The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-07-01
West Virginia Legislature
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[EXTRA SESSION.
TUESDAY, June 30, 1865.
SENATE.

Prayer by Mr.. DIX, member OF the
Senate.
The Senate joint resolution providing
for a recess until the 10th of November
was rejected by vote of to 10, as
follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Applegatc, Carskadon,
Slack, Wilson, Workman, Wright and
Young.
NAYs-Messrs. Stevenson president
Burnley, Dix, Dawson, Drnmmond,
Farnsworth, Foster, Price, Werninger
and Zinn-lO.
Mr.. SLACK introduced bill to pro-
eide for condemning land for public
cemeteries. Read the first time.
A message from the House, by Mr..
PARKER, announced the passage OF Il
bill TO legalize deed from Hiram l..
Opic and wife to James c. Orr Rules
suspended and bill passed.
The resolution proposing recess
from July TO July :, was taken up,
when it was amended 80 rs To make 1t u
Joint resolution.
Various amendments proposing dit
ferent days both for adjournment and
re.assembling were voted down, and
the resolution adopted Us follows:
RCvOlred, BY the Legislature Of Vest
Tnginid, That the Legislature will take
recess from Wednesday, July |, TIL!
Wednesday, July :.
Yeas-Messrs. Applegate, Dix, Daw-
son. Drummond, Farnsworth, Price,
Slack, Wsrninger and Workman.
Nays-Steveuson, (Presidont,) Bur
lev, Carskadon, Foster, Wilson, Wright,
Young and Zinn-S.
Mr. CARSKADON was granted leave
of absence for one week.
Mr.. ZINN introduced the following:
Resolred, by The Legislature Of Ucst JT-
anna, three t0Hrths Of { lie members etected
10 each branch, cOuc,WriRg, That tho pres
cut session OF the Legislature OF West
Virginia shall continue after the eX'
piration of the As days mentioned In the
54tb section of the 4th article of the
Constitution, until an adjournment be
agreed to by both branches thereof.
The rules were suspended and sad
resolNtion put upon its passage:
YEAS-Messrs. Stevenson, (Prcsldent,)
Burnley, Carskadon, Dix, Dawson,
Drummond, FarDsworth, Foster, Price,
Slack, Werninger, Workman, Wright,
Young and Zinn-l5.
NAYs-Messrs. Applcgate and Wilson
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So the joint resolution wasnot agreed
10, as it requires three-fOurths of all
the members elected, which is Il. There
are 3 members absent, So the vote was
reconsidered and the resolution tabled.
Chapter Il Of the Code-manncr of
receiving and discussing money at the
treasury, and certain duties of the An
ditor and Treasurer: Chapter lS-of the
Adjutant General; Chapter l9-who are
liable To and who are exempt from mil
itia duty, and how the militia are en-
rolled: and chapters 20, 81, -, %. "a,
-, 26. % and %. all relating TO the mil
itia. were read the second time, and or
dered to their third reading.
Chapter ~, of the Code, relating TO
the Legislature, its members, officers,
and proceedings, was taken frem the
table, amended, and ordered to its
third reading.
The bill in relation to suits on official
bonds executed before June 20, 1853.
was taken up. amended and ordered en-
crossed.
A large number of bills which had &C
cumulated upon the Calendar were read
tho first time, and quite u number the
second time and referred,
Land on motion Of Mr.. STEVENSON,
fMr. FARNSWORTH in the chair,) the
Senate adjourned until tomorrow at 9
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