Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-02-01
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West Union, Doddridge CO., Jan,2l, 1854
LEGISLAT U R g.
R1ouNoND TMeS0av. Jan. II, 1853.

House by their Clerk that they had
agreed to joint resolution for extending
the acts relative TO bounty land. to sol
diers Of the war Of 1919. On motion of
Mr.. Parker, this resolution was referred
to the Committee on General Laws.
Mr.. Old called up the joint resolution
requiring the Board of Public Works to
instruct all the State Directors in all rail-
road or navigation companies in which
the State has an interest as a stockholder
to vote for resolutions. as directors in
such companies, forbidding all officers of
such companies to receive or pay out
any bank or corporation notes of a less
denomination than FIVE dollars, or any in'
dividual note of any denomination what
ever. in receiving or paying money for
such companies.
After some debate, Mr.. Catlett asked
the previous question which was sustain
ed. and the joint resolution was adopted
by the following vote, and Mr.. Old re-
qucsted to inform the House thereof:
AYEs.--MeSSrs. Amber, Arthur, Draw
ner, Braxton, Boswell. Campbell. Catlett,
Deneae, Douglas, Funston, Grantham,
Jones, Layne, Logan, Martin. McDear-
mon. Moncure, Old. Jr., Parker, Ran
dolph, Roger, Shackleford, Steeurod, Stu
art. Tazewel. Thompson, Harris-27.
NOES. -Messrs. Baldwin, Creigh, Hall,
Irving, johnson, McElhenney. sMcKenney.
MulIin, Saunders, Tate, Thomas. Turner,
Wade, Jr., Ward, White, Winston, Witch.
er-17.
HoUsE.-On motion of Mr.. Raymond,
bill changing the times of holding the
Courts of the 2lst (this) Circuit. was ia
ken up and read the frsttime.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10.
SENATE.-On motion of Mr.. Turner, il
was
Resolued, That the Clerk of the Senate
have printed for the use of this body ESQ
pamphlet copies of the Constitution Of
Virginia.
HousE.-On motion of Mr.. Knox, i
was
Resolved, That the Committee on Fl
nance be instructed to inquire into the ex
pediency Of allowing to the Commission
ers of the Revenue additional compensa
ton for the performance of duties imposed
upon them by the acts of April LIST ant
18th, 1853. requiring them to enroll thu
militia, and also to register marriages
births and deaths in their respective dis
tricts.
A number of temperance petitions wer,
presented, list Of which will be publish
ed next week.
THURSDAY, Jan. 10.
SENATE.-A communication from tn,
House by their Clerk that they havt
agreed to the joint resolution of the Sc
nate. instructing our Senators in Congress
and requesting our Representatives. t,
procure an amendment of the act OF Con
gress of the 5th of July, 1889. so as tina
warrant officers of the Navy of the Revo
luton shall be included in its provisions.
HoUsE.-The following resolution in
curing into the expediency of laws on tn
various subjects referred to therein, weri
severally offered, adopted and appropriate
ly referred :
By Mr.. Haymond-That the Commit
tee on banks inquire into the expediency
of authorizing the establishment Of a Sa
wings Bank in the town of PaIatine ii
Marion county.
By Mr.. Moore, of Harrison-of re
porting bill for the relief Of Thomas A
Horror, Sheriff of Harrison county.
The following petitions were presente,
and appropriately referred:
BY Mr.. Summers-A petition of citi
zens of Upshur county, asking an appro
priation on the two and three-ffths prin
ciple to construct a road from Huttons
vile in Randolph county, to Buckhanuol
town in Upshur county. 80
By Mr.. Brannon-A petition of sundr,
citizens of Writ county. asking an apprc
priation for the construction of roa,
from Elizabeth, in said county, to inter
sect the Gilmer. Ripley and Ohio Turn
pike Road. near the farm of Perregrin
Hays, in GiImer county.
By Mr.. Zinn-A petition of citizens q
Monongalia and Preston counties, askin,
4 for an appropriation to make road fron
the Furnace on Booths Greek, in Monon
gala county. to Independence, in til
county of Preston. p