Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-02-17
West Virginia Legislature.
sen ATE

I - SENATE.
! Mr.. Chaplin introduced bill TO re-
peal The 9Th scciion of The act De inlne
the no wefs and dule. of Recorder. ID
relation to Wills and FiLuc,sries. Read
,ne first lime and referred 10 Judiciary
Committee. -.. mat
I The following bills were passed Sen
ale bill No. S.increasing the commissions
of assessors; Senate. blLNo. TO- securing
liens 10 nechani Isbofers and others;
Senate bill No. 26. regulating HE salary
of the reporter Of the Supreme Court "I
Appeals; and Senate bill No. 81. 10 alter
the terms OF lbe Circus. Cour's IN the GIN
| Circuit. Har....s o.
Mr.. ChapIins introduced bill 10 re-
liere juJsmeGs deb'ors. which was read
The 6r.l iims, and referred TO the Judi
cisry.
The Joint resolution 10 pay Tor certain
services 10 removing the law lIbtafy iron
Lewi.burg to Wheeling, was taken up
and referred to ,be Comsniltee on Finance
and Claims, on motion of Mr.. ChspIIne.
Mr.. Chapline, from the CommlI'ee on
Banks and Cooperation reported back the
bill TO encourage immigration into West
Va, recommending lis passage, but on
motion of Mr.. Stevenson, Mr.. Chap line
in ,he char j, was laid on The table.
Senate bill No. /. in relation TO The
oalhs of attorneys al law, coming up ON
ITS reading. Mr.. BuTGeu moved lhatIt be
indefinitely postponed. which motIun was
lost. Yess3. Nays IA. Messrs. Bur
deu, Hsymond and O'Bfien voting for
the postponemenL Messrs. Chspllne
and Hssar made strong speeches in favor
Of The bill and Mes,rs. Burden and Peck
spoke againsil. .,..~
Senate bill No. /, pending when the
Senate took recess, coming up again.
Mr.. Mshon moved 10 lay IL on the table,
which, motion being lost, it was read the
third lime, and passed with its lille
YEAs-Me.,rs, Stevenson, (PresidenD
BurIey. Chaabers. ChaPlne, CorIey,
DIX, Hsgsr, Kitchen, Mabon, Maxwell,
Price and Wrghi-l2.
NAY.-Messrs. Burdeu, Hay mond. o.
Brien and Peck.
Mr.. Price, from the Committee on
townships. repor!.I bill permanently
Ioea,ieg the county sea, Of Jefferson Coun'
,ty al 5hspherdslowB. Read he first
tine, and It's printing dispensed with.
Mr.. Burnley from lhe COMMITTEE on In
ternal Improvements. reported bill Il"
rellDqush to The MsryIs land and Virginia
Bridge Company he stock in said Com
papy belonging 10 The Sale. Read the
first time. -,...s ....... s.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
House Balls were passed -
Allowing ministers shry days 10 make
returns Of marriages.
Increasing Inc fees Of jsilorS.
Legalz;ng marriages celebrated duIlDs
he rebellion.
The b;l providing Cor State Psni'en,
Iia-y conin upon ~ second rssd'ns' he
Uruse resolved to biIIo! for The PoIni al
which j, .bc uld be located.
Mr.. Trainer nominated Mound'TIIis,
Nr. Hornbrook Wh.sIirg, and Mir Nc,
QuiIsis Chsrlssuwp, IN jefferson coun.
~. With lhe remark that be dIdn', know
a county in The State which needed a
psnlr.nrisry a.. hueh as Jefferson.
On the hrs. bsIlo, The whole number Of
votes was 81. Necessary 10 cholrc 70
Moundsviiie received 20; Wheeling 10;
CharIe-io~n 4; Grafton Q. Mounds'Ilis
go. tksrefore, inserted.
By Mr.. Koonce-Of John w. Gran
tn On and others. Of JefersoH county ask
ing ina, The collection Of taxes Of 1865 be
postponed; inst a sisy law be passed. and
tina, The Law prohibiting sui" By rebels DO
repealed. ,...-- "a. ~
P.u,ion by Mr.. Koence-Of Nathan
II. Copeland and one huHdtsd end 'h,r'y
Others asking Ina, the county sess OF JET
fsrson county may be removed fro@
She pherds,o~n to Chs'issiown. On mo.
ton Of Mr.. NJ, Qpikin was Iald on The ia
bic. .:f .,.. e ... r.s
Mr.. Koonce. from the Committee on
Arts, Sciences, &c, reported bill 10 40
,he,izs The Governor to appoint somf
suitable person 10 collee, and arrange
specimens Of the products of the Slate
and cause them to be exhibited at The
Universal Exhibition AZ Paris.
Senate bill No. "a, providing for are
cuetion; Of 7tsXstiqpo on property which
may have deprecis,edi in value. Passed.
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