Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-02-28
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY, Feb, "a.
.sGn
House.


The Speaker laid before the House a com
Inunication from the Governor enclosing
statement of the condition Of the Exchange
Bank OF Virginia, which on motion was laid
on the table and ordered to be printed
! A Senate bill increasing the annuity of the
Institution for The deaf and dumb, and the
by the addition thereto of FIVE thousand dol
lars, and appropratlng twenty thousand dol
lars to erect a building at said institution, and
to warm and Light the same with steam and
gas, was taken up on the motion of Mr.. limbo
den, read a third time and passed, ayes 90
noes -.
| A bill to provide for the arrangement of the
counties and corporations the Commonwealth
into Districts for the election of Representa-
tives IN the Congress OF the United States, was
taken up, laid on the table, and made the or
der OF the day for Tuesday. the 9Th Of March
An engrossed bill TO provide for the erection
of bridge across the Tygart's Valley River
was read third time, and the question being
put on agreeing to the same, II was rejected
The Speaker laid before the House a com
munication from the Governor, enclosing
list OF all commissioners in other States and in
the District of Columbia. appointed by the
Executive, " hich was laid on the table and
ordered to be printed.
An engrossed bill making an appropriation
Of money to build bridge on the Stanton
and Parkersbulg Turnpike road over Alum
fo,k of Leading Creek, lin the county Of Lewis,
was read a third time and passed-ayes 90
noes 20.
The title was amended to read as follows:
can act Incorporating the Bellville and Viii
Transport Turnpike Company and providing
for subscription on the part of the State
An engrossed bill authorizing an increase Of
the capital stock of the Coal River Navigation
Company, was read third lime and passed
ayes SO, noes 20.
An engrossed bill authorizing the incorpo-
ration Ola JOINT stock company for the pur.
pose of making turnpike road from Frank
lin the county of Pendleton to Circevile in
said county, was read third time and pass
ed--ayes 90 noes 27.
An cngrosscd bill to increase the capital
stock of the Leading Gre elk and Buffalo Turn
pike company, was read third time and pass
ed, ayes 80, noes 26.
An engrossed bill reviv,ng an an act incor
porating company to Construct turnpike
road from Buckhannon in Upshur county to
some convenient point on the Weston and eau
ley Bridge Turnpike road, and providing for
a SUBSCRIPTION on the part ofthe Commonwealth
of three fiflhs of the capital stock of said CON.
pany, was read third time and passed, ayes
80, noes 10.
Ordered that the Clerk inform the Senate of
the passage of said bills. and ask their concur
renee in the same.
An engrossed bill to construct bridge over
Proctor's Creek in Wetzel county, as taken
up, and thereupon, on motion of Mr.. West the
rules were suspended with view to reconsd.
er the vote by which the said bill was ordered
to be engrossed and then on bis further motion
the same was amended, and as amended or
dered to be engrossed and read a third time
And them on motion, the House adjourned
until to morrow at o'clock