Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-12-25
LEGISLATURES or vIRaNIA.
S SENATE.

WEDNESDAY,. Dec. 10. 1855.
The Senate was called to order at I9o'elOelsby
Lieut.. Gov. Lake
= Tie CLERK read Communication from The HJnse
of Dele gates, announcing the passage Of sdndrys
bills, which weEr read and referred. The bill 10
amend the chaTterof the Valley Union Education
Society," was subsequently, eOnsidel ed without le-s
ference, and passed..
cnNuUNIcATIoy FROM THE GOVERNOR.
The President presented Communication lIom
The GoyetnOr, enclosing statement Of the several
caseSso Of paTdans and IepHeyes granted asd pun.
ishments eomnutrd by him. With The reasons
therefor. The communication was laid on the
tgbie.
BILLS REPoKTED.
= AlthoriziRgithe sale Of certla lands, late the
property OF Cotuela Hopkins, deceased.
ProHiuing That in prosecutions for lelnny the
counsel fur the accused shall have the EIghtsto
conetutle the argument on the trial.
70 incorporate Feiguson's ShUp and Gish's Mil
Turnpike Company
To amendt The chatter of the Ioa'iOun and Ber-
lin Turnpike Company. 7fi
Estnbs ishiag an Inspection of Tobacco at the
New Company Warehouse, IN The town Of Dan
vile.
.Toanlhorizz the seaboarl and Roanoke Rail
road Company to Issue additional stock.
PETITION.
BY BIZ. DeneaIe: OF Joseph S. Dnekwall and
Others, citizens Of Morgan county, praying altI-
tional legislation for The better Of The.
property OF the State intIIe town Of Bath in said
OO'A'
RESOLUTIONS,
By:.Ir Harrs-TO sOamend 42d section Of chap
ter So Of the CoIe as 10 place the counties of Ka-
na%ha anu Mason IN the same c9nallon ~ LeiaIlon
TO Tue nspecnon OF sl! as are cues ana towns
on tide waIrF, lnithis Stale.
slt llto ING 5
o. constructing gfads rI"d on me two anu thtee
hlths principle, through paris oil Logan and Boone
counties.
bY Ar. Fhomas-ln ST. The Finance com
mttsf 70 rep 1T taA Glli WIN sueh lncteseu tale
la&Stlot as shal oe sunicleht % MAKE a'hpie P,oI
VSlon lot the payuisnto " tue interest," o Tue tuUusu
State ut u aiIu Inc lquldallon oil Tue inoanhS IN
as !,' OF Tue o'ale. H..
ny I. pOugiaS-lnqulline INTO Inc eAl'eutehcy
Of providing by law that tue Boatu nl publ works
smart mol permit as agents 10 yotnecale tue iuhu
OF The style. zss-E5
by Mt Dlughlry-F0t the appointment OF q COM
mittee TO inquire into the expectancy OF auihorzi-
ng The Sea59an' ana Roanoke =. Il. W. 70 issue
aGultlonai STOCK ne c1m. suoseq uenuy report
Cd a nill Tor the purpose
ny Mr. Mchenney--ap PointIng select COM
nlItee tninquIre lnIo Inc e1psulency OF anne nulns
the chILterot The Gteat BndSs aud Canal C"npa
NY" &MesSEs. Mchenney, Deneals and hhrlls
were appointed.
by Mr. DousIas-ReteFrins that portion OF the
Governors message relating 10 the completion Of
the Virginia Washington Monument, TO select
committee.
BY AlE. rhomPson-Tnqulring into the expe
d'ency OF reporting Senate bill No. III OF last
session "conceEnlng tue Virginia State AgrlcuAu-
raj Society.
Mr.. White presented statement Of Edwin Rob
nsun, President Of the R. T. q ?. r. TO-, re
gard 10 the condition. OF the road
BY MI. F;nney: llnquirlnS into the exPediency
Of amending the Code SO as to Prevent Comms-
Sioners Of Elections letting money or Other things
OF value on elections.
by ME. " hlte: lnqnlrlns INTO tue expeuiency oil
amending section OF the Code SO as to dispense
with the order OF publication.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
mess lge was received from the Hoyse Of Dele
aales, by Mr.. TomIin, announcing the concurrence
OF that body IN the resolution 10 ADJOURN Oyer tTOln
Saturday next to The 3lst inst. -
mi = ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO DEEDS
tbe Senate, alter d'ScuSSlOn' Ielusetl TO te-
commit with instruction to report bill the Tesolq
ton IN relation 10 an alteration ofthe Code, touch
ing the acknowledgement Of deeds.
bills PASSED.
To amend the 18th section of the act passed
April 21d' 1882 providing Tor the election Iuail-
hcht'on. Po%ets' duties md compensation OF JUS
IceS 81 Tue peace, cletKs OF circuit ana County
Courts Attorneys tot the Commonwealth Sherlits,
commissioners OF the Revenne' Surveyors Coins
tables anu OVeTSeerS OF the Poor.
Making an appropriation ~ aid OF the Virginia
Historical aud Philosophical Society. Ayes 81,
noes Z, at ,-a4-