Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-02-26


HOUSE OF DELEaATEs-Saturddy1 9M.-The fol-
lowing bills were reported from Committees:-To
authorize the Caswell Plank Road Company 10
extend theirroad to the town of Danville, and also
from Milton, in North Carolina, 20 some point oil
the Richmond and Danville Rairoad-to incor-
porate the Westernport and Alexandria Railroad
Company-to amend the charter of the Upperville
and Manassa Gap Plank Road Company-tol moor
porate the Warren and Hampshire Coal Mine Rail-
road Company-to make tn. Shenandoah river, in
the county OF Jefferson, from Shenandoah ferry to
the county line of Clark, lawful fence-to legal
ize the road of The Berryyille and CharleStown
Turnpike Company-to authorize the construction
| of Turnpike Road, on State account, from EnUch
GipSon's, in the county of UpShur, ito some point
on the Stanton and Parkersburg Turnpike Road
not farther East than Huttonsville, i'll Randolph
county, by Queens Mills. on Middiefork river-t1
incorporate the Moorield and Grassy Lick Tim
| pike Company--to authorize the Board of Public
| Works TO loan a sum Of money 10 the town of
Mountsville-to authorize the Board of Public
Works to pay the States subscription to tile Berry
Vile and Charleston Turnpike Company-to re-
lieve Theodore McC rkle from fine imposed upon
him-to amend the I'd section of an act entitled on
act authorizing the incorporation of the Alexandra
and Washington Navigation Company.
Nh. Barbour presented the following report of
the committee to provide for the arrangements Of
the counties and corporations of the Commonwealth
into the districts for the election of representatives
| in the Congress of the United States:
"The number of members CT which this State is
entitled in the House of Representatives OF the
United States shall be apportioned among the sew
era counties and corporations of the State arrang
ed into ID Districts, numbered follows, that is
to say:
First District-Norfolk City, Norfolk county.
Princess Anne, Accomac, Northampton, Elizabeth
City, Warkick, Nansemond, Isle of Wight, South
ampton and Surry.
Second Dstrict-City of Petersburg, counties of
Prince George, Dinwiddie, Sussex, Greensville,
Brunswick, Chesterfield, Nottoway, Amelia. Lun-
enburg. Pow hatan and Cumberland.
Third Observation-Disclosures, Halifax, Charlotte
Prince Edward, Appomattox, Campbell and Buck
ingham.
Fourth District-Bedford, Pittsylvania, frank
lin, Henry, Patrick, Floyd, Montgomery aud Roa-
noke.
Fifth District-Pulaski, Wythe, Carroll, Gray
son, Smythe, Tazewell, Russell, Scott, Washington
and Lee.
Sixth Distriet-city of Richmond, and counties
of Henrico, Charles City, ew Kent, James CITY
and Williamsburg, York, Gloucester Mathews,
Hanover, Googeland and King William.
Seventh Distrtt-Northumter land, Lancaster,
Richmond, Westmoreland, Middiesex, King AMI
Queen, Essex, King George, Stafford, Caroline,
Spottsylvania, Orange and Culpeper.
Eight Distrct-Albemarle,, Fluvanna, Louisa,
Amherst, Madison, Nelson, Greene and Augusta
Ninth District-Cty OF Alexandria, and counties
of Fairfax, Prince William, Fauquier, Loudoun
Jefferson, Berkeley, and Rappahannock.
Tenth Observation-Disclosures, Morgan, Hampshire,
Shenandoah, Hardy, Rockingham, Page, Warren,
Clarke, and Pendleton.
Eleventh Observation-Disclosures, Botetourt, Craig
Bath, Allegheny, Monroe, Greenbr9r Pocahon-
tas, Raleigh. Nicholas, Highland, Brsxton, Wyo-
ming, Randolph, Fayette, Giles and Mercer.
Twelfth DiStrict-Kanawla, Logan, Boone.
Wayne, Cabell, Putnam, Mason, Jackson, Writ.
Gilmer, Wood, Richie. Tyler, Lewis. Peasants
and UpShur.
