The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-02-26
West Virginia Legislature
MONDAY, Feb. 25.

The reading OF the journal wac u''
pensed with.
The Senate appointed Messrs. Burley
and Wilson as the Conference commit
tee on its part on the bill concerning
insurance companies not incorporated
by this State.
II also adopted the following House
Joint Resolutions:
No. 22. WHEREAS, Owen Duffey made
an assessment of the valuation of the
{ real estate of Nicholas county under an
appointment of the Board of Supervis'
ors of said county under the provisions
of an act passed February 2lst, 1866
entitled Gan act to provide for the re.
assessment of the value of all the real
estate within this State" and about the
time he finished his books, was taken
sick and died without swearing to his
books as required by the said act, and
the book was so returned to the Audi
tors office, therefore,
Resolred, BY the Legislature of West
Virginia, that the said book he receiv-
ed as O proper valuation, without re
auiring the same to be sworn to; and
further, that the Auditor is authorized
to pay to the personal representative
of Owen Duffy, deceased, the account
for his services in such re-valuation,
when presented for payment duly sworn
to by the said personal representatives
and approved by the Board of Supervi-
sors of said county.
No. %. Resolred, By the Legislature
of West Virginia, That our Senators be
instructed, and our representatives in
Congress be requested to vote for bill
requiring the Secretary of the United
States Treasury to pay the loyal citl-
zens of the State of West Virginia for
all the losses they sustained during the
rebellion.
Mr.. BURLEY asked and obtained
leave to record his vote against tho
railroad bill.
Mr.. DIX, from the committe OH Edu-
cation, reported back the bill prescrib-
ing how the general school fund shall
be apportioned to Fayette county for
1867, recommending it do not pass, as
there was o bill before the Senate max
ing general provisions as to said school
fund.
Mr.. YOUNG introduced bill to ap-
propriate the money to be obtained
from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
COMPANY to the school fund. Read the
first time.
Mr.. SLACK introduced a bill to pro-
vide for the improvement of the navl-
CATION of the Great Kanawha river.
Read first and second times and refer
red to the committee on Internal I'm
provements.
Mr.. MARTIN introduced bill to ap-
propriate $4,000 to aid the Regency Of
West Virginia Normal SCHOOL, at Fair,
mont, incorporated under the laws OF
this State, to erect or purchase build
ings. Read twice and referred to the
committee on Education. :,
The registry bill, which was reported
from the House of Delegates this morn
ing, was taken up, on motion OF MT.
CHAPLINE, the rules suspended, the
bill read three several times and pass
ed:
YEAs-Messrs. Stevenson (Presidentl,
Burley, Carskadon, Chapline, Dix, Dol
ly, Duval, Farnsworth, Hagar, Hoke,
Mahon, Martin, Slack, Thatcher, Wer-
ninger, Wright, Young and Zinn.
NAYs-Messrs. Burdctt, Raymond and
O'Brien. =,
Mr.. BURDETT moved to amend the
title so that it woHld read as follows ::
"A bill providing abolition of the free
dom of elections, the trial by jury, and
to more effectually perpetuate partisan
power." The motion was not agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. BURLEY,
Resolred, That the committee on the
Judiciary inquire into the expediency
of reporting bill providing mode ior
the condemnation of land and material
to aid in the construction of any OF the
public buildings of this State. ,
The Capital question was postponed
until 81 o'clock p. m, to which hour the
Senate took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Capital Bill coming up as the spe-
cial order, on motion of Mr. CHAPL!NE,
the Senate went into committee of the
Whole to consider said bill.
Mr.. FARNSWORTH moved to amend
by striking out Parkersburg and insert
ing Buckhannon, which was rejected;
YEAs-Messrs. Burdett, Dix, Dolly,
Farnsworth, Hagar, O'Brien, Thatcher,
Wright, Young and Zinn-1O.
NAYs-Messrs. Stevenson, president, J,
Burley, Carskadon, Chapline, Duval,
Haymond, Hoke, Mahon, Martin, Slack,
Weyninger and Wilson-12.
Mr.. BURLEY moved to strike out
Parkersburg and insert Grafton, which
was rejected:
YEAS-Messrs. Burdett, Farnsworth,
Hagar, Raymond, O'Brien, Slack, Young
and Zinn-S -
NAYs-Messrs. Stevenson, (President)
Burley, Carskadon, Chapline, Dix, Dol
Ily, Duval, Hoke, Mahon, Martin,
Thatcher, Werninger, Wilson and
Wright-14.
MI. RAYMOND, then moved to insert
Clarksburg instead OF Parkersburg,
which was rejected.
YEAs-Messrs. Burley, Raymond,
O'Brisn, Slack, Werninger, and Young
~.
NAys-Messrs. Burdett, Carskadon,
Chapline, Dix, Dolly, Duval, Farms
worth, Hagar, Hoke, Mahon, Martin,
Thatcher, Wilson, Wright and Zinn-l5,
Mr.. O'BRIEN then moved to insert
Weston, which was also lost. 49,,
Mr.. BURDET'T moved to indefinitely
nostpone the consideration Of the bill,
which was lost:
YEAs-Messrs. Burdett, Dix, Hagar,
Raymond, oiack! "oe~~'
and Zinn.-S.
NAYs.-Messrs. Burley, Carskadon,
Chaplins, Dolly, Duval, Farnswnrth
Hoke, Mahon, Martin, O'Brien, Thatch'
er, Wright, Young and Stevenson (Pres'
ident).-14.
Mr.. WRIGHT then moved to insert
Charleston in lieu of Parkersburg,
which vas NOT agreed to,
Mr.. BURLEY moved to lay the Dill
on the table, which motion was not
agreed to. M.
The yeas were-Messrs. Burley, Dix
Hagar, Raymond, Mahon, Slack, Wer-
ninger, Wilson and Zinn-9.
The nays were-Messrs. Stevenson,
4 fPresident,) Burdett, Carskadon, Chap
line, Dolly, Duva1, Farnsworth, Hoke,
Martin, O'Brien, Thatcher, Wright and
Young-13. /,
ON motion, the committee rose and
Mr.. CARSKADON reported that the
committee had come to no conclusion
The question being on ordering the
hill to engrossment, the yeas and nays
were called for, ordered and taken, and
senate refused to ordor it to engross-