Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-17
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES.
House Delegates.
WEDNESDAY,, Jan. 10,

Senate announcing the passage of the
House bill for the appropriation OF the Re-
siduAry Fund of the late Peter Curran, of
Brooke county, to Brooke Academy.
Also, the House bill appropriaGng &c.,
| 500 TO defray the expenses of the CouVeu-
ton.
Also, the House bill repeating an act au-
thorizing the executive to borrow money
/ upon the credit of the State.
Also, the House bill to regulate the in
| spection of salt in Kanawha county.
The Senate bill amending the act regu-
lating the salaries of the officers of the
Exchange Bank of Weston, was referred.
| Ga motion of Mr.. RUFPNER the bill reor-
! ganiziug the Kanawha Board, and provi-
ding for the collection of tolls upon the
Kanawha river and road was taken up.
Mr.. RuFFNER then offered substitute for
the bill which was laid on the table and
ordered to be printed.
Mr. PoRTER reported two bills from the
I Committee on Finance.
Mr.. SMITH from the Committee on
Courts ofJustice reporteda bill prescribing
oaths i'll certain cases and providing for the
punishment for violation of the same.
Mr.. WEST offered resolution that the
| Speaker appoint select Committee of
three to organize the Board of the Literary
Fund. Adopted.
Mr.. HooTEN from the Committee on
Privileges and Elections reported adverse
to the petition of citizens of Faye!te coun-
ty, who asked the admission of E. ". Ry-
an as delegate from that county.
Mr.. RUFFXER moved to reverse the re-
port of the Committee.
The Speaker announced that the hour
had arrived for the consideration of the
order of the day-the bill to amend the
charter of the Holidays Cave Railroad
Company.
Mr.. LOGAN moved to pass by the order
of the day until u vote could be had upon
Mr.. Ruffuer's motion. Adopted.
After brief discussion between Messrs.
Hooten, Ruffner, Logan and Brown, the
motion to reverse the report of the Com
mittee was lost.
Mr.. ARNOLD offered a resolution that the
Committee on Banks inquire into the ex-
pediency of charteliDg a Savings Bank in
the town of Weston. Adopted.
AIR. CROTHERs reported from tue Special
Committee to examine the Auditors Office
Laid on the table and ordered to be print
ed.
Mr.. ARNOLD offered resolution that the
J Committee on Roads inquire into the ex-
pediency of apprOpriating money for tue
improvement of the Weston and Gauley
Bridge road. Adopted.
1
} an inquiry into tue cxpedieucy of chang
ing the law for the exemption of INDECENT
debtors. Adopted.
Mr.. FARNswoRTH offered a resolution to
: provide for the qualification of county off,
GERS. Adopted.
The order of the day-the bill to amend
the charter of the Holiday Cove Railroad,
was taken up.
Mr.. PORTER said, that as no one seemed
n sod a.:
would proceed to review the arguments
which had been made by those who had
spoken in opposition to the bill. He had
l not only to contend with the arguments of
the gentlemen, but he had to contend with
5 an apparent outside influence. Ithad been
sought to make it appear that he (Mr. Por-
teri was in favor of making the grass grow
in the city Of Wheeling, and of taking away
r from her and the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road every passenger and every pound of
freight 1t is said that those interested
in this bill in Brooke and Hancock counties
are few in number, and that the contest is
r between tue Pennsylvania Railroad and
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. thought
to be presumed that he (Mr. Porter), who
had been entrusted with the honor of
speaking the sentiments of these people
for some years, knows something of the
sentiments of the aforesaid people, The
people of Hancock had large sums Of
l money invested in this proposed improve
ment. For many days in each year the
floods are high in the Ohio, and the ice
closes up the stream, and for these reasons
e a bridge was needed.
) Mr.. PORTER then proceeded to review the
f history of the Pennsylvania road The
Pittsburgh and SteubenVille road gained
possession of the land through which the
J road is to pass. Also the land upon both
sides of the river where it was proposed to
build bridge. And upon the best legal
E advice of the country assumed the right to
, build railroad and bridge upon their
! own land with their own money, the bridge
not to interfere with navigation and the
: road not to interfere with the rights of
others. While this bridge was being built
the Legislature Of Virginia passed a law
b declaring 1t II crime to build a bridge with
r out charter. 1t became necessary after
e this to procure charter at Richmond 1t
y was there urged that this road would he
destructive of the interests of the Coviug-
ton Ohio road and not the Baltimore
: Il Ohio road. For this charter ;of which
: MIR. P. was considered the patrou)
every memb1 of the Legislature, except
two, from North Western Virginia vo-
ted, and it was carried by majority of
: twenty. The next day the vote was re-
: considered and the bill defeated by a ma
jority of twenty. This was done by the
delegates from Wheeling, who were always
influential, uniting with the great internal
improvement interests of the State. This
killed the bill for that winter. The next
t winter the John Brown raid had occurred
and had stirred up the people. He CMr.
Porter upon going to Richmond found tie
delegates from Wheeling doing all they
could in advance. He (Mr. P.l had been
J SO unfortunate as to enunciate tho scnti
ment that the people of this country would
fight for the constitution and the Union of