Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-15
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
House of Delegates.

TUESDAY, January IA.
The House was opened with prayer by
the Rev. Gideon Martin.
a communication was received from the
Senate, announcing the passage of the
House bill appropriatiug S21 ,6S4 to the
Weston Luuatic Asylum.
Mr.. WEST, from the Committee on Roads,
reported bill to incorporate the Smith
fall Railroad Company. Also, a bill au-
thorizing the Directors of the CIarksburg
Il Buckhannon Turnpike Company to hold
meetings for certain purposes
Mr.. DAVIDSON offered a resolution that a
select committee of three be appointed by
the Speaker to report bill authorizing
the macadsmizing of the Fetterman and
Cove Turnpike from Fetterman to Grafton
Adopted.
Messrs Davidson, Farnsworth and Davis
were appointed committee.
Mr.. ARNOLD offered IL resolution that the
House will, the Senate concurring, adjourn
on Monday, the 10th of January, 1862, sine
Gle.
Mr.. WEST opposed the resolution because
he said it was fraught with mischief The
resolution went to the table
Mr.. Parsons offered Il resolution that the
Committee on Roads inquire into the expe-
diency of nppropriating the revenue of
certain road in said county. Adopted
Mr.. PORTER offered n resolution that the
Committee on Finance inquire into the ex-
pediency OF reporting Il bill for the relief of
VIM. +. Rathbone and others. Adopted.
VIZ. WETZEL offered n resolution that the
Committee on Propositions and Grievances
inquire into the cxpediency of making the
banks of the Ohio river IL lawful fence rs
to the owners of certain property in Mason
county. Adopted
The House bill for the reassesment Of
certain deprecated salt lands in Kanawha
county was passed.
The bill amending the militia law in re-
gard to training and so forth, was passed.
The bill repeating tan act making appro-
priations for military purposes" passed
July "a, 1851, was put upon its passage.
The bill was discussed by Messrs. Smith.
West, Borcman, Brown, Arnold and Porter,
and finally laid upon the table.
The bill amending the code SO as to give
surface as we'll as subterranean right
ot-wuy to those owning coal lands in hills
In form of which there may be fiat lands.
was laid upon the table.
The bill providing for taking the sense
of the people of Marshall county upon the
question of the repeal Of the '.act for OPEN
ing and repair of roads in Marshall coun-
to- was passed.
The bill providing for the macadamizing
of portions of the Clarksburg and Buck
harmon turnpike road, was put upon its
passage. The bill involves an approprin-
ton of $4,000. The bill was discussed
at some length and finally passed by for
the present.
The bill authorizing the appointment of
directors to declare dividends for the branch
of the Exchange Bank of Virginia, at Yves
ton, was reported
Mr.. ARNOLD offered as a substitute for
the bill, the bill offered by him some time
since 'for the gradual liquidation of the
branch of the Exchange Bank of Virginia,
Mt Weston"
Upon this substitute another discussion
OF rather personal nature, occurred be-
tween Mcssrs. Farnesworth and Arnold ,up-
on the subject of the Weston Bank, seces-
sion, and-sO-forth.
The vote being taken upon the substi-
tute it was rejected.
Mr.. DAVIS arose to inquire what disposi-
ton had been made of the resolution Of
tered by his colleague (NIr. Yancel, some
time since, in relation to the anti-duelliug
law. p
Several members answered, and there
seemed to be difference of opinion as to
what disposition had been made of the
subject
The Clerk reported the following rcsig-
nation OF Mr.. Brown:
To the Speaker Of the House of DeZeqates:
SIR-Other public duties make it proper
Tor me to resign the trust conferred BY n
generous constituency, and hereby tender
my resignation as delegate from the
county of Kanawha, to take effect on the
oath inst, that successor may be elected
in the meantime JAS. II. BRowy,
Mr.. DAVIS moved that the resignation be
accepted. Adopted
MIR. SMITH moved that the Speaker is
sue writ of election, to fill the vacancy in
kanaWha county, occasioned by the resig-
nation of Mr.. Brown
journed.