Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-12-13
LEeIs1ATuRn OF vIReIN1A.
HOUSE oF pELRGATEs.

1d51SIA3UR6 OE VIRGINIA.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
/ By Mr. Spady: OF allowing compensation 10
Commissioners Of the Rev enne foT The registration
| of births, deaths and marnages.
< BY Sir. MshorYs20f amending the charter ofthe
Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad Company, SO as
t0Ieguate The size aud management of the draws
in the bridges over the Elizabeth rver, 10 ensure
safety TO passengers, and to other trains passing
over SAID bIllseS; and, also, Of modifying or re-
Peaing such parts of its CHATTER rs impose unu-
Sua restrictions on connections with other rail
| roads in the State
| BY Sir. CramneF: To wi,hdraw from the files of
the House, bill No 229 of last session. and PapeIs
connected Herewith and that the same be reieIIed
| to the Committee on Banks.
r. by Mr.. Holden: To withdraw from the files Of
| tue House bill No. 2Ol. OF last SEES on.
! By ME. Hoge: TO withdraw from the files Of the
/ House bill No 430 of last Session, coHcernIHg com
pensatioH for clerks sesvice IN cetain cases. and
that the same be Referred to the con-. on Courts of
Justice.
! BY Mr.. Thomas: To Tepotta bill refunting 10
INNS. buckingham the sum OF sec, enormously as
sesSed on ordinary license.
! BY SIr. Crockett: OF erectinga Lunatic As. lHms
in the town Of Wythe, in Wytte county.
BY sir. Lee: OF reporting bill iot paying 10
| VIM. Parker the amount Of expenses incurred ty
him iu Carrying two lunalics To the unatic asylum
al Williamsburg.
By Nr. Rurthettotd- OF reporting central law
4 10 aulnoTlZe lie tuSIuI IS nj 6a1klng.1
| BY AiT. FrnSt-Of incorporating company to
construct railroad TO he called tue George W ash
ingtou Railroad, from some point the Potomac
River al or near GeorgatUWn, u. c., TO some pnut
lon the Ohio RiVeT III Jackson county, with pUwrr
to bridge the Potomac, and 10 unite and anIaiga-
| mate with the Alexandra, LoudOun aud Hamp
shires Railroad Al some point IN the c0ay Of FaIE-
| fox -
BY Mr.. Caruthers-Of constructing turnpike
road from Morgantown, Monongaa county, by
way Of Valley FHsnace to intetsect the Ices Fet.
~ and TunRelun Turnpike road, ut or near Aaron
Shafel'S.i
/ by Mr.. Barnes That the Second Auditor be re.
quesGd 10 furnlst 10 this House tabular statement
showing the amount OF stock held by the Common
wealth IN railroads and canals, also and the mar
BY Mr. Le.-of amending the saith section Of
chapter 1874 Of the Code, 10 increase the fees
therein allowed. t.t.
PETITIONS.
The following peIlti~ns were pesented and APP
propriateiy Referred.
4 by MalloTy-0t the stockholders OF the Norfolk
and Petersburg Railroad Company, asking for aY
extension Of their road. and subscription to the
same.-By Mr.. Calvert-of the stockholders of
the Valley Turnpike Company for the passage OF
an act relinlulskins the stocks now held by The
Commonwealth III the said company TO tie imCi-
Vidun Stockholders in Tue said Valley rurnnIke
Company. Iy Mr.. Boreman-0f Jacob Winters
and others Of WOOd uunty, asking for the repeal
gma R0iEUau Cumpauy.--And by Mr. Hays-A
renonStranre Ui snMdry citizens OF Gilmer county,
against The fOrmatl III Of anew counry out of parts
OF Glllner, Jackson and Knawha countless
| 80 PURCHASE MOUNT VERNON.
Mr.. Iangftt OlTrIrL resolution that the part of
the Governors Message relating 10 The pursllaSe OF
Mount Vernon aud the action Of the Ladies OF the
Mount Vernon ASSOCIATION thereon, be reierred 10
q special committee.
The Speaker will appoint the committee on
Monday.
Mr. BurW ellofB B. Offered resolution 10 convert
the AtnIory IN This CT y into Military School,
which was referreG to the Committee on Schools
and COLLEGES.
Mir. lmboden, believing that the Western borders
oil The State, which were largely interesl,d in any
action hich the House may take for tLe moe ef-
frctual prevention OF slaves from escaping, and the
puniShns nj OF parties detected in The SclIs Of
abduelIUn were moi duly represented IN the joint
committee appointed uHd r the resolution O Mr.
Mallory, moved that the committee on the part Of
the House BE- Increased t. min, instead OF tr-
teen. He felt ASSURED that the omission was an
oversight on the part Of the Speaker, and he made
the motion with Il view TO bnng the matter under
his notice.
Dir. Burwelof Bedford favored tie increase.
nj. Wellman was also i'll fuyOT of tie mott n,
anu IN a brief address showed the necessity that
existed for some measures to check the operation
of nbUlionIstS.
Mr. Watson moved TO amend the amendment by
making the committee 25, or adding II 10 the
4 original number, instead OF 6. 'i
The question was put upon the latter, and de-
ci1ed in the negative.
Mr. Mallory SAID he was glad that this amend
ment had betn made to suit those gentlemen from
the Western borders. lie expressed his readiness
TO retire from The committee, order to glv4 way
10 some one of the Western members.
Mr. E'inunds asked if it wOu he indecorous 10
the Speaker TO ask that the committee be recon-
! posed.
! The Speaker said there was no necessity, as any
number VIII CHI The House might think proper to
designate could BE- aided without inconvenience.
MI. Feane SAID he rose to make an inquiry
Itappcared to him that they proceeding some
what out Of order a motion was made to ap-
| point joint committee with the Senate upon lie
resolution OF the gentleman from Norfolk, that
had been acted upon IN the House and sent to the
Senate. That body sent it back, with certain
amendments, in which the house concuned, AMI
now the resolution was the joint order OF both the
| Houses.
The Speaker said it could be amended and
sent 10 the Senate for tLeir concurrence.
The question was then put on Mr.. lmboden's
notion 10 incIeaSe the committee, aud agreed 10.
The following members were then added:
hessrs. We Imam, Smith, Thomas Of Mason,
Paul. anl Samues.
Mr lmboden requested TO inform the Sen
ate of the action OF the House, aud request their
concurrence therein.
The Speaker submitted communication from
the Governor with the report Of the Colonization
Board Of the State; also statement Of the ac-
counts Of The Central Bank OF Virginia, on the 30th
OF September last
On moti.n of Mr. Edwards it was laid on lie
table and ordered To be printed.
On motion of MI. Edwards the House then adj.
iourned.
| FWE Wives AND SIX HrsBAxps.-The Boston
Traveller says:
ga few days since On old man of sixty.one
1 VeaFS annie "A the CffcH n
the fifth mar .ge certificate. His intended bride
is but twenty four, it beng her first marriage This
is the ouly one case within the knowledge of the
registrar of fifth marriage. Last year one man
applied for his fourth marriage certificate and dur
ing that wear more men weGe married for The third
time tran females. There is. however, woman +,
in this city Of about forty yesrs who is now living
with her sixth husband. She as Est married al