Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-02-27

RICHMOND. FssssAnf -. 1855.
70 de Elissr Of As Gsssn<s
Tbs lest wssk Of The Session. which ssrnsasssd
% Saturday, has bssa sss Of hard wsst. 10 sss
psssses Of lsrss ssmbsr q Biils. ssss bod ssss
dsmmed sy By The discussion Of the Texas sas'se'
and the Right Of wsy y the 4. Rsss cooPssy'
A vsry lev ssly viii b fsssd b The sassxsd ssn-
mary.
The Rail Road Bill 10 se~ Ls~. The Con.
pany 10 eos6nsd to whsslisg. - the Bill res
amended 10 the House. Tho smesdnsss. 10 re-
la,os 10 The rsduesios on The Bslsimsrs and Wash
isssos Breach 70 4 essas per mile 10 favor d
through passengers. travelling on the central ias
Of Rail Road through virgiais, 10 retained. Au-
shori,y 10 given 70 purchase the Winchester Read
-soss Of tho Dspots. however, nov established.
to Be- changed on that Road. Ar sddisionsl pro-
vision was sdded in the Senate, requiring the Com
psny 70 furnish facilities fos the transfer Of freight
to and from the Canal upon their road. and forbid
ding any Discrimination sgsins, such freight BY the
Compsay.-Ths time for the completion cf shs
Road 10 limited to ten ysays.
The small note Bin failed 10 the Senate BY tie
vote. send you the ayes snd noes spon the vote.
It had pssssd the House, by the decided vote Of IS
10 %. Tbs opposition to ii 10 regarded. for the
mos, part. ~ purely fsetious. Tbs Wings, oil.
voted for il and many Loco-Foeos. The question
il ono that has never. In this State very distinct
iy, divided parties. 1t is one Of purely practical
and municipal character. and no act Of the Session.
10 my judgment, would have been more beneficial.
The Bill suthorising the establishment Of Fer
~ at Little Georgetown was passed.
A motion was msde to reconsider tbs vote, re.
jse,ing the Independent order of Odd Fellows Bill,
and carried. The provision, authorizing Bond
to be taken from their Treasurer to the amount Of
$4,000. by = compromise arrangement, was then
stricken out and, thus amended. has passed both
Houses. I. allows tho Order to hold real estate
for its building. &c
have parting word 10 say, hastily, to yonr
Wing rssdsn.-We arc not, cannot be, as a Par
,y, overcome. There 10 reason TO believe that iss
energy and power and efficiency, inert though ia
nov Be, are grester than ever. There 10 supersdd-
ed to al this desp-ssased feeling of-rsvsnge,
may almost ssy-for the overthrow Of the noblest
leader Of . noble cause. Il may be years before
the FINAL triumph. In the moan time, there 10 much
Of mad legislation in the Country. Of political prof.
legacy. Of the ruthless Tyranny of Democratic Dee
2otsm. that may 30 checked and resisted. For
III. accomplishment Of our great purposes, action
individual, detailed action--constant organisa-
tion-ths use Of al that influence, which any mem
Der Of the Party msy possess, to the full ex,sn, and
in the like mode. to which our opponents employ
i,--srs essential. Let Us rally eveyy yea~-not
once in the -four. Be active and visilsns, as your
enemies, and the Government will soon be under
the Management Of those who, only. ~ the pact
,s,tiHss, sre &. to administer ito Affairs.
Summary Of Legislative Intelligence.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, Feb. IS, 1s45.
Election of U. S. Senator.
Tho resolution for the election OF U. S.
Senator on Friday, l4,h inst, being the
order Of the day, came up.
Mr.. Taylor moved that the resolution
be indefinitely postponed.
The vote resulted az follows. without
debate:
AyEs-Messrs. Scott, (speaker,) Cox.
Wallace, Wiley, Spark, Garrett, Wool.
folk, Piper, Dennis, Penn, Moffeu, McMul.
len, Taylor. Guerrant. McCauiey, New.
man, Thompson Of XII.
NoEs-Messrs. Sutton, Thompson OF
A., Peyton, Crawford, Baptist, Bondurant
Caperion, Stsadard, Carter,
Sloan, Shinn, Ceuup, Rogees-l4.
FRr0Av, Feb. IA, le45.
Mr.. McRAe communicated a resolution
Of the House Of Delegate rescinding the
order to adjourn on Monday the 18th, and
proposing TO adjourn on Thursday the
10th.
Mr.. Voolfolk moved 10 pos tpone the
resolution indefinitely, and called the
ayes and noes. Nega,ived-ayes s,
noes %.
The question upon the amendment,
striking cut the latter clause. was decided
in the negativs--ayes 6, noes "a.
Sherif's Commissions.
The bill concerning Shsrff's Commits.
sions explaining the law Of ls43) was
considered and debated at some length,
by Messrs. Psyton, Thompson OF A.,
Stanard, Wallace, Gallaher, Rogers,
Voolfolk, Crawford, Newman, McMul-
len, McCauley, and Garrett; and eventu.
ally tho Senate adjourned before coming
TO q decision.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
SATURDAY, Feb. 18th, ls45.
Tho following engiossed bill was road
. third time:
A bill authoring the Independent Order
Of Odd Fellows, at Harper's Ferry, to
hold limited amount OF real estate and
for other purposes. the House
and Senate.
MONDAY, Feb. l7,h. ls45.
The bill authorizing the Baltimore and
Ohio Rail Road Company TO construct
Their Road through Virginia came up on