The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-03-01
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
THURspAY. Feb. IS, 1867.

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days. work on roads to be increased,
not to exceed six in one year, was
passed.
The House bill amending the charter
of the East River and Princeton Turn
pike Company, was passed.
Mr.. Farusworth, from the Conference
Committee on the appropriation bill,
submitted report recommending that
the Senate recede from its amendment
proposing to give the Commissioner OF
Immigration $1,000
The report was adopted, making the
bill law.
Mr.. Hoke presented the petition offs.
B. Mead, Z. +. Laise, S. II. Laise, Jos. |
H. Kitchen and thi rty-seven other /
citizens of MartinSburg asking that |
our Senators and Representatives in |
Congress be requested to use their in |
tiuence TO obtain the passage of law |
compromising all loyal citizens of this |
State for losses sustained during the late |
war in defence of the Government of
the United States against the rebellion;
and Mr.. Chapline presented two like
petitions from 80 citizens of Jefferson
county; all of which were read and laid
on the table.
The bill to prohibit the sale and use
of liquors as u beverage, was laid on
the table. by the following vote:
| YEAs-Messrs. Stevenson, President
Burdett, Carskadon, Chapline, Dolly,
Raymond, Hoke, Mahon, O'Brien,
Thatcher, Werninger and Zinn-l2.
NAYS-Messrs. Burley, Dix, Duval,
Martin, Wright and Young-6.
Several members who voted in the
affirmative, explained that they cast
this vote only because of want of time
to consider the bill.
The House joint resolution relating to
the sale of the National Armory
grounds at Harper's Ferry, was taken
from the table and agreed to, on motion
of Mr.. Chapline.
The Senate bill providing for the con-
domination of lands, building material
and water privileges for any of the
State public buildings, was passed.
The House bill concerning the assess
ment of taxes, was passed.
a resolution was received from the
House by Mr.. Armstrong announcing
the adoption of resolution providing
copies of the constitution and statutes
for sheriffs. No action was taken on it.
The House bill transferring the James
River and kanawha Turnpike road,
through which it passes, was passed.
The Janitor was allowed $50 for ser
vices in preparing the Senate chamber
for the meeting of the present session.
The Senate bill giving assent to an
act of the General Assembly of Vir-
ginia, passed Feb. 81, 1867, entitled Tan
act in relation to the Virginia Canal
Company" was taken up, when Mr..
F r.,
with the same title, which was adopted,
and the bill passed.
Mr.. Thatcher submitted a report from
the Committee on Executive EXpendi-
lures, showing that said committee had
| examined the books and vouchers in
the Executive Department and found
them correct and satisfactory.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Burdett introduced a joint reso-
luton requesting the Auditor to have
prepared in tabular form; and report to
the next session of the Legislature, the
amount of tax raised in each county for
county purposes for the years lS63-4-5,
specifying in what manner the same
was disbursed. The resolution looks
to n reduction and equalization of the
county taxes, and lies over one day I'M
der the rules, the Senate refusing to
suspend the rules for the purpose of
considering the same.
The Senate took recess till 90
o'clock, p. NJ,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Dix, from the Committee on Ed
ucation, reported back the bill prescri-
bling how the General School Fund
shall be apportioned to Logan county
for 1867; and the bill authorizing the
transfer of Brooke County Academy
to the Board of Education of Wellsburg
township, recon- mending that they do
not pass.
HoweS was passed.
Resolutions of thanks to the Presi-
dent, Clerk, Assistant Clerks, Com
mittee Clerks, Sergeant-at-Arms,D Door
keeper, Pages, and to the Clergy who
have opened the daily sessions with
prayer, were unanimously adopted.
The Senate went into Committee of
the Whole, when humorous speeches,
motions and resolutions seemed to be
the order of the day. Subsequently
the Senate took recess till n o'clock,
P. NJ.
NIGHT SESSION.
The Senate re-assembled at 1870
O'Clock.
Mr.. Carskadon introduced a Joint
resolution to provide Commissioners to
treat with the authorities of Virginia
in regard to the public debt of that
State.
1.-THE resolution is crowded out this
morning, owing to its length, and will
be published to-morrow.-EDs
a message from the House, by Mr..
Heermans, announced the adoption of
the resolution aforesaid.
The Senate then took n recess until
1890 o'clock, P. NJ, to allow the enroll
ing to be completed.
NIGHT SESSION, NO. II.
The Senate re-assembled at 1920
o'clock
. TIE uudl report
from the Committee on Enrolled Bills
which was adopted.
a committee was appointed to wait
upon the Governor to ascertain If he
had any further communication to
make, which committee subsequently,
reported that that duty had been per
formed, and that the Governor had no
further message to communicate, and
that he thought the Legislature had
discharged its duty faithfully and well,
\ message from the House informed
the Senate that the House having com
pleted its business was ready TO adj
ljourn, when a corresponding message
was returned to the House.
A motion to adjourn sins die was made
and adopted.
Before announcing the result the
President, Hon. VIM. Z. Stevenson,
said:
Gentlemen Of the Senate:
We have reached the closing hour of
our session, and the result of our labors
will soon begin to tell upon the inter-
ests of the people whom we represent:
| that most of our legislation will adj
vance those interests there can be no
doubt It has however been made clear
| by the mass OF business acted upon this
| winter, that there is too much legisla-
ton, or that the sessions of the legisIa-
ture are too short to give that careful
consideration to measures which the
| public interest requires, and their i'm
portance demands; but this is a danger
more of the future than the present
The amount of legislation soupht for
| by responsible parties to inaugurate
/ mn bliC imnrOvamantS of uar;o,,, S;.I-