The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-02-22
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
FRIDAY, February 2l, !,

Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Steele, of the NJ
| T.. Church.
Mr.. Hoke, from the Committee on
the Judiciary, reported bill amend.
ING section / and ., chapter 2l5, OF The
Code.
Mr.. Hoke also reported back House
bill allowing the Board OF Supervisors
Of Morgan county 10 exempt her citi-
Zens from performing labor on public
ronds' recommending its passage.
Mr.. Chapliue, from the Committee
on Townships, reported back House
bill constituting II certain part OF the
Ohio river, within Jackson COUNTY a
lawful fence, and Senate bill amend
ing the charter oil the town OF Martins
burg, recommending their passage:
he also reported back House bill Ia
amend and re-enHct the charter of the
town Of RavenEwOOd, in the county of
Jackson, and House bill to amend AN
act entitled AN Act TO incorporate the
town OF l'rucetou, in the county OF
Preston, passed February Is. 1860
Mr.. Drummond, from the Committee
on Military Affairs, reported bnck
House bill concerning insolvent mi
lttia fines, recommending its passage.
Ordered To- third reading.
MIR. FNrnsworlh, from the Commit
ties ON Internal improvements, ,SC.. re.
ported back Senate bill to incorpornte
llie NJ" Nlfth anu NlttuhnlGHhuTQ
I Turnpike Company; Senate bill To in,
corporate the Parkcrsburg MutuaI
Coal Company; the substitute for Sen,
ate bill To incorporate tho Elk River
Navigation Company; aud House bill
declaring a certain part OF Tug Fork OF
Big Sandy river Il public highway
recommending their passage, with
some amendments 10 the two latter.
Not acted ON.
Mr. Rprarpap t,rasantaH =, ,,ats,.-
citizens OF DOddridge county, asking an
appropriation To construct u road i'm
that county.
Bills We're introduced as follows;
By Mr.. Young: To amend section 1
of the act 1865, concerning licenses.
By Mr.. Carskadon: For the removal
of the county seat of Hampshire county
By Mr.. Wright: Appropriating about
$500 To c. ID. Rnmsdell, late of the Of h
West Virginia Infantry, for recruiting
in 1861.
The following House bills were pass
ed: Creating a school district within
the town OF Morganiown; To limit the
time in which the Board of Public
Works may audit the claims against
the state OF Nirgiuiu; and To amend an
act entitled An act to provide Free
Schools for the town OF CIarksburg, >
passed February 10Th, 1867, RECON-
mendinE their passage with an amend.
ment 10 each requiring the test oaIE
for officers: which We're adopted, and
the bills were ordered to their third
reading.
The following were oilercd:
House bill 10 prevent the collection
of interest and costs In certain cases
House bill allowing the Board OF Su.
pervisOrs Of Morgan county toeXemnt
her citizens nom performing labor or
public roads; House Till authorizing
taxes enormously assessed against
| solomon Harper, Of Richie countv: IL
I De REFUNDED; and Senate bill No, ~. q
bill 10 incorporate the town OF Guyau.
dottc.
At the hour OF IL O'Clock A. NJ, tn,
| special order. that being the Senate 6ilI
establishing permanent seat OF gov,
/ erument for this state. was taken up
when Mr.. Martin moved that the said
| special order be postponed until Thurs.
I day next at eleven O'Clock \, NJ. and
on this question the vote was:
EAs-MessrS. Applegate, Foreman.
nnTISy, DIX, Slack, Martin, Weruiuger
NNNs-Messrs.Ste Stevenson lPresident)
CarSkadon, ChaPline, Dawson, Drum.
nNond, FHrusworth, Foster, Hoke
Price, Workman, Wright, Young ana
Zinn-lS.
On motion of Mr.. Chapline, the Sen.
ate went into Committee Of the Whole
TO consider tho bill
The Committee resolved to vote ezra
Hoce, on motion of MIR. Stevenson
Mr.. Boreman moved TO till the blank
with Clarkshurg; Mr.. Foster, Parkers,
burg; Mr.. Drummoud, Buckhanuon
Mr., Slack, Charleston; Mr.. Ziuu. Graf.
ton; MIR. hurley, Moundsviile. Mr.
Young, Flatwoods; Mr.. HOke, Martins,
burg.
Mr.. Boremun addressed the Senate Al
some length in behalf of the locatior
at Clarksburg, eularginr upon tbs
adaptation ~ that locality to the pur
poses OF The seat OF government, and adj
ding some structures upon other points
At the conclusion OF MIR. BoremRn',
speech, the Senate took a recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate reaSsembled mt > o'cIocb
=, m, when the President laid befor,
the Senate a petition nom large mum
Der of citizens OF Baltimore who held
Virginia bonds, praying that some an
prOpTiata action be taken in regard Il
the debt of Virginia aud West Nircinia
so as to provide for properly meeting
those bonds.
Mr.. Hoke presented the petition o
citizens of Berkeley county, praying
that John Blair Hoge Of that county be
allowed 10 practice law without taking
the test oath.
The Senate then resumed the cousid,
Grafton OF the Senate bill TO locate the
Capital: In Committee of the Whole
When Mr. Martin proceeded to address
me senate IN behalf OF liking the Capt.
tai at PRrksrShurg. Mr.. Marin an.
larSed upon the facilities OF that pofnt.
and bore down very heavily on BucE.
hanuon, and announced that Ciarks.
burg was his second choice.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Martina
remarks, Mr.. ChaPline conSratulsfeij
MIN In an ironical way, upon MS
speedy restoration to health, inasmuch