The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-04-22

WEDNESDAY,, April 81.

A WEDNESDAY,, April 81.
senate.
Il, the Senate today, Mr.. Sweeney offered Sc
RES Of olutions affirming that the decision OF tne
Suureme Court in relation to the Wheeling and
Belmont Bridge, was unconstitutionai lhe Icse
buttons are of strong nnllifcaton character Lies
oyer.) The resolutions of the House, on the same
subject were taken up and laid on the table for the
present in order to afford time for the printing OF
an important amendment offered by Mr.. Douglas.
House of Delegates.
A message was received from the Senate in
forming the House OF the passage OF bill author
izing the establishment of the Merchants and Me
chanics' Savings Bank of the City of Richmond.
(Coumitted to the Committee on Banks.)
The Speaker laid before the House a communi.
cation from the Board of Public Works, furnishing
the information called for by resolutions OF the
House OF the 18th inst relative to the sale OF the
Coupon Bonds of the State by the said Board; OF
which, on motion of Mr.. Eicolson, was laid on the
table and ordered to be printed.
A bill was reported concerning the Midlothian
Coal Mining Company
Mr. Mcdonald offered the following resolutions
Resolued, That joint Committee consisting OF
nine on the part of the House, and six the part
of the Senate, be appointed instructed to report,
LIST, The amount of real and personal property In
the Commonwealth I'd. The sum necessary TO be
raised by taxation on said property; Sd. TO pre-
pare bill with 40 exemptions, except property
Directing the first Auditor, when returns made
to him by commissioners of the Revenue, 10 levy
a percentum ON the returns so made, sufficient
to produce the sum necessary for the support oil
government
On motion of Mr.. Martz, the resolution was fol
the present, laid on the table.
The bill providing for 'the election, qualification
powers duties and compensation Of Justices OF the
Peace, Clerks of Circuit and County Courts, Attor
neys forfhe Commonwealth, Sheritfs, Commission
ers of the Revenue. Surveyors, Constables, and
Overseers of the Poor" returned from the Senate
with various amendments, was taken up for con
| sideraton.
| An amendment of the Senate, giving to the Go
vernon instead of the County Courts, the appoint
ment of commissioners to superintend the election
| was, after discussion, agreed to.
An amendment of the Senate, allowing So in
stead of 81 day to Justices of the Peace was dis
| agreed to- and amendment of the Senate. pro
posing to give the Commemorative Attorney in the
| Circuit Court of Richmond $500 instead of 1875
| was also disagreed to and the Senate's amendment
| allowing only 500 to the COMMUNICATIVE Attor
ney for Henrico Circuit Court, instead OF $3.50, al
provided for in the bill, (after speech OF Mr.
Griffin against the ainendmenD also disagreed to
| The House having concluded action on the amend
ments, the bill was ordered to be returned to the
| Senate.
| The House then resumed the consideration of the
| unfinished business of yesterday The bill hxins
the terms of the District Courts, and the places O
| holding said courts.
| The Committee proposed Lewisburg as the plact
for locating the District Court of the seveeth dis
| trict. Mr. Echols moved to amend by striking on
| Lewisburg and Inserting Union, (Monroe c. ID
After discussion, in which Messrs. Echols, Vawter
| Dunlap Price, Of Greenbrer, and others partici
! pated. the House adopted the amendment-aye
SO, noes So. The House then adjourned.