The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-02-23

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Dame of Central City. $50,
Mr.. HOKE then moved that the bill
be indefinitely postponed. The vote
was ta1en - follows: r'-
: YEAs-Messrs. Burdett, Burley, CnaP
line, Dolly. Hoke, Wilson and Lnn.1' -,
: NAYs-Messrs. Stevenson lPrtsident) J.
Hagar, Raymond, Mahon. Martin,
: O'Brisn, Slack, Thatcher, Werninger'
: Wright and Young-l5. III,
Mr.. HOKE offered the following SUD
stitute:
BE il enacted, &C., That the permanent
seat of government for the State o'
West Virginia shall be at Parkersburg,
in tho county of Wood.
The vote was taken as follows: ~ p,
YgAs-Messrs. Stevenson, president
Burley, CarskadOn, Chapline, Dolly,
Duvai, Hoke, Mahon, Martin, Wilson
and Zinn.-1l.
.NAYs.-Messrs. Burdett, Dix, Farms,
worth, Hagar, Raymond, OBrien, Slack.
Thatcher, Werninger, Wright and
Mr.. YOUNG moved. to strike ont
f1atwoods, and insert "some point be-
tween Buckhannon aud Charleston.
Lost. e-, ... r--. 80
The following motions were rejected
q. BY Mr.. HAYMONp, 70 strike ont
Flatwoods and insert Clsrksburg.
i By Mr.. HAGAR, to insert Charleston,
! By Mr.. BURDETT, to insert Grafton.
By Mr.. FARNSWORTH, to insert
BuckhannOn.
By Mr.. YOUNG, to insert Westfield.
BysMr. YOUNG, to table the bill.
BY Mr.. HAGAR, to adjourn.
On motisn of Mr.. BURDETT the Sem
ate recOnsidered the vote by which MI.
Hoke's substitute locating the Capital
at Parkersburg was rejected; and the
question being again upon the adoption
Of said substitute, the vote was taken
YyAs-Hsssrs. Stevenson, president, },
Burdett, Burley, Carskadon, Chapline,
Dolly, Duval, Hoke, NahOn, Martin.
Wilson and Zinn-l2.
NAYs-Messrs. Dix, Farnsworth, Hs-
gar, Raymond, OBrien, Slack, Thatch.
sr, Werninger, Wright and iOung-lO.
So the substitute was adopted. The
bill was then passed BY for the present.
The bill (Senate No. S4) to amend and
re-enact Sections and 2 of chapter AZ
of the code, requiring notice for new
counties, was engrosGed.
On motion of Mr.. MAHON,
Resolred, That the Clerk be author
lied to employ an additional assistant
Clerk during the remainder Of this
session at s6 per day.
On motion Of Mr.. SLACK, the bill
(Senate No. 81, requiring the general
laws to be published in newspapers, was
read a second time and referred to the
committee on Finance and Claims.
On motion of Mr.. CHAPLINE, the
Senate made the railroad bill (Senate
No. g, ~ the special order for Il o'clock
tonight, and took recess until that
hour. -. -rr..s..
sr.. NIGHT sssSION. sr
The Senate met at73 o'clock.
Mr.. ZINN presented fourteen peti-
tions from various parts of tho State,
signed by 400 or 500 persona, praying
that q liberal policy be pursued toward
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany.
1t then proceeded to the disc ussion OF
the railroad bill, which was protracted
until late hour.
The bill was amended in some partic-
ulars. and Mt 10 O'Clock, by almost .
unanimous vote, the bill was rdered to
bs engrossed aud read tho third time.
HOUSE oV DELEGATES.
Mr.. HARRIS presented petition of
citizens Of Barbour county, asking the
release of said Price from tsration:
Also the petition of +. Thorp and
Others, praying for the appropriation OF
certain taxes to the Ritchie, Gilmer and
Tyler Turnpike Company.
Mr.. HEERMANS presented remon-
STRANGE of citizens Of Preston county,
against passage of railroad bill.
Mr.. KINCAiD presented petition Of
citizens of Fayette county, asking the
passage of law staying the collection
OF taSes in said county for at least two
years. Also the petition of citizens OF
Fayette county, asking that new
county be formed out of parts OF Fay
cite and Greenbrier counties.
Mr.. BOGGESS offered o resolution
inauiring into the propriety of releas-
ing b. 8. Cook, of Roane county, from
the payment of future taxes until he 30
40 far recoyers from wounds received in
defence Of the laws of our common
country, as to Do able to earn q living
by manual labor. -
On motion Of Mr.. M'WHORTER, the
rules were suspended and House Bill
No. 80, relating to the registration OF
the voters of the State, was taken mp;
and that gentleman offered substitute
for it. The substitute was laid on the
tab's aud ordered to be printed.
Mr. BURKE, by leave, introduced =
bill for the relief of jacob Farris, As
SCISSOR for Randolph county.
The House Bill to amend the act con-
/ eerning licenses, was passed.
The members of the Senate appeared
and were seated in the Hall Of the
House of Delegates, when the Farewell
Address of George Washington was read
by Mr., CRACRAFT, of Kanawha county.
The bill to prohibit the sale and use
Of Intoxicating liquors as Q beverage,
was taken up. The committee on Tenn
perance, to whom it was referred, re-
ported it back with an amendment pro-
yiding for submitting the question to .
vote Of the people at the township elec-
tions in May next.
l. Mr.. BURKE moved to amend the
Amendment by striking out "Msy' and
inserting October"
Pending the Discussion, the House
took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
After some discussion, the amendment
to submit 1t TO . vote Of tho people.
was rejected, and the bill was laid on
Ethe table. Z
The House Bill changing the time OF
holding Court in Mason, Putnam, Fay
ette and Kanswha counties in the
Seventh Judicial Circuit, was passed. C
n Mr.. HISER, BY leave, introduced 9
bill prescribing how the school fund
shall6e apportioned in Pendloten conn
~ in 1907.
The Senate Bill to refund the money
paid by the counties of Berkeley and
Jefferson to the United States as direct
tax, was passed.
The Senate Bill appropriating the un'
Maid State taxes Of Webster and POcs'
hontas counties for 1865 to the con,
struction of turnpike road in said
counties, was passed. "a
The House Bill concerning the ~,