Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-03-02
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES.

The SENATE Feb. 25, passed a bill 10 furnish
the Norfolk Light Artillery Blues percussion lock
mus kets, n lieu of The muskets now in their pos
session; bill authorizing the Board Of Public
Works to subscribe to the Elk River Bridge Com
pany in the county of Kanawha; q bill to autho
rze anincrease of the capital stock of the Raleigh
and North Carolina Turnpike; bill 10 authorize
the President and Directors of the Rappahannock
Company to increase their capital stock, and fcI
other purposes; bill to increase the capital of the
Weston and Gauley Bridge Turnpike Company; a
bill for the relief Of Bushrod w. Herbert OF the
county of Jefferson; bill to authorize further
State subscription Of fifteen thousand dollars to the
capital stock of the Giles, Fayette, and Kanawha
| Turnpike Company;a bill toincorpotate the Hamp-
Shire Coal and Iron Company; a bill to authorize
the Clerk of the county court of Fairfax TO remove
| beyond the limits of the Commonwealth the orgi-
nal will of Ger. Washington; bill to incorporate
! the White ulphur Springs Company; bill amend
| ing the charter of the Portsmouth Savings Fund
Society; and bill to incorporate the Brunswick
and Roanoke Plank Road Company.
HOUSE, OF DELEGArEs-Feb 25.-The engrossed
bill amending an act TO incorporate the Lunen-
burg Plank Road Company was taken up, and
| the amendments proposed thereto by the Senate,
agreed to.
! A resolution f:om the Senate was adopted that
our Senators and Representatives i'll Congress be
instructed to use their best efforts to obtain re-
peal OF the duties on railroad iron, or II that be not
practicable, then TO obtain suspension of the said
duties for limited time-ayes 81, noes %.
Mr.. Staples moved to amend this resolution by
adding the resolutions offered by himself in regard
to the Land Money, and laid on the table some
| time since. The Speaker ruled the motion out of
order, on The ground that the subect-matter of the
proposed amendment was embraced in resolutions
now on the table. Mr.. Stuart supported Mr.. Sta
pies motion to amend, and protested against the
decision, as in his opinion it was contrary to the
practice of the House on seN tral occasions within
the past few days. The amendment was ruled
out of order, under the operation OF the previous
question moved by Mr.. Barbour. We think that
Mr.. Speaker, in this case, overShot the mark. He
will probably be of the same opinion himself on
more lection, but then it may be too late to
three millions TO tie State.
Bills reported.-A Senate bill Incorporating the
Trustees of the MeadSvlle Acadamy-a bill to pre-
vent the taking of Oysters from NanSemond Creek
Tor the purpose OF planting them elsewhere or
carrying them beyond the limits of the Common
Wealth. bill to amend an act entitled an act in
cooperating the Alexandria and Harpers Ferry
Rail Road Company, passed March 10Th, 1854
bill authorizing the borough of Morgantown 10 sub
scribe to works of Internal improvement bill
to incorporate the Lewiston Plank Road Company.
Alengthy report, with accompanying documents,
was presented by Mr.. Wallace, from the select
committee relative TO the affairs and management
of the James River and kanawha Company, which,
on his motion, was laid the table and ordered to
be printed.
The bill TO establish Special Court of Appeals,
was taken up. Considerable discussion cnsued,
and the bull was rejected by vote of ayeS sc,
81. Also, bill to construct bridge over Proc
lots nun, IN WetZel county, was releCteu-ior
want of a constitutional majority-ayes SO, noes
As.
On motion of Mr.. Leyburn, it was Resolved,
That the Committee of Propositions and Grievances
inquire into the expediency of reporting a bill for
the incorporation of the Rockbridge Mutual Insu-
rance Company.
Bills Passed.-A Senate bill TO amend the char
ter of the Northwestern Virginia Railroad Com
pany, so as TO make Parkersburg point in branch
road, ION motion Of Mr.. Jackson of Wood)-a
bill TO amend the law relating to the sessions oil
the Supreme Court of Appeals, that session be
held annually at LewiSburg, to commence the
first Monday in July, and to continue as long as
the Court may direct, and another session in the
city OF Richmond, 10 commence at such time and
may be divided into such terms and 10 continue as
long as the Court may dilect; provided that the
whole number of days allotted 10 the two sessions
shall not be less than hundred and eighty un-
less the business can be sooner deSpatched; with
ryder offered by MI. Miller of Boetourt, that no
counsel will lie permitted to speak in the argument
OF any cause more than two hours without the
special leave of the Court granted before the argu
nent begnsa bill 10 increase the capital stock OF
the Moorield and Allegheny Turnpike Company
two thousand dollars, with three fthS SubScrip-
ton Of said increase by the State ayes SO, &c
"A bill TO amend an act passed March Sth, 1919,
concerning the Stanton and James River Turnpike
Company, ayes IS, noes 12.-Richmond Wing.