Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-02
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
TUESDAY,, January 81, Il
The House met 81, II o'clocL

TUESDAY, January 81, 1853.
The House met at / o'clock
Prayer 10y the Rev NJ. DEFoRTsT.
Mr.. VERIFY IRON the committee OIL Schools and Coc ,,s
reported bill TO amend the 81 section Of an act ented
an &C; concerning District Public Schools in the county
OF Oho,' passed 23d February lSi9
Mr. SMITH, OF kanawha from the committee On Road.
&c, reported the following bills
Gll 70 incorporate company to improve :he navisa.
ton OF the Tug Fork Of Sandy river;
bill 10 incorporate the Iienrico and Goochand Plank
Road Company; '"'
~ bill to provide Tor Matchmaking portions Of the Ohio
River aud Maryland Road
bill To incorporate the West Union md Triade,,bi,
Turnpike Company; pun
bi repeating the 30 section Of an act passed March
49, $685. entitled Fan act revivng incorporating
company To construct Turnpike road from Buchanan in
the county Of Upshur convenient point on The
Weston and Giuy Bridge Turnpike road and providing
ior subscription on the part Of the Common wealth OF
thrce hhs OF the capital stock Of said company and sub
su'utiug other independent sections in lieu thereof"
Aso, Senate bill Increasing the capital stock of the
fammoht and Wheeling TurnpikcCompiny.
MI COLLIER from the committee on PtoDositions and
/ hreyances, reported the following bills:
bl to define that portion Of the line between the
counties OF Albemare aud Flpvanna-between the jane
river ana the three chopped road
bill authorizing the election Of constable in tho tao,
| o. Princeton, in the county of Preston.
OIL authorizing the estibli-hmcnt Ola -four inspec
| ton ~ Stt.-butg, IN the county Of Shenandoah
Also report asking that the committee be disch,rved
RON the further consideration Of the petition Of yri.icr
OF 'hs Gospel OF tho city Of Richmond asking that th
! 80" J." VIZ IttHiHi ~ marriages % tbG cgflg
"ce may be amended repealed and that the same b,
referred TO the committee on Courts Of Justice
On motion OF Mr ELLYsos this report was taken fl,
ana referred a. recommended the committee on Cout
Of Justice and " y
bill 10 incorporate the Norfolk md North Carolio,
steam Planing Mil and Lumber Company,
hr WALLACE from the committee on Courts Of Justice
reported the following bills:
bill making Incorporated railroad companies liabl
,o 'i'ue o hoises cattle sheep, hog other pfOper
KILLED or Injured, 1ben such killing or niuriug i cause
by the negligence Of such company, or their agents
servants. - $500 -b
bill making il a mslcneaoor punishable by enc n,
any incorporated railroad compsny by their negligence
or me negligence Of their agents 10 cause any per5on
or car thereon. ~ ''
bill to amend tho Let aud % sections Of rbs ar
passed March ~ 1851, entitled "An act CONF ernng Com
nissonefs OF the Revenue aud Tor other pufposesH
lie also reported resolution declaring Il on the Opinion
that committee uat the prayer Of the petition Of sun
dy citizens Of Marshall county praying the passage
Ia" prohibiting the manufacture aud sale Of afds,
spra R beverage, similar tn and not less stringent b
the Maine liquor lay be rejected and
-.nar resolution the petition Of snnJty citizen
, Of the county -. Hancock, on the same subject
Also, resolution declaring Il inorpediei . s:i.lst
upon the subject OF resolution them referred direct
ng an inquiry into the oIpedebcy Of 20 amending ,e
ton 81 ohapter no. Of the Code a. 10 authorize suit
os in the several courts Of law take the dcpotion,
witnesses residing out Of the county wherein tue suit
pending and
A resolution rejecting tho prayer Of the petition
on sundry citizens Of the Commonwealth "prs,in
Tor the passage oil law prohibiting within pi. Con
moDWeaith the sale or barter Of any intOIiosuoR
quor except sicramenta medicinal and mechanical "a
Inpsr such penalties aud With such provisions a. will NAL