The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-27
WEST VIRGINIA. LEGISLATURE
HENArE.

UT Ziuug from tue COMMITTEE y Z;
Finance and Claims, reported paci
Senate bill No. authorizing WIN. NIX
: on to distrain for taxes, without amend
mept, and recommending its passage
: Mr.. FarnsWOrth, from the Commute
ON Internal Improvements, reporLet
adversely on the resolution nuthoEizint
, boards of Supervisors TO Issue wrtts o
l Gd Qu0d dGUlnuHl, instead OF the Clrcul
Mr.. Drummond, from the Committee
. on Townships, &c, reported Senate
bill No. 4, 10 refund bounty taxes e
soldiers out Of the State Treasury, and
recommending it's passage.
Mr.. Carskadon moved that the FUR
Their consideration of the bill be indeh-
nitely postponed, which motion did not
prevail
Mr., linn, from the Committee on
Finance and Claims, reported Senate
bill No. z, to provide for an addttiOnal
record clerk In the Adjutant General s
| Office, and recommending Its passage.
On motion of Mr.. Carskadon, that
portion of tho Governors Message re-
| iating to the Hospital for the Insane
was referred TO the Committee on HUI
name and Criminal Institutions; also
that portion of the Governors Message
relating TO the distribution ofthe School
fund, was referred to the Committee on
| Education.
on motion OF Mr.. Price. that portion
/ Oh Inc SON6EnOEsS message IN EelallOu
to the $50. 900 u. s.. Bonds belonging to
the Agricultural College, was referred
to the Committee on Education, and
that the Committee inquire into the eX-
pediency of providing for the safe keep
| ing Of said bonds, and for receiving the
semi-annual interest thereon.
On motion of Mr.. Young, fthe Conn
mittee on the Judiciary was requested
to inquire into the expediency of pro-
vidinR by law for religious congrega-
tons to hold their church property
when they may see cause to change
| their name.
On motion of Mr.. Young, 1t was re-
solved that special Committee OF five
on Temperance be appointed.
On motion of Mr.. Martin, the Com.
mittee on Internal improvements was
requested to inquire into the expe-
diency of aPpropriating 5000 for the
construction ola bridge over Fishing
Greek, in WetZel county.
On motion OF Mr.. Drummond, the
Committee on the Judiciary was In.
structed 10 inquire into the eXpediency
OF so amending the Homestead law as
| To require persons who render sched.
| ules of personal property, under snid
lay, to make oath 10 such schedules.
| On motion of Mr.. Hcke, the Commit
tee on Finance and Claims was instruct
ed To inquire into the eXpediency oil
changing the law in relation to the col
lection OF the School tax.
On motion OF Mr.. Hoke 80 much Of
| The Governors message as refers to the
revision of the Code was referred to the
Committee on the judiciary.
Mr., CarskHdon presented a petition
from the President, Directors and
Stockholders of the Winchester and
Hardy Turnpike Company, praying
| that "a law be enacted amending The
act transferring the States interest in
that road to the county, and that IL be
again placed under the control of the
original company.
Mr.. HOke, by leave, offered Senate
bill No. 10, amending section 6 of chap
ter 20, (actH of 1865, establishing the
county of Grant, which was read the
first time.
Mr.. Hoke explained the necessity for
the amendment proposed by the bill.
In the act establishing Grant county no
provision was made for the alienation
OF delegates with the other county COM
posing the delegate district, although
the constitution contemplateB such al
formation. In the present instance the
county of Grant has had the delegate
ever since Its formation, and at this
session contestant from Hardy
had been defeated because no such pro.
vision was found in the act creating
the county of Grant.
On motion the rules were suspended,
the bill read IA second time and referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Senate bill No. 2, to authorize VIM,
Nixon to distrain for taxes, was read
the second time and ordered to be en-
crossed.
Senate bill No. 4, to refund bounty
taxes to soldiers, was read the second
time, and on motion was laid on the
table and ordered to be printed.
Senate Dill No. 4, authorizing the en-
Il n = M NuhN NJ
AdJutant Generals office, was read the
second time and ordered TO be engross-
ed.
Senate bill No. o, to amend Section
l., Chapter 90, Acts Of 1854, and Section
10, Chapter 2Os, Code of Virginia, was
read the first time.
Mr.. Wilson asked leave of absence
for Mr.. Apologize until Monday, which
was granted.
a communication signed by citizens
OF Upshur county in relation to the
ISLANDERS published against member
OF the Senate, was read and referred Lc
the Special Committee to inyestiuntE
the affairs of the West Virginia Hos
pitaI for tho Insane.
Mr.. Farnsworth addressed the Sen
ate, substantially AS follows:
Mr.. President-I rise TO privileged
question, aud in doing so have no dis
position to protract my remarks, o
L u
! a duty which owe to the Senate as vel
, as myself, to say to you that denOunc
the communication over the siEnRtuF,
of +. NJ. Hale, addressed to your hon
orahle body, as being u SANDER of tn
basest character, which could onl,
have enlannted from one who is wnntinl
in everything that constitutes gentle
man. L have no disposition at presen
to enter into a ful( expose of the charge
against others, as there is committe
appointed to investigate all the act
and doiugs of both the Board OF DireC
tors and Superintendent of the HOspi
tai for the Insane at Weston.
have no fears MS to the result of tina
1 investigation, but having been con
a necIed with that buRrd, aud being nor
connected with this highly respectRbl
body, composed of high.toned gentle
. men, i cannot suffer such charges /
n pass without lust rebuke. / know
sir, that have been grossly slaudere
by some OF the newspapers represent
9 ing that party, who would fain hny
n destroyed our state and country.
4 know their object. They want b
. slunder to destroy whatever iufluenC
1 may have, however humble. and
= well know the reason why Hale is 8
furious. 1t is because fearIesslv dis
charged my duty as u member OF this
\, Board, and that l charged upon him 4
n Board meeting that he owed 1t TO him
self, to his family, to the cOmmunit
e in which hO lived, and more especialI
n did he owe Il to the Board of which 4
was member, and the State and inst
tuition that he represented, 10 r,
i sign his membership in III
k board. or cease taking snb.contracts "a
making bricks, SC. Why, Sir, hay
but little doubt, IL he was suffered
l. continue in that practice, a member I
e the Board, q SUB contractor for 6rieI
il and then deliver the sape to his pc