Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-04-01
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


Bridge Company, wss taken up, with the amend
mens OF the Senate and passed-ayes 80, noes
%.
An net to construct a railroad from Phillppi in
Barbour to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and
Northwestern Railroad, with an amendment pro-
posed thereto by the Senate and the question
being pue on the first amendment of the Senate
to strike out the 4th section of the bill, was de.
termiped in the affirmative.
The Senate by their second amendr ent to the
bill proposed to add to tile commencing clause the
words land the right is hereby expressly reserv-
ed to the Legislature to regulate the charges Tor
the transportation of tonnage and travel over the
road hereby authorized" The amendment was
disagreed to-
A Senate bill incorporating the Alexandria
Stone Quarrying, Dressing, Milling and Man.
ufacturing Company, was taken up ana passed.
A Senate bill concerning the assessment and
collection of the public revenue" being bill
specifying what property shall and shall not be
assessed by Commissioners OF the Revenue for
taxation, was taken up as the unfinished business
of yesterday.
On motion of Mr.. WALLACE, the first section
was amended by striking out the word ''current'
in the following clause
1.-THE word .smonies" shall include not only
gold and silver and copper coins. but bullion, nd
current bank notes."
clause exempting household jewellery, was
also stricken out
Other amendments were made.
A long debate occurred 0 n an amendment pro-
posing to tax the bonds for the hire of slaves.-
The House determined not to exempt such bonds
Before concluding action on the bill.
The Hsuse adjourned. y
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
THURSDAY, March 81.
An engrossed bill to amend the third section
of chapter of the Code of Virginia in relation
to disricting the State for representatives in
Congress- was taken up. with the amendments
proposed thereto by the Senate
Mr.. BARBOUR moved that the House disagree
to the amendments of the Senate; and on this
motion, Mr.. JACKSON, of Wood, demanded the
previous question. which was sustained, aud
being put was determined in the affirmative,
ayes 90, noes 81.
Subsequently message was received from the
Senate by Mr.. DOUGLAS, who informed the
House that the Senate insisted on their amend
ment to the said bill.
An engrossed bill to incorporate the Rapid Ann
Navigation Company, being the order of the day,
was taken up, read third time and passed, ayes
rs. noes 81.
On motion of Mr. ANDERSON, the House
agreed to the following resolution;
Resolved, That the General Assembly will on
Monday, the fourth day of April next, at l o.
clock, A. NJ proceed to the election of a Briga-
der General of the end brigade Virginia Mill
tia to fill the vacancy caiised by the death OF
Brigadier General William Lambert.
| Ordered that Mr.. ANDERSON carry the same to
the Senate and ask their concurrence there
| in.
An engrossed bill providing for the removal of
| free negroes and mulattoes from the common
wealth, was taken up, motion OF Mr.. BoT-
TOM, of Amelia.
| Mr.. SPEED moved to lay the bill on the table
and make it order Of the day for Saturday next,
Mt 1Oa O'Clock.
M. SMITH, of Russell, moved to postpone the
bill indefinitely. On this motion Mr.. OLDHAM
demanded the previous question, which was
tained by the House. and which being put, was
determined in the negatiye-ayes so, noes 81.
| The question recurring the motion of Mr..
SPEED, to make the said bill the order of the
day for Saturday next, at 104 O'Clock, was de-
! termined in the affirmative.
communication was received from the first
and second Auditors, closing a joint state-
ment of the public debt, after making certain
credits alluded to in resolution of the House
of Delegates, requiring such statement to be
made.
On motion of Mr.. TALAFERRO, the said COM
municaion, with the accompanying documents,
was laid on the table and ordered to be print
ed.
A Senate bill concerning the assessment and
collection of the public revenue. being the un-
finished business of yesterday, was taken up.
| The clause in reference to the forms to be fur
nished to tax payers, is in the following words {:
"And such persons shall, within ten days there
AFTER make ont and deliver to the Commissioner,
or deposit with the clerk of the county, Or corpo-
ration court, statements OF all property, moneys
and credits, which such person is required by
this act to list"
Mr. JACKSON, of d. and t., made an unsuc-
cessfu motion to amend the bill in the Goth sec
ton, relative to the property to be- listed, by
striking therefrom the words-"the number of
cattle, sheep and hogs, and the value thereof"
On motion of Mr.. DUNN, the section was
amended by inserting the word 'jewelry" after
the word ssilver plate," and in the 2lst line by
inserting the same word, so as to exempt jewell
ry 'kept in any shop or mandatory for saIe.'
In the 29th section ofthe bill providing the
subjects for license tax, Mr.. BRooKs moved to
amend by striking out the word two and In
sorting -four in the following clause
'AIl distilleries kept in operation much as
t,0o months in the year."
On this motion Mr.. JACKSON of Wood demand
cd the previous question which was sustained.
and being put was determined in the affirmative
ayes &C, 46.
Mr.. Nc DONALD then moved to amend the
clause as amended, by striking out the words
'kept in operation as much as four months in the
year." Rejected-ayes 80, noes II.
Mr.. Dunn moved to strike out the whole clause
as amended. Rejected-ayes 10, noes 90.
On motion of Mr.. WEST,
The Housee then adjourned.
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