Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-01-15
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES
MONDAY, Jan. II
HOUSE.

A number of Senate bills was read first and Sc
cond time and referred to committees:
A bill authorizing VIM. Hubbard Of the city ol
Richmond to take casts of HOudCn'S Statue OF
Washington, was twice lead and thereupon II was
referred to select committee.
Senate bill was reported with amendments
concerning the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad.
Subsequently the amendments proposed theleto
by the committees were agreed to. the Dill was
further amended OIL motion OF Mr.. heeleT, ana as
amended was read a third time and passed.
A number of bills were reported from standing
committees.
A number of petitions were presented and re
feIred to committees.
Among the petitions presented was one by Mr..
Griffin Of John G. Taylor and one hundred and
twenty-three other citizens of the county OF Hen
rico opposed to the extension OF the corporation OF
the city of Richmond, which was referred TO tie
committee on Propositions, &c.
The several internal improvement bills on the
speakers table bring the order OF the day was on
motion of Mr.. RveS postponed and made the or
der OF the day for Monday the nth day OF January
A bill 10 provide for taking the vote OF the peo-
pie of Kanawha OH the question nf repairing their
system of District Free schools was read the third
time and passed.
bill providing for the establishment OF the OIL
fee of State Librarian, was taken up, and on mo-
ton of Mr. Segar amended and ordered to be en-
crossed and read third time, and the amendment
was ordered TO be printed.
The following Senate bills were read third time
and passed:
| bill to incorporate the Carbona mining and
manufacturing company.
| A bill to incorporate the Cincinnati and West
Columbia mining and manufacturing company.
| a bill to incorporate the Cedar Creek West Co
lumbia mining and manufacturing company.
A bill to incorporate the town of OCeHna in the
county of Wyoming.
A bill to incorporate the Methcomah Camel coal
| Company.
A bill 10 amend the first section ofthe act passed
on the Ist OF May 1852 entitled an act to enlarge
tie corporate limits of the town of Ripley, to the
county OF Jackson.
A bill Incorporating the Morgan Academy in the
county of Morgan.
An engrossed House bill to authorize the PittSyl-
vania, Franklin and Botetourt turnpike company
TO collect tolls on their road, read third time
and passed.
A message was received from the Senate inform
ing the House that they had paSSSd the bill entitled
an act to amend the 9Th section of chapter l5S oI
the Code of Virginia with an amendment, i'll which
they asked the concurrence of the House, where
upon tue question being put the amendment was
| agreed to.
A bill 10 incorporate the Bank of ManaSSa in the
town of Front Royal in the county Of Warren was
taken mp, and after being amended was passed.
4 bill to incorporate an Independent Bank in The
town of Winchester was taken up, together with
the amendments proposed thereto by the Senate
and the amendments were Severally agreed to
= number of bills weSe ordered to be engroSSed
and read third time.
After the transaction OF some Other unimportan
business,
On motion Mr.. Syeed the House adjourned.