Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-02-19

salo city upon the DOCKS OF SAID BATH.
more and Ohio Railroad Company; and
shall also pay to said city interest at the
rate OF six per cent. per annum upon the
amount said city paid for said stock from
the time it paid for TIE same, deducting
therefrom any such dividends received BY
said city upon said stock.
This amendment vas rejected by the
following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Amber, Armstrong.
'Beale. Braden. Caldwell. Catlett. Cobb.
Daughtrey. Flood. Hubbard. Huddleson.
Layne. Marshall. Old, Richmond, Riyes,
Stuart. West-1s. .5l..,,s.
Noes-Brannon. Bruce. Coghill. Cole.
man. Day. Deneale. Deskins. Floyd,
French. Haiston, Neale, of Wood, Pax
ton. Smith, Of Greenbrier. Smith, Of Jack
son. Taliferro. Thompson. WarLh, White.
Wooding. Ystes-2l.
Mr.. Cald well then offered the follows
ing amendment:
Provided. however. that after the con-
solidation hereby authorized shall take
effect. it shall not be lawful for said Balti-
mole IL Ohio Railroad Company to re.
ceive or discharge freight or passengers
going to or coming from any place West
of the Ohio river. at any place on the
Eastern bank of said river. within miles
South Of the Southern boundary of the
city of Wheeling. a
This was rejected also by the follow
ing vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Amber, August. Beale,
Cald well. Catlett. Daughuey. Flood,
Floyd. Hubbard. Huddleson. Rives.
Stuart, VESTS.
Noes-Messrs. Armstrong. Braden,
Brannon. Bruce. CoghiIl. Day, Deneale.
Deskins. French, Ga,ewood, Hairston,
Layne. Logan. Neal of Wood, Paxton,
Richmond. Smith. of Greenbrier., Smith,
of Jackson. Taliaferro. Thompson, Wood
ing. Yates-22. pee ..
Mr.. Caldwell then offered the following
amendment:
Provided. ho~ever. that before this act
shall take effect. the said Baltimore & o.
Railroad Company shall complete their
Railroad from Cumberland. in the State
Of Maryland. to the terminus thereof in
the city of Wheeling. with graduatious,
masonry and bridging for double track,
substantially equal in all respects to that
part Of their road extending from Cum
berland, aforesaid. to Three Forks in the
county of Taylor. and the same shall
have been ascertained by the Board of
Public Works.
This amendment was also negatived.
Mr.. Floyd moved to lay the subject on
the table, as he desired some informa.
ton. He afterwards withdrew his mo.
ton.
Mr.. Stuart said that the bill presented
itself to him in general aspect; he did
not say anything on the subject as long
as it was question Of local concern, but
it was one OF great magnitude. and ON its
general bearing and its influence on in-
ternal improvements, he had yet some
thing to say; he had an insuperable OBJ.
lection to the bill in any shape in which
it could be presented.
After long discussion. the substitute
and amendment (Mr. Armssrong's) were
adopted. and the bill was ordered 10 be
engrossed.
The Senate then adjourned.
SATURDAY. Feb. IS.
SEEArE.-A resolution was offered
BY Mr.. Neale, of Wood-Of incorpora.
ting company en- individual account, to
construct a turnpike road from near the
residence of William Standspring, on the
Salem and Harrisville road, to the North.
western road at or near the residence of
Lake JAG obs. on a survey made by Dan
lei Sherwood.
A bill was passed creating new coun-
ty, out Of parts OF Tazewell and Russell,
to be called Buchanan. >,
Before the Senate adjourned. Mr..
Caldwell made personal explanation
with regard TO the observations which
fell from him yesterday concerning Mr.
Johnston. He said that Mr.. Hay mond,
Of Marion. had assured him that to his
(Mr. Haymond's) certain knowledge Mr..
Johnston bad not been-as he (Mr. Cald.
well( had represented upon Information
which he had got from home-the Attor
uey for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Company. or their lobbyer in the Legis-
lature during years past. He. therefore,
withdrew the remarks.
HousE.-On motion OF Mr.. Boyle, an
engrossed bill to form a new county out
Of parts Of the counties of Tazewell and
Russell was taken up.
Mr.. Boyle briefly advocated the pas.
sage of the bill. He remarked that some
objection TO the name Of the county had
heen mentioned. He had yet to learn
there was anything in a name, and for
his part. lie would as soon have one name
as another. Within the area Of the pros
posed territory. but one single, solitary
Wing vote had been given since the es-
tablishment Of Tszewell county-f fifty.
seven ycare ago. TIE name was inten-
ded as a compliment TO the present Chief
Magistrate of the United States. The
people of the new county all voted for
him. and desired to give his name to the
county. Some gentleman had suggested
the name Of Mcdowell. No man in the