The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-23
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WEST VIRGINIA LEGIsLAT
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, Jau. 1922. !

HON NkSOAGS Jaus e, 1868.
The Senate met at 10 O'Clock, ant
was g., opened with prayer by Prof. w
On motion of Mr.. Farnswortb. Colo
mel Edwin Frey was chosen an addi
tional Committee Clerk, for the Senate
ana that all the clerks elected receiv,
three dollars per diem, compensation
without mileage.
The President submitted the list o
Standing Committees OF the Senate, a.
Privileges and Elections Messrs
Garskadon, Slack, Foster, Young ant
Drummond.
JHdtetaTy-Messrs. Hoke, Boreman
Chapltne, Werninger and Slack.
Finance and CtdimS-Messrs. Ziuu
Prtce, Carskadon, Farnsworth anC
BdnEs and oOsporattons-A1essrs
foreman. Humphreys, Dawson, viii
Townships, tec.-Messrs. Chapline
Drummond, Foster, Applegate anC
Miiitary A0airs-Messrs. Drum
mond, Ztnn, Young, FarnsworLh anC
Dawson.
Internal Improvements, dec.-Messrs
FarnswoEth, Barley, Young, Foster
and Workman.
Chapline, Martin and Zinn.
Humane and Criminal IilStitutionS-
Messrs. Burley, Farnsworth, Wright
Wilson, and Dawson.
Enrolled BiLS-Messrs. Price, Cars
kadon and Drummond.
Executive Expenditures - Messrs
Slack, Humphreys, and Price.
Lt6rdTy-Messrs. Wilson, Workman
tn Ernnine A,,C1;,or,s 00;.. ,1s.o...,.
Te1"S a ccoMHtS, and Bonds Of Public ON
cerS-Messrs: Martin, Dix and Cars
kadon.
TO Examine Clerks oeice-Messrs
Wright, Hoke and Humphreys.
On motion of Mr.. Farnsworth, thu
Committee on Finance was instructed
to inquire into the propriety OF amend
ing the tax law, SO that the tax payel
shall not be required to pay an addi
tional per cent. on failure to pay by {
given time.
On motion of Mr.. Chapliue,
RESOLVED, That the Sergeant-at-Arm!
be authorized to furnish each membe
OF the Senate with ten dollars worth o
postage stamps to be used in seudins
public documents to their constituents
MIR. Young offered resolution tha
a special committee of five be appoint
ed on Agriculture and Minerals
Adopted, and Messrs. Young, Apple
gate, Carskadon, Workman and Hum
phreys, were appointed said committee
On motion of Mr.. Farnsworth, the
Committee on Education was instruct,
ed to inquire into the expediency O.
reducing the number of school officers
and the general expenses of carrying
on the public schools.
Mr.. Wilson, by leave, introduced
Senate Bill No. l, to incorporate the
village of Leatherwood.
On motion, the rules were SUSPENDED
and the bill was referred to the Com,
mtttee on Townships and County Or.
ganiZation.
Mr.. Burley offered a Joint resolution
that committee of three on the part
of the Senate, and four of the House.
be appointed to examine the peniten.
tiary, the manner in which the work is
done, whether or not the money appro.
priated has been properly expended
and whether the Superintendent and
Directors have discharged their duties
On motion of Mr.. Wilson the rules
were suspended, and the resolution
was adopted. MesSrs. Zinn, Carska-
don and Wilson were appointed on be.
half of the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. BOreman the com.
nittee on Internal Improvements was
instructed to inquire into the expedi-
ency of amending the road law so as to
SAAo Va
Issue writs of Gd Quod dan.nunl instead
OF the circuit Courts.
Mr.. Farnsworth offered a resolution
that a committee OF two on the part ol
the Senate and three from the House
be appointed to investigate the affairs
of the Hospital for the insane at Yves.
ton.
On motion, the rules were suspended
and the resolution adopted. Messrs
Hoke and Apologize were appointed
under the resolution.
On motion of Mr.. Young, the Com.
mittee on the Judiciary was INSTRUCTED
TO inquire into the expediency of au.
thoriEing patents to be issued on lands
surveyed before the organization OF
this State.
On motion of Mr.. Hoke, the Commit.
tee on the judiciary was instructed to
inquire into the expediency of amend
ing the usury laws OF this State.
On motion of Mr.. Hoke, the Commit
tee on the Judiciary was instructed to
inquire into the expediency of increas.
ing the pay of grand and petit Jurors.
On motion, the Senate adjourned un.
til this morning at 10 o'clock.