Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-12-22
VIReINIA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

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TauRspav, Dec. LOUISE
A Communication from the House of Delegates
Wasread. cs,;..oa of c.s1sr-
Il Laws. reported bills to amend the 18th section
OF the Slth chapter ofthe Code o. Virginia, cohi
gthe Military School and Lexington Alseh,
all concerning the owners oil dogs ana amu
bierers of negroes who permit them TO keep dogs;
and to amend the 4th section OF the act entitled an
act proyiding for districting the countless the
names, duties, and compensation oil, the commas
Bioners, and giving to II County Gouns zoe pow
en- of rearanging said districts, and changing me
places Tor holding elections.' The CommlttseI re-
mort thai it is inexpedient to legslate on the pe
ton of the citizens of York county, asking achange
laws concerning oysters. ~
Mr. Saunders moved that the petition oil cltzens
of York county be reeommtted. 1t was SO order
ed.
MORGAN ACADEMY.
Mr.. SHEPPARD presented the memorial of j. S.
Duckwall and others praying the incorporation o.
the Morgan Academy.
the CALENDAR.
Bills on the calendar we're adyanceda stage
1.YNcHBURc AND ooRDoNsvILLE CONNECTION.
Mr.. Daniel called up the bill uuthorising the
Orange and Alexandria Railroad Company, to con-
meet with LynchbuTg.
lnng debate ensIIet on This bill between Messrs
Daniel, Deneale, Shackleford, WltoheT, Mason
Campbell, Watson, Douglass and Thomas, when
the main questions was oruered, Mr.. Shaekleioru
demanded the ayes aud noes. The vote was: Ayes
22-Noes 20 sre
Mr.. Mason moved that the bill lie on the table,
and make il the order of the day for the End Tues
day in January.
This proposition elected eonsldera6le debate
Mr.. Thomas demanded the yes andnoes, and the
vote waSi Ayes 21-NoeS1s. Sothe bill was made
the order of the day for the I'd Tuesday IN January
EXCURSION TO WHEELING. r
| letter from Ed. Robinson, President ofthu
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad
Company,to the non. shelton F. Leake, President
of the Senate, was read, rendering Tree passage
to Washington, of such members as may be dispo-
sed to participate in the excursion to Wheeling on
the 3lst inst. 3.
i Mr.. Sweeney called up the bill in relation to
lens 10 mechanics for work done on buildings iii
the town of petersburg and county of Ohio.
Mr.. Thomas withdrew the substitute he had pro-
posed for the bill.
MIR. Sweeney then proposed substitute, which
confines the operations of the bill t" the county OF
Ohio, which was agreed TO- and the bill passed.
The title was amended in accordance with the sub
stitute ofNIr. Sweeney.
KE-AssEssMEsETs OF LANDS.
Mr.. Martin offered resolution of enquiry in re-
lation to a re-aSSessment of the lands of the Com
monwealth, which was,fon hs motion, laid on the
table. ~
On motion of Mr.. Watson, thesenate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
TUESDAY, Dec. 16, 1852.
Prayer by the Rev. Peter De Forrest, Ofthe Me-
thodist Church.
i REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Lewis, from the Committee on Roads and
Internal Navigation, resented the following bills:
A bill to incorporate the PowelPs Fort Turnpike
Company; and bill toamend an act incorporating
the Cross Roads and Summit Turnpike Company.
Il The House was principally occupied in discuss
ing the question of the sanity or insanity OF George
i n. C. Price, delegate from Hardy county.