Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-01-14
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
Senate,

TUESDAY Jan, IL, 1863.
The Senate was called to order at ten
o'clock y. NJ
Mr. CLOSE offered bill proposing to re-
move the seat of government to Alexan-
dria, Va, and the calling of a Coustitu-
uonal Convention for the restoration of
Virginia. Referred TO the Committee on
Courts OF Justice and General Laws.
Mr.. STEWART from the Committee on
Courts OF Justice reported back substi-
iute for the Senate bill providing for the
admission OF counties into the Droposei
State OF West Virginia. He also reported
back the Senate bill comforting upon Com
Clissioners of the Revenue in certain cases,
the powers and duties of Sherids, with ,he
recommendation that it do not pass.
The joint resolution increasing the COM
mite appointed to re-distrirt the State,
was called up by Mr.. Gather and passed.
Mes5rs. Watson and Close were added to
the committee on the part of the Senate.
Mr.. STEWART called up the bill repealing
the act extending the time to Sheriffs for
the execution of writs OF heri fdei4s, &c,
which was passed.
Mr.. FLEsHER called up the resolution
al" tree5e22Sn' for YGGdbRRsdfsH PsEs to 90 into
Mr.. FLEsHEg then moved to substitute
Thursday for Wednesday, which was
adopted.
Some discussion cnsued between Messrs.
F!esher. Stewart, Watson, Gather, Buriey
and others
The argument of the opponents of the
resolution was that it was not likely that
.ae seat OF Government would remain in
Wheeling, and in this event the Public
Printer /; elected now, would have to re-
sign, or go 20 Alexandria or elsewhere,
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was adopted.
MI CLOSE then offered a resolution that
the Committee on Courts OF Justice be in
stFucted TO inquire into the ezpediencv of
reporting bill for the repeal of the law
authorizing the election of public printer.
Adopted
Mr.. FLEsHER offered resolution that the
President of the Senate be instructed tn
issue orders for the election of Senator's in
such districts as are vacant, aud in which
elections can be heId-par,;cularIv Norfolk
and Portsmouth. The resolution was laid
upon the table
Mr.. STEWART called up the Senate bill
for the relief of Theodore Davis, which
was passed unanimously.
Mr. GATHER moved to take up the House
6iII to amend the charter of the HOLIDAYS
Cove Railroad Company
~ HASa DPPGONeO lue LAklnS up Of the
bill for the reason that LnemOers had no,
mad time to examine into it, and for the adj
ditional reason that there was another bill
before the House relating to the same sub
Mr.: WATsoS was in favor of taking up
the bill. There had been too much deiaT.
The Vigilance Committee at KinpwooS
the constituents of Mr. Gather, would not be
SATISFIED. ~
Mr.. GATHER withdrew the motion to take
up By general consent.
Mr.. hurley called up the House bill M
- authorizing the counties of Upshur and
Preston to issue treasury uU,vo 20 "a, en-
bounty to their volunteers 10 the Federal
service.
The bill ELECTED considerable discussion
and was fnally laid upon the table.
Mr.. JACKSON called up the Senate bill
conferriug upon Commissioners of the
Revenue appointed by the Auditor the
powers aud duties of sherifs. The Senate
refused TO engross the bill
A motion to take up the resolution in
reference to an adjournment sine die was
The Senate then adjourned.