Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-03-14
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.


clple; bill authorship the incorporation of joint
stock company, for the purpose Of making turn
pike road from franklin in the county of Pendle-
ton to Circlesville in said county; bill in rela
ton TO the terms of District Courts bill 10 amend
the law relating to the sessions of the Supreme
Court of Appeals; bill TO establish the Roanoke
College in the county Of Roanoke; bill incor-
poraing the town of Hamlin, in the county of
Cabell; bill authorizing the Trustees of the town
OF Manchester to levy taxes for town purposes; u
bill to preserve oysters in York River; bill in
creaslng the capital stock of the Hedgesville and
Potomac Turnpike Company, SIX thousand dollars;
and, bill to amend the ID section of the act to
incorporate the Farmvile and Buckingham Plank
Road Company were passed.
The bill authorizing an appropriation of sum
not exceeding seven thousand dollars to complete
the Fairmont and Wheeling Turnpike, was reject
ed-ayeS 25, noes 5--wanting one vote of con-
stitutlonal majority. On motion, the rules were
suspended for reconsidering the vote, and then the
bill laid on the table.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES, F1iddy March IA
resolution from the Senate agreed 10, authoriz
ing poll to be opened in the comfy of Wetzel, to
ascertain the sense OF the qualified voters of said
county, Tor or against accepting the provisions OF
the act entitled an act providing for opening and
keeping in repair the county roads in the counties
OF Monongaia, WetZel and Marshall.
Senate bills We're reported to incorporate the
Glendale Cemetry in the county of Marshall;
providing Tor taking the sense of the voters OF
Preston county in relation to the removal of the
present seat of justice in saiL county; authorizing
John Thompson to erect n wharf and landing on the
ONO River; Incorporating the Virg Steam Boat
Company; to amend the second section of the act
passed the 29th of May. 1852, entitled an act To
provide for the incorporation of building associa-
tons and to repeal certain other acts amendatory
thereof; to incorporate the Rockbridge and North
River Macadamized Road Company; 10 incorpor-
ate the Waterford and Pomac Railroad Company,
and House bills for the relief of no. NJ. Price.
and to incorporate the Gross Creek and Pennsyl-
vania Turnpike Company in the county of Brook
Senate bill incorporating the Tug Fork Navi-
CATION Company was taken up, and the vote on it's
passage stood ayes 10 noes 35-not receiving ~
constitutionalmajority. The rules were suspended
for the reconsideration of the VOTE and motion the
bill was laid upon the table.
A Senate bill to amend an act entitled au
incorporating the Alexandria and Harper's Ferry
Railroad Company, passed March Goth 1919, was
rejected for want Off constitutional majority ayes
~ noes A, and the rules being suspended for the
reconsideration ofthe vote. Ethe bill was laid upon
the table.
A Senate bill authorizing the construction of a
plank road from the Richmond and Danvilc Rail.
road to LewiStown was lost ayes II noes 29-not
constitutional majority. The bill was laid upon
the table after the rules had been suspended for
the reconsideration of the vote thereon.
A bill to amend the act passed March 10th l949.
entitled an act Incorporating the Warrenton au,l
Rappahannock Turnpike Company was rejected
tor want of q constitutional ma jority and the bill
laid upon the table for reconsideration of the vCle
rejecting it.
A Senate bill authorizing the extension OF
the Manassa Gap Railroad from some point east
OF Thoroughtare to the city of Alexandria, hill
10 authorize n Turnpike from Newburn to the
Jacksonville and HillSvllle Turnpike Senate
0lli amending the charter Of the Roanoke Valley
railroad Company bill to incorporate the
Charleston, Rlply and Ravenswood Turnpike
Company-a bill TO increase the capital stock of
the Logan, Raleigh and Monroes Turnpike Com
pany sixteen thousand dollars with three fifth;
subscription by the State-a bill TO increase the
capital stock of the Sweet and Salt Sulphur
Springs Turnpike Company five thousand dollars
were passed.
While the bill incorporating the Gimer and
BraXton Turnpike Company''was under consideta.
ton, the House adjourned.
at4 O'Clock the House assembled. A motion
was made to pass by the order OF the evening On
tins motion discussion ensued, and after remain
ing in session short time the House adjourned,
without transacting any business.
HOUSE OF DELEcArEs-1 Tuesday, March 8.-The
Senate bill annex'ng additional territory to 10 lie
county of Lewis, and providing for a county gov
eminent for the same, was read third time, and
me question being put on the passage thereof the
bill was rejected.
a solution offered by Mr.. Rice that the House
meet daily at III O'Clock, adjourn at o'clock, and
meet again at o'clock, was adopted.
A bill providing for an increase of the capj;nl
stock OF the Virginia Central Railroad Company 10
the amount of one million dollars, and recurring
the Board OF Public Works to subscribe for three
day. Mr.. Anderson withdrew his amendment To-
the bill. dr. Barbour moved TO amend the bill by
the addition OF the following independent sections
which adopted:
1t shall be lawful for the stockholders of said
Railroad Company, in general meeting assembled,
TO make the increased stock hereby authorized or
so much thereof as they may elect, preferred
stock, by guaranteeing dividend CT six per cent
per annum for fixed or indefinite period on each
share OF stock payable out OF the nett proceeds of
said Road.
The General Assembly hereby reserves the right
OF regulating the mode in which the freight cars
oil any road connecting with said Central Railroad
Shall be transported over the track OF the said Road
The bill was then ordered TO be engrossed for n
third reading.
The arrangement of the Congressional Districts
was taken up, and roll called on the adoption of the
following substitute to the Committee 1enort nr
fered by Mr.. Garrett:
l. Be it enacted by the General Assembly, Tint
the third section OF chapter four of the Code of
Virginia be and the same is hereby amended and
re-enacted, SO as to read as follows:
The number members TO which this State is en-
titled in the house of natives OF the United
States shall continue apportioned amongst the
several counties and corporations of the State ar
ranged into thirteen districts numbered ms foIlnws
that is 10 say: Mildlesex, WeStmoreland Rich
mond county, Essex, Northumberland, King and
Queen, Lancaster, Gloucester, Matthew'S James
City, the city of Williamsburg, New Kent, York.
Warwick, Northampton, Accomack and Elizabeth
City, shall be the first disrict-Federal ponulolinu
92,S15
Isle of Wight, Princess Anne, Norfolk county.
Norfolk city, Nansemond, Suny, Southampton
Greensvile, Prince George an Charles City shall
be the second distrct.-Federal population o.
254.
Richmond city, Henrico, Chesterfield, Pow
haitian, Goochand, Hanover, King William and
Caroline shall be the third district.-Federal pouu
lation 97'7lS.
Nottoway, rlnce Edward, Dinwiddie the CITY
OF Petersburg, Brunswick, Amelia, euburg.
Buckingham, Fiuvanna, Cumberland and Ammo
mattox shall be the fourth district.-Federal popu
lation 94,77O.
Pttsyivania, Halifax, Franklin, Henry, Patrick,
Mecklenburg and Charlotte shall be the fifth dis
trict.-Federal population 1Ol,217.
Albemarle, Bedford, Camnbell Amherst Nelsnn