Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-07
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

! niri,un from the Secretary of the Common
wealth, giving the mann f The companies which
have been nrgani-el undtai the law nuthor-ins
the Circuit Courts 10 grant charters to Mining
and Manufacturing companies under certain cir.
cum-tauce-. These Cnmpanies are NJ follow:
In Wythe county The Monks Corner Nj
ming Company. In Kdnauha.-I he ST. George
Mining aud Manufacturing Company; mud the
Fork Conf Company. In Patn0m-. he Great
Kann Via Company. In Prestoa-The Newhurgh
Orr-l Company; and the Fumeton Iron. Coal
aud Lumber Company. In Floyd-The Little
River Manufacturing Company.
The Speaker, in presenting the communication
stated that it not generally understood that
n law of the last session authorized the organlza-
ton of such CONF anie- under charters from the
Superior Courts. In his county, companies that
now proposed TO ask for charters Of TIE L"gisla-
ture would have been organizrdifthey ha known
of the law II such Companies would apply to
the Courts, the Legislature, which have Of ether
hn>iness more than they could do, would be re-
eyed of IA part of the pressure upon it. The
communication was laid on the table on motion
of Mr.. Welton.
The S ieaker laid before the House n communi
cation f.om the Governor. enclosing letter f.om
the Law Institute of New rk,slating that that
institution was chartered by the State: that IT
had Si0,O00 worth Of hooks. 10 which citizens OF
all the States had access, and TINT there was not
/ Of Nrginia. They therefore ask for n donation
from the State, of copy Of her Laws. The com.
mnncation WIS referred to the Committee on the
! Library.
INTERVAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Another avalanche of resolution, WIS shower
! ed upon the House the bulk of which were ON
| the subject of Improvement, asking appropria-
! lions charters, extensions, &c. We state the
purport of these Improvement resolutions below:
! BY Mr.. Deaue: For authorizing II loan 10 the
Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company, of
fye hundred thousand dollars, to complete their
road to the Tennessee line. -
BY Mr.. Chandler: For Incorporating eompa-
ny to construct II road from Qulensville in
Scott, to the Russell Old Court House and Ablns-
don Turnpike.
BY Mr.. Bass: Into the expediency OF reporting
Bill, No. 3j. of the last session, to incorporate
the Valley Railroad company.
BY Mr.. Mays: Relative to Incorporating Il
| company to extend the Cumberland Gap Road,
to the mouth of Craigs Creek on James river
BY Mr. Calvert: Relative 10 the extension Of
the Winchester and Potomac Railroad, to con-
meet with the Manassas Cup road at some point
| not South OF Stra sburg
BY Mr.. Carter: Into the expediency Of report
ing Bill No. Isl, Of the last session, amending
the charter Of the Sandy Hook and Manassas
Gap Turnpike company.
BY M. Riggs; For n Turnpike from the
Jonesvle aud Lttlr Stone Gap Turnpike, near
Bg,tone Gap To the Cumberland Gap aud
Prices Turnpike. near Flat Lick in Scott.
BY Mr.. maid For n charter to the Mont
gomery White sulphur Springs Company for a
Railroad from their Springs 10 the Big Funnel
on the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad.
BY Mr.. McIvcr: Fer IA Turnpike from Es-
I, leylle to the Cumberland Gap and Price
Turnpike, in Rye Cove.
BY Mr.. Newer: For "a Turnpike from the
u
Russell, e. H., to the kentucky line.
BY Mr.. H"Ilndny; For Turnpike from the
National Road at Clav's Monument. through the
Wheeling Valley. aud the counties of Marshall
aud Ohio to thu Staie line
BY Mr.. Mclvrr: For n Bridge over Church
river, II; OS ofnc'e tnld in Scott
BY Nj. Smith: For improving the naviga.
ton Of the kanawha from lis mouth to L"ul
Creek Shoals, part If the line OF the james
River aud kanawhn improvement.
| BY Mr.. Howell: For the completion of the
Turnpike road from Shawsvile, III Montgomery
to the Floyd Court House and Bent Mountain
Turnpike.
ELECTION OF SENATOR.
| \ message was received from the Senate that
that body I'D adopted II resolution to 60 into ,ht
election of Senator of the United States from
Virginia. to succeed tie Hon. james NJ. Mason
on the sih inst.
Mr. Pendleton moved t. amend the resolution,
by fixing it for the 18th inst. He eontended
that there necessity for haste in this
electiun-that the term of the incumbent would
not expire until the 18th March. 1857, and that
it would he two years from yesterday before the
senator To succeed him would take his seat. II
the election was forced upon them on the 9Th, he
knew members who would be absent, and he
thought moreover that II little moro time woul!
ENABLE members tn confer more fallv and ensure
"a more harmonious result. 1t was cnntended, he
knew, tbs, serious Consequences might result il
the election did not take place Immediately; bul
he could nat see how On the contrary he fear
ed that if the election be FASTENED as proposed
1t would result in consequences all would de-
plorc.
Mr. Powell knew of gentlemen who would be
absent on the 18th. and suggested the 18th hut
as Mr.. Pendetnn's friends could not return by
that day,that gentlemen declined TO change his
motion.
The House rejected the amendm,~t without
a count. and then the resolution of the Senate
was concurred in.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATION.
| On motion of Mr.. Garnet,
Resolved, That the Clerk shall keep a list of
all resolutions directing inquiry into the expedi-
enoy of appropr atoms for works of internal i'm
provement. aud also list of all bills reported
making such appropriations showing the names
o. the several works and the amounts proposed
| Ia be appropriated to each, whether loaned ur
subscribed; aud these lists shull he printed week
! ~, for the of the General Assembly.
| Il fore the vote on the resolution was taken. Il
hif debate occurred, in which Messfs Garnet
Tomn and Burwell Of Bedford, took part. Mr.
G.. in answer to questions of Mr. r., stated his
object TO he to the amount of proposed APP
pr pratt, n, that the House might v"te under
>tandinglv, and exercise the proper discrmna-
ton. with regard al the sam" time 10 the ahili
| ty of the State. COmpurpl with the demands fn,