Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-01-16

! To amend and re-enact an act Incorporating
the Virginia Towing Company.
The bills on the calendar We're advanced.
On motion of Mr.. Campbell, the Senate adj
iOurned.
HOUSEoF DELEGATES.
WEDNESDAY Jan. 9th, 1886.
The House met at II o'clock, pursuant to adj
journment the Speaker rcsuming the chair.
| Prayer by Rev NJ. ID. Hoge. of the Presby-
terrain Church.
A communication from the Senate was read
announcing the passage of sundry bills. The
said bills were read, and appropriately referred
BILLS REPORTED.
Bills were reported from the standing commit
Changing the time of holding cirtains courts
| in the 9th circuit
10 establish the Institute of the Virginia
| Guard;
| To INCORPORATE the Polytechnic College, at
Arraconia, in the county of Logan, or such 9TH
| er point US the trustees may designate
Toincorporatethe Village College, in thecoun
I! ~ of Frederick;
| To provide for the endowment of the tMedi-
cal College of Virginia;
| Amending the act for working the county roads
| of Loudoun;
To incorporate the Wheeling Savings Bank,
in the city of Wheeling;
MILITIA FINES
On motion of Mr.. Kemper, it was
| ResOlced Thatthc Auditor ofPublic Accounts
be instructed to furnish this House with state
ment of the amount of annual receipts from mil
tia fines from 1910 to the present time; also
statement of the annual expenses of the militia
during the same period
SAVINGS BANKS.
On motion of Mr.. Taylor, twas
ReS"ttet, That the committee on Banks en-
tquire into the expettiency of providing by law,
that the Savings Banks of this Commonwealth
which do not divide their profits between stock
holders and depositors, SHALL after paying stock
holders six per Qent upon their investment, pay
a bonus to the State Of one halfper cent per an
mum for the privileges granted them.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT
4 On motion Of Mr.. Yanorstall, it was
ReS0tred, That the committee on Roads, &c,
be requested to report TO this House, the amount
of appropriation asked for to construct turnpike
roads, on the two and three ftfths principle.
/ SHORT TRACK TO CHARLOTTESVILLE.
Mr.. Imboden presented communication from
Chas. Ellet, Jr., giving a statement of the dis
tanc from Charlottesville to West Point by the
short track and Richmond, and thence over the
I York River Railroad, viz:
From Charlottesville to Richmond,
/ by the present line of the Central
Railroad is 963 miles
From Charlottesville to Richmond,
4 by the snort track, accorlng TO
recent survey, is Il miles.
The distance saved by the "short
track" will be o57 miles,
The distance from Charlottesville to
West Point by the ''short track"
and York River railroad would be
near 1863 niles
The distance from Charlottesville 10
the Junction, thence by an air lins
to West Point, 11s miles.
| Difference in favor of the short track
passing through Richmond, ST miles.
The grades of the present road from Rich
mond to Charlottesville are, in places, from 80
to 60 feet per mile in both directions. On the
short track they will not exceed 80 feet per mile
to be assembled by the trains going towards the
West, and 20 feet per mile by those going from
the West.
On motion Of Mr.. Imbodcn, the communica-
ton was laid upon the table and ordered to be
printed.
RESOLUTIONS.
i The appropriate committees were ordered to
inquire into the expediency of sundry PROPOSE
tions, viz:
BY Mr.. Edwards of authorizing the cstab-
Ilishmeut ola branch hank at Rocky Mount, in
the county of Franklin.
BY Mr.. Lee-of Incorporating the Piedmont
Masonic Lodge, in the county of Greene
By Mr. Taylor-0f reporting bill for the
relief of Stephen Shinn, &c.
BY Mr. Hays-0f amending the act incorpo
rating the town Of Elizabeth, in the county of
1 Writ
BY Mr.. Kirby-of reporting a bill for the re-
/ lief of VIM Robinson, jr., of the town of Dan
! ville.
/ By Mr.. samuels-of Incorporating the Cabell
I Coal and Manufacturing company.
BY Mr.. lIowell-Ofa graded road from Lydia
Martins in the county of Montgomery, to the
Il Conner Hill in the county of ElOvfl
| By Mr. Cabell-0f amending the 4th section
of chapter 900 of the Code of Virginia.
BY Mr.. Frost-0f a branch bank at Ripley or
Ravenswood, in the county of jackson.
BY Mr. Nowlin-0f declaring Seneca Greek
a lawful fence, far as the same is the boundary
line of the lands of lessee Burton in the county
of Campbell.
i The following House bills were read and
passed:
Excmpting the citizens of Lynchburg from
serving on juries in the courts Of Campbell coun-
i ty in civil cases
For the relief of james Shea, of Louisa coun-
ty-yeas SO, nays 25. (Renlits a fine of $3.50
imposed by the circuit court.
i AuthoriHRga new courthouse in the city of
Alexander.
To amend the charter of the Martha Washing
ton College. (Authorizes the I. o. o. F. to APP
point Board of Visitors for said institution.)
For the refiefo of VIM Parker, of Orange CO.,
.E-yeas 1914 (Appropriates $l12, as comPcnsa-
ton for conveyirg two hAatcs 10 the Western
| Asylum.
4 To amend the 17tH section of an act concern
ing tho terms of courts ofthe 18th circuit
i To authorize the county court of the county
of Isleof Wight to contract with the prcprietorS
of any bridge or ferry therein, for the free pas
sage over the same of the people of said county
1 The following Senate bills were also passed:
d Authorizing the town of Winchester to in
crease its debt for the purpose of subscribing
4 to works of internal improvement.
4 To authorize the Seaboard and Roanoke Rail
road company to issue additional stock Ito an in
definite amount.
BILLS PRESENTED
The following Senate bills were read and re-