Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-02-21
vIRGINIA LEGIsLATuRE.
SENATE.

land transferring the duties thereof to the Cover
nor and other officers Of the Commonwealth
The bill was read the first time.
- On motion of Mr.. Roger, 900 extra copies OF
the report of the senate's Finance committee,
iiwere ordered TO be printed.
On motitnof Mr.. SStGenrod, bills on their sec
ond reading were taken up, and great number
l.ordered to be ensrossed.
TIP BANK QUESTION.
On motion of Mr.. Steenrod, the Senate resolv-
ed itselfinto committee of the Ehole-Mr. Cat
lett in the Chair-and resumed the consideration
of bill to amend aud re- enact the 3Sth chapter
of the code of Virginia, in reference to Banks Of
circulation.
The question vas upon the motion to strike
from the 18th section these words namely: iii
shall not he lawful for any bank or branch of a
bank, except in settlement with other banks OF
branches, to pay or deliver out in payment OF
satisfaction Of any demand upon it, or by way Of
loan or discount, any bill, note, check or other
paper, except such as is payable.by itself atits
own counter. For every violatioH ofthissection
the officers guilty thereof shall forfeit each one
hundred dollars and the bank shall also forfeit
one hundred dollars, one halfto the informer and
the other TO the Commonwealth.
Mr. Thomas addressed the committee in an ar
gument in support the motion to strike out.
Mr.. Jones briefly replied, in support of thC
18th section.
onmotion of Mr. Campbell, the committee rose
and reported progress.
LorDorS BRANCH RAILROAD.
A message WAS received from the House o.
Delegates, announcing the passage of the bill in
relation to the Loudoun Branch Railroad, with
an amendment, which was concttrred in by the
Senate.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
/ FRIDAY, Feb. Is, 1855.
The House met at II o'clock, pursuant to adj
journment.
Prayer by Rev. ]. L. Burrows, of the Baptist
Church.
TIE LoUDouN BRANCH RAILROAD.
A bill communicated from the Senate author
ling an increased subscription to the Loudoun
Branch Railroad Company, and the extension o
said road from Purcellville to Harpers' Ferry
was, on motion of Mr.. Powell, put upon its pas
sage.
Mr.. Hictt offered a ryder, providing that none
of the authorized capital Of the company shall
be applied to the construction of the proposed
extension, until the completion of the main lin'
to Harrodsburg
Mr.. Wright presented petition in favor o
the said extension, and also q renonstrance
which were read by the Clerk.
The passage of the bill was briefly advocated
by Messrs. Powell, Towner and Wright and op
posed by Mr. Hiett. The amendment was thcr
agreed to, and the bill was passed. The it'll
was amended SO as to read, ian act authorizing
the Manassas Gap Railroad Company to extent
their road from Purcellville to Harpers' Ferry.
PowRLL's FORT TURNPIKE COMPANY.
A bill also communicated from the Senate, Il
incorporate the Powell's Fort turnpike compa
ny, was, on motion of Mr. Calvert, read thru
time and passed.
THE COUNTY OF WISE"
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ing the county of Roane out of portions of Lee
Scott and Russell" was taken up. The bill
was then passed-yeas 127; nay-(Air. Early,
and the title amended by inserting "WiSe" il
lieu of ''Roane" SO as to conform to the amend
ment adopted by the House when the bill was
last under consideration.
TIE SALARIES OF OFFICERS, ETC.
a Senate bill increasing the salaries Of thu
clerks of the Senate, Ito 81 500 and House o
Delegates, Ito $1,000 was read third tim,
and passed, with an amendment allowing thI
clerk of the House the further sum of $50 pc,
week, during the session of the Legislature fol
the employment of an assistaut-yeas 1926 no
Mr.. Tomlin.
TnE NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD
Mr.. Johnston moved that the order Of the day
be passed by for the purpose of taking up thu
bill to remove the restrictions imposed upon thu
Northwestern Virginia Railroad company. Aftel
some debate, the motion was agreed to.
Mr.. Brannon thereupon, offered substitute
for the bill providing for the repeal of said re
strictions, but on condition that the provisions
and requirements imposed on the Baltimore ant
Ohio Railroad company in the law authorizing
DEMONSTRATION and extension of their road tt
Wheeling, &C., shall remain in full force.
The proposed amendment was advocated by
Messrs Hoge and Brannon, and opposed by Mr.
PAUL.
Mr.. PAUL moved the indefinite postponemcn
ofthe bill and amendments. Disagreed to.
Theyote was then taken ont the pending amend
ment, (under the operation of the previou:
question: and resulted as follows:
ATES-Mcssrs. Crutchtield, (Speaker,) Ashby
Berkeley, Foreman, Bosworth, Brandon, Bran
non, Bywaters, Carpenter, Carper, Carroll, Car
ter, Caruthers, Caybrook, Collins, Craddock
Croker, Daniels, Dickinson, of GraySon, Dill
ard, Dromsoolc Edmuuds, Frost, George, Hays
Heiskell, IIiett, Hogc, Holden, Johnston, Jones
of Appolnattox, Jones, of Rappahannock, Jones
of Glouster, Kelly, Kirby, Langfitt, Lee, Lundy
Mallory, Martin, Nelson, Newton, NicolSon, Not
tinghanl, Nowlin, Parsons, Pendleton, of Giles
Pitman, Powell, rutherford, Seldom, Seger, Shu
mate, Sinclair, Smith, Splitter, Sprinkle, Thomas
of Mason, Thomas, of Warren, Tcmlin, Towncr
Triplett Tyree, ysndorsall, Wiley and Wrigh
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NArs-MesSrs Arnett, Baker, Barnes, Bass
Bondurant, Brady, Brown, Burwell, of Patrick
Burwell, of Bedford, Bush, Cabell, Calvert
Christian, Claiborne, Clarke, Crabtree, Gran
mer, Crowford, Crockett, Davis, of Greenbrier
Deiarnette, Dodson, Doyle, Draper, Drew, Ed
wards, Ellyson, Floyd, French, Gillespie, Gre
CORY, Gurley, Hancock, Horly, Hawks, Haynes
Herbert, Hobbs, Holiday, Holman, Imboden
Lantz, McIver, Norman, 4Iurdaugh, PAUL
Preston, Roberts, Ronald, Rutfner, spady
Thomnson Thrift Tretlway Walton Welton
West and Yancey-5S.
Mr.. PAUL thereupon offeredas an amendment
to the bill as amended by the adoption of tn,
substitute, the same proposition which was a
dopted by the House and afterwards reconsider
cd, a few days since. Hewas proceeding to adj
dress the. House, when the order Of the day
was called for.
THE BANKING QUESTION.
The House resumed the consideration of tn,
bin to extend the charter Of the Banks Of Sir
GINA.
Mr. Seldom being entitled to the floor, pro