The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-04-06
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE,
TUESDAY, April 5.

| SoUates
| MIR. Darlington, of the committee on Baukr
submitted statement in relation to the loans
and discounts Of the various Banks of the
| Commonwealth. The committee find, in the
absence of means of proper explanation, tha,
| the Northwestern Bank, and the Merchants
and Mechanics Bank Of Wheeling, have ex.
ceeded, in their issues, the limits prescribed
| by law. AT this late stage of the session, the
| committee recommend that no action be now
taken by the Legislature, which suggestion
was informally concurredin.
The Appropriation Bill, for the years 1852,
90, was reported by MIR. StovaIl, of the Fl.
| nance committee.
The joint resolution from the House of Dele
gates, requiring an adjournment of the General
Assembly on the 4h of April, YESTERDAY. J
was amended, by substituting Monday, the
| 1lth, for the period named, and agreed to.
The bill TO improve the Rapid Ann River
| was rejected for the second time. The vote
was--ayes %, noes 1875 we've required to
pass it.
An act concerning the assessment and coll
lection ofthe public revenue had been returned
by the House of Delegates with various
amendments. The amendments were all
agreed to, with the exception of that placing
$50 worth Of personal properly among the ex.
emptons. This failed for want OF a constiiu-
tutiOnal vote.
The Jury Bill was then considered. MIR.
Shefiey's substitute was agreed to, and the
bill, as amended, was passed. A proposition
| to require the payment of grand Jurors out of
the public treasury, elected some debate, but
it failed by decided majority.
The bill to provide for the registration of vo.
ters-as required by the Constiution-was ia
ken up and passed without word being said
either for or againstit.
The bill to provide for colonizing free ne.
groes was amended in one or two unimportant
particulars, and passed.
House of Delegates.
The following bills were passed to-day:
A Senate bill, concerning the Phoenix Min.
ing and Manufacturing Company, OF Virginia,
| ratitying the acts of the Commissioners ap.
| pointed to receive subscriptions of stock, and
| authorising the Company to dispose of its sur.
| plus stock;
A Senate bill incorporating the Petersburg
| Library Associa
A Senate bill authorising the Farmville and
| buckingham Plank Road Company to extend
| their road;
A Senate bill incorporating the Campbell
and Bethlehem Plank Road Company;
A Senate bill Incorporating Company to
| construct Plank Road from ST. Tammary' q
| TO Buiord's Fork, on the Petersburg and
Boydton Plank Road
| A bill providing for the re assessment OF the
real estate Of the town of Frederick sburg;
| A bill for the relief of John A. Foster, a
Commissioner of the Revenue for the county
of Albemarle-ayes l02, noes land
| A bill for the relief of Andrew Edmston and
James K. Lowry.
A Senate bill, authorising an appropriation
to complete the Farmont and Wheeling Turn.
pike, was rejected, by failing to obtain a con.
stitutonal msjority-ayes II, noes 30.
A Senate bill, increasing the capital stock
of the Richmond and Danville Railroad Com.
pany for the construction of branch railroad
to Franklin county, was taken up and amend
| ed by striking therefrom the section providing
for subscription on the part Of the State
read the third time and rejected-ayes g. noes
| 3O-the Speaker deciding, in opposition to the
views of portion of the House, tn at the bill
required constitutional majority.
Subsequently, the vote was recorsidered,
and the bill again laid on the table.
A bill imposing taxes for the support OF
| Government, was taken up, and after discuss
sion passed-ayes 81, noes 33-many mem
bers voting for the bill under protest az aims,
some of its provisions. 1t provides for an in.
crease of taxes-an increase rendered neces.
sAry by the large amount of appropriations to
internal Improvements at the present session.
| The House adjourned.