The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-02-06
West Virginia Legislature
a..G,. unit TUESDAY, Feb. S.

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Mr.. MAHON, from the committee on
Townships, &C., reported back the bill
(House Bill No. -13l incorporating the
town of Palatine, Marion county, recon-
mending its passage.
y M.lDlX, from the committees on Edl-
cation, reported adversely upon Mr.
Haymond's resolution looking to the
formation, finseyersl parts Of the State
of branches Of the Agricultural College
Report adopted. /,
1he PRESIDENT laid before the SEN
ate q letter from the Sisters of the Wis
itatiOn, inviting the members of the
Senate to attend an aientcrtaiIiment to be
given on Wednesday evening by the
young ladies of Mount de Chantal Acad'
'a5 ~ sosien i MsHokE: ths invita-.
Mrs. YOUNG presented the petition Of
ninety-six persons at Grafton, praying
the passage of q probibitOry liquor law
which was referred to the special com
mittee on Temperance.
Mr. CARSfaADON, ,intredneed Senate
Bill No.43, amending the act for rthe col
lection of taxes,i (Which was read the
first time.
Mr.. BURLEY introduced bill (Sen-
ate, Bill No. 40, fo, amend and -fe-enaet
section 1, chapter %, of the acts of 1865
which was read the first time.
On motion of Mr.. .FARNSWORTH, :
s1IEsolrsd, That thezcommttse on Edu
eStfSss bet+ fssussted to ienquFe.ihto to
the expediency of making an appropia
ton to secure the publication OF schO0
journal for distribution among the peo'
ple to promote the educational interests
Of our State. =,
Mr.. FARNSWORTH offered the fol
lowing, which was referred TO the com
mittee On Privileges and Education
Resolred, That members of the Senate
receive mileage by the nearest route OIL
which there is public conveyance from
their homes.
The hour of 10t o'clock having arrived
the special order-the Capital question
was postponed till IL o'clock. .f
The bill lSsnate BillNo;SO) to trans.
fer the States interest in the Maryland
and Virginia Bridge Company, at Shep'
herdstown, and the bill blouse Bill No
19) authorizing JameslA. Boggs to build
amill-dam across Elk river, were pass
ed, each by unanimous vote.
The bill (Senate Bill No. 3S) to repeal
sections l, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, of chap. AZ,
of the Code, was laid on the table.
g. A message from, the House, by Mr..
HOFFMAN, Iannonnced the passage OF
the Agricultural. College Bill, and re-
ouested concurrence. The rule was sus-
pended, and the bill read the first time
A motion by Mr.. CHAPLINE to suspend
the rule and read the bill the second
time to-day was rejected. r.J :. ...
Mr.. BURDETT moved to take up the
bill (Senate Bill No. 32) reducing the
number of townships in Taylor county
Lost. - >
The bill (Senate Bill No. 33) to. i'll
crease the number of days work on
roads was read the second time and re.
ported to the committee on Internal
improvements and Navigation.
The Senate then, at IL o'clock, went
into committee of the Whole on the
bill to locate the capital. Mr.. Hoke III
the Chair.
On motion of Mr.. WILSON, the conf
mlbU6 TesOtNtu W NotO t"" 'O',j ".
that it should require a majority OF
the votes cast to fill the blank.
Mr.. ZINN nominated Grafton, Mr..
WILSON Parkersburg, Mr.. HAYWOOD
Clarksburg, Mr.. YOUNG Charleston,
and Mr.. FARNSWORTH Buckhannon,
and each addressed the committee in
behalf of his nomination.
Without coming to vote, the COM
mittee rose, when the Senate took re-
cess till o'clock, 2. NJ. ..lt
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate again went into com init
tee of the Whole on the Capital Bill,
and was addressed by Mr.. STEVENSON
in favor of Parkersburg; by Mr.. HAY =
MOND in behalf of Clarksburg; by Mr..
HAGAN and Mr.. MARTIN in behalf of
Charleston; by Mr.. BURDETT in be-
half of Grafton; by Messrs. FARNSt
WORTH and BURLEY in behalf OF
Buckhannon, and by Mr.. CliAPLlNE
on the general question. u.
-Four ballots wero then taken as fol-
lows: -
Grafton ,: Messrs. Burdett. Hoke
and Zinn. .IE..
Buckhannon-S: Messrs. Burley, Cars
kadon, Chapline, Dolly, Farnsworth,
O'Brien, Thatcher and Wright.
~ Clarksburg-2: Messrs. Raymond and
Werninger.
: ;CharlestonL5. Messrs. Dix, Hagar,
Martin, Slack ;iIid Young.
Parkersburg-4: Messrs. Duval, Ma
hon, Wilson and Stevenson,
s. =
SECOND BALLOT.
uraftopTs: s,nsssrs. BwdetHt sand
Buckhannon-9: Messrs. Burley, Cars.
kadon, Chapline, Dolly, Farnsworth,
Hoke, O'Brien, Thatcher and Wright.
y ClarksburgA2: Mcssrs. Raymond and
Werninger. .a
Charleston-5: Messrs. Dix, Hagar,
Martin, Slack and Young. ,,.-L
|, jParkerburg+E Messrs. Duval, Mahoh,
Wilson and Stevenson. ii,
.'9s''T "s TfiEb BALLOT. '''S
Grafton--2: Messrs. Burdett aud Zinn
Buckhannon-S: Messrs. Carskadon,
Chapline, Dolly, Farnsworth, Hoke,
O'Brien, 4hAtehsr aud Wright.
Clarksburg-4: Messrs. Burley, Du-
val, .iaymond and Werminger. =
| NCharloston4: Messrs. Dix, Hogan
Slack and Young.
Parkersburg--4: hessrs. MahOn, Mar
tin, Wilson and Stevenson.
q .'7h h FOURTH BALLOT.
.Grafton-2 Messrs. Burdett aud
linn. }s.er.. .t...
Buckhannon-9: Messrs. Burley,
Carskadon, Chapline, Dolly, Farms.
worth, Hoke, O'Brien, Thatcher and
Wright. .. 49,
Clarksburg-3: Duval, Raymond and
Wsfminget.E - 'i'.i" -
Charleston-5: Messrs. Dix, Hogan,
Martin, Slack and Young. >,
Parkersburg-3: Messrs. Mahon, Will
son and Stevenson.
There being no choice (twelve votes
beiug necessary to fill the blank) the
committee rose, and the President re-
snmed the Chair, when Mr.. HOKE re-
ported progress and asked leave for the
committee to sit again. The bill was
then made the special order fol, to-mor-
row at lf'o'ciock q. nj.