Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1852-06-08
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In the Senate. on FatDKY, no b9ls OF general
interest passed. A tiliproviding compensation
~tojurors was pending when the senate eaJonrh
ed.
In the Ho1tse The following bills passed In.
cooperating building mutual loan, and accumu:
Iatinp fund Observation-Disclosures the Coun-
~ Court OF Lee TO take the sense gt the voters
in relation to the Formation OF q nsw county ouf
Court House and Jaiii for said coun;y--hathorias
ing the establishment Of a Bank at Marion. N
Smythe county-InG9Tporating the Mhadsyille3
Savings Bank, in Malifax-IncqrPorsing the
Fredericksburg and lt5well Manufacturing Com
pany-IncorpoFaiing the hilteheHa e. sn'9g ass
ing The Mutual 1nsukance, Company OF iGhester!
field county.
Both Houses, to-day. agreed TO postpone the
election Of officers (ixsd for fo-rnoFrow1 until the
extra session in November nex..
The proceedings al The Senate on s%4TyRpAr
embraced nothing o. special interest. Sewers
House bills passed; but as they were passed vito
amendments, requiriAg them again TO go before
The House, il is deemed unnecessary 10 notice
them.
The House ayingreconsidered the vote agree
ing TO the resolution from the Senate postponiHg
the election Of officers by the joint vote oftbet w
Houses. the question of agreeing to the Senate5s
resolution was again submitted TO the Homie,
and the Honze agsioa concurred in TIE reaolFF-
Etion for postPeniHg said elections uBtltihe ex-
ira session IN Noyem6er nexl-ayes sc, noes,
Mr. Taltaferro,s fran the majority of:the COM
nittee of Courts Of Justice, made a report en-
the case of Jordan Hatcher, and tho commit
nications of the Executive in relation TO the
Communication of the punishment of sa:d Hatch
er. The committeezrecommend that Che House
adopt the following resolution
Resolred; That while this House respectfully
but distinctly dissents from the doctrincs express.
ed by the Executive in the message OF the llth
Of May, as generally understood and Interpreted
4 previous 10 the message of the 18th .f May,lt
expresses its satisfa ction at the sentirhents pro.
claimed in the latter MESA re, and its cnpcurrence
in the legal views Of the Executive 'contaiDsd
therein, except so far as not TO express an opinion
Of the correctness ofthe conclusion oftie Execu.
tive, as to the propyiety Of the communication Of
the punishment of he slave.
Mr.. Robinson, 81 Richmond city, from tie
committee Of coufis of Justice, presented a
minority report of considerable len 9Th on tie
subject of Jordan Hatcher and The Governors
reasons for committing the punishment of said
Hatcher. The report concludes with the fol-
lowing resolutions
Resolredby LLe General Assembly, That while
the Governor, in tie case Of thu Slave Jordan
Hatcher, had the power 10 orderEa commutati0n
ofthe punishment, ard the Assembly believes cx-
ercised that power conscien:ioUsly, Jet in his
message of the lth of May, assigning his rca.
son for the continuation, he expressed vie&:s
which, in the opinion of the General ASSEMBLY
are erroneous, aud might, If acted on, be produce
tive OF mischief.
ReSolred further, That The General Assembly
doth declare its concurrence in the, views of the
Governors explanatory Message of the 10Th of
May, SO far as it can wtthoutcxpFe.strg an orin-
came, that the recnrd' of Jordan Hatdher's con-
viction presented a case fit for The interference
ofthe Executive.
The reports were laid on the liable, iordered 20
be printed, and their consideration ma2h the order
of the day for Tuesday next.
Mr.. Segar called up the bill aplropriatirg
$16o,ooo to the Manassas Gap Railroad, aid.
made a speech Supporting the passage thereof.
Mr.. Bennett Offered a ryder, which he with.
drew after a long 84cussion.
The question tLsea required OF. the aassage of
sthe8btI.
Mraseolt, Of FsaNauief, made & loHty and able
TIE internal 6pFoYement s%aiefsAts Of The
following yote.-Agss 10; Noesf4S.
On motion ofMf. Riyes, the vote rejecting said
bill was re consiafr4R, and it was laid or the table.
In the House on; MeNDAY the bill creating Com.
.missioners of the Sfnking Fund, and providing
for the payment o the semi-an1iual interest on
and redemption OF tbe public deb', waaIread a FIST
and second time and committed 10 he,,commitree
on Finance.
Mr.. Robinson or Richmond city from the com.
mittee of Courts OF %ustice, presented a bill con.
corning the bills CT Clerks for services performed
before the LIST day Of July, 1862.
Mr.. Preston moved that the resolution some
days since adopted. prohibiting the taxing up and
considering of any internal improvement bill be
suspended for.the purpose OF takingfup an Gin.
crested bill, Increasing the capital stock Of the
Virginia and Tennessee Railroad cotppany, and
10 authorize the Beard of Public Works TO cub.
scribe on behalf ofi!he Commonwealth for three
tifths of such increases; and the: question being
put upon suspendi2g, was determined inthe af.ir.