Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-12-26


try out 81 a Pnrt3of tie county Of Gilmtr,
by Mr.. Martin4 of3appfopfiating S2o,s
O0oi to- the Beverly ana Morgan! oW4
ttrnPike road, for the completion Of said
road. iis ,<ss >>,g 5stfZgs s-sd, W I'd
8By Mr.. Bosworth- appropriating
the sum of $4,000 for the purpose OF
widening the Huttonsville and Hunters
Vile Turnpike Road.
By Mr.. Garper-Of Incorporating a
company to-. construct a turnpike road
from the town of BuckhannoD, in the
county Of Upshur, or from point upon
the Glarksburg-and Observation-Disclosures
road, to the town Of Philippi, in the county
lof Bar bour, or TO some point on the Mid
! die Fork turnpike, -qr - ".t.,a;y .
BY Mr., Collins rOf constructing q
Turnpike road from, James. Mariu's ip
! Richie county, on the Baltimore and
,Parkersburg Railroad, e. to .iutersect, the
4 CentreYille. and West Union Turnpike;at
the mouth Of Big river in Tyler county
By Mr.. George-Qf, constructing q
turnpike road from the SisIersgille and Sd.
lem Turnpike. in ! oddridge. 7coHnty,tb
the town Of West Union, in same county.
i By, Mr., Branch OF, constructing. q
4 turnpike, road, on the two and three-fElhs
4 principle, from Jane Lew, in tho .connty
Of Lewis, by the way of the mouth Of
Freemun's Greek to nterscct The Staun-
ton and Parkersburg road at some conve-
\ nient point near the mouth of Cove Creek,
! in the county oil, GiImer. ..t ..e... n
BY Mr.. Mallory-A joint resolution,
that q committee consisting of seven
members Of the Senate aud thirteen OF the
House OF, Delegates, be appointed, with a
view to the. adoption OF more elfectual
means to prevent the escape oil slaves from
this Commonwealth 10 the Northern
States, and 10 provide for the summary
punishment Of persons detected in aiding
or abetting the same, and report thereon
to this General Assembly. ...
MIR. Mallory reviewed briefly, tie ne
cessity that existed for some measures 10
check this system of robbery Praclised by
Northern abolilionists towards the South.
He referred to The fact of ship masters
having actually entered the domicils OF
persons in Norfolk during their absence
from the, plague, aud solicited, nay, in
some instances, forced their slaves away.
lie. said that scarcely day passed that
slaves did not escape, through the lnsIru-
mentality of Northern emissaries.
He presented petition from the citi-
zens of Norfolk in support Of the reso!u-
lion.
A petition was presented BY Dr., Bos-
worth Of Randolph county, FROM the Pres
sident and Directors OF the Leading Greek
Turnpike Company, asking 10 repeal and
amend the last clause of The fourth sec
ton Of the act Incorporating said compn-
ny, and also TO Increase the stock of said
company.
WEDNESDAY,, Dec. 5.
.SENATE.-The president Lieut.. Gov.
Leake, presented Il communication from
VIM. l.. jackson, Esq, resisning the po-
sltlon Of Second Auditor OF Virginia, to
take effect from the LIST OF March, 1856.
The following resolutions Of enquiry
were offered and agreed to report there
on: 0-.
BY Mr.. Huddleson-Improving the
navigation Of the MonongaIin river, from
the State line upwards TO Elk creek, in
Harrison county, upon the two and three
ifths principle.
BY Mr.. Reger-Autboriz the Board
of Public Works to cause to be made a
survey for q rail road, the nearest and
best route, from the junction of the Fir-
gnia rail>road, to some point on the Cow
ngton and Ohio rail road, between the
mouth of Greenbrier river and the town
Of CoVington, with a geological survey Of
said route.
BY MIR. Baldwin-Authorizing loan
to be made by the Commonwealth, to the
Virginia Central Railroad Company on
the same terms that it has been done TO
other railroad companies in the State, for
the purpose of enabling them to complete
their road to Covington.
BY Mr.. Floyd-Refundiugt to the Virgil
MIA and Tennessee Railroad Company the
amount Of all tax which had been paid
by said company, and of releasing said
company, from the payment Of any tax
assessed but not paid, and flOn taxation
hereafter.
By Mr.. Eeger-Incorporating a Joint
stock company for the construction Of a
turnpike road from the town of Buckhau-
non, IN the county Of Upshur, or at some
point on the, Ciarksburg arG Buckhannon
IurnpIke road, not more than Jour miles
north OF said town, to some point on the
Middle Fork Turnpike road, upon tho two
and three 7Glths principle.
HoUsE-Thc Speaker proceeded to an
Fnounces the standing Committees as fol-
lOws:.i - - 80 :. ro:..r-. 49,.
-. COMMITTEES on, Privileges aud Elections
t-Messrs. PendetOn Of Louisa, Brannon.
Sinclair, lmboden, WelIman, Woodhouse,
Mays, Sprinkle, Doyle, BurwelI OF Pat
rick, Langtitt, BerkeIy and Gillespie.
4 Committee on Courts of Justice
,Messrs. Pendleton, of Giles. EutAcrfoord,
StanarI, Sinclair, Brannon, lmbodou,
kemper, Pendleton OF Louisa, Billiard,
Paul, Jones OF Gloucester, Gregory and
Ronald.