Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-02-19
VIRGINIA.. LLcIsL.A,ruRIs.
RlcaMoNp. Feb. 9. 1855.

tus cOuUluou VI tue nnanCeS Oh the C0m-
mouWeaIth.
Mr.. Johnston of Harrison. presented a
minority report from said committee.
The said reports were forthwith sent to
the printer. z=s
Z 49, WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10.
Notl ing OF interest to our readers trans
pired in either House.
= E THURSDAY. Feb. II.
SEHArE,-The bill for the consolidation
ofthe BaItimere and Ohio and North YES.
tern Va. Railroads was called up. The
Senate already having engrafted ON the
bill Aforementioned requiring the two
companies before awaiting themselves Of
the act, to. purchase 5000 shares Of stock
; in the N. w. Road, now held by the city
of Wheeling. Mr.. Brannon offered sub.
stitute for the bill. an amendment giving
the two companies the ht to make the
terms of consolidate themselves.
a long discussion ensued between Mr..
Caldwell, opposing. and Mr.. Brannon. fa.
yoring it, concluding with mutton by
the former to indefinitely postpone the
bill and the substitute. The motion was
defeated. ayes 9, nays 24.
The substitute was then adopted. Ayes
"a. II.
Mr.. Caldwell then offered the same
amendment to the substitute which ne
had offered to the original bill. 1t was
decided by the Chair to be out of order.
Mr.. Armstrong offered an amendment
limiting the rights Of the Baltimore and
Ohio road over the Northwestern road to
the same rights now enjoyed by the
Northwestern road, under its charter.
The amendment was adopted.
Pending the consideration of sn amend
ment by Mr. Cald well, nearly similar to
the former one. the Senate adjourned, on
motion of Mr.. Daughtrey.
HousE.-Mr. Harper, from the com
mittee on manufactures, &C.. reported
q bill to prevent the adulteration Of alcohol.
ic liquors.
Petitions were presented
by Mr.. Standardization the formation of
new county out OF parts Of the counties
OF hanawha, Braxton, Roane. and Cal.
houn. -....
BY Mr.. Wilkinson-Remoustra from
Harrison county, against changes in the
county line.
'.' FA1DAr. Feb. l2.
SENATE.-A bill was reported by Mr.
Deneale
To authorize the construction Of turn
pike road from Peterborough. on the N
W. Railroad. 10 the county Of Richie,
&C., to PocUtalico Mills, in the county Of
kanawha.
BY the same-To incorporate the Mich.
olas and Greenbrier turnpike company.
By Mr.. Catlett-Co amend the 9Th
section of chapter I49 of the Code, SO as
to suspend the limitations Of actions for
laAN
tract, for ono year from the death Of the
debtor.
By Ambler-To amend chapter ~ OF
the Code SO as to exempt one slave in ev.
cry family from seizure for debt.
A bill was passed
Changing the time of holding the cir
cult courts in the 2lst circuit.
The substitute offered, by Mr.. Neale Of
Wood. for the bill to consolidate the B.
d .. Railroad Company, and which was
adopted yesterday, was then taken up.
Mr.. Warth moved that the vote be re-
considered, by which the substitute was
adopted.
Mr. Caldwell spoke in favor Of the re-
consideration. During his speech he said
that Robert Johnston, the author of the
minority report from the committee on f.
nance, and whose action tended to break
down the internal improvements Of the
, Safe. and who had been for years Attor-
ney for the Baltimore d Ohio Railroad
Company. was every day lobbying about
the Senate when the bill came up there.
MIR. Taliferrro said: rise, Mr.. Presi-
dent. for the purpose Of enquiring from
the Senator from Kanawha what will be
the effect OF his motion To reconsider? If
that motion lifts the guillotiue to decapi.
tate the bill Of the Senator from Wood, l
shall oppose it; and if it accords with Par
Elementary usage, now move the preyi.
Gus question.
Mr.. Warth asked the motion to be
Withdrawn. for the purpose of giving the
Senator from Wheeling an opportunity to
reply to some remar Ks of the Senator
Mr.. Taliaferro said he would cheerfully
do so, however anxious he might be ~
have the debate closed on this consolida-
ton question.
Mr.. Brannon emphatically denied the
charges; he said he was authorized to do
ST. He did not mean to intimate that
Mr.. Caldwell had made wilful misrepre-
sensations regarding Mr.. Johnston. but
the charges were not correct aud he
should be permitted to express his SUR
prise that such unjustifsblo ones should
be made.
Mr.. Caldwell said, that for years Mr..
Johnston had been Attorney for the B. &
o. Railroad company, and whenever u
fight took place in the Legislature be-
tween the friends of Abe city of Wheeling
and those of the B. & o. Railroad Conpa
ny. news invariably reached Wheeling