Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-04-22
General Assess.hly of Virginia.
SENATE.

preparation and passage of tax bill based upon
such reports will protract the present session of
the Legislature to period slate, perhaps, the
month OF August, OF render an adjourned session
ipdispensably necessary; Therefore
Resolved by the General Assembly, That a
joint committee of five on the part of the Senate,
and nine on the part of the House, be appointed
to enquire whether a tax bill may not be prepared
upon information now within the reach of the le-
gislature, which shall be in accordance with the
principles of the constitution and sufficient omeet
the financial wants of the State. And said COM
mittee shall have power to report by bill or other
wise.
Mr.. SHEFFEy moved that the Committee on
Finance and Claims be discharged from the fur
Their consideration of certain resolutions emanat-
ing from the City Councils of Philadelphia
Carried.
Mr.. SHEFFEY then submitted the following
joint resolution. which lies one day:
Whereas, a communication has been received
from the Select and Common Councils of the city
of Philadelphia, proposing that convention of
delegates from the thirteen States of 1776, be held
in independence Hall on the 4th day of July next
for the purpose of considering the expediency of
erecting in the grove belonging to the Hail in
which the National Independence was declared,
lone ormore monuments commemorative respect
! lively of the States and Of the men who were
parties to that glorious event:''
And whereas, Virginia, first to proclaim that
the United Colonies ssof right ought to be free
and Independent States" must regard, as
sacred, the spot on which Jefferson proposed, and
| Adams and Franklin seconded, the Declaration of
National Independence, which consummated her
cherished purpose; therefore,
Be it Resolved by the General Assembly, That
| the General Assembly will proceed on --next,
by joint vote of both Houses, to elect two dele
gates to the proposed Convention; and that the
delegates SO elected report to the General Assem-
bly, at its next session, the proceedings of said
| Convention.
The following bills were passed:
For the settlement of disputed boundary lines
between the counties of this State.
Incorporating the Falling Rock Creek Coal
Company
Incorporating the Edinburg Manufacturing Com
pany III the county of Shenandoah.
The PRESIDENT presented a communication
from the Executive Department, announcing the
resignation of General Nottingham Of the 21st
Brigade.
The bill for the establishment of the Onancock
and Pungoteagne Free Schools, in the county of
Accomac, being put upon its passage, a long and
animated debate ensued on the subject of educa-
ton, between Messrs. PARKER, WIrcHER, MAR
TIN and DOUGLAS. The ayes and noes were de-
mandedby Mr.. WITcHER, and resulted asfoows:
Ayes 10, noes IL.
No quorum votlEg-on motion OF Mr.. MARTIN
| the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
communication was received from the Gov
ernor transmitting the resignation of Brig Gen.
Smith
REPORTS COMMITTEES.
Mr.. JOINS of G., from the committee of Propo-
| stions and Grievances, presented bill incorpora-
| ting the Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of
| Chesterfield county.
| Mr.. STUART, from the committee on County
| tied nd
amending the 77th section of an act providing for
! districting the counties, &C., passed April g
| 1852.
! Mr.. VERIFY, from the committee of Schools and
| Colleges presented a report adverse to resolu-
ton asking allowance of fifty dollars to Richard
Walters, and the following bills: A bill to incor-
porate the Leesburg Literary Association; and a
bill to amend the 9Th section of chapter 81 of the
| Code Of Virginia.
| WHEELING BRIDGE CASE.
| The resolutions which were reported from the
committee for Courts of Justice were, on motion
| of Mr.. RUSSELL. taken up and read as follows:
| The committee for Courts of Justice, to whom
were referred the opinions of the Judges of the
Supreme Court of the United States in the case
OF the State OF Pennsylvania against the Wheel
ing and Belmont Bridge Company and Others
| have had the same under considerations and re-
commend that the House adopt the following
| preamble and resolutions:
|
| wire suspension bridge over the Eastern channel
of the Ohio river at the city of Wheeling as
work of great utility to the public, and creditable
| to the enterprise of the people by whom it was
erected and doth deeply regret the result of the
controversy in the Supreme Court ofthe United
States in relation thereto:
And whereas the enforcement of the decree of
| the said Court would not only tend to deprive the
country of a valuable of intercourse be-
mir hut
would inflict a misfortune upon part of the good
people OF this State, who have, at great expense,
constructed an important public work, without
any apprehension that it might be deemed illegal
by the Federal Judiciary:
Be it therefore resolved by the General As
| sembly That the Senators in Congress from this
State be instructed and the Representatives re-
quested to propose and support such proper mea-
sures within the Constitutional power of Congress
as may serve to maintain the bridge over the
Ohio river at the cityof Wheeling, as the same
has been constructed.
2. The Attorney General Of this Common |
wealth is instructed to move the said court that
its decree in relation to said bridge be suspen- |
ded until there may be legislation on the subject |
8. The General Assembly cannot forbear to
mark the prosecution of the said controversy in |
the and by the authority of the State of |
Pennsylvania, as the exhibition of an unjust and |
unfriendy spirit towards our citizens.
Resolved, That the Governor be requested to
transmit to the representatives of this State in
the Congress of the United States copy of the
foregoing preamble and resolutions
The first resolution agreed to.
The second resolution was amended. on motion
of Mr.. RUSSELL, by inserting, after the word sub
ect, ''and that opportunity be given to reargue
the question involved IN the by the said At
torney General, or another counsel whom he may
designate on behaIfo of this State"
The resolution as amended was adopted.
A further motion was made by Mr. RUSSELL
to strike out the third resolution and insert the
following.