Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-23
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
House OF Delegates.


sAEtEBLY. Dec 81
IL. WiLsoN from lhs Conmiuse on
Banks reported bill for The Incorporation
Of the Formers and Drovsrs DAnk Of Nor.
gantoWn
A eomnuuieaiion Bas received from the
Governor, Recommending 70 The House the
importance u the Improvement Of The
KanaVha rivsr. which hai become grrslly
dsnags4 siary the breaking out Of the Ee.
bsiion, no tolls having been collected.
" BEoWS said The KauAWha Improve.
msat Wa tie oaly paying improvement 10
Western Virginia Twenty thousand dol.
lars Ia tolls were heretofore collected az.
1uIlly. Ii va ds,iRned by those pArtleu.
Rily Interested 10 ibis Improvement to have
Il disconnected with the james river In.
gi,VemMt. Heretofore all the tolls col.
lssted on the EaulWha Improvement have
been devoted to the James river improve.
,ncnt. The communication vas referred.
Mr HAWK,HuRSr offered a resolution
/ that the speaker issue WEiIs Of election Tor
the counties Of Northampton, Aeeomic,
] Elizabeth city, James city, Krnt city,
I Charles city, York aud other counties
MF, HoJTIS said the Committee on Priv
ileses and elections had had this matter
ualer consideration but were unable IL
decide Eheiber elections could be held in
I the counties named.
Mrars. Wilson and Brown hoped no
Writs OF election would be issued unll Il
could be AssertAlasd whether elections
Z, eOsli Dc held. y
NF NiseR f,'f. that the Counties VI
{ Northampton And ArconAr are iteer from
iepelI lhNu any other counties uoi rep.
resented 20 this eoos
Mr. BRoES said there were no counties in
tue State which he Noal rather sec repre-.
secuted upon this Aoor, than Acromhe and
Northampton, All be Wanted wis to be
satifei that elections could be held there
Objection being made, the resolution nf
Mr.. Hawksh0rBt was laid Oh the table
; Nr. WEsr offered resolution that the
Speaker issue wriis OF elections tor the
counties OF AccomAc aud Northampton.
The SPEAEER announced that the Gov
ernor had already issued Writs OF election
f,5 the counties pamed,
Mr.. llpOrOS moved to suspend the rules,
that Mr. llawkshurst5 resolution might be
disposed Of At once Adopted
Mr. WEST thea Withdrew his resolution
sad novel 20 strike out "Aceamac and
Northampton frrm the original rcsalu.
ton. Adopted
The resolution WAS then rejected
Mr. BOREWAS offered a resolution that
our Senators and Representatives in Con.
gresa be reQue.trd to vote for a reduction
Of the pay Of officers and an Increase Of
tue pay Of privaies il the army.
Objected TO and laid on the table.
Mr. BuREMAN also offered Il resolution
that The Committee on Finance inquire
into the cxpcdlency Of making IN appru.
priatiOn To pay the conductors u elections
who may have incurred extra expenses in
the performance OF their duty owing to the
disturbed condition Of the State. Adopt
ed.
The bill authorizing the Trustees OF
BROOKE Academy TO transfer their properly
to the Mead Collegiate Institute was order
ed to its engrossment
The bill legalizing deeds for delinquent
lands, in rrrtatn eases, was taken up.
Mr. FOREMAN offered II substitute for the
whole bill, differently framed, hui intended
to pgeompii5h tue same purpose, which was
laid on the table and ordered to be print
ed
The substitute for the bill to appropriate
the Residnary Fund Of the late Peter Cur.
rau 10 Brooke Academy. was eugrossed.
The sa5.Iitfte Tor House bill No az. to
provide for tht, liquidation Of the branch OF
the Exchange Bank Of YirYiuia, at Weston,
WAS taken up aud its consideration passed
by for the present Also the substitute for
the bill 10 charter the Exchange Bank at
Weston.
The bill to protect county j,ilors who
may receive aud keep. military prisoners,
from civil prosecution, was passed BY for
the present
On motion the House adjourned.