Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-06
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES.
Hou,.e ID. DeIegate..
SATURDAY, January

/ United States and the restored government .
of Virginia Referred to the Committee Of
Courts OF Justice.
Also an act to amend aud re-enact chap /
ter lG4 Of the Code of virginia, with an .
amendment requiring all lawyers 10 take /
the oaths. Referred to the committee on
Courts OF Justice.
Also bill authorizing the chartering OF
a company for the construction ota railroad
! from Parke-sbuTgh via RavenswOOd and /
Guyaadotte to the mouth OF Big Sandy
Referred TO the Committee of Roads and {
Internal Navigation.
/ Mr.. BRowS, from special committee ap- /
pointed for the purpose reported upon the /
communication OF the Secretary Of the |
Treasurer upon the subject of Virginia's
portion of the direct tax. The committee
regrets to inform the Secretary that it Is /
impossible for Virgins, TO pay her portion
until the insurrection shall have been sup
pressed within our borders, for reasons
which are recited. The committee sub
nit the following resolution:
Rss0LUsd, By the General Assembly of.
Virginia, that the Governor be instructed
to inform the Secretary of the Treasury of
the United States, that We cannot, under
existing circumstances assume the pay
rnent OF Eirginia's portion OF the direct tax,
but that SC soon as the rebellion shall be
the Government of the United States, the
armed forces of the so called Confederate
States driven from our soil, aad the loyal
State Government restored TO our whole
people, it will be the pleasure of tais Gov
crument to assume the collection and paY-
ment of Virgiuia's portion of said tax as
proposed, as we have already contributed
our quota to the army of the country.
Laid on the table and ordered to be
printed
AIr. Parsons offered resolution that
when the House OF Delegates adjourn it be
20 meet in Clarksbu-gh on the 5th DAY of
January 1862, the Senate concurriRg. The
! resolution was rejected.
. Mr.. KRAMER offered IL resolution that the
= Committee on Military Affairs be instruct
ed to enquire into the eXpCdiency of abol-
ishing the office of Brigade Inspector
] Adopted.
ON motion of Mr. WILSON a joint Com
; mttce was appointed upon Lunatic Asy-
. !ums.
), Mr. Sslpru offered a resolution that the
{ Committee on Courts OF Justice inquire in
: TO the ezpeticEcy Of reporting bill cou-
= nsraung the negro property OF the rebels
and turning them over to the General Gov
= eminent in lieu OF VirgtuiLs portion OF the
T direct tax. The resolution was defe.l cd.
: The bill for the relief OF Deputy Clerks
5 OF county courts was taken up.
t Nh FAESswoRTH offered some amend
j men;s which were adopted and the bill en-
! crossed.
., The engrossed House bill, No. IS. for the
relief Of John L. HylauI, q constable of
q Harrison county was passed.
h The bill making an appropriation of
I $4,000 to defrny the expenses of the Con
o stttutiona! Convention was put upon its
. passage.
5 Mr. FAESswORTu moved to pass by the
. bill for the present. Adopted.
;, The substitute for House bill No. 6. D.
/ providing for the liquidation o. the Ex-
e change Bank ut Weston was reported
Mr.. ARNOLD who offered the original
bill, moved to pass the bill and substi-
tute by for the present. Adopted
The bill legulizing deeds for delinquent
1 lands in certain cases WAS rejected, togcth-
f or with the substitute offered By Mr.. Bore
u,,u-
Mr.. BoREEAN explained the object of the
> bill. Sales of delinquent lands had been
! made by SheriiIs and the deeds for the
same were not made out until after the time
! prescribed by law The object was to L.
l go!ize these deeds unless the lands are re-
, deemed within two years from the passage
of this act.
Mr. WEST claimed that the effect of the
5 bill would be to give the original owner OF
tAAG As-lll - Alt4t 10 II upon iiit pGfLlelf OF
i the purchase money and the interest.
Mr. BRoNN WAS of opinion that Mr.
Vests objection was not altogether well
= founded, but he hoped the bill would be
thoroughly scrutinized.
Mr.. WEST was not satisfied He moved
=. TO lay the hill on the table.
bill.
= Mr. ARNOLD could assign many reasons
|vVf,v ~ ~ -.
reason he desired it to lay over for the time
5 being.
5 The motion to lay upon the table was
I adopted
4 The bill repeating the .'act to prevent Of
: fences against the Commonwealth and TO
: provide for the organization OF patrols dur
e ing the war" was taken up on its second
: reading.
5 Mr.. WEST said that the repeal of this
e law would be separating one of the strong
t est links in our chain OF offences
, The House refused To eugrcss the bill.
e The bill providing for the election of
e Governor, Lieut.. Governor and Attorney
/ General on the 18th Thursday of May next,
was ordered to its engrOssmeut.
} The bill repealing an act authorizing the
b Executive TO borrow money upon the cred
4 1t OF the State was read = ti-st time.
= The bill to incorporate the Farmers and
bFoFcrs BANK or MorSIutowu was called
e up by Mr.. Snider.
. The speaker announced the question TO
be upon the amendment proposed yester-
= day by Mr.. Rutfner, providing that the
, Bank shall never have = circulation e5-
e cecding three to one OF its coin
Messrs- Wilson and Kramer said that
the Bank only desired the charter upon
the terms granted in the charters of other
banks in the State, nearly all OF which are
allowed 70 have circulation Of five 20 one
of their coin
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