The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-02-25
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE


Mr.. Ferguson, OF Cabell, commune
Gated from the House q joint resolution
.postpoulng the trial of JHdge Hindman
until Friday next at 10 o'clock. Con-
Cured in.
Mr.. linn, from the Committee on FL.
nance aud Claims, reported back the
Senate bill for the relief of u d.
Ramsdell: late Qnartermaster of the
9th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry.
recommending lis passage.
The following resolutions were re-
By Mr.. Young: Directing the Mill
tarv Committee to inquire into the ex.
pediency of protecting soldiers from
suits for property destroyed or taken by
military order during the rebellion,
BY MIR. Hoke: Directing the Finance
Committee to inquire into the expe-
dienoy OF paying VIM. Ware Peck for
services as Attorney General during
the spring of 1866.
The following bills were introduced
and read the first time:
BY MIR. Young, making valid indiot-
ments where grand jury men are ordi-
nary keepers, owners or occupiers OF
water grist mills, surveyors of roads,
&c.
BY Mr.. Boreman: Authorizing the
| payment of Surveyors OF roads in W
Ter county out of the county treasury.
By Mr.. Carskadon: A bill amending
the act in relation to the school district
of the city of Wheeling.
THE CAPITOL.
The bill establishing a permanent
seat of government for this State COM
ing up as unfinished business, 1t was
amended, on motion of Mr.. Farms
worth, by adding at the end of the bill
the words, provided that this act
shall take effect on and after the first
day of April, 1852
A motion of Mr.. Wilson that the bill
be tabled was lost by the following
YEAS essrs. Stevenson (Presi.
dent,) Boreman. Carskadon, Dix, Eos.
ter, Martin, Slack, WerninGer and
NAYs-Messrs. Dawson, Drummond,
} Farnsworth, Hoke, Price. Workman,
Wright, Young and Zinn-9.
Mr.. Foreman moved to strike out all
after the enacting clause, and insert:
/. The permanent seat of Government
, for this State shall be established at
Clarksburg in the county eff Harrison.
2. The Executive officers of this State
shall remove their offices to the Acadia
my building in the town of Clarks.
burg In the county of Harrison by the
first day of April next, and the same
shall remain there until the Capital
building for the State. has been erected
at the permanent seat OF government
or until the Legislature shall order
otherwise; and the Legislature shall
meet and hold its future sessions at the
said town of Clarksburg until the Leg.
islature shall order otherwise.
The above was lost by the following
vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Stevenson PresidenD,
Foreman, Foster, Martin, Slack, Wer-
ninGer, and Wilson,.
NAYs-Messrs. CarskRdou, Dix, Daw-
HnU nrn
Price, Workman, Wright, Young and
| Zinn-Il.
Mr.. Boreman then offered the I'd sec
ton of the foregoing substitute as an
amendment to the bill, and it was re-
tected by the same vote, except that
Mr.. DIX voted for this amendment and
Mr.. Wilson against it.
On motion of Mr.. Stevenson, (Mr.
Carskadou in the chair,) the Capital
bill was made the special order for to.
morrow Tuesday, an IL n. m.
The following bills were passed by
unanimous votes:
A bill amending the charter of the
town of Fairmont; A bill to amend and
re.enact the charter of the town of Ra.
venswoOd, in the county of jackson: A
Dill concerning insolvent militia fines;
a bill declaring certain part of Tug
Fork OF Big Sandy river public high
| way; A bill to amend an act entitled
An act to incorporate the town of
Bruceton, in the county of Preston,
| passed FEBRUARY IS, 1860: A bill to pre-
| vent the destruction of Rabbits in the
county of Ohio.
The following bill was ordered to its
third reading:
A bill constituting a certain mart of
the Ohio river, within Jackson county,
a lawful fence.
The following bills were ordered to
pc engrossed, some of them having
been first amended:
n bill TO amend and re-enact sections
three and i've OF chapter one hundred
and twenty-five, of the code of 1860;
following married women to make
wills;l bill to incorporate the Elk
River Navigation Company; a bill to
incorporate the New Creek and Me-
chanicsburg Turnpike Company; bill
amending and re-enacting section four,
chapter one hundred and seVenty-two,
code of Virginia, second edition: a bill
amending and re-enRcting the charter
OF the town of MartinsburR; a bill to
incorporate the Parkersburg Mutual
Coal Company.
The Senate refused 10 order the fol-
lowing bill to engrossmenI:
A Bill more ehectually to secure the
collection of officers fees, [excepting
officers from the operation of the
homestead law, by the following vote:
Eeas-Mesars. Stevenson, (President)
Boreman, Foster, Slack and Wilson,,
NaYs-Messrs. Carskadon, Dix, Daw-
son, Drummoud, Farnesworth, Hoke,
Martin, Price, Workman, Wright,
Young and Zinn-12.
The following bills were tabled:
A bill to amend and re4enact the fifth
section of an act entitled "An Act CON
corning licenses" passed November
q, 1868; A bill for the relief of Joseph
b. Nay, OF Marion county.
IMPEACHMENT.
Mr.. Hoke offered the following which
lies over under the rules until to-mor-
row:
WHEREAS, The long threatened de.
sign of Andrew johnson, President of
the United States, to usurp the power
and authority OF Congress, and resist
the laws the United States, has at last
culminnted in their open, defiant and
insulting violation by the attempted
removal of Secretary Stanton, and the
appointment of Adjutant General
Thomas, Secretary of War dd inter1n,
the Seuate of the United States being
In session:
ReSolved, That Andrew johnson,
President of the United States, in the
attempted removal of the Secretary of
War, and the designation of the Adiu-
tant General to perform the duties OIL
the Office Gd Interim, the Senate being
in session, has,been guilty of u wflfui
and fragrant violation of law, and in
the opinion of the Legislature OF West
Virginia, ought to be impeached for
high crimes and misdemeanors.
RESOLVED, That tho Governor be au
thorized 10 tender to Congress the as
sistance of West Virginia in maintain
ing the authority and enforcing the