Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-04-02
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ufacturlug Company; II
a bill amending the charter of the town of Dam
Vile; t
A bill increasing the capital stock of the Warm i
Springs and Harrisonburg turnpike Company;
"A bill to incorporate the Blacksyille and Worth-
ington Turnpike Company;
A bill TO incorporate the Brooke and Hancock
Railroad Company, and authorize subscription
oil three hundred thousand dollars on the part of
the Stale TO the capital stock thereof; and
"A bill to cause the compensation to which the
member of the House of Delegates from the coun-
ty of Hardin is entitled to be paid 10 his wife. 4
= .hou.E-Friday night.-The House agreed 10 the
amendment of the Senate to the bill approprating
the entire capitation tax 10 education in primary
schools, and passed
A bill to incorporate the Lewis county Mining
and Manufacturing Company;
A bill to authorize j. Gillenwaters and E. G.
Gillenwaters TO erect dam across the North Fork
of HolSton river;
A bill amending an act passed March Goth, 1851,
concerning the Militia; and EE[
A bill to incorporate the Piedmont Wool Grow
ing and Grazing Company. sr
Saturday.-A bill was passed to incorporate the
Coal Field and Manassa Railroad Company.
A bill authorizing subscriptions of one hundred
thousand dollars by the State to the stock of the
Rivanna, Navigation Companies-ayes II, noes
SO.
certain parts of the Clarksburg and Buchanan
Turnpike; and ft
bill incorporating the Yellow Spring Turnpike
Company, with capital stock of three thousand
dollarS-a' eS IS, noes &c.
bill increasing the capital stock of the Rich
mond and Danyille Railroad Company three hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars, with three-ffths
subscription OF that amount by the State, for the
purpose Of constructing branch from some point
north of Barrster river in Halifax county to some
point on Pig river in the county of Pittsylvanis
was reiected-ayes 80, noes Al. On motion the
rules were suspended and the bill laid upon the
BILE. 's #sl..
The bill creating Commissioners of the Sinking
Fund, and providing for the payment of the semi
| annual interest on and redemption of the public
debt, came up, and was passed without discussion.
The principal provisions of this bill are as iol-
lows: -.rE .-.
| There shall be and is hereby appropriated annu-
| ally from the public treasury commencing with
the year thousand eight hundred and fifty three,
out OF the accruing revenues of the commonwealth.
the sum of eight bundled and thirty eight thousand
and twenty eight dollars and sixty-eight cents,
| that sum being seven per centum ON eleven mil
| lion nine hundred and seventy-one thousand eight
hundred and thirty eight dollars and thirty cents,
the ascerthined debt of the commonwealth on the
first day OF January one thousand eight hundred
and filtytwo. The sum so set apart shall be call
ed 't'fhe Sinking Fund.- anil shall be applied to
the payment OF interest on the State debt and the
principal of such part as may be redeemable. II
no part OF SAID debt be redeenable, then the resi-
due OF the Sinking Fund, after the payment of
such interest," shall be invested in the bonds
tihcateS of the commonwealth of the United
States, or of some Of the States of the Union, and
applied to the payment of said debt as il shall be-
come redeema BILE.
Whenever, after the said first day OF January
eighteen hundred and fifty. two, debt shall be
contracted by the commonwealth, there shall be
set apart in like manner, annually, for hirty-four
years, sum not exceeding by one per cent. the
aggregate amount of the annual interest agreed 10
| be paid thereon at the time of lis contraction;
which sum shall be part of the Sinking Fund and
shall DE applied in the manner hereinbefore direc-
| ted.
| For the purpose of managing, preserving and ap
plying the Sinking Fund created by this act the
| nuDllC atarv
of the commonwealth, for the time bein., here
by constituted corporate body, under the style
of "Fhe Commissioners of the Sinking Fund.-
MIR. Martz otfeied Il resolution that the Clerk of
the House of Delegates and the Clerk of the SEN
ate shall not in future issue certificates for the
mileage pay OF either House of Assembly, un-
less they are satisfied that the members present
at the seat OF Government al the time the certiti
cate was applied for or were present at the cloe
of the session.
! Mr.. Martz stated that he offered this resolution
because he learned members had gone home TO re-
main the balance Of the session, and had left or
derS with their friends TO draw their per diem while
away.
motion made TO lay the resolution on the
quorum present, and
The House adjourned.
| SENATE-Monday.-T following bills were
passed.
bill author zing increase OF the CAPITAL stock
ofthe MiddIebrook and Brownsburg Turnpike Com
pany.
bill to revive amend, and r.-enact the act, ell
titled an act to provide for constructing the Pulas-
XII and Giles Turnpike, passed Feb. 9th, 1850.
] bill to incorporate the Louisville and Kanawha
| Line. (On this bill the Senate spent from until
2 o'clock.)
| billincorporating the Gilmer & Braxton turn
pike company.
bill authorizing the Governor to issue to the
Caleiodona Guards percussion lock muskets
bill authorizing the Governor 10 issue to the
Mount Vernon Guards percussion muskets, i'll lieu
| oil those now in their possession; end
bill to incorporate the Merchants Mutual In
Surance company. 81
HOUSE DELEGArks-Monday.-T amend
ments of the Senate TO the following bills were
| agreed 10.
A bill TO annex portion of the county of Mon
roe to the county of Craig.
A bill Tor the relief of Thomas Graves and Dan'l
Early of the county of Stafford, and
A bill to incorpora lie the town OF Bructon in the
county OF Preston. -ss ~ t... se.
i Senate bill was reported TO incorporate The
Trustees of the White Post Male and Female
4 Academy and Benevolent Association.
| bill to incorporate the town oil Betheny.
A Sena C bill 10 incorporate the Wheeling Steam
Engine Manufacturing Company.
Senate bill 10 incorporate The Board OF Trade
in the city of Wheeling
| bill incorporating the Planters Savings Bank,
in the county of Nelson; and .t
| bill amending chapter 18th of the Code in re.
lation to duties and privileges of members of the
| General Assembly and the officers thereof On
this bill the amendment proposed by the Commit
tee adopted to strike out the sixth section and
| insert follows:
4 "No member of the General Assembly shall be
entitled to receive pay for any day until he attends
and quates according to law, nor shall he receive
| pay for any day on which he may be absent from
i the sessions of the House without leave unless his
absence shall be caused by sickness; and no MEM
Der who Shall be absent the day of the final adj
i journment Of the General Assembly, unless by
leave, shall be entitled to receive return mileage
i On motion of Mr. Wiley, resolution was adop-
ted that no member of the House shall be permitted
during the remainder of the session. to speak more
than ten minutes at one time on any question.
| Mr.. Speed moved that the House adjourn. 81
u Mr.. Wallace of Petersburg wished to saw that