Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-02-26
WEsTvIRGIEIA LEGISLATURES.
SENATE.
TnuasDAE, Fsbraary IS, 1854.

Inc senate WAS OpeueQ WIN prayer 0y
the Rev. Mr.Young, the member from Po-
cAhontas.
"A message from the House announced
the passage of House Bill to alter and
amend sections 10 and 20 of chapter sixty.
one of the Code, and bill for the iucor-
poration of Cemetery associations. Read
q frst time.
Mr.. MAXWELL, from the judiciary Com.
mittee, reported several bills which were
placed upon the calendar.
Mr.. SLACK offered q resolution, which
was adopted, that the Judiciary Committee
inquire into the expedieucy of providing
bylaw Tor the collection of negotiable
notes which have been placed 10 banks
heretofore chartered by the State OF Vir-
ginia for collection, the assets of which,
(including such uotes) have been Carried
by the rebels into the rebellious States,
OF snch notes and report by bill or other.
wise.
Mr.. CARsKADoN, asked and obtained
leave to introduce g bill supplementary to
the act to provide for the punishment of
offences in counties where the administra-
too of Justice may be interrupted by war
or instruction. Read first and second
time.
Several bills were read a second time.
The bill to stay the collection of debts
in Kanawha county was taken up, and
amendments were adopted including moro
than half the counties in the State. The
Senate then refused to pass the bill to en-
grossmeut.
The bill prohibiting the manufacture and
sale of spirituous liquors was taken up on
motion of Mr.. Young.
Mr.. BUNKER offered an amendment which
ne aHn tod
OF the people of the State.
Mr.. CARsKADoN moved to strike out $50
as the fiue to be imposed and insert $40.
Adopted.
Mr.. RAYMOND moved to strike out all
after the enactiug clause.
Mr.. YOUNG said that the Maine Liquor
Law WAS good and effective measure. 1t
stopped drunkenness in the city of Port
land and elsewhere in the State, and would
have done much more good, but that a set
of drunken Legislators got in aud repealed
it.
Mr.. HAYNoND said that if we passed this
bill 1t might have a tendency TO bring a
drunken legislature here to repeal it. He
did not want TO see such a condition of
things.
Mr.. YOU'VE said that if ever he ran for
the Legislature he would head his ticket
Death to Whisky, Treason, Slavery, aud
SO on."
Mr.. HAYNoED's amendment was lost.
FAFTERNooN SESSION.
The consideration of. the liquor law was
resumed and an amendment of Mr. Hay
mond, to except native wine and cider, was
adopted. The bill was then ordered TO it's
eDgrossment.
Mr.. HAWKINS made a report from the
condition of the Auditors office, which
was adopted.
The bill legalizing the levy in Morgan
county was passed.
The bill for the support of the poor was
read third time and passed.
The bill providing for the payment of
Sl3 per mouth to certain militia who were
captured by the rebels in Upshur county
and who are now confined in Richmond as
prisoners of war, was read third time
and passed.
HOUSE.
THURSDAY, Feb. 20, 1864.
Prayer by Rev Mr.. Copley Of the House.
TIE consideration OF the bill charteriug
the West Virginia Central Railway Com.
pany, was resumed.
Mr.. HAGAR moved a reconsideration of
the vote by which the amendment of Mr..
Kramer was adopted yesterday, striking
out the designated points of route SO far az
ouly to require the road to begin at the
Pennsylvania line, in either Preston or
Monongalia county, and make point of
Charleston, aud the mouth of Big Sandy
tue terminus.
The discussion of this motion occupied
the entire morning session aud involved
the whole merits of designating the points
of route on the one hand, OF granting an
unrestricted charter on the other.
The discussion was conducted chiefly bv
Messrs McGrew, Lamb, Ruffner and Hagar.
in favor of restricting the company 10 the
route laid down in the bill, aud Messrs
Kramer, Gof, Ross, and Crawford, in favor
of a more liberal charter.
vote was taken aud the vote adopting
the amendment was reconsidered and with
the amendment again before it, the House
took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The railway was tabled to allow the
Calendar to come up.
Mr.. CRAWFORD from the Military Com
mittee to whom was referred the petition
asking the Legislature to recommend Col.
George R. Latham to the War Department
Tor brigadler reported it unadVisable to
grant the prayer of the petitioners.
Mr.. Crooks from the Committee on
Roads, &C., reported bill regulating tolls
on terriages.
Mr.. DAWSON, from the Committee on
Executive Officers submitted a report rela-
ting to the Auditors Office.
A message from the Senate transmitted
the following:
. IS Senate bill No. IL, the appropriation
Senate bill No. II, authorizing a trans
fer of suits from Braxton 20 Lewis countv.
Senate bill No. 10, releasing PROPERTY
in certain tborder) counties from taxes for
1928.
Senate bill No. 10, amendatory of the
law for the collection of taxes.