The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-02-16
west Virginia Legislature:
wnKE11No, Feb. Is.

Senate.
PRAYER by Rev. J. B. Uber.
The bill making an appropriation OF
STS2 so 10 pay Robertson Cook Tor keep
ing a lunalie, was received from the
House. read and referred.
Mr.. Maxwell reported back from the
judiciary Committee the bill 70 amend
the law concerning licenses, silgntlI
amended. and 1t was ordered 10 itE third
reading.
Mr.. Burdett, from the Finance Com
mittee. reported back the bill TO prevent
further taxation Of soldiers property ior
bounty purposes, with q substitute ior
the bill providing for refunding 10 SOL
/ diers, their widows or heirs, the taxes
collected on their property for bounty
purnoSes. The substitute WAS adopted
I and ordered to It's third reading:
Mr.. Burdeit, from the ComnllI!ee on on
/ Privileges and Elections, reported Dack
I the resolution declaring the scar OF
/ Henry NJ. Mathews, from the Ninth
Senatorial District, vacant recommend
/ inc its adoption, and recommending
fIISt Ihn President issue writ OF cleo
| tion to FIJI the vacancy. The seat was
I declared vacant, but no election was
ordered. -..... =.
Townsbips. reported back the bill con-
shutting a certain part of of the bank
of the Ohio river within Jackson coun-
ty a lawful fence. Ordered TO third
Mr.. Kitchen introduced bill amend
ing the charter of the town OF Martins
burg. Read first time-Tule suspended,
read second time and ordered en-
crossed
Mr. Dix introduced billto authorize
the boards of supervisors 10 subscribe
. 10 the stock of any railroad IN tnelr
vicinity. Read hFsI time and referred
Mr.. ChHpline presented the petitions
of citizens OF Wheeling pT1ying q re
rSiCsI OF the license billiard tables
( Referred 10 the Finance Committee
Mr.. Chapline offered a resolution dl-
r4I.finp the Committee on Internal I'M
movements and Navigation 10 inquire
! into the expedienCy Of appropria1ng
$50 10 rebuild the bridge across Lost
River on the Hardy and Winchester
turnpike.
The following bills were passed:
Senate Bill No. SO. constituting the
bank of certain streams in Morgan
county a lawful fence
House Bill No. IL, extending the char
ter OF the White sulphur and Sweet
Spring Turnpike Road.
House Bill No IS, to authorize the
city council of ParkeTsburg to change
the location OF one Of its streets
House Bill No, O., 10 protect literary
societies and other meetings convened
for social amusement
House Bill No. 90, 10 change the num-
Der of Adelphi Lodge OF odd Fellows.
House Bill No Il, TO amend the 2lst
section OF chapter ISL of the Acts of 1868.
The Senate Bill TO legalize the poor
leviss made by Berkeley county Court
for 1868, was ordered to be engT0Ssed.
The Houss Bill providing peniten-
tiarv for the State WAS taken up and
amended. OF, motion of Mr.. Maxwell,
so as to provide for board Of directors
and perfecting the details of the bill
The bill was then ordered TO its third
reading. Mr.. Burnley moved TO suspend
the rules so at to pass the bill. Lost.
Mr.. Corley moved to take up the bill
locating the capital, but the Senate re-
fused to do so, owing to the absence OF
Mr.. Slack and Gen. Duval, who are sick.
Adjourned.i