The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-07-28
SENATE.
MONDAY, July 27, 1865.

Prayer by Rev. C. G. Currie, OF the
| Protestant Episcopal Church.
| Mr.. Hoke, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, reported back the Senate
bill authorizing Margaret Erskine and
others, to borrow money upon the salt
Sulphur Springs, in the county of Mon
roe, at eight per cent interest, recon-
mending its passage. The rule was
suspended, and the bill passed.
MIR. Hoke, from the same committee,
chapter 62 of the Code of Virginia, re.
commencing that it be referred to the
Committee on Revision. So referred.
On motion of Mr.. Farnsworth,
ReSoLued, That the pages of the Sen
ate receive 50 so per diem for their SER
vices during the present session.
The following House bills were
passed:
A bill Incorporating the Town Mill
Bridge Company, in Hardy county.
A bill appropriating money to defray
the expenses of the Regents of the State
Normal School and pay their Secre-
tary.
an act passed March 3, 1868, entitled an
act Incorporating the town of Frank
ford, in the county of GreeDbrter; and
A bill providing Board of Trustees
for Brooke Academy, in the county OF
Brooke.
A message from the House of Dele
gates announced that that body had
passed the Senate bill making an APP
preparation to the PeDitentiary. with
| two slight amendments, in which the
| Senate concurred.
The following bills were passed:
House bill No. sS, "a bill amending
the law in relation to roads and
bridges" aud House bill No. 81, "a
bill providing for a change of the
boundary lines of certain countless"
Mr.. Hoke, by leave, introduced SEN
ate bill No. IA, "A bill amending and
ranging and increasing the Judicial
Circuits of this State, passed July 18th,
1S6S."
The rules being regularly suspended
the bill was passed.
Upon the passage OF this bill Mr..
Hoke made the following remarks:
Mr.. Hoke - Mr.. President. - This
bill increasing and re.arranging the
circuits of this State was considered
and passed by the Committee on Revi-
sion in my absence on leave, and sub
sequently passed through the upper
House, and only came to my knowledge
or the knowledge of my colleage (Mr.
Chapline) on its final passage in this
body. We both then earnestly opposed
the passage of the bill, because of the
injustice OF attaching Hampshire
county to our (tenth Judicial Circuit
Before that there was more labor in
Jefferson, Berkeley and Morgan than
in Hampshire, Hardy and Pendleton.
prior to their division, and certainly
that division did not materially in
crease the burdens in that circuit.
If Judges have not held courts in
that circnit, and on that account
there is an increase of business there,
it is not right for that reason to throw
additional burdens upon the 11lh, now
the 9th circuit, Hampshire and Hardy,
before their division had population
about like Berkeley and Jefferson,
while the amount of litigation in Nor
gan is nearly double that in Pendleton
sure the Legislature will at once re.
dress by throwing Hampshire back
where she properly belongsi otherwise
the present Arrangement will be
source of dissatisfaction to the people OF
Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan coun-
ties.
Mr.. Young, by leave, introduced
bill amending and re-enacting an act
passed March 8, 1865, entitled "au act
amending and re-enacting the 1st and
Sd sections of chapter 81, of the acts of
1867"
On motion of Mr.. Young,
The bill Incorporating the Greenbrier
and Tygart's Valley Railroad Com
pany was taken from the table and
passed.
The Senate then took recess.
FOUR O'CLOCK, P. N.
On motion, and at their own request,
Messrs. Hoke and Workman were re-
lieved from acting on the COMMITTEES on
Revision, appointed under the Senate
jointresolution, proposing recess.
The President then announced on the
Committee, in their stead, .MeJsrs.
Drummond and Dix.
Mr.. Young. by leave, introduced Sen
ate bill No. 76, ga bill to amend and re-
enact an act ctre-arranging and increas-
ing the Judicial Circuits of this State"
which was read the first time.
Adjourned until 71z a. n, tomorrow.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prayer by Rev. Currie, of the Episco-
pal Church.
Messages from the Senate announced
the passage ofvarious bills.
Mr.. Mahon presented the petition OF
Jesse Carney, of Jackson county, ask
inn rniief from aPr0na0uS taxation. Re