Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-09
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES.
NXTRA SESSION.
House of Delegates.
THURSDAY, May 8, 1862.

THURSDAY, May 8, 1862.
Prayer by Rev. GIDEox MARTIS of the NJ.
f. Church.
A Communication from the Senate an
nOunced the passage by that body of the
following joint resolution:
ReSolred, By the General Assembly of
Virginia, That the Governor be and he is
hereby authorized and directed to appoint
three Commissioners whose duty it shall be
to inquire and report to him the true state
and condition of the Branch OF the Ex.
change Bank OF Virginia, at Alexandria,
and the Branch OF the Farmers Bank, Al
Alexandria.
Adopted.
The Speaker presented the following
! communication FROM the Pennsylvania
Legislature, received too late to be present
ed at the late regular session of the Geuer-
al Assembly:
OFFIcE OF SEC'Y OF rHE CoNx oxwrALrH, l
HARRISBURG, Feb. 10, 1852.
4 PeUHgylrdHiG, IS.
/ full, true and correct copy of the original
act Of the General Assembly, entitled
Joint Resolution relative to the Pittsburg
and SteubenTille Railroad Company" as
the same remains on file in this office.
| In testimony whereof l have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
Secretary's Office to be affixed, the day and
! year above written.
SAMUEL b. THOMAS,
Deputy Sec'y of the Commonwealth.
JOINT RESOLUTION RELATIVE TO THE PITS
/ BURG AID AND srEUREXvILLE RAILROAD
| COMPANY.
WHEREAs, This Legislature has learned
that an application has been made to the
! Legislature of the State of Virginia by the
! Pittsburg aud SteubenVille R R. Co. for
authority to construct q portion of their
road through the territory of the Common
wealth; Therefore,
ResOlred, By the Senate and House of
| Representatives of Pennsylvania, in Cen
eral Assembly met, That regarding the en-
terprise as likely to prove greatly advan-
taReous to both COmmonWealths and as
| especially necessary 10 the present state Of
the Republic, adding another bond of friend.
ship between two States already closely
drawn together by common interest and
common danger, and as eminently calcu.
lated to promote still closer relations be-
tween the loyal States of the Union, we do
express the hope that the assent bv the
State of Virginia will not be withheld from
measure which by increasing the faeIIi-
ties of trade and travel cannot fail to
greatly strengthen the hands of the Nation
al Government in its present struggle
against the enemies of the Republic, aud
promote the good feeling already existing
between the loyal citizens of the TWO Com
monWeAlths.
ResOlrsd, That the Governor of this
State be requested TO transmit a coDy of
the foregoing to the Governor of the State
of Virginia, aud also to the Speakers of the
respective Houses of the Legislature there
OF. JOIN Rows,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
L. ". HAIL,
Speaker OF the Senate.
Approved Feb. 10, 1851.
A. G. CuRr,x.
Oh motion of Mr.. PoRrER the eommuni.
cation was ordered to be printed, and was
referred to the Committee on Roads and
Internal Navigation.
The same gentleman offered the follow
ing:
RssOlOeI, That the COmmitts on Courts
of Justice inquire into the charge OF dis
loyalty made against s. D. Pitts, Judge Of
the 5th judicial circuit, and what action
ought to be had in reference thereto.
Adopted
Nr. WILSON from the Special Committee |
on Division of the State, reported the !