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enate then Adjourned.
House OF Delegates.


Mr.. Gof, from the Finance Commit
tee, reported it ineXpedient to legiSlate
for the relief of B. s. Cook, of Roane
county.
Mr.. McWhorter. from the Judiciary
Committee, reported a bill amending
the general election law. The bill
changes the time for holding township
election from the fourth Thursday in
April to the fourth Thursday in May,
aud further provides that the vote cast.
Mt any precinct shall not be counted for
any purpose unless 1t appear on the
poll books of such precinct that the
oath required by law was taken by all
the officers of election.
Mr.. Trainer, from theS Education
Committee, reported back the normal
school bill with n substitute, which was
adopted. The bill as it now reads pro-
vides for the establishment of four nor
NAL schools; one atiWest Liberty, one
ut Fairmont,s one at Martinsburg and
one at Charleston.
Mr.. Darnel moved to substitute Point
Pleasant, and Mr.. Ballard moved to
amend so as to make Union, in Monroe
county, one OF the points, but before
these motions We're disposed of the bill
was laid on the table. y
Mr.. Cassady, from the Committee
on Counties, reported it inexpedient to
provide for the formation of a new
county. ont of parts of Hardy, Pendle-
ton and Randolph.
Mr.. Hagans, from the Committee on
Roads, reported it inexpedient to make
an appropriation for the repair of the
Shinnston and Lumberport Turnpike
road. He also made.a report recfting
the advantages to be derived from the
State . from liberal policy towards
works of internal improvements, and
recommending the adoption of the fol-
lowing resolution:
n. = IA ea -
this Legislature to adopt early and
earnest measures to foster, aid and en-
courage any. enterprise Hiat may secure
the development of the vast resources
of the State, and protect each and all
from EARRING or impinging upon the
rights and franchises of others.
The resolution. was adopted.
The amendments proposed by tho
Senate to House Bill No. 81, releasing
certain counties from back taxes, were
agreed to and the bill has therefore be-
come n law.
The Senate bill making the bank of
the Potomac in Morgan county a law
full fence; for the relief of the overseers
of the Poor, of Brooke county; and the
bill appropriating Sl50,000 for the pay
ment OF certain military claims, was
passed.
House bill, No. 142, relating to the
taxation OF railroads, was taken up.--
The bill provides that If any railroad
company shall pay into the treasury
of this State for every passenger trans
ported a tax at the rate of one mill for
every mile OF transportation OF each Of
the passengers aforesaid, such payment
shall be in lieu of all other taxation,
levied or TO be levied, to which the said
company might in anywise be subject,
also that fthe Bait. and Ohio railroad
company, within sixty days after the
passage ofths act, accept the provisions
thereof, and pay into the treasury of
the State twenty-five thousand dollars,
thew are hereby released from all liza
bility for the payment of all State, To-
cal and county taxes heretofore assess
ed or claimed against the said compa-
nv in the State, or that have accrued
against It up to- the. first day of Eebrua-
RI, eighteen hundred and sixty-six.
Mr.. Trainer offered an amendment
requiring the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road to pay county taxes for the years
1854 and 1855, supportingi II by figures,
showing thatthe claims for county tax
es much exceed the sum which this bill
proposed the company shall pay. (
Mr.. Davis moved to substitute for
Mr.. Trainers amendment a, provision
that the company shall pay all judge
ments which counties may obtain
against 1t. Mr.. Davis stated that under
the charter OF the company il could not
be compelled TO pay any taxes until its
dividend should reach six per cent,
which was not vet the case. Mr.. Davis
said that this road should not be taxed
in a vindictive spirit, ms 1t had been OF
incalculAble service to Western Vir-
ginia, and that without the formation
OF IL our new State should have been
almost impossible. He stated that the
only purpose OF the Baltimore G. Ohio