Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-01-15
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE. -

81 TuEspey, Jan. s.
The Senate was called to order at the usual
hour by Lieut. Gov. cGomas
& Ascommunicatio from the Houseof Delegates
was read by the Clerk, announcing the rejection
of a Senate bin authorizing the Point Pleasant
Turnpike Company TO collect tolls across the
Poeotalico river; the passage of the Senate bill
amendment, and sundry other bills.
The amendment to the bill incorporating the
Wytheville Hotel was agreed to.
The resolution extending the time within
which the shlriffs of the city Of Norfolk and the
town of Portsmouth may pay the revenue into
the treasury, WAS referred to the Committee on
General Laws, on motion of Mr.. Deneale.
IA similar resolution, applying to Norfolk
county, was subsequently introduced by Mr..
Daughtrey.l
BILLs REPORTED.
Mr Logan, from the Committee on General
Laws, reported the following Senate Bills; For
increasing the capital stock of the Powell Ho-
tel Company" in the city of Petersburg; for COM
pcnsating clerks of county and corporation courts
for recording births, deaths and Marriages; for
allowing additional compensation to Commission
ers of the revenue.
Mr. Douglas, from the Committee of Finance
reported Senate bills releasing Junius L. Archer
from the payment of a judgement in favor of the
Commonwealth; directing the assessment of the
property of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company in this Commonwealth; and House bill
for the relief of Waddy w. Roberts, of the coun-
| ty of Nelson
| MIR. Paxton, from the committee on Banks, re-
ported Senate bill to incorporate the Central Saw
ingS Bank of the county of Amherst.
Mr.. Thompson, from the Committee on Agri-
culture, reported Senate bill to incorporate the
Baltimore Copper Mining Company in the coun-
ty of Fauquirer. etffe st
RESOLUTIONS.
| On motion of Mr.. johnson. ffEE
ReS0trSt Ih!t the Committee for Courts of
Justice inquire into the expediency ofproviding
| by law that executions of capital punishment
shall take place in the presence only Of limited
number of persons, to be appointed by the Court
| pronouncing sentence of death.
- BILLS PASSED 81
| For regulating Foreign Life Insurance Com
panics within this Commonwealth.
| To incorporate company to construct a rail
road from Montgomery White Sulphur Springs
to the Virginia and Tennessee railroad
| Providing for the re-assessment of the lands
throughout the COMMONWEALTH an amend
ment, (by way of ryder proposed by Mfr. Steen-
rod-ayes 80, noes me- The attention of mag
istrates is called to the amendment of Mr. Steen-
| rod, providing that the county or corporation
courts at their March terms make an order sum-
mOnlng all the magistrates in their several coun-
ties or corporations to attend ut either the sue
feeding April or MAY terms of said courts for
the purpose of making the appointments of as
SCISSORS. The magistrates having been summon
| ed, the appointments shall be made if a majority
do not attend
House bill for the relief of George w. Smell
lings, of Chesterfield county-ayes 81 noes none.
| House bill to constitute part of the North
Anna river a lawful fence.
House bill in relation to the duties and priyi-
ElegeS of members OF the General Assembly being
under consideration Mr. Ta2well moved its in
definite postponement. After some discussion,
in which Messrs. Tazwell Talliaferro and CatIett
/ advocated the motion and Mr.. Deneale, opposed
it, Mr.. TaZwell withdrew his motion at the sug-
gestion of Mr. Funstun, and the bill was ordered
to lie on the table.
On motion Of Sir. Berger, the bill in relation
to the Northwestern Railroad was made the or
der of the day for Saturday next
On motion OF Mr.. Smith the Senate adjourned.
! HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
TUESDAY. Jan. 49,, 1856.
! The House met at II o'clock, pursuant to adj
i journment, Mr.. Pcndleton of Giles, occupying
the Chair III the absence of the Speaker.
/ A communication from the Senate was re-
ceived announcing the passage of sundry bills;
among them House bill incorporating the
Firemen & Merchants Insurance company, of
Petersburg, with amendments. The said amend
mcnts were agreed TO.
BILLS REPORTED.
| Bills were reported from the standing COM
mittees:
To extend the corporate limits and powers of
the town of Smithfeld, in the county of Isle of
| Wight
TO extend the corporate limits of the town of
Fairfax in the county of Culpepper.
Amending the 18th section of an act concern
ing the registration of births, marriages and
deaths. st.5 q. s{SsEI'E,5
To amend the act incorporating the city of
| Wheeling, and to authorize thecouncilof Wheel
ing to elect all the officers of said city except
Mayor, councilmen, clerk, treausurer, aldermen,
whartinger, superintendent of the water works
and street commissioner. S
For establishing work house in the city of
! Richmond. GEhis bill provides for the enlarge
tment of the city Jail for the purpose mentioned,
and authorizes the Hastings Court or Mayor to
require Migrants, dissolute persons, &c, TO labour
in the city quarrics, or about any other public
work for period not exceeding -iays)
! To amend 10th section of chapter 100 of the
Code of Warrants for several claims.
/ Authorizinga loan to the Sfanassa Gap rail-
froad company -s
Authorizing the Board of Public Works to
subscribe to the increased capital stock of the
Orange 6 Alexandria railroad company forsthe
extension of their road to Lynchburg.
10 authorize Ethe Board to subscribe to the
capital stock of the Rivanna Navigation. COM
pany in form of six per cent preferred stock.
Making further appropriation to the Alex
andria, London & Hampshire railroad company,
Concerning the Virginia State Agricultural
Society, appropriating money, thereto, and es-
tablishing a system for managing the finance
| thereof
ADVERSE REPORTS PRESENTED
! Reports were presented from the Committee
on Roads adverse to the proposition for construct
ing Turnpike Road from Rominie's Mil to Jane
Lew; and TO the propositions for an increase of
the capital stock of the MoorefieId and Howard
Lick Turnpike Company
The same Committee reported adversely to the
Senate bill to change the name of the Great
Bridge, Lumber and Canal Company, &c..-de-
claring it to be constitutional than one
object being embracedin the bill,
The Committee on Courts of Justice presented
reports adverse to the propositions to require
county and corporate Courts to grant licenses to