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,e Speaker fAir. Hayes 10 the chairl lad ee- 'es
tho House communication from The so- g
or, enclosing ne proceedings Of he ka'l- p
Convention held atclasksDu,g on ne s'n
5th DAYS Of ociebef last, pray'ng that PSI, g
ion may IL grained 70 the BALTIMORE aua
> Railroad Ccmpany 10 construct men 'ess Z
,nsh rhe N6,,hMesiern section 81 the s'aie
some poinI On lie Ohio River. 70 which ne
sernor mites his recommendation.
rhe Speaker also srbmi,ted : commnn'ea''on
N the 81 Auaitsr, transmitting s'a'easa'.oi
ionsi hams, Sc, Ia the Jsnes e'ss' :
, kama VIA Company. made IN com p'lahcs
= ln,;n, III ne House cf The l7ihiast.
The speaker also iaie before the : House
nmupicauop from thu Secretary Of the COM
& weaI,h. transmiuing = statement Of ihe az
...,e vote tIyen for President and Vice Pses'-
800 II. IJhnea States III each Of the counties
4, co,rorationsEot the commonweaiin A. 'ne
" lsaO.a5a iS4t, made in compliance 4
III resoluti6n ~ the House
trh. Sneaker furiher submitted commune
l from ,he Governor. .eRslasins s'a'finsp'
v;ny ,se condition Of lhe Back oil The ar
IN virginia, On the 81 inst.
A bai releasing The sni'hdeld' onat'es'' =.
Harpers. Ferry Turnpike compar from Ae Aiff
iga,iOa - LA@sr : '''''i q Char les'f~n, was
MoNpay 80, "A
Mr.. SouihalI( Speaker resumed III. char.
The following engTossed bills were read a
"a time and passed
A resolution from the Committee on Courts,
F., against The Sxpedirnc3 Of allowing Sher,tfs
improvisation foF furnishing extra Commission
$ books, vas agreed 70.
A bill establishing ne county outof parts
the counties ~ Harrison, Tyler. Rilehie, and
evils. being OF its sec ond reading, The new
punty vas. on motion cfs Mr.. Stephenson,
alled, "Doddtidge."
Petitions. &c, i, we're presented and -eferred:
By MIR. Blue .of suudry citizens Of tiampsh,re.
at The Banks or the Stsie be authorized to is.
ie one and twp della, notes;
By Mr. Fanaty, Of citizeos Of Lee county,
i The call ~ b Convention.
By Mr.. Pendletou, Of citizens Of Berkeley
pun,y, for authdtiy-Io The Banks to issue one
ID Two dolarBnbles. D
TuESDAY. Dec 81.
The bill providing fer The construction af The
euthwes,etn Road. was the mos, important.
ueslion before The House ofsDelegates. The
IL, as. originally reported, provided hat the
Dad should begin at Buchanan, land terminate
some eligible point On. the Tennessee line,
nd appropriated s5a5 300, in annual install
lentsof SIS, 900, for that purpose. Mr.. Toler
,oved SO ID amend the Bill as 10 strike ont b.:
sanGa, an ito require that The road should be
nmmencedI at Salem, and continued to lis ives
I'm TERMINUS before thai portion Of The road
asst of Salem shall be put under contract, or The
astern terminus designated unless 10 the
leantime, the James Riyerand Kanayba I'm
rovement should be prosecuted wes;wardly, by
laler navigation -inIw which event the LepIsla,
are was authorized 10 designate the eastern TER
linus, and proceed 10 thes construction Of the
asiern portion df the Eoads- Mr.. Preston sub.
,quently propose ID (and Mr.. Teler acceplesi il as
substitute forfhis ameudment) thatIhe road
houId commence at New, River, instead or Sa-
I'M, and be Prosecuted Westwardly 10 its com
le,ion, before the construction Of The. eastern
vision; and the amount appropriated for its
= .... reduced tQlSaQ0. l0Q,
rossment Of The bin was decided. bv YEA. and
avs, in the affrrpatse-4-Yeas SO. nays 3d. Tb.
ole was npt regarded as a test, howeyer.--seL
sral members who voted for The engrossment
ating tha,iihey nigh, and probably would vote
sainst the bill dnSits final passage, and many
her members being absent from their seats.
IA Ts Richmond Wikig.
.8 WEDNESDAY,, January |, lS45.
An engrossed bill, authorizing loan d the
alley Turnpike. Company. and giving The !.
'ale's guarantee for The payment Of thfee5fifihs
erect" was, on motion of Mr.. Street, latl on
e table, syesf59, noes 43-said motion having
zen warmly resisted by Mr.. Denison.
A resolution from the Committee on C6nrts.
c., was agreed 10; agsins, The erpedieuey Of
nending the law TesnI afing The proceedings in
lses Of prosecutions for misdemeanorS.
Mr.. jackson called up the resolutions offered
! the 26,h ult. BY Mr. Broadus Of Culge per,
follow v It'll Iii
i. ResOlped, BY the General assembly Of Kirgin
That the lims3 allowed to claimants u he
aie Of Virginia for revolutionary land Bounty
present the same for adlns:mentb y ioint Seso. |
lion adopted FEBRUARY 41s42. be ex,endedfrom
e 6rst Of March ls45, as fixed ia that resoIu. |
IN, to The Isl of Ma rch, l847.
2, Resolrsd. That ihe Register Of the Land |
fice Of Virginiaiis hereby instructed 10 publish |
is resolution in such ne wspapess of this StSie
have the most general circulation, for Tie in s
rmalfon Of claimants. /
A long debate snsued.
The two resolutions were then adopted. I'
THuasnAr. Jan. IL. !
By Mr.. Baskerville. ina, The COMMITTEE on
'utls, &c Inquire into The expectancy Sf,a-
fishing the Office Of Commissioners 81 The !
.venue and aevolying.+heir duties UPON The
slices or the eommoays
BY Mr.. Garrett, e,ee on Courts, I
:, inquire inn pediency Of providing BY .
" for the relief Of securities for Trustees. T
Mr.. Lee presented The memorial of a number
Delegates and Senators from Northwestern |
reinis, in 1rePlyto The memorial Of the civ Of +
heeling, 10 relation To- the application, 81 the
fillmore and Ohio Railroad Company for 4
b. Of way through the Common wealth.
A long debate was had ON q proposition NJ
id for The poll books of BAH county, IL order
determine the right 6f Henry Van Baren, Il
sitting Fmember from thai county in The