The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-02-23
West Virginia Legislature
FRIDAY, Feb. ".

II A message from the house commuu
4 Gated the House substitute for the Ser
I ate bill to amend the law In relation
illegitimate children (Which was cor
curred in by the Senate) and amend
ments proposed by the House to Senat
bill relating to insurance companies NO
incorporated By this State, (which wer
disagreed to by the Senate.)
A message from the House Of Dele
gates, by Mr.. CRACRAFr, announce
the adoption of, and asked the imniedi
ate concurrence Of the Senate in, join
resolution proposing to celebrate IN
anniversary of Washington's Birthda
by having his farewell address read at
Joint session to be held in the Hall o
the House of Delegates at IL ocioci
A. NJ.
luton was agreed to. -
ON motion of Mr.. DIX the regular or
der was suspended, and the School bill
(Senate No. A. taken up, some verba
amendments adopted and the bill or
dered to ne epgrossed aud read the thir'
time. ,.....- >,
Mr.. DCVAL introduced the followin,
which was adopted, the rule havin;
been suspended, joint Resolution No. Il
allowing J. J. Kahn credit for claim
against the State of West Virginia.
Resolred, BY the Legislature of Wes
Virginia, That the Auditor be and J
hereby instructed to allow. James )
Kahn, late Sheriff Of Brooke county
credit for oil claims against the Stat
in settlement Of his account, II fount
correct.
Mr.. linn, from the COMMITTEES OF
Finance and Claims reported back Sen
ate Bill No. 81 introduced by Mr.. iouni
yesterday,) . bill regulating the pay
ment of taxes by the Bsltimore ant
Ohio railroad company, with the follow
ing amendment but without any recon
me ndatiOn:
l Strike out of the provision requir
ing the Railroad Company to pay Il
each county $40 per mile for every mil,
of the railroad in such county ant
insert "s44.'
2. Strike out the provision whicl
limits the operation Of the bill to tel
years and to restrict it to five years.
3. Strike out all the provisions of thu
bill which bind the b. & o. r. X. Com
pany to build the West Virginia Cen
trail railroad, which includes the 4th
5th and 9th, and part Of the Sd sec
tions. No action was taken Oh the bill
Mr.. DIX, from the committee on Ed
ncation, reported back House Bill No
-, relating to the school district O
Wheeling, recommending its passage.
Mr. WILSON moved to amend the
bill by striking out of the 30th section
SD much thereof as authorizes q levy b.
the people of any townships in the dis
triet. Lost. 49,. ..r i
Mr.. WILSON then moved so to ament
the llth section as to reqnire the lev.
therein provided for, to be made by TIT
voters and not by the board. Lost.
The bill was recOmmitted.
Mr.. WRIGHT introduced bill pro
viding for the construction of road II
the county of Wayne, which was rea'
the first and second times under suspen
sion of the rules, and referred.
Mr.. CARSKADON introduced bill
10 amend an act imposing taxes for tn
support of the government, passed Feb
3. 1853, SO as to reduce the State to,
from forty cents to twenty-five cents
Read twice and tabled for further con
sideratiOn.
Mr.. CHAPLINE offered q resolution
as follows:
Resolred, That the salary of the assist
ant clerk of the Senate be increased
one dollar per diem, but that he do no
receive any mileage.
Adopted.
Mr.. WRIGHT offered the following
which was tabled:
Re,olred, That tho Clerks Of the Sen
ate be instructed to allow each Of tn
committee clerks zone dollar per dieT
in lieu ofmileage. 's
Mr.. HOKE presented the petitions o
citizens of Berkeley county, praying
for the increase Of the pay of petit
Jurors. Referred to the Judiciary. -
At IL o'clock, the special order, th'
Capital, was taken up. The amend
meut Of the committee to locate thu
capital permanently on the 1st January
1870, was rejected, and 1872 inserted.
On the question of filing up the 5tl
blank with FlatwoOds, to carry out th'
former action of the Senate on the sec
ton, the yeas and nays were ordered
and taken. The vote was AS follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Stevenson (President)
D6val, Hagar, Raymond, Mahon, Mar
tin, O'Brien, Slack, Thatcher, Wernin
ger, Wilson, Wright and ioung-l3.
NAYs-Messrs. Burdett, Burley, Cars
kadon, Chapline, Dolly, Farnsworth
Hoke and Zinn-e.
The other amendments proposed by
the committee were adopted.
At III o'clock, the Senate proceeded
in body to the House of Delegates
where the Farewell Address was read
Subsequently the Senate returned Il
their Chamber and resumed the con
sideration of the Capital question.
On motion Of Mr.. CHAPLINE, the
second section was stricken out. =
Mr.. HOKE moved moved that th'
word "Flatwoods" be stricken out o
the first section. The yeas and nay
were demanded, ordered and taken, Al
follows:
|. YEAs-Messrs. Burdett, Burley, Chap
line, Dolly, Fsrnsworth, Hoke, MartiI
and Zinn-S 80,
NAYs-Messrs. Stevenson, President
Carskadop, Dix, Duval, Hsgar, Hay
mond, Mshon, O'Brien, Slack, Thatcher
Werninger, Wilson, Wright and ioun,
IA.
Mr.. BCRDETT moved that the fur
ther consideration Of the bill be indef
initely postponed. . u.
The Senate then took reeess unit
3 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate reassembled.
Mr.. BURDErT withdrew his notis
pending at the honr of recess.
On motion of Mr.. CHAPLINE,I .
| Resolred, That after 3 o'clock this da
no member Of the Senate shall be pei
mitted to speak moro than i've minute
upon any question, nor more tina
twice without the leave Of the Senat
expressed by vote.
Mr.. CARSKADON moved to recon
slider the vote taken this morning b
which the Senate refused to strike ou
of the first section the word Flat
woods which was agreed to. rs 9.
And the question being again pu
upon the motion to strike out "Flai
woods" Mr.. MARTIN moved the amend
ment 30 as to insert Parkcrsburg.
Mr.. Slack asked for q division, IN
tho question being again put the motto