to incorporate the Bank OF Wytheviiie
was taken up on motion of Mr. BoYD' read sec