Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-01-24
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

SATURDAY, Jan. 2lst, 1851.
The House met at l2 O'Clock
Church. 'p"eop'
Tue Clerk submitted communication from the Senate
informing tile House OF the passage of the G,nwipo
mouse bills entitled An act TO incorporate the Washing
ton Alexandria and Mount Vernon Steamboat Comnar1
An act to incorporate ;he Virginia and North Carolin
Lumber and Flaming Complny-with amendments In
which the House concurred. "
They also passed Lil entitled An act TO outborizc n
change in the western terminus Of the Alexandra Lon
doun and Hampshire Railroad Company This bill was
read first and second time and committed to the Com
mttee on Roads, Sc.
The Speaker then proceeded to call on STANDING Con,
mttecs Tor reports, when
Mr.. WALLACE from the Committee on Courts o. jus.
tice, reported the following bills:
bill TO amend the ith section of chapter laI nj Io
Code OF virginia. authorize a single instic. IN
'a@e the acknowledgement Of married woman to any
writing. 49,
bill to make officers of the government who ore M.
lhorized TO make for the expenditure of
appropriated by the State, lawful for any excess when
the contract exceeds the amount appropriated
lie also reported resolutions declaring il ieXpelen,
10 legisate upon the subject of fixing by law some linn
lied sum, for which appeal may be taken from Tho
judgment of justice of peace; and
on the ineXpsiiency of so amending the Sd and 4th
sections OF chapter 30 Of the Code as to require the
county courts, on taxing the county levy to assess at
least one hall of the amount thereof upon property
Mr. COLLIER, from the Committee on Propositions and
reported bill repeating the 9th section Of
chapter 81 OF the Code of Virginia. recurring every
hog7head bale box, cask of tobacco grown in any
state west OF Virginia. and inspected in this State to be
marked OF branded, Western Tobacco"
a bill to incorporate the Insurance COMPANY of Al
bermare. - "
bill to amend act entitled "An act to amend the
t section OF chapter ss Of the Code Of Virginia. cstab
fishing an intermediate grade Of -four between family and
suIerhne, passed February 9th, 1853, and
a bill incorporating the town Of Siratsburp
Mr. DuNS, from the Committee OH Roads, &C., reported
the following bills:
A bill to incorporate the Harrison and DoddriJpe Turn
pike Company
a bill to incorporate the Marion Bridge Company.
bill TO provide for the construction of bridge acros.
u" West Fork river, on or the line of the West
Milford and New Salem turnpike road at West Milford
in the county Of Harrison
An act approprating % for the extension Of the
lewsburg aud Huntersville turnpike.
a bill to incorporate the Doddridge turnpike company
anu providing or subscription on The part of the State
ell approprn'i9g $1,000 for the construction of a
turnpike road called the Western branch of he atton
vile, Maflan'7 bottom, and Lewisbnrg turnpike
bill tn authorize subscription on the part of the
State 70 tho capital stock Of the Ncaheysvir aud rio
turnpike company. "
bill making an appropriation to build bridge nj
Brncetown, Sandy creek in the county Of Preston
bill to incorporate the Charlesown and Shepherds
town turnpike company
bill to increase the tpa stock of tho BeIviIle nm,
Wilamsport turnpike company
an act 10 amend the act passed December 10th 1852
incorporating company construct a graded or plapI
road from Richmond to some point at Charottes
vile.
bill 10 incorporate the Salt Works and Plaster bank
railroad company.
bill TO authorize subscription to the Gilmer Rple
aud Ohio turnpike.
bill authorship the State to make subscription 4
the Morgantown aud Independent railroad company O
| three-tftbs Of the capital stock.
bill to incorporate the Sir Johns run and Fruit Hi
/ turnpike company.
bill to incorporate the BingsOol and Spruce Ru
| turnpike company
bill Incorporating the Putnam aud Jackson ntnpil
company.
bill to incorporate the Tygas valley river navigation
company.
An act to appropriate the sum Of 81 900 to extend N,
foyd Courthousc and llsville turnpike from its pres
ent terminus to the Wilson creek and South Fork turn
pike, in the county Of Smyhe.
Also Senate bile entitled
An act 70 incorporate the West Columbia Letart FALL
and Ten Mile turnpike company
bill extend the Lunonburg plank road and ircreas
its capital stock by sum Of $50, 900, and
bill to incorporate the West Union turnpike compa
ny.
Mr.. MART, from the committee on Finance rcported
bill for the relief Of WIN. j. fluce commissioner Of IN
revenue for Morgan county.
Me-. DOWNING, from the committee on Agriculture Ant
manufactures, reported the following bills:
bill TO incorporate the Cincinnati, Ranawba ant
Coal river mining aud manufacturing company in IN,
county Of Kanawba.
bill TO amend aud enact act incorporating III,
New river anulact1fing company.
hill 10 incorporate the Monticello mining and mann
featuring company, 10 the counties 81 Wayne and ogin