The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-02-23
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.


:urred in by the Senate,) and amend
ments proposed by the House to the I
Senate bill relating to insurance com
panies not incorporated by this state,
which were disagreed TO by the senate.
A message from the House OF Dele
gates, by Mr.. Cracraft, announced the
adoption OF, and asked the immediate
of the Senate in, a joint
resolution proposing to celebrate the
OF Washington's Birthday
by having his Farewell Address read
AZ A Joint session to be held In the Hall
Of the House Of Delegates at III
o'clock, A. NJ. r
On motion of Mr.. Young said resolu-
tiou was agreed 70.
ON motion of Mr.. Dix, the regular
order was suspended and the school
bill Is. No. 49, taken up, some verbal
adopted and the bill or
dered to be engrossed and read the third
time.
Mr.. Duval introduced the following,
which was adopted, the rule having
been suspended:
Joint resolution No. Is, allowing ]. j.
Kuhn credit for claims against the State
of West Virginia;
Resotred, by the Legislature of West
Virginia, That the auditor be and Is
hereby instructed to allow james J.
Kuhn, late sheriff OF Brooke county,
credit for all claims against the State in
settlement Of his account, if found cor
rect. -- T.
Mr.. linn, from the Committee on FL
nance and Claims, reported back s. b.
No. Of, introduced by Mr.. Young yes
teriay, bill regulating the payment
OF taxes by the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, with the following
amendments, but without any recon-
dation. @--
1. Strike out of the provision requir-
ing the railroad company to pay to each
county $40 per mile for every mile OF
the railroad in such county, $40" and
insert ga"
. Strike out the provision which
limits the operation of the bill to ten
years, and restrict it to fVs years.
3. Strike out all the provisions of the
bill which bind the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company to build the West
Virginia Central Railroad, which in
cIudes the 18th, 9TH and 9th, and part of
the Sd sections. -.
No action was taken on the bill.
Mr.. Dix, from the Committee on Ed
ucation, repopted back House Bill No.
II, relating TO the School District OF
Wheeling, recommending its passage.
Mr.. Wilson moved to amend the bill
by striking out of the Both section so
much thereof as authorizes levy by
the people of any township in the dis
trict. Lost -l
Mr.. Wilson then moved so to amend
the nth section as to require the levy
therein provided for to be made by the
voters and not by the Board. Lost.
The bill was reeommitted.
Mr.. Wright introduced a bill provid-
ing for the construction ola road in the
county of Wayne, which was read the
first and second times under suspen-
sion of the rule, and referred.
l. IL Il T.,N- 4
amend an act. imposing taxes for the
support of the Government, passed
February 3, 1868, so as to reduce the
State tax from forty to twenty-fiv
cents. Read twice and tabled for fur
Their considerations.
Mr. Chapline offered IA resolution as
follows: -
ResoLred, That the salary of the as.
sistant clerks of the Senate be increas.
ed one dollar per diem, but that they
do not receive any mileage. Adopted
Mr.. Wright offered the following
which was tabled.
ResOtCed, That the clerks OF the Sem
ate be instructed to allow each of the
committee clerks one dollar per diem
in lieu Of mileage.
Mr.. Hoke presented the petition OF
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, Ghe
Capital, was taken up. The amend.
ment of the committee to locate the
Capitol permanently on the LIST of Jan
1870 was rejected and 1872 inserted.
On the question of filling the 9Th
blank with "Flatwoods" to carry out
the former action of the Senate on the
hrst section, the yeas and nays were
ordered and taken The vote was as
follows:
YEAS.-NTassrs sta,,aoso,, D.,
dent,) Dix, Duval, Hagar, Raymond
Mahon, Martin, o'Briep, Slack, Thatch.
err, Werninger, Wilson, Wright and
Y0ung-l4.
NAYs:-Messrs. Burdett, Burnley,
Carskadon, Chapline. Dolly, Farms.
worth, Hoke and Zinn-S.
The other amendments proposed by
the committee were adopted.
AT lO95 o'clock the Senate proceeded
in body 70 the House of Delegates,
where the Farewell Address was read,
Subsequently the Senate returned to
their Chamber, and resumed the con-
sideration of the capital'queStion.
On motion of Mr.. Chapline, the sec.
ond section was stricken out.
Mr.. Hoke moved that the word
"Flatwoods" be stricken out orthe first
section. The yeas and nays We're de-
manded, ordered, and taken as follows:
4EAS=-Messrs. Burdett, Burley, Chap
line, Dolly, Farnsworth, Hoke, Mar
tin, and Zinn-S.
deut), CarsEadon, Dix, Duvai, Hagar.
Raymond, Nah on, O'Brien, Slack
thatcher, Werninger, Wilson, Wright,
and Noung-I4.
Mr.. Burdett moved that the further
postponed.
The Senate then took recess until 3
O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate re-assembled.
MIR. Burdett withdrew his motion
pending at the hour OF recess.
On motion of Mr.. Chapline,
heSotped, That after o'clock this day
NO member OF the Senate shall be per
united TO speak more than five minutes
upon any question, nor more than
twice without the leave of the Senate
expressed by a vote,
MIR. Carskadon moved to RECONSIDER
the vote taken this morning by which
the Senate refused to strike out OF the
first section the word "FIatwoods ,,
which was agreed to.
And the question being again put
upon the motion to strike out "Ffat-
woods" Mr.. Martin moved to amend
the amendment so as to insert Parkers-
burg. -
MI. Slack asked for a division. and
IT, uestlou oeiuB hsaln put the mo-
uon 10 strike out was rejected.
1EAs.-Messrs. Burdett, Burnley, Car
SnhHdon; Chapline, Dolly, Farnsworth,
hSke, Martin, Wilson and Zinn-lO.
NAfS.-Messrs. Stevenson, IPresi-
1snt,l Dix, Duval, Hagar, Raymond,
Mahon, O'Brien, Slack. Thatcher
Mernlnger Wright and YounS-l2.
ON motion or Mr.. Carskadon, the Sd
S S;SI Sn was stricken out, leaving the
\ Bill to Establish a Permanent Saot
Virginia. F" eSs
Be { enacted BY tie Legislature Of