The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-02-22


Mr.. Young said this bill was differ
ent from the bill which was indefinitely
postponed, in nearly every particular.
This bill proposed to pay the State
30,OO0 per annum and $40 per mile
for every mile through which the road
passes through any county of this
State, TO be paid to the county, and that,
If the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will
commence the building of the West
Virginia Central within five years and
complete the same within ten years,
and pay one-fifth of the net earnings of
the West Virginia Central into the State
Treasury, then the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad to be thereafter exempt from
taxation. And that the bill was drawn
up and introduced without the knowl-
edge or consent of the said company.
The chair Mr.. Farnsworth) decided
from the one indefinitely postponed
that he considered 1t in effect new and
different bill, and that he would there
fore entertain il.
a message from the House of Dele
| gates, by Mr.. Williamson, announced
the passage OF, and asked concurrence
in:
House bill No. I29, "a bill allowing
the authorities of Pendleton county TO
use the jails of other counties for the
confinement of prisoners"
House bill No. 100, "a bill allowing
the confinement of Mcdowell county
prisoners in Wyoming county jail"
porate orrel Lodge No. 20, OF the indie
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, in the
village of Newburg," and
House bill No. 1872, "a bill establish-'
ing uniform grade, and system of drain
age, in the city of Parkersburg."
Mr.. Hoke, by leave, introduced Sem
ate bill No. 81, "a bill relating to ac-
counts payable on the order of the Su-
preme Court of Appeals" which was
read the first time; and on his motion,
the case being urgent, and three-fourths
OF the members present consenting
thereto, the rule was suspended, the bill
read the second time this day and or
dered to be engrossed; which being
forthwith done, the rule was again In
like manner suspended, the bill read
the third time and passed with its title.
YEAs-Messrs. Burdett, Burley, Car
skadon, Chapline, Dix, Dolly, Duval,
Farnsworth, Hagar. Raymond, Hoke,
Mahon, Martin, O'Brien, Slack, Thatch-
er, Werninger, Wilson, Wright, Young
and Zinn-2I.
NAYs-None.
ORDERED, That Mr.. ChaplIne inform
the House of Delegates OF the passage
of said bill.
to establish a permanent seat of Gov
I eminent for the State of West Virgin
ia" having been made the special order
for IL o'clock this day, on motion of Mr..
Mahon the said order was postponed
until tomorrow at the same hour.
! Senate Bill No. IS, ga bill regulating
interest in this State, was read the sec
ond time, when Mr.. Martin moved to
, amend it by striking out of the first
, line the word "ten," and inserting
"eight;" and Mr.. Wilson demanded the
T yeas and nays thereon, which were or
r dered and taken:
YEAs.-Messrs. Burley, Carskadon,
: Hagar, Raymond, Martin, Werninger
Z and Zinn.-S.
NAYs.-Messrs. Stevenson, CPresi-
dent, } Burdett, Chapline, Dix, Duval,
Farnsworth, Hoke, Mahon, O'Brien,
Slack, Thatcher, Wilson, Wright and
Young-l4.
Mr.. Dolly moved to add at the end OF
the bill provision that the bill should
not go into effect till January l, 1869.
Lost.
The bill was then ordered to be en-
crossed and read the third time.
The Senate took a recess.
f AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate met at "a O'Clock.
z The bill to remove the county seat OF
, Pocahontas county from Huntersville
and locate 1t permanently at or near
Edray.
9 The regular business was passed by.
Mr.. Farnsworth introduced joint
resolution providing for the publica-
ton of the Governors proclamation
announcing the result of the vote on
the amendment to the State Constitu-
, ton. Adopted.
The bill relating to the school district
. of Wheeling was taken up, out of or
t der, read the second time, and referred
i to the Committee on Education, and the
bill in relation to the collection of taxes
for the years 1861, 1862, 1853 and 1864,
, was referred to the judiciary.
The bill providing how the general
School Fund shauibe apportioned:toc Ger
tain counties for 1867, was taken up. and
, recommitted.
, The following bills were passed: The
bill increasing the allowance ofclothing
, for the State convicts, and making an
appropriation (of SlO,0OO) to defray the
expenses OF the prison proper; the bill
, repeating the act Incorporating the
town of Harper's Ferry; and the bill
, amending the act to incorporate the
Marion and Mouongalia Navigation
, Company-(thel last two communicated
from the House today.
Mr.. Farnesworth, from the Commit
, tee on Internal improvements and
Navigation, reported back the bill
amending the charter of the Covington
and Ohio Railroad, with amendments,
recommending its passage. Laid on
the table.
on motion of Mr.. Ho<e, the bill pro
viding in what counties certain actions
may be brought, was taken up, put
upon its passage, and again rejected.
YEAs-Messrs Burnley, Carskadon,
Chapline, Dix, Dolly, Farnsworth, Ha-
, gar, HOke, Slack, Thatcher and Wright
Ill.
NAYs-Messrs. Stevenson, (Presi-
dent,) Burdett, Duval, Raymond, Ma
hon, Martin, o'Brien, werninger, Will
son, Young and Zinn-11.
On motion of Mr.. Young, said vote
was reconsidered by the following
vote;
YEAs-Messrs. Stevenson, (Presi-
dent,) Burnley, Carskadon, Chapline,
O'Brien, Slack, Thatcher, Wright and
Young-l3.
| NAYS = Messrs. Burdett, Dix,
Duval, Raymond, Mahon, Martin,
Werninger, Wilson and Zinn-9.
The bill was laid on the table.
| A number of bills were communi-
Gated from the Ho ase, but only the two
heretofore named as passed were acted
on.
The bill to incorporate the Farmers
and Mechanics Bank of West Virginia
was slightly amended, and ordered to
fbe engroSsed, and read the first time.
On motion of Mr.. Farnsworth, the
Senate Joint Resolution providing that
the assessment of the taxes of 1867 on
real estate shall be on the old vaIua-
ton of 1856, instead of the valuation of
last year. Adopted. Yeas, 20. Nays,
MessrS, Slack and Wright.
Mr.. Dix, by leave, introduced a Sem
ate Joint Resolution requiring the clerk
of the House of Delegates TO have bound
! with the journal of the House, annu-
ally, the several reports and other doc
uments transmitted with the Cover
nor's message. Lies over.
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