The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-28
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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
EXTRA SESSION.
SENATE.
SATURDAY, December GG. ls6.

SATURDAY, December 2G, 1s6.
Senate met at o'clock a. NJ.
Prayer by Rev. Samuel Young, q
member of the Senate.
Mr.. Drummond, from the Committed
on Military Affairs, reported the House
bill providing for tho payment of GER
tain military claims, recommending its
passage.
Mr.. Farnsworth, from the Committee
on Finance and Claims. reported back
the House bill rerunding certain taxes
TO John NJ. Stewart. OF berkeley COuu.
ty. recommending its passage.
Mr. Farnsworth, from the Committee
on Internal Improvement and Naviga-
tion, reported back the House Bill to
amend chapter 81. OF the Code OF Yir-
ginla, recommending that it do not
pass.
Mr.. Workman asked leave of alb.
sence for Mr.. Carskadon for the remain
der OF the session. Leave was granted.
Mr.. Boreman, from the Committee on
Revision, reported a substitute for
chapter 81, sale of land for taxes
Adopted.
The Committees of Conference on
chapters 34-of insurance, telegraph
and express companies. l05-of actions
for inquiries, and 29, assessment of tax
es, submitted their reports, all of which
were adopted.
Mr.. Dix from the Committee on Edu-
cation reported back chapters 45-of Ed
ucation. recommending the adoption OF
u number OF northumberland OF W hich
WAS to reinstate the teachers "test
OATH" which had been stricken out by
the Committee on Revision. Said
amendment was adopted.
a message from the House OF Dele
gates by Mr.. Ferguson, of Cabell, an
nounced that the House had disagreed
to the amendments of the Senate to
l37, of the fees OF offices and l3S-of
costs generally, and asked Committees
OF Conference.
The Senate insisted on its amend
ments to said chapters and appointed
Committees of Conference thereon.
The following chapters were passed.
l42, of undertakings and 139, OF en-
forcing DEGREES and orders &c.
a message from the House OF Dele
gates by Mr.. Ferguson, of Cabell, an
nounced that the House had disagreed
to the report of the Conference Commit
tee on chapter 149, of offences against
morality and decency, and asked a new
Committee of Conference on said chap
ter. The Senate appointed new Com
nittee OF Conference on said chapter.
The Senate then took a recess TO
O'Clock r. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tho Senate took up chapter As, OF edu
cation.
Mr.. Young moved to amend by redu-
cling the salary OF the State Superin-
tendent OF free schools from ii ifteen hun
Clred TO one thousand dollars. Lost.
The chapter WAS then passed.
a message from the House, by Mr..
Ferguson of Cabell, announced that the
House had disagreed to the amend
ments OF the Senate to chapter 10. and
nj IL nj nf ha
on, and the Senate insisted on it's
amendments and appointed IL Commit
Zee of Conference.
The report of the Committee of Con-
ference on chapter l3S, OF costs general
ly, was adopted.
The Senate took a recess until 711
r.M.
EVENING SESSION.
The consideration OF the Houss bill
to amend and re-enact the 4th and 9th
sections of chapter 66 Of tho Code OF 1860
was ndeEnitely postponed.
The House bills to provide for the
payment OF certain military claims,
and refunding certain taxes To John w. z.
Stewart of Berkeley county were pass
ed. Ria
The report OF the Committee of Con-
ference on chapter 1877, of the fees of Of
ficers, was adopted.
Mr.. Farusworth from the Committee
on Finance and Claims reported back
chapter 10, OF county levies. Passed.
The report of the Committee OF Con-
ference on chapter As. of free schools,
was, on motion OF Mr.. foreman, laid
on the table. ras Pc
Mr. Hoke introduced Joint Rssolu-
ton setting forth that Andrew johnson,
President, had, by n late proclamation,
extended a pardon TO all persons en-
gagged in the late rebellion, including
Jefferson Davis, and resolving that he
be requested to issue a like prOclama-
ton for Gems. Grant, Sherman, Ben.
Bntler, and all others, who aided, as
sisted or abetted in putting down the
rebellion. Laid over under the rules.
Adjourned.