The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-02-20
West Virginia Legislature.
TUESDAY, Feb. 10.
SENATE,

TUESDAY, Feb. 10.
SENATE.
4 message from the House announ cet
the passage of Senate Bill No. IL, u
transfer the interest of this state IN tne
suspension bridge across the Guyandottt
river, with amendments proylding fol
selling the said interest at public auc'
tion, instead of giving it away The
Senate refused to concur in said amend
Inents. =,
A message from the House by Mr.
KINCAID, announced the passage o.
the bill transferring the James rivel
and Kanawha turnpike road to the
the counties through which it passes;
by Mr.. SPENCER, Of the bill relating
to the school district of Wheeling; and
by Mr.. CRACRAFT, of the following
bills: For the relief of the widows
and heirs of State troops, who died In
rebel prisons or from diseases contracted
therein; to provide for the division of
Upshur county into assessors districts;
in relation to the collection of taxes foI
the years 196l-2-3-4, and to amend and
re-enact the charter of the town OF
Charleston, Kanawha county.
Nothing was done with said bills.
Mr.. CARSKADON, from the commit.
tee on Privileges and Elections, sub
mitted an amended report allowing
in addition to that heretofore allowed
mileage as follows: To Mr.. Wright, Va
miles; Mr.. Thatcher 297 miles, and to
Mr.. Young, BIG miles. Report adopted.
Mr.. BURDETT, from the committee
on Finance, reported Senate Bill No.
7s, Relating to usury." Read first
time.
Mr.. FARNSWORTH, from the COM
mittee OH Internal improvements, &c,
reported back House Bill No. 80, to in
corporate the Kanawha and Shenandoah
Railroad Company, recommending its
passage.
He also reported back Senate Bill No.
81, to incorporate the West Virginia
Transportation Company, recommend
ing its passage, with amendments, which
were adopted, and the bill ordered to be
engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. CHAPLINE, the
Judiciary committee was directed to
inquire into the eXpediency of report
ing a bill to provide for filling vacan-
cies in the Supreme Court of Appeals.
Mr.. YOUNG offered joint resolution
proposing to appoint Joint committee
of three from the Senate and five from
the House, to inquire into the expedien-
cy of amending the State Constitution
by striking the wcrd "male" out of Sec.
|, Art. 3, so as to allow women to vote.
Mr.. HOKE offered n joint resolution
proposing to amend Sec. VII, Art. W.,
of the Constitution, so that the Supreme
Court of this State shall consist OF five
Judges, who shall be elected by the peo-
pie and hold their Office ten years, eX-
cept the terms of the two additional
Judges, now proposed, shall one of them
expire January l, 1873, and the other
January l, 1877.
Both of the resolutions lie over one
day.
The following petitions were pre-
sented:
By Mr.. DIX, from large number of
citizens of Mason county, praying the
passage of prohibitory liquor law.
Referred to Temperance committee.
BY Mr.. BURLEY, from large mum.
Der of citizens of Marshall county, and
resolutions passed by the Board of SUI
pervisors of said county, demonstrating
against the passage of the railroad bill.
By Mr.. WILSON, from large number
of citizens of Ohio county, on the same
subject. .
By Mr.. WERNINGER, like petition
from citizens of Harrison, and resolu-
tions passed by the Board of Snpervis-
ors of Doddridge county, and the pro-
ceedings of public meeting at Clarks-
burg, on the same subject.
They were all laid OH the table.
Mr.. MARTIN introduced Senate Bill
No, 70, making an appropriation OF
S. 600 for the State Capitol" Read first
time. ,,
Mr. DUVAL introduced Senate Bill
No. 80, to authorize the sale of the West
Liberty Academy, which, under q sus-
pension of the rules, was passed.
Mr.. WRIGHT introduced Senate Bill
No. 81, locating the county seat OF
Wayne county, at Ceredo, which, under
a suspension of the rules, was ordered
engrossed. ~
Mr.. HOKE introduced Senate Bill No.
90, amending the law concerning IL
censes. Read the first time.
At eleven o'clock, the railroad bill
was taken up as the special order.
Mr.. CARSKADON moved to indefi-
nitely postpone the further considera-
tion of this bill, and on this motion de-
manded the yeas and nays, which were
ordered and taken.
YEAS -Messrs. Stevenson, president, }
Bnrdett, Burley, CarskadOn, Dix, Du-
val, Farnsworth, Hasar, lIoke, Mahen,
Werninger aud Wilson-l2.
NAYsiMessrs. Chapline, Dolly, Hay
mond, Martin, O'Brien, Slack, Thatcher,
Wright and YOung-9.
So the motion prevailed.
The following bills were passed:
senate Bill No. %, "a bill concerning
the Limitation of personal action"
Senate Bill No. 81, "A bill concerning
the State Library"
senate Bill No. 50, "a bill authorizing
the sale of a church and parsonage"
Senate Bill No. So, "a bill transfer
ring stocks and interests in banks TO
the school fund"
House Bill 90, providing for the con.
struction of road in the counties OF
Boone and Cabell.o
House Bill No. 4s, "a bill to amend
and re-enact the charter of the town OF
Spencer, in the county of Roane."
House Bill No. so, "A bill to amend
and re-enact the charter of the town OF
Elizabeth, in tho comfy of Writ"
House Bill No, l7,"A bill to amend an
act. entitled an act to amend the law
concerning Corporations, passed Febru'
ary %, 1866" -, 49,,
House Bill No. 40, "a bill to change
the number of Logan Tribe, of the I'm,
proved Order of Red Men, in the city OF
Wheeling" ,
House Bill No. Il, "a bill to amend
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