Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-04-28
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.

to-day was the passage of a bill providing for th'
defining and settlement of boundary lines between
the counties of the Commonwealth. and two bill
for local purposes.
Ho,lse.-Several bills not of general interest
were passed.
The report of the Committee of Courts of Jus
tice, in regard to the Wheeling Bridge was taker
up. The preamble and resolutions. instructing ou
Senators and requesting our Representatives il
Congress to propose and support such measures a.
may maintain the Bridge, and instructing the At
torney General to move the court for suspension O
its decree, &c., were adopted.
Mr. Goode of Mecklenburg, presented resolution!
enquiring into the expediency of curtailng thu
powers of the Governor and Board of Public
Works, in reference to the sale of the State.
Bonds; and having the amounts and manner O
their sale prescribed by acts of the General Assem-
bly,. The resolutions Were adopted.
The bill fixing the terms of the District Courts
and the places Of holding said Courts, was takor
up for consideration.
TUEsDAY-The House resumed the unfinished
business of yesterday, the consideration of the bill
'fiXing the terms of the District Courts, and the
places of holding said courts" and were occupied
with it during the day. Petersburg was fixed up
on as the place for holding the Court for the Isl
district, Pittsyvania C. H. for the End, Williams
burg for the 3rd Fredericksburg for the 18th Char
lottesville for the 5th(which includes this Circuit
on the first of December each year, and Wnches-
ter for the 9th.
WEDNEsDAY.-Senate.-Mr. Sweeny offered a
series of resolutions affirming that the decision Of
the Supreme Court in relation to the Wheeling
Belmont Bridge, was unconstitutional. The reso-
lutons are of strong notification character. lilies
over.) The resolutions of the House, on the same
subect,were taken up and laid the table for the
present. in order to afford time for the printing Of
an important amendment offered by Mr.. Douglas.
House-The Speaker laid before the House a
communication from the Board of Public Works,
furnishing the information called for by resolutions
of the House of the 18th inst relative to the sale
of the Coupon Bonds of the State by the said
Board which, on motion of Mr.. Nicholson was
laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Mcdonald offered the following resolutions ::
Resolved, That joint Committee, consisting of
nine on the part of the House, and six on the part
of the Senate, be appointed, instructed to report,
LIST, The amount of real and personal property in
the Commonwealth; I'd. The sum necessary to be
raised by taxation on said property Sd. To pre-
pare bill with no exemptions, except property
held by charitable and religious associations 4th
Directing the first Auditor, when returns are made
to him by Commissioners of the Revenue. to levy
percentum on the returns so made, sufficient to
produce the sum necessary for the support Of gov
eminent.
On motion of Mr. Martz, the resolution was for
the present. laid on the table.
The bill providing for ''the election, qualifica-
ton, powers, Duties and compensation of Justices
of the Peace Clerks of Circuit and County Courts,
&c., returned from the Senate with variou amend
ments, was taken up for consideration.
An amendment of the Senate giving to the Gov
ernor instead of the County Courts, the appoint
ment of commissioners to superintend the election
was, after discussion, agreed to.
An amendment of the Senate, allowing So in
stead of So day to Justices of the Peace, was
disagreed to. The House having concluded action
on the amendments, the bill was ordered to be re-
turned to the Senate.
The House then resumed the consideration of
the unfinished business of yesterday The bill
fixing the terms of the District Courts, and the
places Of holding said courts.
The Committee PROPOSED Lewisburg as the place
for locating the District Court of the seventh dis
tfct Mr. Echos moved to amend by striking out
Lewisburg and inserting Union, Monroe c. H.
After discussion, the House adopted the amend
ment-ayes 63, noes So The House then ad-
journed.
Observation-Disclosures bills of no gen.
eral interest We're passed
The bill providing for the election of justices of
the peace, and other county officers, with the "a
mendments proposed by the House to the Senate's
amendments, was taken up for consideration. The
Senate insisted on its amendment giving to justi-
ces per diem of So instead Of 100, and one or
two other amendment, and the bill was then COM
municated to the House.
HouSe.-After some business of local interest,
the House resumed the consideration of the bill fix
inc the terms of the District Courts, and the pla-
ces of holding said courts. The question being on
agreeing to the recommendation of the Committee
for Courts of Justice to locate the 9Th District
Court at Washington c. H., (Abingdon,) which
place was finally agreed upon.
A message was received from the Senate inform
ING the House of its action on the amendments to
the bill providing for the election of county off
GERS.
On motion of Mr.. Price of g., the House rece-
ded from its disagreement to those amendments of
the Senate, insisted on by that body, so the bill
having passed both Houses, is now a law.
On motion, it was ordered that 5000 copies of
the bill be printed for the use of the members.
FRIDAY.-S enate-A Senate bill amending tie
act providing for districting the counties Gin rela-
ton to Augusta county, was passed and commune
Gated to the House by Mr. Shelley.
The vote by which the House bill prescribing
the property to be listed for taxation was ordered
to third reading, was reconsidered-yeas 20
nays Is.
The bill was then laid upon the table and made
the order of the day for tomorrow at IL o'clock.
House.-N1r. Martz from the committee on
claims, presented bill reducing the commissions
of sheriffs and collectors OF taxes.
The following House bill was read third time
and passed:
Directing the Board of Public Works to cause
to be repaired and reconstructed the bridges re-
Gently destroyed on the Stanton and Parkersburg
turnpike road-yeas 81, nays 4.
Also the following Senate bill
Amending the act providing for districting the
counties ESQ as to repeal the clause prescribing that
Staunton shall compose one of the districts of Au-
gusta county.
SATURDAY Senate-The Tax Bill was pass
ed-yeas 26, nays IA. The Commissioners are
directed to make their returns by the 18th of May,
though it is supposed this provision will be a
mended by supplemental bill.
House.-The resolutions in reference to the Cou-
pom bond contract, were taken up and discussed, s.
then laid over till Monday.
The bill assessing taxes on licenses was also
under consideration.
NATIONAL WING CAucUs.-The Washington
papers have the following ID"
At meeting of the Wing members of Congress,
held in the Senate Chamber on Friday, April 9,
the Hon. Willie P. Mangum, Senator from North
Carolina, was called to the chair, and Joseph K.
Chandler, of Pennsylvania, and Alfred Dockery,
of North Carolina, were appointed Secretaries
After some preliminary discussion, it was resolved
that when the meeting adjourn it adjourn to meet
in this place on Tuesday evening. the 2Oth in