Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-03-19
II EGIsLAT 9 R u.
EXTRA SESSION.


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R1ou3osD. March 9th, 1853.
The two branches of the Legislature
met in extra; session on Monday last.
SEsArE.-Mr. Stewart offered res ESQ
luton which was adopted. requesting the
House to return to the Senate all the
Senate bills undisposed OF.
Mr.. Riyes offered two resolutionssw aly-
ing the reference of business OF last SEES
sion to committees, and restoring all bills
passed last session to their first reading.
The resolutions were adopted.
The President re- appointed all the com,
mittees OF last session.
A resolution WAS notwithstanding to
the House all It's business lying on the
Senate table undisposed Of.
i Mr.. Nesle. of Wood, asked leave TO
report the "North-westerni.Vi Virginia and
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Gonsolida-
lion Bill" Leave was given.
a resolution was adopted instrneting
the. Committee of Roads TO enquire into
the expediency of reporting the bill.
HOUSE, OF DELzeArEs.-Mr. Crutchfeld
took the chair, conceiving it to be his du-
ty, and sustained in that belief by the
general opinion, he said. ofthe members.
He grew facetious and said he would be
remiss il he did not greet the members
with "good morning" after having SO re-
Gently hidden them "good night" He
expressed the hope that they returned to
the resumption of business. refreshed
and inyigorated by the repose offered
them in the interval which had elapsed
since they last parted.
Mr.. Edmunds offered the following
resolutions:
/. Resolved, That the Speaker be. and
he is hereby instructed to have read by
their titles seccessively every engrossed
House bill on the calender of last session
in the same order they occupied at the
final adjournment of the last session {;
and no motion or discussion in reference
thereto shall be entertained during their
progress to that position.
2. Resotved. That the morning hours OF
each day. after reports and communIca'
lions from the Senate are disposed OF.
shall be devoted to re.instating bills on
their second reading in the same manner;
and bills on their first reading. and re-
ports from committees shall occupy the
position on the calendar of the present
session which they had on the calendar
at adjournment, as if reported from cons
mittees of the present session. The resi-
due of the day, after the morning hours.
shall be devoted to reinstating engrossed
bills. and thereafter to their consideration,
until the entire calendar is completed.
8. ReSolued that the officers OF the
House of Delegates, committees and
clerks thereof of the last session, are
hereby appointed in their respective po-
sitions as officers, committees and their
clerks Of the present session and the
speaker shall have the same authority to
appoint pages.
4. ResoLved, That the rules of the
House of Delegates of the last session
shall be the rules Of the present until OH
erwise ordered.
The ed resolution was adopted by q
large majority the others without dis
sent.
The following was adopted:
Resolvea, That the Senate be reqested e
direct their clerk to return TO the House
Of Delegates all bills and resolutions SEM
to the Senate by this body and not dis
posed of during the session Of the las
; General Assembly,.
| Subsequently, similar resolution o
request was received by the Senate and
concurred in by the House.
The hour of meeting was fixed at II
with recess from 81 to u P. M.
The Clerk then proceeded 70 read en-
crossed bills by their titles. in accordance
with the resolution of Mr.. Edmonds
adopted at the opening of the session
When the bill to provide for the compile
ton Of the Covington and Ohio railroad
was thus read. Mr.. Chapman gave notice
that he would call up said bill with sh'
view Of taking vote thereon, on Wednes
day, 18th inst.
Mr.. Mays gave similar notice in re
gard to the James River conversion
BILL"
Mr.. Barbour gave similar notice il
regard to the Orange d Alexandra
Railroad Bill.
Mr.. Fauntleroy gave notice that he
would call up the Winchester and Poto
mae railroad bill on Friday, the 10th inst
Several motions for restricting debates
promoting order DC, went over under the
rules.
A committee appointed to wait on The
Governor, reported that he had no fur.
Their communication to submit, beyond
those at the commencement of the SEES
sion.
"WEDNESDAY, March 10.
SESATE.-A lengthy debate occurred
on proposition to appropriate $500. ooC
to the Covington and Ohio Railroad.
HousE.-The House was engaged il
the discussion of the question whether
tho members of the Legislature were en-
, titled to mileage for the extra session