Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-03-31
VIRGINIA LEGIsLATURE.

were passed
A bill authorizing an increase of the capital
stock OF the Middlebrook and Brow nsburg
Turnpike Company;
A bill To revive, amend, and re-enact the act,
entitled an act 10 provide for constructing The
Pulaski and Giles Turnpike, passed Feb. 9Th,
1850;
A bill TO incorporate The Louisville and
Kanawha Line. On this bill the Senate
spent from until o'clock
a bill Incorporating the Gilmer and Brax'
ton Turnpike Company;
A bill authorizing the Governor 10 issue 10
the Caledonia Guards percussion lock MUS
kets;
A bin authorising the Governor 10 issue to
the Mount Vernon Guards percussion muskets.
In lieu of those now in their possession; and
A bill to incorporate the Merchants Mutual
Insurance Company
HOUSE, or Monddy.-The a.
mendments Of the Senate to the following bills
were agreed to :
A bill to annex portion Of the county of
Monroe to the county of Cralg;
A bill for the relief of Thomas Graves aud
Daniel Early of the county Of Stafford, and
A bill To Incorporate tie town OF Bruceton,
in the county of Preston.
A Senate bill was reported 10 incorporate
the Trustees Of the White Post Male and Fe-
male Academy aud Benevolent Association;
A bill To incorporate the town oil Bethany
A Senate bill to incorporate the Wheeling
Steam Engine Manufacturing Company;
A Senate bill 10 incorporate the Board OF
trade in the city Of Wheeling;
A bill incorporating the Planters Savings
Bank, in the county OF Nelson; and
A bill amending chapter 9th Of the Cod e in
relation 10 duties and privileges OF members
of tho General Assembly and the officers
thereof On this bill the amendment proposed
by the Committee was adopted to strike out
the sixth section and insert as follows
mo member of the General Assembly shall
be entitled 10 receive pay for any day until he
attends and qualities according 10 law nor
shall he receive pay for any day on which he
may be absent from the session of the House
without leave, unless his absence shall be cau-
sed by sickness; and no member who shall be
absent on the day of the final adjournment of
the General Assembly, unless by leave, shall
be entitled to receive return mileage"
On motion of Mr.. Wiley, a resolution was
adopted that no member Of the House shall be
permitted, during the remainder of the session,
to speak more than ten minutes at any one time
on any question.
Mr. Speed moved that the House adj ourD.
Mr.. Wallace of Petersburg wished to say,
that he hoped the Reporter would note that it
was now but 10 minutes past / o'clock.
Mr.. Stuart wished the Reporter to note fur
ther that at the same hour, there was no quo
rum present--a vote having just been taken,by
which it appeared that there were only AS
members in attendance.
A bill to autholise the construction Of a
graded road from Wyoming Court House to
Boone Court House was taken up on motion
of Mr. Patrick, read a third time and the vote
being taken on the passage OF the bill, was de-
termined in the negative, ayes CO, noes So
not having received constitutional majority,
it was resolved that the same be rejected.
A Senate bill for the relief of Theodore
McCorkle was read third time and passed
also
A Senate bill to incorporate the Arthur
Swamp Plank Road Company;
A Senate bill to amend the 18th section OF
chapter 1S5 of the Code in relation to costs OF
suits in the Courts of this Commonwealth
A Senate bill exonerating the Fincastle and
Covington Turnpike Company from making a
portion of their road and
A bill egalizing the road of the Berryville
and Charestown Turnpike Company
Another motion Of adjournment was made
On this motion, the ayes and noes were called
and 1t again appeared that there was no quo.
rum. A proposition was made to send the
Sergeant at-Anns after the members. The
Sergeant at Arms was not present. but after
wards appeared in his place. A call of the
House was then demanded, and the call order
led. During the progress OF the call, Mr. Gar
ret asked, If it would be In order 10 have the
bell rrng-and was informed that it was not
in order Before the Clerk had finished call
ing the roll a motion was made to adjourn,
which was decided to be out of order. Upon
the first call, it appeared that there were 70
present and 70 absent; and upon the second
call, it appeared that there were 10 present
and II absent. The next step-to close the
doors and send the Sergeant after the
absentee-was prevented by the adoption of a
motion to ad journ.
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