The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-01-25
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
SENATE

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Presbyterian Church.
A message from the House OF DeIe-
gates announced the passage OF
II. b. No. l, to amend the act 10 ln
corporate the Monongalia Navigation
Company
Fl. b. no. /, prescribing how the gem
eral school fund shall be apportioned 10
Kanawha county in 1867. co...
II. b. No. :, locating the county seat
7 OF Mcdowell county.
1t also communicated the auoPtlon on
| H J. Resolution Nor 4, directing the /
| distributIou of the volume containing |
the acts of the restored government in
| IS6I- , and 9. and the acts OF West va /
for 1868 IS and 8, with the constitution, |
&c. .-,,,. .,-,-. |
ton was laid on the table.
| said bills were not acted upon.
SIR. linn presented the petition of
citizens OF Preston county, asking an
appropriation to McAdamize the Penn
| syivania, Morgantown and Beverly
4 turnpike from the slackwater to INDIE
pendence, in Preston county, which
was referred to the committee on Inter
nal Improvements and Navigation.
The following resolutions of inquiry
were adopted.
By Mr.. Carskadon: That the Judici-
ary Committee inquire into the expe-
diency of amending an act concerning
oaths, de-, SO as more fully to secure the
filing and recording of certificates OF
the oaths taken by persons elected or
appointed TO any Office or trust.
by Mr.. Hoke: Directing the Com
mittee on Humane and Criminal Insti-
tutions to inquire into the expediency
OF providing Il House of Correction for
Juvenile offenders.
BY Mr.. DuvaI: Directing the same
committee to inquire into the eXpedi-
ency of providing by law for the estab-
. aFNF QAf for hia
State.
BY Mr.. Hoke Directing the Com
mittee on Internal improvements, Sc.,
;; to inquire into the expediency of
amending the road laws so as more
eauitably to distribute road funds in
the several counties and townships; and
also into the eXpediency of repeating
the capitation tax for road purposes.
Mr.. Young introduced "a joint resOlu-
ton asking that our Senators in Con-
gress be instructed, and our Represen-
IatiTeS requested to ask an nppropria-
= ton of $500, 900 for the construction of
, roads and bridges destroyed by order
of Generals of the United States army
? and the incidents of the late war, and
t that the Clerk of the House OF Dele
sentative with u copy OF the same.
Referred to the Committee on Finance
l and Claims.
: Mr.. Carskadon, by leave, introduced
& =. Il. No. 26, amending section S, chap
ter ., of the aciS of 1866, in regard &c
: suits in the counties of Hampshire and
/. Mineral. Read first time and referred
e to the Committee on the Judiciary.
. Mr.. Burnley moved to reconsider the
% vote engrossing the bill in relation tC
n taking deposition in civil cases, but the
n bill was laid on the table, on motion O.
a Mr.. Hagar.
The hour OF IO1I o'clock having ar
rived, the bill to locate: the Capital
o came up as the special order.
l. Mr.. Wilson moved to postpone thu
"a special order till l01I o'clock, A. NJ, OF
the 9Th day OF February next, and de
manded the yeas and nays, which wer
Q, ordered.
l. This motion elected a good deal O
discussion, which was participated il
by Messrs. Wilson, Raymond, Burdett
d Young and Dix, in favor of postpone
ment, and by Messrs. Chapline, Farms
worth, Burley, Carskadon, Hagar an,
lie Martin against postponement.
"a As the question was the same, and tn
argument substantially the same u
l that reported in full in our paper o
Monday last, no report OF the speeches
10 is here made.
"a The motion to postpone was adoptet
by the following vote:
ID Yeas-Messrs. Stevenson president,
le Burdett, Dix, Duyal, Hagar, Raymond
- Mahon, Slack, Werninger, Wilson
Young and Zinn-12.
ays-Messrs. Burnley, Cnrskadon
of Chapline, Dolly, Farnsworth, Hoke
"A Martin, O'Brien, Thatcher and wrigh
=, 10.
In explanation OF Mr.. Iagar's vote
III It should be stated that he said whel
Of the roll was called that he had receivet
"a more light since he made his speech
., and that he would now vote in tn
vi affirmative.
10 s. Ii. No. 81, to provide for selling
at church in Putnam county, was passe
% by unanimous vote.
Adjourned