Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-02-23
HOISE OLE DELEGATES

Prayer by Rev. Thos. Wheeler of the Me-
thodst church.
A communication from the Senate was read,
announcing the passage of bill to incorporate
the Wost Columbia Mining and Manufacturing
Company in Mason county. with an amendment
prohibiting said company from bringing into this
State notes of other States. The bill was laid
upon the table for the present.
BILLS REPORTED.
bill to incorporate the town of Steenrod in
the county of Ohio.
Abill to incorporate the town of Buchanan in
the county OF Upshur.
bill concerning the Overseers of the Poor
of the county of Frederick and the corporation
of Winchester.
bill to incorporate the Old Dominion Steam
Boat Company.
bill to authorize the County Court of Lewis
to subscribe to the capital stock of the Writ,
Milford and New Salem Turnpike Company.
A bill to authorize tho Board of Public Works
to subscribe to the Elk River Bridge Company
in the county of kanawha.
bill to reduce the capital stock of the Me-
herrin Navigation Company and to change the
pointfiom which said improvement shall COM
mence
A bill to increase the capital stock of the Rock
ingham Turnpike Company and to provide for II
State subscription to such increased capital
stock
bill to increase the capital stock of the
pennsylvania, Morgantown and Beverly Turn
pike Company.
bill to amend the Charter of tho James
| river and kanawhn Company.
| RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were presented:
By Mr. Scorr of Fauquier-That the Com
mittee of Propositions and Grievances enquire
into the eXpediency of incorporating the Allan
tic Mining Company
BY Mr.. WHEELER--That the Committee on
Privileges and Elections enquire into the expe-
dlency of defining by law what shall constitute
resident under Sec. |, Article Sd of the Con-
stitution, so as to receive uniform construction
OF the same, by the Commissioners of Flee
tons throughout the State.
BY Mr.. CALDwELL-That the Committee
on Banks enquire into the expediency of estab-
fishing Branch of the Exchange Bank of Vir-
ginia in the town of Newborn, in Pulaski CO.
MIR. SCoTT, of F., from the Committee for
Courts of Justice, reported, with amendment,
a bill concerning the fees of Commissioners in
Chancery in the corporations of Richmond and
Lynchburg.
Mr.. STUART then moved that when the
House adjourn it adjourn to meet Monday morn
ing at Il o'clock.
| Mr.. GooDE, of Mecklenburg opposed the
motion to meet on Monday lit being holiday,)
but thought 1t expedient and proper in order to
facilitate the action ofthe House, that it should
hereafter meet at IL O'Clock until the subject of
the lax Bill was disposed of. 1t would be i'm
possible to transact business here while the mil
itary were parading on the Square, with their
drums beating and their cannon roaring. Inter
arma silent leges.
THE TAX BILL.
The House, according to the orderof the day,
resolved itself into a committee of the whole on
the state of the commonwealth, Mr. YERBY
IN the Chair, and after time spent therein,
the SPEAKER resumed the Chair, and Mr.. YER
BY reported, that the committee had, according
to order, taken into consideration bill concerning
Commissioners the Revenue, and made pro-
gress therein, but not having time to go through
the same, had instructed him to ask leave to sit
again.
The discussion was then resumed and contin-
ued until the hour of adjournment, between
Messrs: Martz, Craig Imboden, Howerton and
Scott of F.