The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-02-19
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

-A4O-NbA1h EGOs AOs 1CoNs
PRAYER by Rev. Mr.. Mcclure, of the
United Presbyterian Church.
a communication was laid before the
Senate from the Governor, relating to a
controversy existing between the States
of Virginia and Maryland as to the di-
vision line, some 81 miles in length,
from Fairfax Stone" to the Pennsyl-
vania line, bordering on Preston coun-
", and recommending that Provision be
made for the settlement of the same.
Read and referred to the committee on
the Judiciary.
Mr.. Mahon, from the Committee on
Townships, Dc, reported bill Is No.
75l to incorporate the town OF Newburg,
which was read the first time.
He also reported adversely upon the
resolution requiring notice to be posted
at the door of each county court
house, where county lines are proposed
to be changed. Report adopted.
Mr.. Hoke introduced bill Is. No. 76)
to Incorporate Tuscarora Lodge, No. "a,
1. o. o. F., in Martinsburg. Read the
first time.
Mr.. Carskadon introduced a bill Is.
No. ~ to change the the time of hold
| ing the courts in the I1Ih Judicial Cir
| cult, which, under a suspension of the
rule, was passed by unanimous vote.
4 II fixes the terms as follows:
4 HdmpSIire-F'irstT Tuesday of March,
] May, september ana november
HdTdy-ThiTd Tuesday OF March,
May, September and November.
PeTdtetOa-First Tuesday Of April,
June, October and December.
GrGRt-Second Tuesday in April,
June, October and December.
1InerdE-Third Tuesday of April,
June, October and December.
The following petitions we're pre-
sented and appropriately referred:
By Mr.. Carskadon: From some 400
citizens of Hampshire county, remon-
strating against the removal or the
county-seaI from Romney; and from
some 200 in favor of it.
BY Mr.. Stevenson: [Mr. Hoke in the
Chair,) From citizens of Williams
town, West Virginia, and Marietta,
Ohio, demonstrating against granting
"a charter to a Hill for u ferry between
those two points.
By same: From citizens of Wood
Writ, Peasants. Richie, &c, (oil men,
In favor OF the passage of the Dill Is
No. 81 to incorporate the West Vir,
ginia Transportation Company.
By Mr.. Hoke: From citizens Of
Berkeley county, demonstrating against
the passage of the Railroad bill.
On motion of Mr.. BurleY,
ReSOiUed, That the Committee on the
judiciary inquire into the expediency
of reporting bill amending Chapter
100 OF the Acts OF 1860.
on motion of Mr.. Farnsworth, the
bill Oh. No 65l to change and fix the
times of holding the courts in the Sd
9th and Sth Circuits, was taken up oul
OF its regular order, and passed by g
unanimous vote
On motion of Mr.. Chapline, the
special order, Is. No. a. the Railroad
bill, was made the special order for to-
morrow at 1913 o'clock.
On motion of Mr.. Chapline, the, school
bill was laid on the table, to allow the
regular business to be proceeded with
The bill Is. No. Soy to provide for
winding up the affairs of the North.
western Bank of Virginia, was amend
ed SO as to require the notice provided
for in the bill to be published in the
Wheeling ISTELLIGESCER,P arkersburg
Times, West Va, (kanawha) Journal
and berkeley Union, and then passed
Mr.. Raymond alone voting in the neg
alive.
The following House bills were
passed by unanimous vote:
To prevent the appropriation of office
property to private use; in relation tc
juries; authorizing the trustees of the
NJ. Il, Church in the town OF Buckhau.
non, to convey their church lot; and II
relation to prosecuting attorneys, theil
powers and duties.
The bill mo. 3S) to incorporate the
Horse Shoe and Backbone Turnpike
Company in the county of Tucker, was
laid on the table, no notice having beer
given according to law.
y large number of bills were read in
their intermediate stages.
The Senate then took a recess until
~ o'clock.