The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-02-19
Virginia Legislature
MONDAY, Feb. 1a.

court house of the counties, where coun
ty lines are to be changed. Repor
adopted.
Mr.. HOKE, by leave, introduced Sen
ate Bill No. &c, "To incorporate Tnsca
r0ra Lodge No. "a, |. o. o. F., in Mar
tinsburg, Berkeley county," which was
read the first time.
Mr.. CARSKADON, by leave, introduc
ed Senate Bill No. a, "To change tn,
time. of holding the courts IL the It'll
Judicial Circuit" which under suspen
sion of the rules, was passed, and Mr.
Carskadon was directed 40 to inform
the House.
Mr.. CARSKADON presented two peti
tions from citizens of Hampshire cOun
ty, which were referred to the Judicia
ry committee. One with two hundred
signers, praying the removal of the
comfy seat from Romney, and the
Others, with some two hundred signers
demonstrating against said removal.
The following additional petitions
were presented:
BY Mr.. STEVENSON, (Mr. Hoke in
the Chair From citizens of Williams
town, w. Va. and Marietta, o., remon'
strating against granting charter to
A. Hill for ferry across the Ohio be,
tween those points.
By same: From citizens of Wood
Writ &c, in favor of the passage OF
Senate Bill No. 81, to incorporate the
West. Va. Transportation company.
By Mr.. HOKE, From citizens OF
Berkeley county, demonstrating against
the passage of the railroad bill.
On motion of Mr.. BURLEY,
Resolred, That the committee on the
Judiciary inquire into the expediency
of reporting bill amending chap. 100,
of the acts of 1860.
The following bills were passed:
House Bill No. 65, to change and fix
the times of holding the courts in the
3D., 5th and 9Th circuits.
Senate Bill No. So, to provide fol
winding up the affairs Of the \. W.
Bank Of Va.
The House Bills, to prevent the ap-
preparation of office property to private
use; in relation to iuries; authorizing
the trustees Of the NJ. f. Church in the
town of BuckhannOn to convey their
church lot; and in relation to prosecu-
ting attorneys, their powers and duties.
The following House Bills were passed
Making an appropriation of 100000 to
| the Hospital for the Insane; attaching
the county of Clay to the Fifth Judi
cial Circuit, and attaching the county
Of Randolph to the Third Judicial Cir
cult.
On motion of Mr.. CHAPLINE, the
special order (the Railroad billy was
postponed until tomorrow morning at
l04 o'clock.
On his further motion, the School bill
was laid on the table.
House Bill No 81, to incorporate the
Horse Shoe and Backbone Turnpike
Company, was tabled.
4 large number of bills We're con-
sidered in their intermediate stages.
The Senate then took a recess until
2i o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On motion Mr.. WILSON the Senate
| went into Committee of the Whole, to
consider the School bill.
A number of amendments were pro-
posed, which were adopted by the Sen
ate, and the bill laid OH the table, and
ordered to be printed, as amended.
On motion of Mr.. CHAPLlNE, the
Capital bill was taken from the table,
and made the special order for Wednes-
day next, at lot o'clock.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Mr.. FERGUSON, from Judiciary
committee, reported bill to repeal the
Act of 1863, requiring certain property
to he appraised before sale to bring at
least three-fourths of it's value,
Mr.. SPENCER, from committee on
education, reported back the Wheeling
District School Bill, with amendments.
The Speaker announced the following
named gentlemen as the committe (on
the part of the House) to lease the
Capital building, in Wheeling, for two
years longer: Messrs. Fleming, Bore
man, and Smith, of Berkcly.
Mr.. ARMSTRONG presented memo.
rial of citizens of Marshall county, pro-
testing against the passage Of the bill
relating to taxing the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company.
Mr.. HOFFMAN presented similar
memorial from citizens of Monongalia
county.
Mr.. HOFFMAN also presented peti.
ton of citizens of Monongalia county
asking that each township be allowed
to take care of its own poor.
Mr.. SPENCER presented petition ot
citizens of Parkersburg, asking that an
appropriation he allowed for the Com
missioner Of Immigration.
Mr.. VAUGHAN presented petition oi
citizens of Mason county, asking that
the charter of the town of West Colum-
bia be amended.
| Mr.. MWHORTER presented petition
of citizens Of Kanawha county, asking
that change he made In the mode OF
collecting taxes.
A number of bills were read second
| time.
The bill to provide for the registra.
tion Of practicing physicians, was laid
OH the table.
The bill to prohibit the sale aud use
of intoxicating liquors as beverage
was taken up and read.
Mr.. HOFFMAN moved to strike out
the clause permitting druggists to sell
liquors.
Mr.. FURGUSON moved to Indefinitely
postpone the bill. He said sit is a:
much as we can do now to beat the
Democratic party, and il we pass this
bill we may as we'll give up the idea o.
ever doing so.H
An extended debate ensued. Mr.
| CUNNINGHAM said he favored the bill
drunkenness was a crying evil, and in
many cases it was pleaded An apology
for crime. This House had been dis
graced with drunkenness, and he wal
sorry to acknowledge it.
After discussion, Mr.. LANE said ht
did not know that this House had
drunkard on its floor.
I Mr.. CUNNINGHAM said, in explana'
ton of his assertion, that on q question
of privilege, some weeks ago, q membel
of this House (evidently alluding tt
Mr.. Ferguson, of Cabell county, hat
said he had been beastly intoxicated
and that while in that condition HI
might have Committed an act he woGlt
not had he been sober.
Mr.. HARRIS moved to lay the bill OF
the table. The motion prevailed: yea
25; nays "a: =, ..
!, The consideration of bills on theil
second reading occupied the remainder