The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-02-13
w. VA, LEGISLATURE.
SATURDAY. Feb. II. 1865.

| SENATE.-Prayer Dy heV. Ell hludle,
member of the House of Delegates.
A message from the House of Delegates
by the clerk, announced the passage of
House bill No. II, gin regard to amend
ing the general school law" blouse
bill No. AZ, in regard to the present and
former Sheriffs of Ohio county to pay
certain moneys to the treasuTers of
Richie, Triadelphia, Liberty and Rich
land townships i'll said county" "a bill
to authorize the superintendent on the
western end of the Wheeling and Fair
mont turnpike to regulate the tolls on
said road" also the adoption of the two
following joint resolution, namely, the
election of State printer, on Wednesday
the I4th;" also that our Senators i'll Con-
gress be instructed and our Representa-
tives be requested to use their most ear
| nest efforts to secure the refunding oftbe
sums of money expended by the State
for military purposes, which sums are
Justly chargeable to the United States
Resolred, That the Governor be re-
ouested to forward to each of our Sena-
tors and Representatives at Washington
a copy of the foregoing.
Mr. Maxwell, from the committee on
the Judiciary, reported back House bill
No. SO, "To provide for the qualification
of officers in certain counties, which was
ordered to third reading.
House bill No Al, gin relation to dis
tribution of capitation tax" was also
ordered to Il third reading.
House bill No. "a, to regulate the juris-
diction of the Circuit Court i'll certain
cases, was amended and ordered to a
third reading.
Senate bill No %, in regard to record
ing in the Office of the Secretary of State,
deeds and other writings, was passed.
The Joint resolution, respecting the
branch of the Bank of Virginia at
Charleston, reported on yesterday, was
taken up and adopted.
Mr. Maxwell, from the committee on
the Judiciary, reported back Senate bill
No. 10, requiring oath in certain cases
After various amendments and quite an
amount of eloquence, the bill oYas order
ed to be engroSsed.
On motion of Mr. Maxwell, Senate bill
No. Ia, providing for the sale of certain
lands for the benefit of the school fund,
was taken up and variously amended.
Mr. Burley moved to amend by adding
to the end of the bill that land warrants
issued before April Il, 1861, by the State
of Virginia, to those who are now loyal
citizens of the State of West Virginia,
shall be taken in payment for lands sold
under this act i'll the bed OF the river,
and not more than ten per cent. Of such
purchase shall be made in such land war
rants"
Some Senator here remarked lin an I'M
dertone) that the warrants were worth
one dollar and a quarter an acre.
Mr.. Atkinson humOrouSly, replied that
he had some that he would sell at two
and one half cents.
Mr.. Brown, remarked laughingly, he
was inclined to the opinion that as lands
were just now plenty and liable to entry
when the warrants were issued, the hold
ers of such warrentS had better enter
lands in old Virginia with them.
The Bill was then ordered TO engrOss-
ment.
On motion of Mr. AtkinsOn:
ResoIred; That the committee on the
Judiciary be instructed to report bill to
provide by law for the discharge of the
executive functions Of the Office of Gov.
ernOr of the State, in the event that a
vacancy should occur at time when
there shall be no officer designated in the
Constitution to fill the vacany.
On motion the Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.-Mr. Lamb,
from Judiciary committee, reported Il
bill to establish a court of limited iuris-
diction in the city of Wheeling. By
this bill the aldermanic system of
the city is done away with after the first
day of July next, and provision made
for the election of Judge for the court
therein provided for.
Mr.. Furguson, from special committee
to whom was referred the several oath
bills, reported back House bill No. Is,
with amendments. The amendments
provide that if the vote of any person
offering to vote is challenged by any
voter present, the Supervisors and In.
spectors of the elections, or majority of
them, if in their opinion there is reason
able cause to believe that the person SO
challenged is an enemy of the State with
in the meaning of the act to provide for
the forfeiture Of property in this State
belonging to the enemies thereof, shall
refuse to allow such person to vote until
he shall produce to them a certificate
that he has taken an oath that he has
never borne arms against the United
States, the reorganizod government of
Virginia, or the State of West Virginia;
that he has never given aid or comfort
to the enemies of the same, and that
he has never accepted or held office
under any authority hostile or inim-
ical to said government of the United
States, the reorganized government of
Virginia or the State of West Virgins"
EngrosSed House bill No Is, providing
for change of part of the division line
between the counties of Randolph and
Upshur, was taken up, and after rather a
warm debate between Mr.. Phares, of
Randolph, and Mr. Pinnell, of Upshur,
the bill was passed-ayes 80, nays IL.
The hour having arrived at the special
order of the day, House bill No 40, to en-
able the banks Of this State to become
banking associations under the laws of
the United States, was taken up,
The bill was amended so as to allow
banks six months, after the passage of
the act, to change their institutions from
State banks to national banking associa-
lions.
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