Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-12-14
virginia Legislature.
sENATE s1El
0NNA FEip1r, Dec. 9, 1

FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 1853
In the Senate the session was opened with pray
| er blythe Rev. DR.. Defogest.
RESOLUTIONS were offered, adopted, and appTo-
priately referred
BY Mr.. Ward, asking further appropriations for
the Covington and Ohio railIond.
By Mr.. Steenrod. making an appropriation 10 the
West Liberty and Bethany turnpike road, &C.
BY Mr.. Hall, amending the charter OF The Guy
andotte bridge company.
BY MT. S6ackeiford, amending 9th section OF
chapter 15s of the Code OF Virginia. SD
| AByMr Fusten, to guard more etectualiY against
accidents on railroads.
| BY Mr.. Wade, nppropriating sum 10 continue
the Beverly and Fairnont road, &C,
By Mr.. ShackelloTd, asking clerk Tor each oil
| the committees of roads and OF general laws.
By Mr.. Denenle, that the several editors oil pa
pers in the city be admitted 10 seats within tile
bar OF the Senate, 10 take notes for their reSpec-
tive papers.
BY MIR Smith, granting 10 the United States jul
rsdicton over certain land attached TO the naYal
| hospital in Norfolk county.
BY Mr.. Saunders, concerning the powers oil cor
poraIion courts, and of justices OF the peace OIL
corporations = 4sAt
BY Mr.. Chapman, amending the 3oth section OF
the SD chapter Of the Code, in reationto erection
| of gates across public roads, &c.
BY Mr.. Hall, establishing an independent bank
| in the town of Guyandotte.
| BY Mr.. ShackelGord, that the President OF the
Senate be lirects d to issue writ of election TO
suuply tile vacancy which wi occur on the LIST day
of February next in the 4Sth district, by the reSg-
| ma ton of jefferson L. Martin.
BY Mr.. Turner, construct n Turnpike Road
from some line IN the county of Lewis, by way of
the mouth Of Kincheloe creek IN the county OF
Harrison, to interSect the Huntsville anu Salem
turnpike, at or neas the heod of Greenbrer creek
b. Mr.. Thomas, amending the 9Th section OF
chapter l7S of the Code, so as to provide Tor the
nppointment Of trustees by mothers when the Ius-
lee dies or declines to act.
Mr.. Tazewell presented petition of the Lunen-
burg plank road company, asking un Increase oil
capital in the sum of $4,000.
On motion of Mr. Deneale, the Senate then adj
iourned. EgGa $500 s3@
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE
OF DELEGATES.
TIE following ure the standing committees OF
the House, as announced on Wednesday.
Committee OF Privileges and Elections -MeSsrs.
Tomin, Browne of King George, Jackson OF Wood
Moore of Harrison, Byrd, Fowler, Ferguson, Wood
house, Reese, Brown of Cumberland Whitehead,
Duncan and Brannon.
On Courts OF JuStice-MeSSrS w allace. w hlte
Of Hanover, Jockson of " God, Rutherford, Staples
OF Patrick, Collier Skinner, Kempei, Staples OF
Montgomery, Sinclair, ."cors, Taliaterro' and
Raymond.
On Schools and coleges-MeSsrs. Yearly, Ste
vens Morrison, Soutlall, Miller, Smith OF KAMA
awha, Taylor of Rockbridge, GoSs, Knox, Burke,
Hewett, and Bierne.
On Propositions and Grievances Messrs. Gate
wood, Collier Prince, BinnOck, Barnes OF Marion,
Mayo Minor, Kemper, Hays, FInHey, Be6eH, Hid
dick, Hancock oil Chesterfield.
On Claims-MeSSrs. CLeatham. Wiley, Carter
of FauqueT; Mcclure, Payne, Epps, Barnes, oil
ruzewell, Blake, Cherry, Spitler. Given, Parsons,
CaTter of Lee, and Scott.
On Roads and Internal vigation-MeSSrS Eunn
Smith of Kanawha, Stevens, Mallory, Anderson,
Talbot, Christian, Dean, Lee, Wiley De Jar
nett, Dorsey, and Claiborne.
On the Militia Laws-heSSrS Aleem, Payne, Nil
- f,f
ron, Burke, Barrett, Parsons, Crockett, aud Ed
mondS
On Finance-Messrs Mnrtz, Yeby, Wallace,
Cownrdin, Taylor OF Loudoun, Gibson, Perkins,
Campbell, Lee, Crockett, Martin, and Taylor OF
10 examine the Pententiary-HaIyey, Richard.
son, Nottingham, Ellysom, GIaVely, Price, Mayo
Button, Tabb, Phares, Cassin, Dycke, and Vim
cent.
On the Armory-MeSs,s. Kee, EIlyson, Morgan,
Crump, Heweit, Moody, Randolph Weaver, SpIin-
kle, Mitchell, Meadows, Dickinson, and Bass.
/ On the Library -Messrs. Garnelt, Tomlin, Nc
Comas, Claiborne, Staples of Montgomery, Crump
] and Holden.
On Agriculture and Manufactures MesSrs.
| Browne oil King George and Sta1Ou, Downing,
Hancock OF Charlotte, Boyle, Mcleod, Malone,
| Ergboru, fitzpatrick, Mason Tiffany, McGutln'
| Edmund and Laugh.
| On Enrolled BiIIs-Mes<Is. Richardson, Holmes,
| KeIlow, Barrett, Thomas, Whealey and Mcleod.
On Lunatic ASylum-MesSrs. Patrick, Power,
Skinner, CloptUn, Miller, smith OF Brooke anu
Hancock, Fowler, Shumate. Dawson, Crawford
Kellow aud Dorsey.
On Banks-Messrs. Martz, Meem, Clarke, Wal
lace, Mall, ~, Patrick, Galley Rutherford, Ctouch
Mckenzie, Koyner, Buford, Hancock of Wythe.
| On Trade md Mechanic A1ls-Zinn, Byrd, Dean
Duncan, Wheaiey, Tabb, and PhnIeS.
Joint Com. on Executive ExpendItures-Down-
ing, Shannon, Subert, Homer, MORRISON, TaIialerro
and NJ cody.
Dawson, Ely, REESE. Homer, MITCHELL Combs aud
NJ; TO St examine Second Auditors ofce-Hancock
of Charlotte, Malone, Choice. Crouch, Prince,
10 examine kan tie Clerks ofice-Me srs Clarke.
I.uptcn, Summers, Rddlck, GOss, Bierne, and
Joiat Com. TO examine the Registers Office
Nottingham, Cotuame, Shield, Hancock OF Ches-
terrified, Perkins, Summers, aud Mason. TE
Joint Com to Examine Treasurers Account
Hardy, Craig, Galahue, Knox, Galley, Graysly,
and Major.
joint Committee to examine Bonds of Public Of
fcrrs-Mess1s White of Hanover, Bufotd, Epps,
Christian, Raymond. Holden, and Staples OF Pat
ricS,
.-- $500 6Y.,..1 ,>E.-, i. TTr:ta5 Gta+a.