The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-03-20
The DAILY DlSPATCH
Virginia Legislature.
FRIDAY, March 10.
Senate.


Almost the entire session Of The day was &C.
cupied with discussion, in Committee of the
Whole, upon the second section OF the bill from
the House defining what property shall ard
shall not be assessed for taxation by the Com.
missloners ofthe Revenue. Before any definite
action was obtained. the Committee rose, aud
Inc Senate adjourned.
House of Delegates.
Inc following were amongst the bills report.
olll ifom the Senate amending an act ca.
,aplesnMlng e % system of free schools in the coun-
- " SSoiloiS, was reported from the Commit
zee o, schools, &C., without amendment:
bill concerning schools for ind; ran, chill.
dfen III the county Of Hanover;
bill TO regulate the assessment Of ,axes On
licenses; y ''AeS oh
A bill authorsing the Bank of the ya,,ev 70
establish, an office in Christianhurg;
A bill authortsing the Exchange Rant oe
Virginia to establish Branch at Newbern. in
the county of Pulaski;
bill to put in operation a Branch of the
Farmers Bank of Virginia, at Lewisburg;
bill distrcting the State for Commission.
ers-and of the Board of Public Works. pro-
siding for their election, and the time and piace
OF their FIRST meeting.
MIR. Robertson, OF Norfolk City, presented a
memorial OF wholesale merchants or the city of
Norfolk, demonstrating against any change of
the law regulating the inspection OF salted pro.
visions. tReferred.l
At half past IL o'clock, the bill providing for
the election of Justices of the Peace, Sheriffs,
Attorneys, Clerks, Commissioners of the Reve-
nue., Constables, &c., &C., was taken up.
motion was made by Mr. Burdett, that tho
House go into Committee of the Whole on the
above bill-ayes so, noes so. second count
was called for, and again tie was the result
ayes Sc, noes Sc. The Chair (Mr. Miller, of
B.,) then voted in the negative, making the vote
ayes Sc, noes 81.
After the adoption of various amendments.
discussion arose on the proposition of the com
mlttee, fixing the 1st February, 1853. for the
period at which the Sherifs to be elected shall
go into office. Mr.. Price, of Greenbrier, having
| suggested the Ist of July next in the place Of
the period named in the bill.
Messrs. Rives, of Alb, Leake and Jackson.
OF Wood, opposed the proposition of MI. Price,
and Messrs. Rives, of P. G. and g., Barbour
and plnnell supported it. A vote was taken
| on leaving blank the time at which the Sheriffs
should go iato ofice-ayes 20, noes SO. The
blank was then, on motion of Mr.. Price of G..
filled with the 1st of July next.
clause of the bill required all the Justices
IN county to be summoned. and at least one
| from each district to be present when the coun-
ty levy should be fixed.
On motion of Mr.. Price, of g., the clause was
so amended as to dispense with the provision
requiring tone from each election district to be
present"
While clause was under consideration re-
iating TO Justices of the Peace and their juris-
disdietion, MIR. Imboden offered an amendment
proposing to confer upon single Justice the
power of determining many Of the lesser cases
of criminal prosecution now decided by Jury.
The amendment was rejected by large ma
jority. The clause relating to Justices of the
Peace and their civil jurisdiction was still un-
der discussion, when the House adjourned.