Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-01-24
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

SATURDAY, JAM II 1854.
communication was presented from tho Hous.
OF Delegates, that they sgrcc to tho amend
mcnt proposed by the senate to their bill, euti,le,
IAN act amending the fourth and fnh sections Of a,
act Incorporating the Citizens Bank ofvginia;" and tina
they have passed Senate BILL entitled an act AUTHORSHIP,
the Board OF the Literary Fund to purchase from th,
faculty OF the College Of Physicians of the Valley IL
Virginia NJ winchester, lot in tho town of wincheste
aud College building thereon and providing for Tho
cal education of INDECENT young men at said Col,ec
o entitled an act authorisng the Trustees of the
road company. zap '""'
report from the committee on General LAWS was prc
sen'sd declaring mex lcga,c ON the subcc
pedency of appropriatng $40 200 as an endovmcn, =,
burg. " ''A'eh'
A communication from the Secretary of War N ,h0
Governor was submitted requesting that the
OF he United States be authorised to pur chase with
IN mus state the necessary land abutment and
essential 10 the construction of the Washington
aquednct and that the jurisdiction Of the commonwealth
over tho same may be ceded to the United States.
bs were feported-to incorporate the jackson Bridge
anu mountain turnpike company; amend an
passed Feo lst lSOS, appointing trustees Of the town
bs' IN the county OF Berkeley aud other purposes
therein mentioned; increase the cap,al stock Of o
no. springs ana clifton Forge turnpike company; to in.
corporate the Crescent Manufacturing company to
an act 10 incorporate independent bank in the town
1855. '" ~
Mr. SrEENRop-To incorporate the Crescent N.,,c
turing Company, in the county of Ohio
MT hALpwiN-lncreasing the compensation allowed IN
'"e 'on"oh"eaiths Attorney for the city of Richmond
MI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS a comnanv for ,ho
purpose OF making graded road from some point on Tho
and kappahannock Turnpike Road by the town
VI JeHersohton, IN the county Of Cupeper IN Read,
station on the Orange and Alexandra Rail Road with =
cap'a STOCK oi $4,000 and subscription of ifbs
thereof on the part of the State.
Mr. CREIGu-Chanring an lines or ,;s,,;,,, ~ q, - K,
% a. IN emil Ia,
ern wing OF the Courthouse in No
Mr. .hArAaS-Makins the additional appropriation 10
complete the Iazewell Courthouse Ricblands AMI E,n
lucky line turnpike road. $50" N'''
:, Mr.. hALpwlN-lncreasing the capital stock of tin.
Browns Gap Turnpike Company " W"
Mr. oLD-lncorporating the South SJa Goal N;,;
tcrfeld. '' " ~ '0""v o' .hcs'
r the Rockbridge Iron Manu-.
NJ. JoHNsoN-Incorporanga COMPANY with subscr;,.
on Of three ihs ON the part the State to construct
turnpike road from some point the ro,d from Snead
TO Liberty in the county of Bedford tbrongh .rnaiI'
valley, to the Natural Bridge in the county of Rock
bridge. W "oeA
Mr: MARsHAL-A Authorizing the Upperville and Msna.
stock. N-i'''
Mr.. ANnLFR-To prevent the hunting of game at I'm
ssasonable periods of the year.
Mr. SrEENRoD presented petition of the Council and =,
HJoity OF Tue voters o: tho city Of Wheeling prayins
Tor an alteration in the charter the SAID city and the
proceedings OF the Council of the city Of Wheeling in re
laton TO an amendment of said charter
MeSsrs- DouGLAs and THOMAS presented several not,
Sh oil citizens of the county of Brooke asking the right
OF way Tor the construction al rail road &c across The
territory OF said county from the Pennsylvania line to and
across The Ohio river, &C. ~ '''
Mr. GRANTHAM-That the Board OF Public Works 70
port 10 the Senate the amount paid for signing aud filling
up coupon bonds and to whom paid designating the
amount lssnedn each month with the
SINCE the commencement of the of coupons agreed
Inc report OF the proceedings the council of the CITY
wheeling In relation TO amendment of the civ char
ter, was presented.
Petitions were presented from fifty voters OF Brooke
county praying for the right of way &C. Tor the construc
uon oil railroad aud vaduct the territory of "a
county from the Pennsylvania line the Ohio river also
three other petitions numerousy signed by citizens of
Brooke county for the same purpose
BllS were passed, au.horising the Board of pnb,ic
MotEs 10 borrow $1,000, to be expended in compelin
.ne beverly ami Farmont road to The of Warren in
me county OF Monongala and build bridge across Dnp
nau c'sek on said road; to amend the charter of the
fredericksburg water power company; and authorsino
tue county court OF Culpeper TO levy u tax on dogs
large number oil bills their first and second road
ing were taken uPai advanced their second and biIJ
reading.