Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-01-17
HOUSE oF DELEGATES.

THURSDAY, Jan. ~.
a message from the Senate announce the pas
sage OF certain bills which were appropriately re-
leTred. -.
The Speaker announced the name of Mr.. Btowne,
of KING George and Stafford, as the additional
member Of the Joint Committee N relation TO the
affairs Of the Bank of the Old Dominion; but Mr..
Browne at his request being excused, the Speaker
substituted the name of Mir. White, Of Hanover.
The Speaker, laid before the House commu nica-
tons from the Presidents OF the Bank of Virginia
aud the Formers Bank Of Virginia, sskingr III ODE
dence TO instructions OF the Stockholders oil those
Banks, the renewal OF their charter, which,
On motion of Mr.. Ellyson, were referred to the
Committee on Banks. +7-r-sgT
Committees made reports.
On motion Of Mr.. Tomlin, resolution was
adopted with notifications suggested b. MeSSrs.
Staples, OF Patrick, Fowler and Moore, requiring
the Boaru OF Public Works TO communicate great
deal of Information relative to the Blue Idge run-
mel, the condition of that work, &C., whether the
IabureES have been paid in current funds, or in
what? And also the salaries OF Chief Engineers
and compensation TO the officers of the other lead
ing lines Of the State. q 4tt tAtaH
Petitions were presented and -Telerred; among
them by -r-
Nh Mayo-of citizens of Henrico, for Plank
ROAD on the Old Deep Run Turnpike i'll said coun-
ty; and remonSrance ofcitizens of same against
said TOld. -..a. ~ d.
On motion of Mr.. TcmIin, the Committee on
Roads, &C., were Instructed to inquire into the ex-
pedieMcy of amending the charters Of The YORK
ltiver Steam Navigation Company and The Rich
mond and York River RAILROAD.
On motion OF Dir. Kemper, a joint resolution was
adopted for the purpose OF appointing Joint com
mittee with the Senate, inquiring into the affairs
OF the James River aud Kannwhn Company, and
The same WINS communicated TO the Senate by Mr..
Kemper. ,ea-i t-r.s
On motion of Mr. Wallace, the Secretary of the
Commonwealth was instructed TO obtain state
mentS from the Banks { f the Commonwealth 10Th
er than the Exchange Bank, which has already
furnished such slatement,) of the condition OF
the principal and each of the Branch Banks, for
the last four years, together with the amount of
the contingent fund and amounts i'll which the
same was distributed between the parent bank and
branches. ~
On motion OF Mr.. Mckenzie, the Committee on
Banks was instructed to inquire into the expedien
CIV III they deem il advisable to rechaTter the pres
ent Bank) of providing that they deposit with the
Treasurer annually for the next len Yeas one mil
lion of dollars Of Slale securities, requiring
million of dollars Of old otes TO be Withdrawn aud
the Treasurer issuing 10 them one million of coun-
te.signed notes.
On morioacf Mr.. ElysOn, the Committee Off
nance was instructed TO inquire into the expedien
cy of authorizing the State Colonlna'lon Board TO
employ clerk, 10 be paid out Of the fund appEo-
priated for the use Of SAID Board.
| On motion of MI. Bu(ord, the Committee on Mi
lita Laws instructed to inquire into the exper
diency of repeating the law Of Sd April 1888, a1ol-
isLng company parades aud Te-enacting the law
US i existed prior 10 Tie passage OF that acI.
| The sngtossed bill to amend the forty fourth
section oil chapter eighty five OF the Code OF Viz