Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-02-07
77IRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

/ feDruary /, 1893.
A communication by the Speaker was laid be-
fore the House, enclosing application TO the Ex-
ecutive from the Secretary of the Navy, for grant
TO the United States of jurisdiction over certain
lands attached 10 the Navy Hospital at Norfolk.
anu on motion OF Mr.. Downing the communication
was laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Miller, from the committee of Courts of Jus
uce, presented the following reports on subjects
| referred to them:
On the eSpediency of amending TIE 25th section
oil an act passed the 22d of April last, fixing the
per diem compensation OF Justices of the Peace;
on the expediency of amending chapter of the
Code OF Virginia, 1S6th,) so as not to require the
oockeung OF Judgments to constitute lien on real
estate IN the county where rendered on the expe.
diency OF amending the first, second and third sec
lion OF the Codei also, the expedency OF amend
ing The existing laws to authorize county courts
Iol good cause, to change the venue of criminal
thorlzed to do now.
MI Lewis, from the Committee of Roads and In
lernai Navigation, reported an act appropriating
one thousand five hundred dollars to complete the
Allegheny and Huntersvile Turnpike to Coving-
ton; an act making additional appropriation to the
fiuttonsyllle and Huntersville Turnpike; bill TO
authorize the Northwestern Railroad Company 10
construct branch of their road fiom some suitable
point on the line of their road, not less than -
miles East of Parkersburg, to the town of Williams
port, IN the county of Wood; bill 10 authorize
State subscription to the increased capital stock of
The Pittsylyania and Lynchburgh Turnpike Com
brownsville Turnpike Company; and a report con-
corning the officers and agents of incorporated COM
panles, which was read and agreed to.
Mr.. Jones Of Chesterfield from the Committee of
PropoSlttns and Grievances, presented bill to
amend ian act to incorporate the town OF Bowling
GIeen, IN the county of Caroline"
Mr.. Jackson, of Wood, from the Committee on
County Organization, offered bill, amending the
act providing for districling counties. .
petition of the citizens of Warren county was
read by Mr.. Davidson, Tor charter to construct
Railroad from the forks of the Shenandoah river 10
Paddytown.
A bill for the relief of Thomas East was takenup
and passed; bill to authorize the Board of Pub
lie orks to subscribe to the Elk River Bridge Com
pany, in the county of Kanawha; q bill appropria-
ting the sum of five hundred dollars 10 aid in ron-
structng road from Cleek's mill to Peter Digit
ners, i'll the county of Bath. -.NI
A bill authorizing increase of the capital stock
oil the North River Navigation Company in the.
county of Rockbridge, $4,000, and subscription
OF three ffths of said increase was, on notian of
Mr.. Leyburn, read second time. amended and or
dered to be engroSsed and read thn time ,.
A bllwaS passed changing the time of holding
the terms of Circuit Courts of the counties of Lam
caster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland.
King George, Spottsylvania,, Caroline, Hanover
King William, King and Queen and the county
Essex.
No final or important action was taken on any
other subjects before the adjournment of the House.