Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-01-16
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b SENATE.--A message was received from
the House of Delegates, announcing the
passage of u joint resoluliou7appointing a
committee to wait on the Governor and
Lieutenant Governor elect and inform
them oftheir election, which was concur
red in by the Senate, and Messrs. Paxton,
Parks and White appointed on the part of
the Senate.
Resolutions complimentary to Lieuten-
ant Gov. Leake were then unanimously
passed, to which he responded in a brief
valedictory, and the Senate adjourned.
-.-a TUESDAY, Jan. /, 1856.
I SENATE.-The Senate was called to Or
der by Lieutenant Governor McComas,
who delivered short and appropriate in
augural address. ...
The clerk then read a communication
from the Governor Of the Commonwealth,
which will be found in the proceedings
Of the House of Delegates.
An act concerning the seventh section
of the act Incorporating the North
ern Virginia Rail Road Company, was
read amended, and laid on the table.
HoUsE.-The Speaker submitted the
following communication from the Cow
ernor, which, on motion Of Mr.. Wellman,
was laid on the table and ordered to be
printed.
70 the Senate and House Of Delegates file
General assembly of the State Of Virginia ::
GENTLEMEN Notified by the two
Houses of the General Assembly. that l
have been elected by the people, Govern
orsof the State for the term OF four years,
commencing on the first day of January
inst, l have appeared at the Executive
chamber, in the Capitol, taken the oath S
prescribed by law, and have entered upon
the duties of the office.
l beg to assure the Legislature Of my
most anxious wish to cooperate in devO-
ted efforts to sustain the honor and to pro-
mote the prosperity ofthe Commonwealth.
With my congratulations upon the happy
season of a new year, and with my best
ally, have the honor to be, with the
highest respect, Your Obedient servant,
HENRY A. WISE.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan'y lst., 1856.
MONDAY, Jan. I'd.
SENATE.-A message was received from
the House Of Delegates by Mr.. Kempler
of Madison, announcing the passage OF a
joint resolution, authorizing the Governor
to be notified Of the election OF Willis p.
Bocock, as Attorney General. The reso-
luton was concurred in, and Mr.. White
was directed to inform the House Of Del
cgates thereof.
Resolutions Of enquiry were proposed
By Mr.. uddIeson-increasing the cap
ital stock of the Dunkard Greek Turnpike
Company to the sum Of thirty thousand
dollars, and to change the Western ter
minus of said road from UarrisviIIe to
Burton's Station on the Baltimore and
Ohio Rail Road in Wetzel county.
BY Mr. Reger-amending the Sd sec
ton ofchapter / 81 ofthe Code Of Virginia.
HoUsE.-The committee on Roads &C.,
made report declaring it expedieut to
legislate upon resolution in reference to
the construction. on State account, of q
bridge across the West Fork River, on
the limo of West Milford and New Salem
Turnpike road, at the town Of West Mil
ford, in Harrison county.
The Speaker submitted the following
communication from the Second Auditor,
which, on motion Of Mr.. Sprinkle, was
laid on the table and ordered to be prints
ed: