Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-01-19
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES.
Senate.
SATuRpAY, January I'd, 1859.

SATURDAY, January II, 1868.
Mr.. CLosE called up the Panhandle Rail-
road bill, aud upon his motion the Senate
Coucurred in the House amendment releus- |
ing the Western transportation Company
from any liability to the Wheeling Railroad
Bridge Company.
Mr.. Close called up the joint resolution
authorizing the Governor to remove the
Capital of the State to Alexandria or else
where, when in his judgment the public in
terest may require it.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr. lBURLEY moved a resolution asking the
House TO return the House bill autho riEing
the counties of Upshur and Preston to is
small notes for the purpose of paying
bounty to their soldiers. The bill having
already been rejected by the Senate, and
sent back to the house SO endorsed, the
President decided the motion out of order.
A message WAS here received from the
house by Sir. Wilson announcing the pas
sage of the House bill to amend the
charter OF the Wheeling Railway Bridge
Corogsay,1
&r, BUnLsv said as he regarded 1t as
natt=e OF considerable importance that the
bill should o. passed, he would venture to
take an appeal from the decision of the
chair.
Mr. E1EsHRR called up the Senate bill
making an appropriation of oue hundred
aud fifty thousand dollars to the proposed
State OF West Virginia, which after being
discussed was laid upon the table.
On motion of Mr.. Burnley the House bill
to amend the charter of tue Wheeling rail-
road bridge company was taken up and
referred.
Ar. ELRsHER submitted bill amending
the Code which was referred.
Mr.. CLOSE called up the bill providing
for the admission OF certain counties into
the proposed State of West Virginia, which,
upon motion of Mr.. Fiesher, was laid upon
the table.
Mr.. FLssEER moved that the House of
Delegates be notified that the Senate is
| ready to proceed to che execution of the
joint order of the day-the election OF a
Public Printer.
Mr.. STEwAsT said that as the resolution
| originated in the House it was the duty of
that body to notify the Senate.
Mr. Flasher said he was sorry to see
gentlemen pertinaciousiy clinging to every
little limb in order to impede the progress
/ OF this business.
| Mr.. STEWART said it was his desire to
proceed regularly and TO continue to go
forward with the business OF tho Senate
until notified by the House.
Mr.. FLSsHER's motion was lost.
| Mr.. JACKSON called up the joint resolu-
ton proposing on the goth of January an
| adjournment, sine die.
! sir. STSwAET favored the resolution. lie
said that all the legislation it was neces-
sary tor US to have done was fully indicated
in she Governors message. lie thought
We we're going ahead aud making laws for
a people very sparsely represented and at
an unnecessary expense, for ell we do
will have to 6e remodeled within the next
nine months.
| Mr.. Close moved to ameGd by snbstitu-
ting Friday the ga instead of Monday the
Goth.
A message was here received from the
House, by Nj. Boreman, announcing the
! Postpouemeut of the joint order of the day
the election of Public Printer--uutil We'd
Besday next at II O'Clock. Ga motion Of
Dir. Fiesher the Seuate concurrei.l
Mr. ELEsHER moved au. amendment to the
amendment fixing Monday the 2ud day of
February as the day of adjournment.
The resolution and amendments caused
a discussion which promised to become an
endless one. Messrs. Stewart, Close and
jackson in the Affirmative, aud Messrs.
Burnley, Watson, Flesher and Gather in the
negative.
! AAS 800 was SttIChGO out ana a mo-
ton to insert the ''23d" was decided in the
affirmative. So the resolution as amended
was adopted and the Senate decides, with
the consent OF the House, to adjourn on the
2Sd of January.
Mr.. CARsKADoS reported back three
House bills, one establishing place of vot-
ing at Rockford's school house in Harrison
county, one changing place in Hardy and
another changing place in Monographs
county, all of which were taken up and
passed.
Mr.. JACKSON, from the Coumittee on Fl.
nance and Claims reported back the House
bill authorizing the County Court of Pres
ton county to reassess certain lands in that
county belonging to Caleb Conn, with the
rseernm eadation that it do not pass.
| Mr.. BUrley reported back the House bill
Le-chertering the Wheeling Railroad bridge
Company, which was read the third time
| and passed.
The House bill for the relief of Elisha
Morgan, of Wetzel county, was taken no
and after heiug discussed was laid upon
the table.
Adjourned