The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-01-22
West Virginia Legislature.
WHEELING, Jan. 20, 1865,

.wHBEL1se, Jan. 20, 1866.
10 5I Senate. Z.
The Senate met at 10 O'Clock, and
was opened with prayer by Prof w. r.
a message from the House announced,
the passage of a joint resolution in re-
lation to insane persons from this State
who are confined in the asYlums at
,Staunton and Williamsburg, and
joint resolution to go into the election
OF Public Printer at IL o'clock on
Tuesday, Odd inst -=s-s--s a--zs=ss..
The former was referred to the Com
mittee on Humane and Criminal lnstt-
situations, and the latter adopted.
The Committee on Privileges ana
Elections submitted a report fixtng1the
mileageto which each memb Der OF ING
Senate is entitled, which was auopteu.
Mr. Burdett from the Committee on
Finance and Claims, reported Dill,
the effect of which, If passed, viii pc
TO Increase assessors commissions one
half of one per centum. The Dill was
read the first time.
Mr.. Duyal, from the Commute on
Military Affairs, reported a jointreso-
union. authorizing the Governor toturn
over TO the State OF Virginia or Its legal
agent, the bronze statue OF Washington
formerly. belonging 10 the State Of Vir-
ginia. The resolution lies over one day.
Mr.. Burnley, from the Committee on
Internal improvements and Naviga-
ton, reported adversely upon the reso-
lutions proposing to appropriate money
to improve the Weston and Gauley
Bridge Turnpike, and TO construct
road from Bennington to Ma1welPs
mill.
On motion of Mr.. Burdett the report
and resolution in the latter case were
laid on the table. In the first case the
report was adopted.
Resolutions were offered,
BY Mr.. Mahon-'l -
referring so much of the Governors
message as relates to colored persons
to the Committee on Judiciary. "a
BY Mr.. HRgar- FiI.. IA izs,tlti II
Directing the COMMITTEES on Internal
improvements and Navigation to con-
slider the propriety of appropriating
s5 600 to build bridge across Big Coal
River on the State road near Peytona,
in Boone county.
By Mr.. Hagar-
Directing the Committee on Finance
and Claims to consider the propriety OF
discharged soldiers from the taxes OF
lS6I-2-3-4.
BY Mr.. Corley=I
Directing the same Tconmitteeto con-
slider the propriety of releasing from
back taxes and damages all lands
which lie IN cOunLleS WneEe Ld4eS COuAA
not be collected during the war.
By.Mr. Chapline- 5 = -.
Directing the Committee on Internal
IMPROVEMENTS and Navigation to In
duire into the expediency of appropri-
ating 5000 to aid in rebuilding the
bridge across the Potomac river at
Shepherdstown, in j etferson county.
BY Mr.. Chapline
Appointing John II. Charnock Jani-
tor or the Senate, allowing him 81 90
per day; and officers of the Senate the
same per diem us they received last
Mr.. Slack offered the following reso-
luton, which was referred to the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections:
WHEREAS, II is manifest to the Senate
that Henry NJ. Matthews, of the county
OF Greenbrier, whoreceived alarge nu-
merical majority of the votes of the
Ninth Senatorial District for seat
in this body, became o candidate and
was voted for, with n sfull knowledge
ON his part OF the fact that he was incl
iuible to the office of Senator, he being
unable TO take the oaths required by
law, having wilfully participated in the
late rebellion;
Be IL therefore TeSoLUed, That the seat
to which the said Matthews was elected
10 fill in this body is hereby declared
vacant. -.yEE t.l,I !! '-J.H
The Senate bill amending sections
and A, chapter 1922 Of the code oflN1r-
pinin, was read the second time and or
dered to be engrossed.
The Senate then adjourned.