Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-02-06

TUESDAY, January %.
4 petitio1 as pfesented-By MIR. KKsREDY, BY
citizens Of j fferscn county, praying tina, the Bait.
more and OHIO Rsilroad COMPANY may be authori.
zed to establish a depot at the intersection Of their
road with the Shepherdstown and Smithheld turn
pike.
Mr.. MAY called up the bill Prescribing the
punishment for attempting to poison"-with the a.
mendments proposed BY the Senate. Tie Senate
proposed IA almost entirely new bill providing
" That if any free person shall atiemp, TO commit
murder by administering or causing TO be adminis.
tered to, ar taken by another, any deadly poison or
Other noxious or destructive substance, be, she or
they shall be deemed guilty Of felony, and on being
thereof lawfully convicted, shall be punished by
confinement in The public jail and penileniiary, for
a period IF mt less than five years nor mote than
twenty years" The House ogreed to the bin as a.
mended.
Mr.. MAY calledup the Recerue Bal. Some de-
bate took place on his amendment, respecting the
Commissioner Bouks. 1t proposed to have them
made out but once in four years, and thus saving an
annual expense of $50, 000-but the House decided
against it, by a vote OF 80 ayes, and Sc noes. The
House then proceeded to the consideration Of other
amendments; which occupied som time. Finally
the bill was ordered To be eugTossed.
Mr.. ROBERTSON submitted the following resolu-
ten;
" Rcsolvea, That tie Second Auditor prepare
and transmit TO this House a condensed statement,
showing the amount Of the whole existing debt Of
the Commonwealth, on all accounts, for which GER
ti6cates have been issued, as well as the amount for
which certificates remain to be issued to complee
engagements entered into on the part of the Com
monwealth and also, "A statement of The Bank
stocks. and other available stocks and funds of eve
ry description held by OF for the Commonwealth"
Mr.. May stated, that no man had a deeper sense
than he had of the great energies and resources OF
this Commonwealth she was more than equal 10
any engagements which she had made. lie had
no objection To calling for the nformatio which
The resolution specified although most of it might
be found in 'cumen,s already before the House
Bst he only rose to say, that the resolution did not
perhaps embrace oil the information, whicR might
be proper. Did the resolution embrace all the hs'
| biltjes, which the Commonwealth had incurred, as
a partner in joint stock companiesf
After some conversation between Messrs. MAY,
YENABLE and Robertson, the resolution was a.
mended, on Mr.. MAYS motion, as follows: ty adj
ding words " so as to include lis liabilities for any
debts for the payment OF which the faith Of lo
Stale may be pledged"
On MI. GREGoRr's motion. the resolution was
further amended, by adding after the word "aSalia'
BILE" the words - or unavailable" And on motion
of Mr.. JACKSON of W.. the following edditionaia'
mendment: after the word " pledged" these words
" for what purpose issued, where held and when
redeemsble, as far as may be in his power. Anu
in this shape the resolution was adopted.
Ga Mr.. LEES motion, the House adjourned
WEDNESDAY, January, ~.
On Mr.. HUNTERS motion, the COMMITTEES "
Courts Of Justice were instructed to irqulie ihO
The expediency of amendiug the first section OF an
act, passed March LIST 1919, entitled " IN act 70"
duce into one the several acts to regulate The sot~
nization Of marriages" &c.
On Mr.. SoUTHALL's motion the House came 70
resolution TO proceed on the 9th day OF February y
the election Of a Brigsdier-G General fol- the 50 Dr
gade, TO supply The vacancy occasioned By the P'Us,
motion of Brigadier-G General Gordon to the ONCE"
Major-Generel.
Engrossed Bills.
The following engrossed bills were read a 'nHu
time and passed viz A bill g changing the u~r
OF holding the second term Of The County CounS
Warren'-" Changing the time Of holding the 0"'
cult Superior Court Of Jefferson county"
Election Of Senator.
The House took up the execution of the JONI
der-and Mr.. C~RuTcHFIEID rose 10 nomins's !"
G.. Ryes. In fact ha considered the Dominhh0