The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-02-12
West Virginia Legislature
wHEKL1So Feb. 10, 1866.


Senate was opened with prayer by
Rev. Mr.. Dix, member of the Senate.
Mr.. Maxwell, from the COMMITTEES on
the Judiciary, reported back House
Bill No. 81, legaliziDg marriages cele-
brated during the rebellion, recon-
mendIng its passage, and It was read
second time, and ordered to third read
ing: -. ..,;,o corn,,;t,se
reported back Senate Bill No. =, to pre-
vent and punish forcible or unlawful
obstruction of public Justice, with Yari-
Gus amendments, all of which We're
adopted and the bill ordered to engross-
duced the penalty from "ten TO i've
hundred" instead of from zone hun
bred to one thousand"
Mr.. Maxwell, from same Committee,
reported back House Bill No. ~, to es-
tablish permanent seat of govern
ment forWest Virginia, recommending
its passage with an amendment, In
sertinc ssIjlarksburg, in the county of
Harrison" in lieu OF "Buckhannon, IN
the County of .Upshur," but on motion
of Mr.. Dix, the bill was laid on the
table.
Mr.. Maxwell, from same Committee,
reported back House Joint Resolution,
''agreeing to the proposed amendment
10 the State Constitution" recommend
ing it's passage, and IL was read the sec
ond time, and ordered to its third read
Mr. Price, from the Committee on
Townships, DC, reported back the bill
to alter part of the division line be-
tween Upshur and Barbour counties,
which was read the second time, and or
dered to be engrossed.
Mr.. Price, from same Committee, re-
ported SENATE Bill No. 40, entitled "a
Bill TO amend section 6, chapter lis,
Acts, $685." providing that recorders
shall mako their lists OF transfers, al
phabetically, &c. Read first time.
Mr.. Maxwell, from Committee on
Humane and Criminal Institutions, re-
ported back the House Bill locating the
State Penitentiary, with an amend
ment, changing the appropriation from
fifteen TO fiity thousand dollars, but on
motion of Mr.. Dix, the bill was laid on
the table.
Internal improvements, DC, reported
back the Senate bill TO incorporate the
WAYNE county Coal and Iron Railway
Company, recommending its passage,
with various amendments, which were
all adopted, and the bill read the second
time, and ordered to be engrossed.
Mr., Dix, from the Committee on Ed
ucation reported Senate Bill No. AZ, re.
lating to the schools OF Wheeling, and
parts oftownships connected Herewith,
which was read the first time.
Mr.. Chapline, from the COMMITTEES on
Banks and Corporation reported back
the bill to encourage Immigration Into
West Va, recommending its passage,
but on motion of Mr.. Stevenson, (Mr.
Chapline in the chair twas laid on the
table.
Mr.. Mahon presented the petition of
citizens of Calhoun county, remonstra-
ting against the removal of the county
to the Committee on Townships, &c.
ON motion of Mr.. Burdett,
ReSotred, That the Committee on Mil
itary Affairs be instructed to inquire i'm
to the expediency of providing for aud
iting and paying the militia for services
rendered The United States during the
late rebellion.
House Bill No. 10, to enable the coun-
oil of the city of Parkersburg to change
the name of the streets thereof, was read
the third time and passed.
House Bill No. 50, making an appro-
prtation OF 5000 to the West Virginia
Hospital for the Insane, was read the
third time and passed.
Senate Bill No. /, in relation to the
oaths of attorneys at law, coming up
ON its third reading, Mr.. Burdett moved
thnt it be indefinitely postponed, which
motion was lost. Yeas 3. Nays a.
Messrs. BurCstt, Raymond and 0'Brien
voting 1Of the pOSIpOueulenI- MeSSES.
Chapilne and Hagar made strong
speeches in favor of the bill and Messrs.
BurClett and Peck spoke against 1t.
Mr.. Raymond moved to lay 1t on the
| table, which was lost.
Pending the consideration of this bill,
the Senate took recess until ~
O'Clock p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate re-assembled at AZ. Senate
Bill providing for issuing attachments
in certain cases, came up on its third
reading, but, on motion ofMr. Maxwell,
It was laid on the table.
Senate Bill No. /. pending when the
Senate took recess, coming up again,
Mr.. Mahon moved TO layit on the table,
which motion being lost, il was read
the third time, and passed with its title:
YR8s-Messrs. Stevenson, tPfesident)
Burley, Chambers, Chapline, corley,
Dix. Hagar, Kitchen, Mahon, Maxwell,
Price and wright-12
NAYs-Messrs. Burdett, Raymond,
O'Brien and Peck
Senate Bill authorizing suits and pro-
ceeEiings, which might be brought in
Logan, TO be brought in Boone, was
passed.
On motion of Mr.. Burley, the joint
resolution offered by him onyesterday,
after being amended by striking out
81, rs per ton for coal, and inserting s, 90,
was adopted.
The Senate then adjourned.
House OF Delernte4.