The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-03-01
West Virginia L legislature
rn,,ia s'aaH raIrrnsaDiy, rnIr aiy Feb. g.

i several times and pasSeu.
H. Mr.. CARSKAD0N, by leave, intro
duced Senate Bill No. ll0, 'To increas
the number of days work on roads,
which was read three several times ant
passed. gp. c.zgy.s.gg =!
| A message from the House by MI
IFURGUSON, announced that it insiste,
on disagreeing TO the Senate amend
4 ment to the general appropriation bill
to insert 5000, for the Commissions
of Immigration, and had appointed
committee of Conference.
Mr.. FARNSWORTH, from the com
mittee on the part of the Senate, suDse
auently made q report recommendin,
that the Senate recede, which repor
was adopted. alr..
| A message from tho House announced
that it had rejected Senate Bill No. 47
to amend and re-enact section 81, chap
ter 11s, acts of 1858.
Mr. HOKE presented petition from
the citizens of Berkeley county, asking
J that our Senators and Representatives
be requested to procure, If possible. ths
passage of law, compensating all crtl
zens Of this State for losses sustained
during the late war. h
f., Mr.. ICHAPLINE presented two likt
petitions from citizens of Jefferson
county, all of which were laid on the
table. .-
Mr.. CHAPLINE moved that the bill
to prohibit the sale and use OF intoxi
eating liquors as beverage be laid or
the table, and on this motion Mr.
YOUNG demanded the yeas and nays
which were ordered and taken, and the
bill tabled: p
YEAs-Messrs. Stevenson, (President)
Burdett, Carskadon, Chapline, Dolly
Raymond, Hoke, Mahon, O'Brien
Thatcher and Werninger-l2.
NAYs-Messrs. Burley, Dix, Duyal
Martin, Wright and Young-6. o..
On motion of Mr.. CHAPLINE, the
House Joint Resolution relating to the
sale of the National armory grounds at
Harper's Ferry, was taken from the ia
BILE and adopted.
Senate Bill No. l09, providing fol
the condemnation of lands, building
material and water privileges for any
of the State public buildings was pass
ed. t--
On motion of Mr., BURDETT, House
Bill No. 7s, Concerning the assessment
of taxes" was taken up and passed.
A message from the House, by Mr.
ARMSTRONG, announced the passage
of House Joint Resolution No. "a. PRO.
yiding copies of the Constitution and
statutes for Sheriffs."
On motion Of Mr.. WRIGHT, House
Bill No. 81, "A bill transferring the
James River and Kanawha Turnpike
road to the counties through which II
passes" was taken up and passed.
On motion of Mr.. CHAPLINE,
Resolred, That the Clerk of the Sen
ate is hereby authorized to pay the jan
itor the sum of twenty dollars for pre-
pairing the Senate Chamber for the ses'
sion. - q
On motion of Mr.. BURLEY, Senate
Bill No. 106, "Giving assent to an act OF
the General Assembly of Virginia, pass
ell February 81, 1867, entitled an act IL
relation to the Virginia Canal Com
pany," was taken up, when Mr.. BUR
LEY reported a substitute which was
adopted and passed. ."rs
Mr.. THATCHER made the following
report:
The committee on Executive Expen'
ditures beg leave to report that they
have examined the books and vouchers
of the Executive Department and find
them correct and satisfactory to the
committee.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. BURDETT introduced Senate
Joint Resolution No. Il, requesting the
Auditor to have prepared In tabulal
form and report to the next session OF
Legislature, the amount of tax raised III
each county, for county purposes for the
wears lS63-4I5 and 1866, specifying IN
what manner the same was disbursed
The resolution looks to reduction OF
the taxes for county purposes, and lies
over under the rule one day.
The Senate then took recess until 2;
o'clock =. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION. T-rr
Mr.. DIX, from the committee on Edu'
cation, reported back the bill prescribing
how the general school fund shall be
apportioped to Logan county for 1867
and the bill authorizing the transfer Of
Brooke county Academy to the Board
of Education of Wellsburg township
recommending that that they do not
pass.,s -,
Howes was passed.
Resolutions of thanks to the Presi'
dent, Clerk, Assistant Clerks, Commit
tee Clerks, Sergeant-at-Arms, Door
keeper, Pages, and to the clergy who
have opened the sessions with prayer
were unanimously adopted,
The Senate went into committee OF
the Whole, and good many humorous
resolutions were introduced, speeches
made, &c.
The Senate subsequently took recess
until y o'clock Z. NJ.
NIGHT SESSION.
The Senate re-assembled at II o'clock
Mr.. CARSKADON introduced joint
resolution to providGcommissioners td
treat with the authorities of Virginia in
regard to the public debt of that State
II was reported to the House, and Mr.
HEERMANS subsequently announced
that it had passed that body.
The Senate then took recess until
1Oi o'clock, p. NJ.
l0kO'CLDCK.
The Senate, te,re-assembled.
Mr.. CARSKADON made The final re-
mort from the committee on enrolled
bills. which was adopted.
A committee was appointed TO wal,
on the Governor to ascertain if he had
auy further communication to maise
which committee subsequently reported
that that duty had been performed and
that the Governor had no further mes
sage to communicate, and that he tho''
the Legislature had discharged its duty
faithfully and well.
A message from the House informed
the Senate that the House having com
pleted its business waslready to adjourn
when corresponding message was re
turned to the House.
On motion, the Senate then adjourned
siRs die. .-.--. s-
HOUSE or DELEGATES.
The Senate Bill authorizing the Su
pervisors of the several counties to in
crease the number of days (not exceed
j.