Thirteenth District-Ohio, Brooke, Hancock,
MARSHALL, Wetzel, Monongalia, Preston, Marion,
Tyler, Harrison and Barbour.
To this report Mr.. Tomlin offered substitute as
follows, which was ordered 10 be printed:
Norfolk City, Princess Anne. Norfolk County.
Nansemond, Ise of Wight, Southampton. Green's
vile, Sussex, Surry, Prince Georgs and Brunswick
shall be the first district.
Petersburgh, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, Amelia, Luz
nenburg, Charlotte, MecklenbuIg, Chesterfield.
Powhatan and Prince Edward, shall be the second
district.
Campbell, Halifax, Pittsylvania, franklin, Pat
rick, Henry and Appomatto, shall be the third
district.
Albemarle, Bedford, Amherst, Nelson, Green,
Fluvanna, Buckingham, Cumberland and Gooch-
land, shall be the fourth district.
Fauquer, Orange, Madison, Culpepper, Kappa
hammock, Alexandria, Fairfax, Prince William,
Staff I'd, King George and WeSmoreland, shall he
the fifth district.
Essex, Louisa, Spottsyvania, Caroline, Hanov-
er, King William, King and Queen, Middlesex.
Richmond county dtstfrct:
Williamsburg, Accomac, Northampton, York,
Warwick, Gloucester, Mathews, Elizabeth City,
] ames City, Charles City, New Kent, Henrco and
the city of Richmond, shall be the seventh dis
trict
Hampshire, Page, Warren, Clark, Berkeley, Jef-
ferson, Frederick, Morgan and London, shall be
the eighth district.
Rockbridge, Augusta, Rockingham, Highland,
Pendleton, Hardy, Shenandoah and Bath. shall
be the ninth district.
Marshall, Ohio, Brooke, Hancock, WetZel, Ty-
Ter, PleasantS, Marion, Monongala, Taylor and
Preston, shall be the tenth district.
Lewis, Upshur, Harrison, Barbour, Randolph,
Braxton. Doddrldge, Richie Gilmer, Wood, Writ,
Jackson, Mason, Putnam and Kanawha, shall be
the eleventh district.
Boteourt, Craig, Roanoke, Montgomery, ALLIE
gheny, Monroe, Greenbrier, Boone, Logan. Cabell,
Wyoming, Wayne, Fayette, Nicholas, Pocahon-
tas and Raleigh, shall be the twelfth district.
Washington, Lee, Russell, Smythe, Gray'on,
Carol, Tazewell, Pulaski, Floyd and Scott, shall
be the thirteenth district.
Bills Pdssed-A bill from the Senate to amend
an act, entitled Gan act 10 authorize the North
western Bank Of Virginia, or the Merchants and
branch al Point Pleasant or West Columbia, in
the county of Mason;''-An engrossed bill 10
amend an act, entitled can act 10 incorporate the
Hardy and Randolph Turnpike Company;"-An
engroSsed bull 10 amend an act, entite can act TO
incorporate the HarrSburgh and Franklin Turn
pike Company;"-An engrosSed bill 10 authorize
a loan of s640,O00 TO the James River and Kanaw
ha Company, by vote of-ayeS II, nays 80.
The bill granting the rlght oil way 10 the PlttS-
burgh and Steubenville Railroad Company came up
as the order day. Mr.. Russell of Wheeling oppo-
sed it with one of the ablcSt speeches that has
been made On the floor of the House of Delegates
this session. Mr.. Smith of Brooke and Hancock,
advocated the passage OF the bill. A
motion of indefinite postponement was made and
decided in the affirmative. So the bill was rejec-
Wing.
THE SENATE, Monday, Feb. 81, postponed the
Covington and Ohio Railroad bill, TO be taken up
as the order of the day next Thursday. But little
important business was transacted for want of
constitutional majority. The following bills we've
passed, not requiring constitutional majority:
To incorporate the Bank of Wheeling-To incor-
porate the Warrington and New Martinsvile
Railroad company--To incorporate the Logan In
charter of the town of Weston-To authorize
sale Of the Cnnrt House and other nuhlic nrnnertv