The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-02-17
West Virginia Legislature
senate.
FRIDAY, Feb. 10.


Prayer by Rev w r. White.
The House Bills passed yesterday by
the House of Delegates were transmit
ted to the Senate, read and referred,
The following bills were reported back
from standing committees, reada sec
ond time, aud ordered to third read
ing:
The bill FOR the relief OF st. CLAIR
Rams, OF kanaWha county.
The bill to construct mill dam across
Elk River at Sutton, Braxtou county
The bill to repeal sections % and %
OF chapter 1863 OF the Code of Virginia,
second edition,
Mr. Burdett introduced a bill TO re
peal Chapter 29 OF the Acts of 1860, en-
titled an Act to prevent the prosecu-
ton Of suits and the suing out or prU-
cess by persons engaged in rebellion. ~
Read the first time and referred to the
committee on the Judiciary.
The following bills were passed;
Senate No. 81, to legalize the poor levy
made by the County Court OF Berkeley
in the year 1868
Senate No, GO, amending the charter
House No Gi constituting certain
part of the bank Of the Ohio river in
Jackson county a lawful fence.
House No. 81, TO provide Peniten-
tiary for the State.
All these bills were passed by a unani
nous vote.
Several amendments were made by the
Senate to the PenitentiaTy bill, which
will require the concurrence OF the
House
The House DIil amending the license
law SO as 10 permit manufacturers OF
native wines to retail the same at the
place of manufacture without license
was rejected-yeas |; nays l..
On motion OF Mr.. Burdett, the House
bill to prevent further taxation of sol
diers for bounty purposes, was laid on
the table.
On motion Of Mahon the Senate bill
abolishing the office of County Treasurer
was laid on the table,
The Senate Bill to amend and re.enaCt
the act regulating the allowances to
county offices; the bill to relinquish to
the MARYLAND aud Virginia Bridge Com
papv the stock in said company belong
ING 70 the State, and the bill in relation
to actions of defense were read the sec
ond time and ordered to engrossment.
A message was received from the Gov
ernor in regard to the insane persons
from this State in the Asylum at Staun-
ton and Williamsburg, which was read
and referred to the committee on HUI
name and Criminal Institutions.
The House bill for the establishment
Of permanent seat Of government for
the State was taken up; and the ques-
tion was the amendment proposed by
the committee to strike out "Buckhan-
non" and insert "Clarksburg." Mr.
Maxwell asked for a division of the
Question. and that the vote be first taken
upon striking out
The Senate took a recess till u clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate reassembled.
A very lengthy and interesting discus
sion took place upon the motion to strike
out Buckhannon, participated In with
much ability in the affirmative by Messrs
Maxwell, Burdett, Peck, Mahon, and
stevenson, the negative by Messrs Dix,
Hagar and OBrien
The afternoon having been spent in
discussion, the question was made the
special order tor tomorrow at II o'clock
4 NJ. as other Senators desire to speak
Adjourned
House of Delegates
FRIDAT, Feb IL
P,ayer By Rev. Mr. BrOckunier
The following bills were reported from
the standing committees,
a BilI to provide for the repair of ths
roads and bridges throughout the State ;
"A Bill prescribing the standard
weight of bituminous coal
x Bill concerning marriages between
colored persons The bill declares
valid all marriages in good faith between
| colored persons; provides that all Ian
regulating marriages in this State shall
apply to negroes, and provides for sep