The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-05-03
THE DAILY DISPATCf
Virginia Legislature.
SAroRsAY. May /

Che following bills passed the Senate, to.
A bill from The House, authorising Thomas
Ash TO recover the guns and other property,
sunk in an English frigate at Yorktown
Amending the I'd section of the act incorpora-
ting the Blue Ridge Turnpike Company
Amending the 9Th section of chapter ] 80 ofthe
Code, so as TO entitle the party giving "sns'
pensioa bond"-to the possession of the proper
ty-An act amending and re-enacting the act
Incorporating the Independent Bank OF Forts
mouih-And an act Incorporating the Emaus
Savings Bank.
A ioin, resolution, in relation to the appoint
meut of a select committee, TO take into con-
sideration the propriety Of reporting conjec.
tural estimate for tax bill, ras taken up and
passed. -
The resolution from the House, concerning
the reprinting Of the LIST volume of Leigh's
Reports, by Colin & Nowlan, was taken from
the table, and passed--Ayes %, n oes 10.
Mr. Martin, from the Special Committee on
Free Banking, reported bill to authorize the
business of Free Banking.
resolution. offered by Mr.. Daniel, was
adopted, enquiring into the expediency of pro-
viding by law that the portions of the counties
Of Dinwiddie, Chesterfield and Prince George,
within the limits Of the corporation of the city
of petersburg, shall not, for legal purposes, be
CONSIDERED az pOFuOuS Oh 6diO COuntleS.
House of Delegates.
On motion OF Mr. Mcdonald, the Committee
on Banks was Instructed to enquire into and
report upon the expediency Of annually sell.
ing one half million of dollars of the stock
owned BY this Commonwealth in hunks, until
all such stocks be sold, and of applying the
proceeds of such sales TO internal improve
ments, or liquidating the State debt.
On motion Of Mr.. Wallace, the Committee of
Courts of Justice was instructed to inquire
into the proprieiy of giving additional powers
to the bailifs of the city of Petersburg.
Mr.. Massey presented proceedings of the
Council Of the city Of Alexandra, asking that
authority may be granted by the Legislature to
the said Council TO loan the bonds Of the cor
poration to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company to the amount of $4,000, to enable
said Company to make repairs of damages by
the late freshet; and he submitted Joint reso-
luton for the purpose indicated, which was
adopted.
Upon motion, the order OF the day, the Ii.
cense Tax Bill was postponed to Monday.
Mr.. Jones, OF NJ, offered resolution in "a
vor of appropriating the revenue of the several
counties bordering on the Ohio River to the
repair of the roads, bridges, SC injured and
removed by the late freshet.
Mr.. Pretlow introduced a resolution in re-
gard to the proprieiy of authorizing guardians
to charge compound interest on the funds of
wards.
A bill was reported, giving TO the Com
missioners of Election for Eenrico coun-
ty the power to re-assembIe at any time before
the 4th Thursday in MAY, 1852, to change the
places of voting in the districts, and to estab-
lish new places of electione in said county.
A bill was also reported prescribing the du.
ties and compensation of the Attorney Gene
ral-tallows him $4,000 per annum.)
Also, bill authorizing one of the principal
banks of the Commonwealth to establish
bank at Lexington.
Mr.. Griffin presented petition of Z. S. Ma.
gruder and others. asking for the establish.
ment ofan an additional election precinct 10
the county of Henrico.
The following bills were passed in the House
to-day: bill concerning the Virginia Regi-
ment of Volunteers, (allows the officers of said
regiment pay from the date of their election
to the time at which they may be mustered in
to the service OF the United States; and can.
GELS all sums outstanding on the trensurer's
books against said officers -Amending the
second section of the act Incorporating the
Blue Ridge Turnpike Company-Authori;,
Zing the establishment of the Merchants and
mechanics Savings Bank of the City of Rich
mond-Incorporating the Edinburg Manufac-
turing Company, in the county Of Shenan-
doah-Inc operating the Great Falls Manu-
featuring Company-Autforizing the County
Court of Bedford to sell to the Virginia and
Tennessee Railroad Company certain lot of
land-Authorizing the establishment of bank
at Weston, in the county of Lewis-And
bill amending an act for extending the corpo.
rate limits of the town of Fredericksburg.
Mr.. Tomlin offered the following resolution
Kesoloed, That when the House ado urns
on Monday, the Oath of May, it will, with the
consent of the Senate, adjourn sine die.
On motion of Mr.. West, the above resolution
was laid on the table.
A large number of bills received their first
and second reading, and after some time spent
upon motions to adjourn. the House, at
O'Clock, adjourned.