Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-01-10
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
Senate.
FRIDAy Monstsa, Jan. ., 1869


The Senate was called to order al 10 A. NJ.
Mr.. McCuTcHEoH offered y resolution
proposing Ou inquiry into the expediency
of relinquishiug the State interest in the
Weston and Gauley Bridge Turnpike Com
pany. Adopted.
message was received from the House,
announcing the passage by that body OF
the bill to amend the charter of the Holli-
days Cove Railroad Company.
Nj. JACKSON submitted bill to confer
upon Collectors of Revenue, in certain en- :
SEES. the powers and duties OF SheriEs.-
Ordered to be printed.
Mr. SLACK offered bill providing for the
admission of counties into the new State
Of West Virginia. Ordered 10 be printed.
Mr.. STEWART reported back a number of
House bills with recommendations that
they pass. .....
The House bill for the relief of Samuel
z. Hildreth was taken up and passed.
Mr. WATSON called up the JOINT resoln-
ton offered by himself, for the relief of the
heirs of Walter Brooke, who are entitled
to certain lands for the services of their an
cestor in the war of the Revolution. The
resolution was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Flesher, the vote by
which the House bill for the relief of Ste
phen Biddle. was lost, was reconsidered =
The bill provides for the reassessment of
certain lands belonging to Mr.. Biddlc and
situated in Marshall county.
Mr.. JACKSON moved to amend BY inclu-
ding "all the lands in Tucker, Randolph
and Gi'mer counties"
Mr.. WATSON moved to amend the amend
ment by including call the lands in Vir-
ginia," stating at the same time that he was
opposed to the bill on account of the pre-.
cedent it would establish and the endless
litigation such system of legislation
would cause. ffIl-
Mr.. STEWART snid he would support the
amendment TO the amendment, because he
thought it had more merit than the origi-
nal bill
After further discussion,
On motion of Mr.. Gist the bill with the
amendments, was laid upon the table.
On motion of Mr.. Gist, the House bill to
incorporate Logan Tribe, l. o. Red Men.
was referred to the Committee on Courts Of
Justice
Mr.. WATSON called up the resolution Of
fered by himself, proposing on Saturday.
the 10th of January, with the consent of
the Senate, to go into the election of u Re.
gister of the Laud Office.
The resolution was lost
The House bill to amend the charter of
the Holidays Cove Railroad Company was
taken up and referred.
Mr.. WATSON moved to take up the Joint
resolution expressing the thanks Of the
State of Virginia to DR.. Hills, Superinten-
dent of the Ohio Lunatic Asylum for the
kind and humane treatment given by him
to lunatics from this State. - 81 80
The resolution was uuaninao nsly adopted
The Senate refused to take UP the bill
making an appropriation to the proposed
State Of West Virginia ~
The Senate bill for the relief OF. Ephraim.
Evans and others, was'ldid upon thettable,
e Mr.. BuRLEY offered a resolution pronos.
ing an inquiry into the expsdiency of au-
thorizing the County Courts Of the yarions
counties of the State to order reassess.
ments of lands in certain cases. Adopted
Mr.. BuRLEY offered a resolution ;nstrnct.
ing the appropriate committee to report n
bill repeating the law authorizing the cleo
ton OF Public Printer, and prescribing
his duties. .s-- -
Mr.. STEWART moved to amend bv in
structiuR the committee to Inquire into
the expediency," &c.-!-
: son-motion, the resolution and amend.
ment was laid upon the table.
Mr. FLEsHER offered a resolution that the |
General Assembly proceed, on Wednesday, |