The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-02-28
West Virginia Legislature
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 81

SENATE.
The following. House Bills were
passed :,
To authorize the Holidays Cove rail-
road company to increase the amount
of its capital stock. -rr. I. ~.
{ Authorizing the Board of Supervisors
of Brooke comfy to refund certain
taxes.
To amend the charter of the town OF
Clarksburg.
Establishing uniform grade, and sys-
: tom of drainage in Parkersburg.
To provide for the Improvement of
tho navigation of the Great Kanawha
river.
To authorize the Mayor and Council
of the city of Parkersburg to borrow
money for the purpose of erecting water
works.
To amend and re-enact sections and
3 of chapter Isl, Code of Virginia, I'd
edition.
To prevent the destruction of fish.
For the relief of the Board of Educa-
ton of Grant township, in Harrison
county.
The following Senate bills were pass
ed:
A bill staying the collection of certain
debts.
A bill regulating free schools, (the re-
port of the conference committee that
the Senate recede from its disagreement
to the House amendments having been
adopted0
A bill to incorporate the Fishing
Creek Lumber and Boom Company.
Joint Resolution No. IA, Relating to
the preparation of the code of West
Virginia" was adopted.
Mr.. WRIGHT, from the committee to
examine the various offices of the Ex-
ecutiye Department, reported that the
committee had examined the said offices,
found them in good order, &c. Report
was adopted.
Mr.. MAHON, from the committee OH
Townships reported back the following
bills, recommending they do not pass:
To provide for the division of Upshur
county into Assessors Districts.
10 amend aud re-enact the charter OF
the town of Charleston, in kanawha
county. -,
To incorporate Glenville. Gilmer
county.
To incorporate Elizaville, in Kanawha
county.
Mr.. DOLLY submitted the following
aeport, which was adopted:
The committee to examine the Clerks
Office have examined the same, and find
that the same has been properly kept,
and that everything is in good order:
Mr. DIX, from the committee on Ed
ucation, reported back House bill No.
IS, "For the establishment of State
Normal school," with amendments,
which were adopted, and the bill
passed. ..u a,
The Senate then took recess till %
o'clock p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate reassembled.
The following bills were passed.: ,
House Bill No. 40, "For the relief OF
BraxtOn county"
House Bill No. l53, with Senate
snbstitute) to provide for the eqnaiiza-. :.
ton of the assessment of the value OF
the real estate as between tho various
counties of the State. -.
House Bill appropriating the public
revenue for the year 1867, with amend
ments, was taken up.
Mr.. BURDETT moved to strike ont
the appropriations for rent allowed all
State officers, on which he demanded
the yeas and nays.
YEAs-Messrs. Burdett, Carskadon,
Duval, Raymond and wilson,.
NAYs-Messrs. Stevenson, (President)
Burley, Chapline, Dix, Dolly, Farms
worth, Hagar, Hoke, Mahon, Martin,
O'Brien, Slack, Thatcher, Wernlnger,
Wright, Young and Zinn-l7.
The amendment was rejected and the
bill passed.
House Bill authorizing the Auditor to
convey to Ephraim Bee certain lands.
House Bill for the relief of the
widows and minor heirs Of State troops
who died in the rebel prisons or from
diseases contracted therein.
House Bill providing for the constrnc-
tion. improvement and repair OF roads
and bridges was laid on the table.
The House Bill to authorize tho town
of Cameron, in Marshall county, to con-
struct and use building for the con-
| finement of certain prisoners.
House Bill to incorporate Orrel Lodge
No. 30, of the /. o. o. +. in Newburg;
and
House Bill to amend and re-enact the
charter of Charleston, in kanawha
county, were passed. 49,,
The Senate then took q recess until ~
o'clock.
NIGHT SESSION.
House Bill No. 1e2, apprOpriating the
public revenue for 1867. was returned
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