Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-01-19
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.

offered bill 10 construct a Railroad iIoui
Phillippi, in Barbour county, to the BAL
timore and Ohio Railroad, or the North
Western Rail Road.
A resolution was offered by Mr. Tom
lin-Of requiring all persons now requi-
red by law to take out licenses to carry
on any business. or for any purpose what
ever. to take an oath, before such license
the circulation of the notes of the Banks
of five dollars. and. further. to require
the Sheriffs and other officers collecting
the public revenues and other public dues.
to take similar oath. which was passed.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. s.
The bill chartering Bank at Phillip
pi, Barbour county, passed both Houses.
A bill to authorize a loan to the James
River and Kanawha Company was taken.
and after long speech of Mr.. Lewis. in
opposition, the House adjourned.
THURSDAY. Jan. s. z
SEsAfE.-A bill was taken up. amen
ing the militia laws, which was laid on
the table, and made the order of the day
for the 31st of January.
Housr.-A petition was presented by
Mr.. Moore. of Harrison-Of VIM. Rich
ards, a commissioner of the Revenue for
Harrison county. asking for additional
compensation for the past year, dc.
A resolution WIS offered by Mr.. Goode
of Bedford-That the several communi-
cations of the Executive, relative to the
Lennon slave ease, be referred, tOgeth-
er. with the accompanying document. to
a select committee, and that said commit
tee inquire into the expectancy of ma
king such provision as may be necessary
for the efficient prosecution before the
Supreme Court of the United States, oil
the appeal which has been taken from
the recent decision of a Judge in the Slate
of New York. by which a citizen of flr-
ginia has been deprived of his slaves. and
for such other judicial proceedings as
may be necessary TO secure satisfactory
adjudication of the important question IN
volved in said decision.
The unfinished business of yesterday
being a bill TO authorize loan to the
James River and kanswha Company was
taken up Mr.. Anderson having the
Aoor. spoke at some length. vindicating
the Company's claim TO this grant. and
in oppnSi ion to the substitute offered with
AN amendment. by Mr.. Lewis He was
responded 10 by SIR Lewis, ami Mir. Mil
Ter III Bo,.tuurt. MI Wa!lace poke at
SO arsin>t the substitute. Tie quc>uun
being 10 pat upon It's Adoption. II WAS
determined in The affirmative-syeS 50.
noes SO.
The bill with he subs i'uts offered b..
NJ Lewis was or l..re ~ be en- EroSs Sc i ,
and read a third lime.
FRIDAY, Jan. Z.
SENArE.-Mr. Baldwin. from the com
mite on Roads. dc, repur.ed House Bill
amending the first section OF An ACT emit
tied AN act to incorporate the Richie and
Gilmer Turnpike company. with an
amendment which was agreed TO and the
bill passed.
On motion of Mr.. Sheffey-ResOived. That
a select committee be appointed to revise,
reduce into one and amend the various
acts concerning Commissioners of the Re-
venue. Messrs. Shelley. Amber. Witch
er, Cowan and Douglas were appointed
as the committee. Mr.. Shelley said,
that in Offering the above resolution he
meant no disreSpect 10 the committee on
Finance, but that it was necessary that
the Instructions TO commissioners should
be received by them by the 1st of Febru-
airy. If the chairman of the committee
on Finance be re urned before the select
committee reported on the subject would
be handed over to that committee. On
motion of Mr.. Cowan. Aessrs. Roger and
Creigh were afterwards added to that
committee.
On motion of Mr.. Witcher, the rules
were suspended, in order that the Senate
might proceed to consider and to autho-
rize the Board of Public Works to pay the
interest on Ger ain bonds of the James Ri
yer and Kanawha Company, guaranteed
by the State, and for the payment of
which the State has become liable under
its said agreement.
Wr. Witcher proposed an amendment,
to strike out ''the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts" and insert the second Audi
tori as the officer to issue the warrants
for the payment of the interest. which
was agreed to and the bill passed.
HoUsE.-Mr. Barre from the commit
tee of Schools and Colleges presented a
bill 10 amend the Cd and 81 sections of
an act 20 incorporate the West Union Aca-
deny in the county Of Doddridge.
A bill was reported by Mr.. Wallace
! from the committee on Banks. amending
the 9TH section of The act To incorporate
the Merchants and Farmers Bank OF
Clarksburg.
SATURDAY, Jan. 8.
No business of importance was trans
acted in either house.
MONDAY, Jan. 10.
SExArE.-The bill 10 amend the charter
of the West Union Academy, was taken
up and passed.
HoUsE.-Nothing of importance occur
red in the House.