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

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b5-4l .IsC r-J3 SENATE. .. -s'ss ~
Prayer by Rev. s. B. Barnitz, of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church. q
"a message from the House announced
the passage of House Bill No. 19, author
izihg Jas. A. Biggs to bnild a mill dam
across Elk river, which was read the
The President reported the following
committees: its b.. -, s,a
10 ascertaia damages TO Pa1lio H0rks-
fMessrs. Duval, hBurley, Burdett, Wer.
ninger, Mahon, O'Brien, Slack, Wright,
Thatcher, Carskadon and Chaplins. d.
On linn migration-Messrs. Young, Slack
and Mahon. -.+ -"
Added to committee on Education
Messrs. Martin and Young. .. ray F..
] Mr.. HOKE, from the Judiciary, re-
ported adversely upon the following
matters referred to them: = ~ q >,
| The resolution asking the amend
ment Of the lnw in regard TO rec0gnl-
lance Of witnesses in criminal cases.
The resolution asking the prohibition
of suits against certain military officers
on account of the destruction of prop
erty during the war; and
4 Senate Bill No. 20, to compensate at
torneys for defending boards of regis
tratiOn. Z,
The report was adopted.
| Mr.. HOKE, from the same committee,
reported back House Bill No. 9, to
amend the law to refund the taxes col
lected from soldiers for bounty purposes,
recommending that it do not pass. The
bin, was tabled.
The following bills were introduced
on leave, which were read the first
time.
| BY Mr.. YOUNG: Senate Bill No. 3,
"To form new township out of the
townships of Union and Lincoln, in
POcahontas county"
By Mr.. FARNSWORTH: Senate Bill
No. &c, "fo provide turnpike in Poca-
hontas and Webster counties"
BY Mr.. HOKE: Senate. Bill No. 81,
"To amend section 80, of chap. 113, con-
cerning licenses"
BY Mr.. HOKE, Senate Bill n o.35, "To
repeal sections l, 2,3, 4, 5 and 6, of chap
ter AZ, of the Code of Virginia" I'd edi-
tiOn. .gFgs.~ s-Ess..
| On motion OF MT. linn,
Resolred, That the committee on Town.
ships, &c, inquire in the expediency of
introducing bill incorporating the
town of Newburg in Preston county.
On motion of Mr.. CARSKADON, the
message of the Governor presented to
the Senate OH the 25th ult., together
with the documents accompanying the
same, were taken up.
Mr.. CARSKADON then offered a joint
resolution, reciting the object OF the
resolutions adopted by the Assembly of
Virginia in relation to the reunion OF
West Virginia with that State; the un-
Just disposition of Virginia before the
war; her rebellious conduct during and
since the rebellion, and reiterating the
resolution adopted few days since, de-
claring that West Virginia would never
willingly unite her fortunes with the
"Oid Dominion" and directing the Gov
ernor to appoint three commissioners to
confer with the commissioners appoint
ed by the Virginia Assembly on the ad-
iustment of the public debt and settle
ment of the public property, which set
tlement shall he subject to the approval
OF disapproval of this Legislature.
On motion of Mr.. ZINN, Senate Bill
No. ~, to establish an Agricultural Col
lego for West Virginia, was laid Oh the
table.
Senate Bill No. 2s, "TO repeal Chap
ter 80, Acts of 1866" was passed by q
unanimous vote, as was also House Bill
No. 7, Locating the county seat of Nc
DOwell county"
c,n
engrossment and third reading:
Senate Bill No. 26, Amending Sec
tion g, Chapter Z, of Acts of 1866"
Senate Bill No. %, "To incorporate
North Branch Lumber and Boom Com
pany."
Senate Bill No. la, ITO provide for
the employment and pay of council in
defending the suit of Virginia against
West Virginia"
Senate Bill No. 16, "To repeal the act
providing for the forfeiture of property
in this State, belonging to the enemies
thereof, and
Senate. Bill No. II, Concerning Di-
vOrces."
Senate Bill No. 30, "To transfer the
interest of this State in the Maryland
and Virginia Bridge Company, OF Shep-
herdstown,' was read a second time and
referred to the committee on Internal
improvements, &c.
Senate Bill No. "a, ''To amend and re-
enact the sd and saith sections of the
Assessment law the b. &. o. X. X. bilD
was laid on the table.
Senate Bill No. Is, Relating to In
surance Companies not incorporated by
this State was read third time and
passed-yeas IL.
Nays-Messrs. Burdett, Dix, Farms
worth, Raymond and Wright.
Senate Bill No. 3, providing COM
pensation fer Circuit Judges, while
acting as Judges of the Supreme Court
of Appeals" was indefinitely post
poned.
The Senate then adjourned until Mon
day next. ~ ... ...
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Mr.. FURGUSON, from Judiciary
committee, reported the following bills:
An act in relation to libels, providing
that actions for libel, founded upon
anything published in newspaper,
may DO brought, prosecuted and main
tanned, either jointly or separately,
against tho author Of the libel, the
editor, assistant editor, publisher and
owner or owners of such newspaper,
and any one and all persons in any way
interested in such newspaper or in the
profits or circulation thereof, or in the
stock, presses, type or other property
belonging or appertaining to the office
where such newspaper is printed. And
no recovery, with or without satisfac-
.tion against or accord and satisfaction
with, or release of any one or more
persons charged with such libel shall
be bar to recovery and satisfaction
against any other person charged there
with.") A bill attaching the county of
Clay to the fifth Judicial Circuit A bill
attaching the county Of Randolph to
the Third Judicial Circuit; A bill to
change and fix the times of holding the
Courts in the Third, Fifth and Eighth
Judicial Circuits; A bill in relation
to the assessment and collection
of taxes in Monroe county, for 1866. A
Bill allowing the authorities of Barbour
county to use the jails of other counties
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