The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-03-01
West Virginia Legislature
wnEEI1No, February %, 1866.
senate.
aver by Rev. Mr.. Barnitz

Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Barnitz.
Message from the House announced
that that body had indefinitely post
poned the bill to authorize Adam
Kuhn and others to sink a coal shaft
in Wellsburg.
Mr.. O'Brfen changed his vote, by
permission, from nay TO yea on passage
Of the bill for the reliefof Home Guards.
The Committee on Expenditures, on
Library and on Executive Offices, made
their usual reports. Adopted.
Mr.. Price reported that the Committee
nte bill for the location OF the Agrtcul-
tural College at Morgantown should
pass. Report adopted.
The following bills were passed:
In relation to the Guyandotte Navi-
cation Company; In relation TO eyl-
dence in actions involving title to lands;
For the relief of John ID. Payne; For
the relief of the sureties of VIM. Grass,
late Sheriff of Putnam county; Pre-
scribing tho standard weight of btu
-minous coal; Concerning marriages be-
tween colored persons; Authorizing
THO DoaIu of Public Works to audit
claims against the State of Vir-
ginia: In relation to elections by
the people; To provide for the
payment of certain military claims.
Mr.. Chapline made u personal expla-
nation concerning publication in tho
Wheeling Register OF this date.
On motion of Mr.. Hawkins:
RESOLVED, That the local article in the
Wheeling Register of this date, reflect
ing ON the character of Senator J. A.
Chnpline, is considered by this body as
a scurrilous article, rejecting discredit
on its author and said paper.
On motion of Mr.. Wright:
Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms
and Doorkeeper of the Senate be allow
ed mileage, and the Janitor 81 per day
The bill to provide for submitting to
the people of West Virginia the pro-
n osed amendment to the State Consti-
tuition, after being amended, was pass
ed. Yeas, 10; nays, Mr.. Burdett, 1.
The following bills were passed:
Senate Bill for the relief of citizens OF
Morgan county; House Bill supplement
tai to the act establishing the county OF
on motion OF Mr.. Burdett, the joint
resolution 10 provide medal for s. d.
Kams was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Chambers, the Pres
ident of the Senate was directed to issue
/ the writ of election to fill the vacancy
| in the 9th Senatorial District, which
election is to be held on the fourth
Thursday in May, 1866.
Senate took n recess until ~ O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
A communication was received from
| the Governor, enclosing letter from
the Governor of Virginia, transmitting
an net of tho General Assembly of Vir-
GINA to incorporate the Covington and
Ohio Railroad Company. The message
and documents were referred to the
Committee on Internal improvements.
A bill supplemental to the act to reg
ulnte the registration of voters was re-
ceived from the House, aud passed,
under suspension of the rules. The
bill provides that the Registrars shall
be allowed until the 10th day of May to
complete the registration of voters. the
time for the regular township elections
having been changed from the 4th
Thursday of April till the 4th Thursday
The following bills were received
from the House and passed under a
suspension of the rules: To legalize
the qualification and official bonds of
John N. Louden and J. l.. ID. Brake,
Justices of Upshur county; the bill
concerning hawkerS and pedlars; the
bill to amend and re-enact the charter
of the Little Kanawha Navigation COM
pany; the bill further to amend the law
concerning corporations: the bill for the
relief of Henry j. Whitehouse; bill
for the relief OF B. s. Cook, and the bill
to incorporate the Laurel Fork and Sand
Hill Railway.
Mr.. Burnley, from the Internal Inn
provement Committee, to which was re-
ferred the papers relating to the incor-
poration of the Covington and Ohio
Railroad Company, reported a bill for
that purpose, which was passed under
suspension of the rules.
The House bill to extend the corpor-
ate limits of the town of BrandonVille,
was passed.
gates, by Mr.. Davis, announced the pas
sage of the following resolutions, and
asked concurrence:
/. Acknowledging our obligations to
the living, and declaring that we will
cherish the memory of the deceased,
soldiers, on account of their sacrifices
in defence of the nation and this State.
2. Approving the votes of Messrs.
Latham and Hubbard against negro
suffrage in the District of Columbia.
5. Opposing negro suffrage in this
State, but agreeing to allow colored
persons other rights of citizens.
4. Endorsing the administration of
the President A
The resolutions were tabled. and a
subsequent motion OF Mr.. Burdett to
take them up, failed.
Adjourned.
House orDeIegates.