Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-01-04
Virginia Legislature.
HOUSE oF pELEGATEs.
Fn,pAY. Dec. so, 1858.


g. - FRIDAY, Dec. 80, 1858.
Z House met at 10 o clock
The Clerk read the following communication
received from The Senate.
The Senate have passed bills from the House OF
Delegates, entitled, an net for the relief oil Mary
Wilson, No. 2; ''an act allowing further time 10
The owners OF lots, in the town of Columbia, IN
the county of FluyannaJ to-build on anu improve
the same; No. 6, an act releasing the ComLnoll'
wenlth's right to certain lots IN the city OF Rich
mond, to George West; an act incorporating the
Shockoe Hill Savings Institution, IN the city OF
Richmond
Also House bill, entitled an act TO amend the
charter of the Coal River and Knnawha Mining
and Manufacturing Company, with an amendment,
to which the concurrence of the House was le-
queSted. s.at..g
p 81. PETITIONS.
The following petitions were then presented,
ant. re ferretl 10 appropriate committees:
A petition by Mr. Patrick, from citizens of
Kanawha county1for an act incorporating Com
pany on the two and th,ee-flths principle, 10
make Turnpike road from some point near the
town of Charleston, by the mouth OF Big Sandy,
and up said Creek by Thomas JARVIS to intersect
the GiImer, Ripley aud West Columbia Turnpike
road. si.ial. " s,Lt -.t4. az
A petition by Mr.. Rutherford, from VIM. Fon-
tame and Others, praying for change i'll the cor
poration limits of the town OF Columbia, III the
county OF Fluvanna. ...sr.
AmemoriaI Ly Mr.. Patrick, from the citizens OF
Kanawha and Gilmer counties, against the lorna
ton of new county out OF paris OF said counties,
and Jackson and !WiItS the Court House 10 be at
California. -talaatls ,l7ts fsara.p ssHas1a.
Mr.. Rutherford offered the following resolution:
That the Second auditor be requested to report
10 the House, the amount of Banking Capital i'll
the State actualySubScrbed, and how it is diSrib
uted among the several Banks; what portion there
of is owned by the Commonwealth, aud i'll what
Bank, and The dividends received by the Common
wealth from the several Banks, Sincethe iounda-
ton OF each, showing the amount, the rate per
cent, and the date of each dividend.
MI. Manz asked for division of tile House upon
that resolution. Having avowed his purpose OH
Saturday last of suffering no business 10 proceed,
in the absence of a quorum, he would take UccA-
sion 10 apply the lest at that stage.
ltwas unconstitutional to proceed withthe buSi-
ness OF the House, withouta quorum, md until lie
satisfied that a sufficient number were present
to constitute the number required for business, he
would interpoSe to suspend it ~
A division was then had, when was ascertain
/ ed that quorum was not present.
Mr. M.rtz then made motion to adjourn, which
wns not agreed to. r5
Mr.. Allyson remarked, that there were some
members in the city, who were not then present,
and who, if the bell'w rung, may be led to as
Sembe. The probability was, that sufficient
number were in the city 10 form quorum, il they
were present. He would move that the bell be
rung. s.. ..1-s...
| Mr.. Patrick hoped the House would not adopt
the practice of ringing the bell at that early stage
OF the session. If there were members in the city,
they knew it TO be their duty TO assemble there
He was opposed to The ringing of the bell, if for
no other reason than that it may tend to alarm
some of the citizens. r
The question on Mr.. EIy.on's motion, was then
put and lost.
Mr. Rutherford made another motion to adjourn,
win view TO ascertain by division upon that
motion, if quorum was present. He was induced
to do so, having observed members entering since
| the first vote was tnken. ..r--.
The question was then put, and resulted ayes
80, nays 81. TheIe being no quorum, the House
adjourned.