The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-02-12
West Virginia Legislature
MONDAY, Feb. IL.

! SENATE.
Mr. ZINN, from the committee on ri
nance, &c, reported back House Bill
No. SO, "For the relief the sureties o
James F. Scott, late Sheriff of Jackson
county," without any recommendation
Read the second time. And
House Bill No. Al, ITO amend and re
enact IAN act to provide for reassess
ment of the value of all the real estate
within this State,'" recommending it:
passage.
On motion of Mr.. BURLEY the bill
was recommitted to said committee.
He also reported Senate Bill No. 81
"F0r the relief of Fenelon Homes, OF
Barbour county" Read the first time
Mr.. FARNSWORTH, by leave, intro
duced the following bills:
Senate Bill, No. 81, "Transterr.ng
stocks and interest in banks to the
school fund" Read the first time, and
on motion of Mr.. STEVENSON, (Mr.
Farnsworth in the Chair, the rules
were suspended, and the bill read the
second time and referred to the commit
tee on Education.
Senate Bill No. 50, authorizing the NJ.
f. Church of Beverly, Randolph county,
to sell their church and parsonage.
Read the first time; rule suspended.
read the second time and referred to the
committee on Education.
Senate Bill No. 60, for the protection
Of mills. Read the first time; rule sus-
pended; read the second time and re-
ferred to the committee on Internal lni-
provements, &c.
Mr.. STEVENSON (Ar. Farnsworth in
the chair) presented the petition Of cit
liens of Wood county, praying that the
collection of taxes in said county be
not taken from the sheriff of that coun-
ty, during his term Of Office, which, on
his motion, was laid on the table.
He also, by leave, introduced Senate
Bill No. 81, "To incorporate the West
Virginia Transportation Company,
which was read the first time.
On motion of Mr.. ZINN,
Resolred, That the committee on Ju-
dietary be instructed to inquire into
the expediency of so amending the act
passed February Nth, 1866, in relation
to the oaths of attorneys, so rs to pre-
vent attorneys who refuse to take the
oath, from practising through the ag IL
CIV of attorneys who will take the oath
and that they have leave to report by
bill OF otherwise.
On motion Of Mr.. BCRDETT,
Resolred, That the committee on the
judiciary inquire into the expediency OF
so modifying the present oath law, as
that persons proposing to be teachers OF
schools may do so by taking the oath to
support the constitution OF the United
States and of this State.
Mr.. THATCHER presented the peti-
ton of John w. Harris, of Greenbrler
county, praying to be admitted to the
practice of law, in this State, without
taking the attorneys test oath, which
was referred to the comnSttee on the
Judiciary.
4 number of bills were considered IL
their intermediate stages and appro'
priately referred.
The following bills were passed unan'
imou'ly: -,
House Bill No. IA, "A bill to amend
the charter of the town OF Shepherds
town
House Bill No. Il, "A bill providing
for the election and qualification OF
Mayor and Trustees for the town OF
Lewisburg.'
House Dill No. 93. "A bill incorpora-
ting the village of Barboursville, IN the
county of Cabell."
House Bill No. "a, "A bill for the re-
lief of Leonard Lamb
Senate Bill No. 81, "TO provide u
turnpike in Pocahontas and Webster
counties" was read second time and
ordered to be engrossed.
Senate bill No. AZ, "Regulating the
establishment of Free Schools, was, ON
motion of Mr.. DIX, made the special
order for tomorrow ut IL o'clock a. Nj.
Senate Bill No. 43, "Amending the act
for the collection of taxes was tabled.
A message from the House by Mr.
LIGHTBURN announced the passage
of House Bill No. 20, Making an ap-
preparation for the hospital for the
Insane" read first time.
A message from the House, by MIR.
FERGUSON, announced the passage OF
House Bill No. IS, to change and fix the
times of holding the courts i'll third,
fifth and eight judicial circuits:
On motion of Mr.. BURDETT, Senate
Bill No. -, to reduce the number OF
townships in Taylor county from nine
To five, was taken from the table,
amended on motion of Mr.. ZlNN, by
reducing the number to four, and then
ordered to be engrossed and read third
time.
On motion of Mr.. WRIGHT, the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The consideration Of the bill to amend
the act incorporating the Covington
and Ohio Railroad Company, was re-
sumed.
The name of Joel MPherson, of Green.
brier county, was stricken from the list
of commissioners, and that of Baldwin
Ballard, of Monroe county, inserted IN
its stead.
A number of bills on their first and
second reading were recommitted or adj
vanced step.
The Senate Bill repeating the act pro-
viding for the forfeiture of property in
this State belonging to the enemies
thereof, WAS taken up, when MT
WHEAT moved it be indefinitely
postponed. He spoke in favor Of his
motion, and said if the bill was passed
and the law repealed, it would greatly
interfere with suits he had already en-.
tered fer false imprisonment. He said
he was aware that the Governor had
recommended the repeal of the law; he
was also aware that the Governor had
made q great parade about rebel out
RACES, and asked that the Registration
law be made more stringent. The idea
of the Governor appeared to be, give
me registration law so can perpetn
ate myself in office, and don't care
whether other laws are so rigid. The
law (if unrepealed) would give thou
sands of dollars to the school fund ot
the State, and he hoped the law would
remain in force.
Mr.. FURGUS0N said the law was un
constitutional and eOuld not be en-
forced; if judgments We're obtained
under it in Circuit Courts they would
he reversed by the Court of Appeals
The law could not but operate against
the interests Of the State, and he wOult
therefore vote for its repeal.