Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-12-21
1ae1slATuRn oe VIRGINIA.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

The House met at IL O'eiOcks
The Clerk read o communication fnom theSen-
ate informing the House Of thepassage of House
bill entitled san aesto separate the town of Wells
bug from The residue or BEooke county, in Teia.
ton to the keeping Of its poor, aud to amend The
charter OF Sid Town; and thai they agree 10 the
aniendment proposed by the House 10 theirreso
tuition in relation 10 the election Of BrgadieT
General to supply The Vacancy in the 9Th Brigade
OF Militia.
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The Speaker called upon siondins committees
foF rep rlS; WheIeupon
Mr. Pendleton, of Giles, from the Committee on
Courts of Justice, reported Senate bill with amend.
menlspFoyidtns tor theiyolnntaEy enslayement Of
Lewis Williamson, free person OF color Of the
,euun:y OF Southampton; bill for the relief OF
MIS- Sidney r, Points: and resolution declaring
it inexpernt 10 tetisIate on subject of sedue-
ing the pettlem of Justices of the peace.
Mr.. LIE, from the Committee on Propositions
and Grievances, Etp rte Senate bill with an amen
.dment, tn incorporate tie Merchants Insurance
Company in the city Of Richmond; bill 10 incor
poralet The Portsmouth Orphan ASYIun; bill IN
cooperating The FiIemeu anil Merchants Insurance.
Company Of Petetsbuag; also, report on the re
iecliUn ofthe prsyerofthe petition Of samuel Bart
lett. asking change in the dividing lines OF Hat
EtSon and Tyler counties: snd report jecilng
the prayer OF the petitions oitG E lay, asking
ntl amendme ut Of the Laws for The probation oil
fOTmty with The rules of the House. The IatteI
report was agreed TO, the former laid on the table.
REsoLrTIoNs,
The following resolutions ~e'e then oaered and
adopted: .HffIi 2 z&E4
BY Mr.. Nrcolson-Thattheco committee on Schools
and Colleges enquire into :he expedlencY Of en-
dowing tie Medical College Of Virginia.
BY SIR. Harding--'ro report bill No. 420, Of the
last session, TO authorize the trustees Of Timothy
Division Of tie Sons Of Temperance to sell their
ineIest ms house aud lot at Lancaster Court House.
BylMs Paul OF extendiug the jurisdiction Of
the city OF Wheeling over the Peninsula Cemetery
and the Catholic Cemetery. now situated beyond
the corporate limits Of said clty.
BY Ntr. WHght2of amending the special road
law for the county Of Loudoun.
BY ME. DAVIS OF GreenbIier-Ofr eportIns bill
to the House, with proper provisions, giving to
married women the absolute and separate proper
y in all fte rear and personal estate hich they
possess IN ther own ht al the time OF marriage,
OF which they shall acquire by descent otherwise
during chSettnIe, free from the martial rights and
control Of The husband, and. sygnpt ifIOm his ia-
bIIties. K ssf
BY Mr. J,nes-ef so amending the 9th section
of chapter I05 Of the C5d5 as To prohibit OF res.
trct the manumissiou Of negro slaves by last will
or testament.
BY Mr. Dilart-o fselling the free school, hous-
es in The county Of Henry, and TO apply the pro-
ceeds thrreol 10 the revenue ofsald county.
Fly Mr. CarpeT-of constructing on State ac
count, EaiIroad from SlNsburg, or some point on
The M4assa Gap Railroad, in the county Of Shenan-
d0ahD by WAY Of MOorlield, IN The county oi HAT
dy, and Buckhannon, in the county Of Upshur. to
the Ohio river, at or near Letart Falls, in the
county Of Mason s. ~
BY Mr.. GEabtree-0f completing an unfinished
bridge across Powell S river, on the CumberIand
Gap and Prices road. in The county OF Lee.
BY Mr.. Hiett-Fhat select committee of seven
Of. hEaa ted tn
into The e1pedency OF approprlating sum Of
dolara for the purpose OF enabling James Persons,
Jr., Of the county Of Hampshire, 10 employ coun-
sci to defend him against an indictment n one of
the courts OF Psnnsylyanin Tor kidnapping, the
Parsons having secured and arrested fugitive
slave his own property, under aud by virtue Of the
law aud also for the object Of prosecuting SAID of
tenders.
By Mr. Howell: OF incorporating the Blue Ridge
Copper company Of Va.
ByMr. Garnett: That the committee on Finance
enquire: -'' i7 f9si' .
1.lnto the expediency Of providing for the re-
demption Of such acquisitions OF jmnt stock COM
panes or estimates and drafts Of contractors upon
State works as may have been accepted by the
BoaId of Public Works and audited by the Sec
ond Auditor.
Q. Into the power ofthe Board of Public Works
to borrow money or contract debts for the Slate,
the exersiSe of such power by the B Iard, aud the
expedency of additional legislation TO regulate the
same.
And, 3 Whether thessaid Board has hypOthe-
Gated the bonds ofthe State, and if 81, by what
authority, aud on what terms.
BY. Mr.. Early: or repeating the usury laws, so
far they relate TO the bonds aud other evidences
Of debt OF railroad and other internal improvement
companies. - y ~ .f
BY 9SIr. Claiborne: OF bringing Ia a bill pro.
yiding that koIses boarded at livery stables shall
be responsible for their keeping.
Al TNsf.. ~
pointlnent OF Fire Coroner and Jury for the city
of Richmond, the expense TO be bOrne by the sew
eral fire insurance, companies Of Richmond.
BY Mr.. BaIneS-0f reporting hill prohibiting
companies in which the State holds stock, from
borrowing money at higher rate Of interest than
six per cent, or from selling their bonds for less
than their par value.
BY Mr.. HaYS-Of making an appropriation Of
dollars for the purpose OF erecting al LIidge
over the Little Kanaw ha river at the town oil
Granville, III the county of GiImer, on the line OF
the Gilmer, Ripley and Ohio Turnpike road.
BILLS PASSED.
The following House bills were read third
time andpassed:
bill for the incorporation OF the FarmYille
Town II II Conn any; bill To incorporate the
Trustees OF Lynchburg Coi'egei a bit 10 amend
the charter Of the Loudoun and Berlin Turnpike
Company, and a till 10 incorporate FeryusIn's
shop aud GiSh's Mill Turnpike Company.
SLNATE BILLS THEIR Passage.
Senate bills entitled . On acttoincorporale the
Merchants Insurance Company 10 the city of
Richmond, and an act for the voluntary ensIaye-
ment OF Lewis Williamson, free man OF color, OF
the county Of Southampton, were laid on tue Ia
Bile on motion uf Mr.. rutherford. lie stated his
object in making that motion with reference to
the former. was TO examine how far it was pEoprr
to cOnIrr banking privileges, such as lOanlng mo-
heyS &c., upon this Company, as alSo TO modify
the title which. as at present, does not, in his
opinion, defue the true character Of tue BILL
With respect 10 the latter, he said that general
law upon this subject was about TO be reported to
the House, which would suprrcede the necessity
bills Of this character.
s'-'s9 - BiLLsUN FIRST BEADING
The several bills on The calenIAf reported thus
far were read a FIRST time and ordered 10 second
reading.
PETITIONS.
The following petitions were presented and sp-
prophateTy referred: ~ -
By,Str, Bosworth-The petition Of samuel Ciaus
and Others OF Randolph county. praying to be re-
leased from the penalty of a recogntzance.
BY Mr.. Ashby-OF citizens of Clarke county for
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