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

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The Senate vas opened with prayer by
Rev. Mr. TAYLOR, of Fairmont.
The bills passed yesterday III tho
House were received, read the first time,
and referred to appropriate committees,
the bill locating the Capital going to
the Judiciary, and the Penltentiary bill
to the committee on Humane and Grim
inal Institutions.
The constitutional amendment was
received, read the first time and referred
to the Judiciary.
Mr.. Maxwell, from the Judiciary, re-
ported bill better to provide for the
distribution of the acts. Read the first
time. He also reported back the Senate
bill in regard TO suits i'll Logan and
Boone counties. Read second time and
ordered engroSsed He also reported
back the Senate bill providing for issu-
ing attachments in certain cases. Read
second time and ordered engrosSed. He
also reported a substitute for the Senate
bill prescribing oaths for attorneys.
Read second time and ordered engrossed.
Mr.. Burdett, from the committee OH
Finance and Claims, reported back the
House bill apprepriating $4,000 Cor tho
current expenses Of the West Virginia
Hospital for the Insane, recommending
its passage Ordered to third reading
He also reported back the House bill to
provide for the sale Of lands returned
delinquent for the non-payment Of taxes,
recommending its passage. Tabled on
motion ofMr Maxwell.
Mr.. Burdett also reported substiT fiTe
for the Joint resolution to pay for servi-
ces in removing the law library from
LoUisburg to Wheeling, allowing S. w.
Hall $3.50 and II NJ. Mathews 500
Adopted.
Mr. DuYai. from the com Giirtoc On Nil
itary Affairs, reported a bill alpropri-
ating 81 67244 to the Antietam Gene
terry Read the first time.
Nj Chapline. from the committee 90
Banks and Corporations. reported back
the House bill TO enable the council of
Parkersburg to change the name Of the
streets of that city. recommending its
pas sage Read the second time aud or.
dered to third reading
Mir Wright introduced a Dill 10 PIE
vent intoxication Read the first lime
This bill provides that any person who
shall drink to intozication oT appear on
aHy street, road, highway or other pub
lie place intoxicated, or use profane
or obscene language, or abuse or threat
en- any person while intoxicated, or per
5uade or influence any one to drink to
into1icatien, shall be subject to a fine Of
NOT less than thirty dollar5, nor moro
than one hundred dollars foI each of
Tense, The bill also imposes a like fine
upon any one who knows Of such uften-
ces and fails to report the same tpa Jus
tica
The substitute iCI CLe Hou,e biii PFC.
scribiug how the school fund II i36C
shall be distributed III certain .onuftes
was passed
On motion OF III IIagar. yesterdays
vote adopting the adverse report of the
Finance committee in relation 10 the re-
lief OF Wilson Abbott. late Sheriff Of
Raleigh county, was Teconsiderai and
the matter Te-COmmitted
On motion Of Mr. Hagar. The commit
tee on Finance was directed to inquire
into the eIpediency of allowing Pendle.
ton Cook So for property lost in tie ser
vice Of the State Petitions and papers
on tho same subject were referred
Mr. Chambers offered 4 resolution to
provide tOrfilling .acancy IN the Ninth
District Laid on the table.
Mr. Barley offered 4 resolution III
,tructing our Senators and requesting
'ur Representatives IL Con ress to op-
pose a renewal OF the late Reciprocity
treaty With England in reiation to cur
trade With Canada, aud to insist that
the duty on coal coming into the United
States shall not be less than S1.75 per
ton. Laid over one day uuder the rules
Adjourned,