The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-07-11
West Virginia Legislature.
[EXTRA SESSION.
FRIDAY, July 10, 1863.
SENATE.

Senate opened by prayer by Mr.. MAX
TIN, member of the Senate. r.
The Journal of yesterday was read
and approved.
Mr.. FOREMAN, from the Judiciary
committee, reported back several Senate
and House bills, recommending theil
passage. -.r.
Mr.. DIX, from the committee on Edu
cation, reported back bill authorizing
school district in the town of Wells
burg, recommending its passage. Sub
sequently called up and passed with it;
title.
Mr.. PRICE, from the committee Oh
Finance and Claims, reported back sew
eral bills with amendments, recommend
ing their passage.
Mr.. HUMPHREY presented petition
| for railroad from Grafton to White
Sulphur Springs. Referred to the COM
mittee on Internal Improvements.
Mr.. DRUMMOND offered a petition
asking that it be referred to the COM
mittee on Internal Improvements.
Mr.. ZINN moved to take up the reso-
luton in reference to the extension OF
the Legislature. After some little de-
bate it was withdrawn, but subsequent
ly called up.
On motion the rules were suspended
to take up the bill authorizing the 4th
street NJ. f. Chnrch in Wheeling to bor-
row money. The bill was ordered to be
engrossed. .....a
Mr.. WILSON moved to suspend the
rules that the bill might be read the
third time and passed. Agreed to and
the bill passed with its title.
House Bill No. +, constituting the
banks of the Ohio river around Blan-
nerhassett Island a lawful fence, came
up on its passage. Passed with its title.
Bills authorizing the Sheriffs of Writ,
Wood, Kanawha, Jackson, Barbour
and Mercer counties to distrain for back
taxes, were ordered to engrossment.
House Bill No. IL, authorizing the es-
tablishment of School District in the
town of Wellsburg, was reported back
from committee on Education, and pass
cd to its third reading.
House Bill authorizing the trustees of
the NJ. Z. Church in Piedmont to sell
and transfer their Church property.
came up on its third reading.
House Bill No. 80. authorizing A. /.
Thompson to renew his sheriff7s bond,
was Put Oh it's third reading.
A bill authorizing the trustees of the
Taylor school house, in Marshall coun-
ty, to sell the same, was ordered to its
reading.
Several bills, authorizing the convey
ance of certain church properties, were
put Oh their third reading.
House bill No. "a, authorizing NJ. NJ.
Ready to qualify as Sheriff of Grant
county, was ordered to its third read
ing.
House bill No. 62, relative to amend
ing the charter of the town Of Buck
hannon, was called up, whereupon the
rules were suspended and the bill put
on its passage. Passed with its title.
Mr.. ZINN renewed his motion to take
up the resolution extending the time of
the sitting Of the Legislature, which
was agreed to and adopted.
Mr.. DIX asked leave to present bill.
Granted. sE,"
Senate bill No. 4S, authorizing the
trustees of the NJ. L. Church of Bran.
donsville to transfer their property came
mp on its first reading. Referred to the
Judiciary committee.
House bill No. 81, to re-enact and
amend chapter 90 of the laws passed in
1863, was called up, when the rules were
suspended and the bill put on its pass
age. Passed with its title
Mr.. BURLEY called up Senate bill
No. "a, relative to changing the line be-
tween the counties of WGtzel and Tyler,
whoreupon long discussion sprang up,
but the bill was finally ordered to its
engrossment.
House bill No. 2G, authorizing Adam
Harpold, of Jackson county to distrain
for back taxes, was called up, and rules
suspended and bill put on its passage.
Passed with it's title.
Mr.. STEVENSON, Mr.. FARNSWO ORTIZ
in the chair, called up Senate Bill No.
46, authorizing II. II. Dill, of Wood
county, to collect back tax by distress
and sale of property, whereupOn rules
were suspended and bill put on its pass
age. Passed with its title.
Mr.. FOSTER called up Senate Bill
No. 42, authorizing the Sheriff of Writ
county to distrain for back taxes, and,
on the suspension Of the rules it was
put on its passage. Passed with its IL
tie.
Mr.. WILSON asked leave to present
q bill. Granted.
On motion, Senate adjourned to Sat
urday ut half-past one o'clock p. NJ.