Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-01-14

of changing the times of holding the Circuit
Courts Of jackson and Kanawha counties BY
Mr.. Cahell, of so amending the 10th chapther
OF the Code as to authorize the Attornies for the
Commonwealth before the sessions of Courts to
summon witnesses in behalf of the Common
wealth to testify before the Grand Jury. By Mr..
Baker, of rcf1nding sum Of money to John
MCGOWAN.
PETITIONS
Mr.. Barnes presented the petition of citizens
of w heehng, demonstrating against certain pro-
posed changes in the charter of the city of Whee
! ling. e
/ By Mr.. Calvert: OF citizens of Shenandoah,
fora Turnpike from Towards Lick, in Hardy,
to Mount Jackson, on the Manassas Gap Rail:
road.
] By Mr.. Carpenter: OF citizens of Highland
and Bath, for an appropriation to the road from
| Monterey to the Warm Springs.
/ BY Sir. Mewlon OfCitizens of Fetterman, for
q precinct election.
/ By Mr.. Draper: OF Charlotte, a free woman of
/ color, for permission to enslaye herself
/ By Mr.. Eggborn: OF Robert Hudson, for the
/ appointment ola mineralogist and gcologiSt, to
examine his farm.
| By Mr. Calvert: OFFS c. Williams and others,
| clerks, for compensation for registering births,
| deaths, &c.
/ BY Slr. Taylor: ofcitizens of Fairfax, for the
incorporation ola Turnpike Company.
! BY Mr.. Dcane: OF Richard Perkins, for
modification of the charter of the Lynchburg
and Salem Turnpike
b. Mr.. Hollija;: OfIsaae w. Mitchell and
others, fr an amendment of the charter of the
| Ohio and Marshall Tarnpike Company.
/ All which petitions were appropriately refer
red.
BILLS PASSED.
The following Senate bills were read third
time and passed:
A bill to consolidate the West Columbia Min
! ing and Manufacturing Company;
I Abill to incorporate the Odd Fellows Building
| Association of Norfolk;
| \ bill to incorporate the Ashton Institute;
I y bill to amend the 18th section of the act in
relation to the powers, duties &c, Ofjusticcs of
the peace, clerks of Courts, &C.;
I 4 bill to change the time of holding the Courts
of the 4th Circuit: aud
y bill to authorize change in the route of
the Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Rail-
road.
/ An engrossed House bill, for the relief oil.
j. Brown, of the county of Campbell, came up
in order and was passed by decided majority
BILL REJECTED.
1 The Senate bill authorizing the Charleston and
;! Point Pleasant Turnpike Company to collect
i tolls the bridge across the Pocotalico river,
4 which had been rcportedupon adversely by the
committee on Roads, was taken up and rejected
| by the House.
A bill authorizing the payment to the legalrc-.
personalities of Isaac Holmes, deceased, the ball
ance of judgment-was read third time
Isaac Holmes was in the revolutionary war,
lieutenant and held the post of quartermastcr.
/ The Judgment was for half pay under the law
granting it to officers of the revolutionary war
I Upon question and other the representa-
tiveS of Holmes have been sent from pillar to
post, and Judgment had been obtained, be-
| tween the exceptions of the State and Federal
Government, the money has never been paid.
application is now made to the Legislature,
/ Mr.. Carter explained the bill and the ground
of the cIoims which he considered just.
Mr.. Johnston had no precise recollection of
the circumstances but the antiquity ofthe claim
was against it, and he had an impression of the
difficulties in the way, and as the amount inyolv-
ed large principal and interest, (some $4,000; he
moved that it be laid on the table
I Mr. Smith desired that should be laid on the
table, in order thatit might be better understood
| He would like, if he knew how to get at it to
have the Attorney Generals opinion upon the
claim
/ The bill was laid on the table
! Some time after Mr.. Smithmoved resolution
calling upon the Attorney General for his opin-
! ion on the claim of Isaac Holmes.
j Mr. Floyd objected cmphatically to such an
appeal to the Attorney General This was aco-
I ordinate branch of tue Government and should
t be able to discharge its functions without en-
lightenment from another quarter. He was OPP
posed to introducing by side wind, any extra
neous element whatever into its dcliberationS.-
The matter could be properly disposed of here.
With all due Difference to the officer III question,
/! he was satisfied that the member from Kanawha,
I Alr. Smith, could, after an examination of the
subject, give just as reliable an opinion as that
officer could. He moved to lay the resolution on
the table.
/ Mr.. Smith was proceeding to defend his res
olution; but under the motion this being out or
der, he dcssted, and the resolution was laid on
the table.
POSTAGE.
| Mr. Imbodcn offered the following resolution
Resolved by the General Assembly, That the
| clerks of the Senate and House of Delegates re-
I spectiyely be authorized aud Instructed to pre-
cure the necessary postage stamps and to place
them upon all public documents printed by order
/ of either branch of the General Assembly which
may be left with either Of said Clerks by mems
bers of the General Assembly, properly folGel
and addressed toany citizen of the commonwealth
and after so stamping said document to place it
in the Pcstoffice to besent toitS destination and
the expenses arising under this resolution shallbe
charged to the head of stationery for the use of
. the General Assembly.
Mr. tiarnctt opposed the resolution, on the
ground that the Constitution required thatall APP
preparations of money should be made by acts
and not resolutions.
! Mr.. Imbo,Ien replied that the resolution did
mot nOnOS,. now annrOnriatiOn. the StalnDS were