Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-01-11
FROM OUR RICHMOND COR
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It may not be uainteresting to your readers
to have occasionally line from well-wisher in
this city, especially the session
and many subjects Of general State importance
responding before It. As usual, the members
are slow in returning to duty after the holidays.
MANY spend them at home, and then the time
for returning to duty is substracted from work
ing days, thus making the holidays extend prac-
ticaIly, some time past New Years day. How
: ever. there has been quorum since Wednes-
day, and both branches seem inclined to go to
bard work. Our tax payers will bemuch graft
fed to learn that the Internal Improvement com
mittee have determinedfto report new appro-
priation bill this sessioa, as the financial condi
ton of the State requires the most jealous
watching Of her treasury and support other ere
dit; whether the House viii support the commit
tee remains to be seen, but of one thing you
may rest assured, that the present Legislature
will at all hazards uphold the credit of Virginia.
already the taxes must be doubled to meet ex-
listing liabilities. Is it wise to increase them?
am very clear that the chances are that no hea-
w appropriations will be made this session, and
few Of any kind, but to complete works already
commenced and in process of construction. As
usual, there il legislation proposed, very mate
rally affecting the interests Of your city. The
Pan Handle right ofwsy is up, and its hobbies
areou hand tits strange that a company which
insists thatit has full legal rights to take and APP
pzopriate Virginia to its use, and to bridge the
Ohio I'D li5itum, should still worry and harass
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grant that which it already claims to have. l am
half inclined to doubt the sincerity of
those who make such claim. The North West
ern Virginia Railroad Company are seeking to
take of the restrictions on their charter, or rath
or its conditions, for such they were at the date
of its passage, and such they still are. The
friends of the road are making jealous effort,
and may succeed, despite the circumstances and
conditions attending the passage of the law,
which are familiar to many now in the Legisla-
ture But, nous rerrons. The Bank question, as
between the new systems, is regarded as settled;
but there will be lahored efforts to amend and re-
strict the present charters. Some kind voiun-
teer is sending forth his missiyes in printed
pamphlets from Alexandria, seeking to enlightcn
q our legislators 10 introduce the now SYSTEM 3c
&c. think he had as well save his pen and pa
per. Thompson, the Wall street broker is fight
ing on the same side, evidently for the purpose
of enhancing Virginia State stocks, Ofwhich he
and his friends hold some 56,000,0oo. They
will not succeed, even were the new Bank sys-
TEN adopted, as new issues of stock would be the
basis But this will hardly be done.
The weather is very cold here for this region,
and les getting is occupation for many. The
prospects are that Gov. Wise will be called upon
by the General Assembly soon for information as
to some questions which will render message
necessary, and proper. Will write to you again
BOON. II.