The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-08

W Hdu mf~IOrtu0e was the ONLY
spP.oprlate time for adding to his caamities the
sn Aterdiet not to continue his business on the
s.o OF ms Old establishment That nuisance the
ohs - oi which depended upon 40 uncertain
III osout - the accidental burning down of the
house In which 1t was, could NOT be verv nsoers.
ol., anu ne could not see that II might mt with
safety to the public be made to await the decision
July. Mr LEE contended that the Jury was
tyranny. and the present case was one in yyhi"h
ne ueemeu II eminently proper He continued bia
AIsuihens At some length, urging the propriety
and Justice of the BILL
Mr.. MALLORY briefly onnosaa ,ha lin TT.
no sympathies with the partv arraignadI ,.h
hnow-Nothing party But he discredited the ;dea
tnal the Council of Richmond had acted from ,ro
scriptive feelings Even if he thought they had
ne couia not vote for the bill; because he regarded
| 1t as interfering with the NEST important nowers
OF city government He considered the power To
| abate nuisances indispensable to the safety and
prosperity OF city, and it was that ought not
to be abridged IL the Legislature had right to
interfere in this it had the right 70 interfere
in others, and might inct lasting injury upon the
| people of city. He would be willing to vote an
Incorporation to the parties asking for it on the
same principles upon which other corporations
were chartered; but not with the right to build
| their Factory where they pleased and to make
| them independent of the ordinances of the city.
| When Mr.. MALLORY had concluded, the vote
was taken and the bill passed by the following
| vote:
AyEs-Mesrs. Crutchfeld, (speaker) Bosworth,
Braunon, Byrd Gambler. Carper, Carroll, Caruthers
Claybrcok. Collins, Crabtree Croker, Crockett,
Hiett, Holden. Howell, Jones, of A, Kee, Ksny,'
Kemper, Lee, Mays McIver, Newton Nottingham
Parsons Pit'man, Preston, Riggs, Sprinkle, Thomp-
NOES nMessrs; Bass Bondqrsnt Brady. Brown
Clarke, Davis, of 6 Deane, Dickinson, Of r.. Dill
lard, Drew, DromsOole, ,EesbOrn, Eliyson, French,
Martin, Murdsugh, Nelson, Patterson Pendleton OF
e.. Pendleton, of T., Riddck, segar. Smith spady,
Wsmsn Wson Of M
The House then adjourned
FRIDAY, March 7, 1856.
A message from the Senate announced that they
had passed the bill establishing the county of Tue
| ker, with an amendment. This amendment pro-
vides that no part of Preston county shall be i'm.
cluded within the limits of said county unless by
the vote of a majority of the voters of Preston
county. The House concurred in it, and the bill
became q law.
The message from the Senate further announc.
ed that they had receded from their amendments
to the bill, entitled act providing for more than
two grand jury terms in the county of Henrico
and that they had passed resolution, authorizing
the County Ceurt of Morgan county to appoint a
Clerk pro temp0re of said Court. This resolution
the House laid on the table.
CONTESTED ELECTION.
Mr.. PENDLEToN of Louisa, from the Committee
on Elections. presented a report from that commit
tee consisting of series of resolutions in relation
to the contested election from Jackson county
The concluding resolution refers the whole ques
ton to the House They were laid ON the table
Committees made reports.
On motion of Mr.. DEJARNETTE, the House took
up the resolutions offered by him some weeks
Representatives in Congress to endeavor TO pro
cure the passage of a law for paying for fugitive
slaves not recovered, after due diligence by their
masters, out of the treasury of the United States
Mr. d. addressed the House in support of his reso
lutions
Mr.. LANGFITT offered a substitute for them, and
the whole subject was referred to q special com
| mittee. Mr.. L. substitute simply declared that
Congress was bound to enforce its own laws, and
to compensate the slaveholding States for slaves
lost by failure to enforce them.
BILLS PASSED.
The House took up and passed the following
| bills:
A bill for the relief of Isaac Addison and John
| A. Britton. A bill conlpensatng John Randolph
Tucker for his services as commissioner In the Par
sons case; and bill for the relief of John Cock
| j. B. Mitchell and l.. D. Collier The last named
| bill being Senate bin, is a law.
On motion of Mr. HAWKS leave was granted to
| bring in bill to incorporate the jefferson Athe
neum, in Jefferson county A special committee
was appointed, and subsequently bill was re
ported for the purpose.
FINANCE BILLS.
The Senate bill providing for the re-assessment
| of the lands throughout this Commonwealth, was
| taken up as the order of the day, pending the
| amendment to give the appointment of Assessors
to the Judges of the Circuit Courts, instead of to
| the County Courts.
| After further debate, conducted chiefly by Mr.
FLOYD against the amendment, and by Mr. JOHN
sToN in favor of it, Mr. HOLDEN moved to amend
| the amendment by referring the election of the
Commissioners to the people at the ensuing elec
| tions.
| Mr.. BRANNoN questioned the propriety of the
1 Oh h, Io,,hk cd both
| ty of the House were willing to pass il. He
moved that it be at least laid on the table unit
| they knew whether any appropriations to i'm
| provements were to be made
Mr. GARNETT desired that the House would re
| gard the vote on laying on the table as a test
| question whether they would re-assess the lands
| at all within the next two years.
| Mr. PENDLEToN and others were disposed to lay
on the table to await the action of the Legislature
| on the Internal Improvement question. If there
were TO be no appropriations to works of improve
mept he would be opposed to an assessment of the
| lands He hoped there would be appropriations tc
those works. and that they would not beef to stand
still or. to go to decay. He hoped there was par
| u in the Legislature strong enough to make the
proper appropriations. When that was done h'
| would go heartily for the re-assessment.
| After some further debate the vote was takeI
and the motion to layton the tablelwas lost-aye
| 46, noes a.
| Mr. HoLDEN's amendment was rejected.
| The amendment for the appointment of th
Commissioners by the circuit judges was furthe
opposed by Mr. CHRISTIAN, and the question beinl
| put, was rejected without a division.
The committee on finance proposed further Il
amend the bill by striking out the sentence re
| quiring the Commissioners to be frceholders ant
residents of the counties where appointed
The amendment was opposed by Messrs IMBo
| DEN and FLOYD and supported by Messrs. GAR
| NETT and POWELL, and rejected.
Some discussion ensued upon an amendment o
| the committee increasing the per diem of the As