Richmond semi-weekly times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 184?-1853, 1852-04-27
General Assembly Of Virginia.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, April %, 1862.

THURSDAY, April %, 1852.
message from the House. by Mr.. JONES, OF
Chesterfield, wasreceived, announcing the passage
of bill amending the 135th section of the act
providing for disricting the counties, passed April
I'd, 1859.
The bill was read, and on motion of MIR.
SHEFFEY put upon its passage. The bill passed.
The following bills also passed:
70 enlarge the corporate limits of the town of
Ripley, in the county of Jackson;
To incorporate the town of West Columbia, in
the county of Mason;
To incorporate the Great Falls Manufacturing
Company;
Authorizing Richard.C C. M. Young to build a
wharf on James River, &c.
Concerning the town of Competition, in the
county of Pittsylvania- changes its name to
"Chatham," and makes it corporation
Requiring the County Surveyor to file certain
papers with the Clerks of the county Courts.
Concerning the Prices Gap Turnpike and Cum
berland Gap Road
message was received from the House of De-
legates by Mr.. WALLACE, announcing the pas
sage of the bill providing for the election, quaf-
cation, powers duties and compensation of the
Justices of the Peace, Clerks of Circuit and Coun-
ty Courts Attorneys for the Commonwealth She
riffs, Commissioners Of the Revenue, Surveyors,
Constabes, and Overseers of the Poor-with
amendments to the Senate amendments.
All the amendments of the House were agreed
| to, except that in reference to clerks of circuit
courts residing out of the counties in which the
court is held, and another consequential upon it.
The question being ION motion of Mr.. STUARr)
in insisting upon the Senates amendment--to
which the House disagreed-alowing justices of
| the peace $3 per day instead of 81, MI. THoMP-
SON called the ayes and noes and the vote was as
follows !: Ayes Is, noes Is.
SO the Senate insisted upon its amendment.
The question being upon the amendment in re-
| aton to the pay of the CONFERENCE.-The Attor-
ney OF the city of Richmond-the original bill al
| lowed 1875, the Senate amended by increasing it
| to sD500-which the House disagreed to, Mr..
SWEENEY moved that the Senate insist, and called
| the ayes and noes, which were as follows: ayes
Is, noes Is.
So the Senate receded from its amendment.
The question being upon the Senate's amend
ment LII relation to the compensation TO be al
lowed to the CONFERENCE.-The Attorney for the
county OF Henrico-the original bill allows $780,
the Senate reduced the allowance to $500, to which
the House disagreed-Mr. DOUGLAS moved that
the Senate insist, and called the ayes and noes
thereon, which were as follows: Ayes &c, noes s.
So the Senate insisted upon its amendment.
Mr. SHEFFEY moved that the action of the
Senate on this bill be communicated forthwith to
the House. 1t was so ordered, and Mr. WATSON
was directed to perform that duty.
On motion of Mr.. MARTIN, the Senate adjourn
ed
THURSDAY, April %, 1852.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prayer by the Rev. John Bailey.
A communication was received from the Sc
nate, as follows
''The Senate have passed bill, entitled, sAn
az. concerning Indian Creek lands in King Will
liam county,"
The above bill was read first and second time,
and committed.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
MI. Wallace offered resolution that the Sc
nate return to the House of Delegates the bill
providing for the election, qualification, duties
&C., of county officers (which was under consid-
Grafton yesterday, sent to the Senate for their
concurrence,) which was adopted, and Mr.. Wal
lace (unayoidably absent On yesterday made
an amendment, and the bill was sent back to the
Senate.
BILLS PASSED.
An act amending and re-enacting the act in
cooperating the Independent Bank of Ports
mouth.
bill to amend the 135th section of an act
providing for dstricting counties, passed April 2,
1852.
This bill has reference to the county of SPOT
sylvana and was sent to the Senate for their con-
currence, which was communicated to the House
by Mr.. Moncure.)
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
A message was received from the Senate by
Mr.. Moncure, that that body had passed House
bill entitled, can act to exempt mlers of manu-
featuring Hour mills from grinding corn or other
grain, except wheat, with an amendment The
amendment was not acted on.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Darlington, from the committee of Claims,
presented report adverse to the petition of Jas.
Paxton.
Mr. Lewis, from the committee of Roads, &c.,
presented, without an amendment, Senate BILL
entitled
can act to amend and reenact an act entitled
IAN act to incorporate the Fairfax and Potomac
Plank Road Company and,
A bill to amend the 10th section of chapter 81
OF the Code, fixing the rates of the tolls on rail-
roads.
Mr. Goode, of NJ, offered the following reso-
tons: -
Resolved, That the Committee on Finance be
instructed to enquire into the expediency of re-
peaing or modifying the last clause of the fourth
section OF the act entitled San act appropriatng
the public revenue, and for other purposes, )" pass
ed March 7th, 1851, providing that the Execu-
tive shall raise from time to time, by temporary
loans, on the credit Of the State, so much az
may be needed to supply the wants of the trea-
sury, to be refunded by warrants of the First Au-
ditor on the fifteenth of July and December in
each year. That the committee enquire into the
expediency OF repeating or modifying first section
OF the act, entitled ''an act authorizing the issue
| OF coupon bonds" passed March 20, 1851, in
these words to wit:
''The Board of Public Works is authorized to
borrow. from time to time, on the credit of the
State of Virginia, such sums of money as may
be needed to redeem the engagements of the
State, under laws now in force, on account of
subscriptions made by the State to chartered
companies, or on account of such other subscrip-
tons as the State may hereafter make to such
companies, under existing laws, or under laws
hereafter enacted, unless by the laws hereafter
enacted it shall be otherwise expressly provided,
and the money so borrowed shall be applied by
the said board to discharge the subscriptions