Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-03-01

the newly constituted chuFGu'
VIRGINIA LEGISLAT URE :.
R1oHnoxD, Monday. Feb. ID. 1854.
HoUsE.-A bill was reported authorl-
zing one of the existing banks to establish
a branch at Clarksburg.
The first order of the day, bill ln-
creasing the capital stock of the Norfolk
and Petersburg Railroad Company,
ES8OO,O0O, was taken up. and passed by
ayes, 1O3. nays, 10. The following are
those voting in the negative :-Messrs.
Barnes of Marion, Brannon, Browne of
| King George and Stafford. Gheatham,
Hancock of Chesterfield, Raymond, Hol-
den; Kemper, Laugh, Major, Malone.
Moody, Morrison. Payne, Summers, TIT
fany, Tomlin. White-l8.
The bill having passed the Senate IS
therefore law.
Mr.. Patrick calledyfor the ''second or
der of the day." viz: bill approPriating
50. 100000 to the Covington and Ohio
Railroad.
A vote was taken thereon, and the bill
defeated for want of constitutional ma
iority. Mr.. jackson, who did not vote up
on the bill moved to reconsiderithe vote
by which it was rejected; but there being
questions raised as to his right to move
the reconsideration, it was moved by
Mr.. White, Of Hanover, who voted against
the bill.
Mr.. Tomlin called for the ayes and
noes on the question decentralization.
Messrs. Jackson, Branuon and Hay
monL, addressed the House to define
their position on the subject. Their
main ground of refusal to support the
CovingIon and Ohio bill. was an alleged
charge of neglect of the interest Of the
North Western part of the State. in the
appropriations to internal Improvements.
The House adjourned before any def
mite action was had on the bill.
- THURSDAY, Feb. IA.
| SENATE.-The bill making an aPpropri-
att on for the completion of the Pennsyl-
vania, Morgantown and Beverly Turn
pike Road was passed by yeas, 81, noes
Is.
Mr.. Baldwin called for the orders oft the
day-the first of which was a bill to
amend and re-cnact the 7th section Of
An act to incorporate the NOrth-wes
ern Virginia Railroad Company" passed
Feb IA, 1851. .s
Mr.. Turner moved to strike out pro-
vso in the bill in relation to restrictions
on the road in favor of the city OF Wheel
ing.
Messrs. Turner, Steeurod, Roger, West,
Hall and Ward discussed the amend
ment.
On motion of Mr.. White, the bill was
laid on the table.
HoUsE-The bill appropriatinE So,
OOO,OUO to the Covin3tOn and OHIO
Railroad, came up as the unlinished bu-
siness of the day before-the pending
question being Il motion made by Mr..
Barnes, OF Marion, to postpone the bill
indefinitely.
Mr.. Barnes addressed the House in
support of his motion.
The vote on the proposition was ia.
ken, and the House refused to postpone
indefinitely.
A motion was then made to suspend
the rules for the purpose of reconsidering
the vote ordering the bill to its cngrOss-
mcnt. This was agreed to-ayes 1Ol,
noes, go. So the bill was put back on
its second reading.
The Committee appointed to find out
whether Col. Morgan was an abolitlOnist
he shouldn't try to reward convicts for
saving his life, for fear he might be accused
Of partially Gyhte rest Of the comvicts 4! :
The bill providing for an increase OF
the capital stock of the Manassas Gap
Railroad Company, to the amount Of
$500. 900, after being amended on motion
Of Mr.. Taylor of Loudoun, to the effect
that the stock created by the bill, and al
so. the stock authorized by the act Of
| last winter, for the construction of the
Loudoun branch, shall be expended in the
construction of said branch. and for no
other purpose, whatever, was passed to
4 its engrOssment.
WEDNESDAY,, Feb. rs.
! SENATE.-The bill providing for the
suppression Of the circulation as curren-
! cy OF notes of less denomination than
! five dollars, came up as the unfinished bu-
siness.
The question was on the adoption OF
substitute proposed by Mr. Johnson
The substitute gives the banks autho-
ritY to issue notes of less denomination
than five dollars.
The ayes and noes being required,
the substitute was rejected, as foil ows:
AYEs--MesSrs Baldwin, Barnett,
Creigh, Hall. Irving, Johnson, Marshall,
Mckinney, MuIin, Tazewell, Thomas,
Turner, Wade, West, White, Winston,
Witcher-17. Noes, 26.
HoUsE.-The bill for the extension Of
the Orange and Alexandria Railroad to
Lynchburg, was laid on the table in &C
cordance with the wishes Of its friends.-
1t is doubtful whether it will be again
called up the present session.
THURSDAY, Feb. 16.