The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-29
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
TUESDAY, Jan. 2s. 1sss.

the relief of VIM. E. Balsey, Jaflor o
Upshur county. Read the first time.
! MIR. FaFnswOFth, from the Committe,
on Internal improvements aud Navi
CATION reported q bill in relation 70 tn,
Hardy and Winchester Turnpike. ReaG
the first time.
Mr.. FarnsWorth, from the same COM
1 mtttee, reported back the SENATE bill u
! Incorporate the Elk River Navigation
Company, with amendments, recon-
mendtng Its passage. Laid on the table
Mr.. CarSkadOu, from the COmmitEs,
on Privileges and Elections, submitted
a report showing thesmileage to which
each Senator IS entitled. which WA
adopted.
On motion of Mr.. FarnsWorth,
ReS0LUed, That the Committee on thu
Judiciary inquire into the expediency
| tolls on tufnpikes that the same may
be Just and uniform.
On mottouof Mr.. Burley,
| ResOLUed, That the Committee on In,
! ternal improvements and Navigation
Inquire into the expediency of report.
Ing bill amending the 18th section o.
an act to provide for the completion o
G line or Lines of railroad from the wa,
tiers 81 the Chesan 81 Re 70 The q 10 river
On motion Of Mr.. Chaplln6
Resolved, That the Comudit . on The
Judiciary be instructed t0in0ufre intC
the oXpedieDcy- Of locating tie porma
nent seat Of Government OF the State.
On motion of Mr.. Martin,
ResOLUed, That the Committee on In,
tsrnal Improvements and Navigation
be instructed to inquire into the expei
dienCy OfFepOrting bill requiring the
owners Ofmills on Big Fishing Creek
In Wetzel county, to make slopes to
| their dams.
On motion of Mr.. linn,
Township and County Organization
and Municipal Corporations, be in.
structed to inquire into the prOprieLy
of introducing a bill TO Incorporate the
town OF NeWburgh in the county OF
Preston.
On motion Of Mr.. Young,
RESOLVED, That the COMMITTEES on In.
ternal improvements and Navigation
inquire into the eXpediency of appro-
printing ten thousand dollars for the
purpose of completing the lSIaVints
CAbin1 and sum mervtlle,E Turnpike road,
Mr.. Young presented the petition III
the Supervisors of Monroe county,
praying that an act be passed authoriz.
ing another vote TO be- taken by the
people of that county on the Question
of the subscription to the stock OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Com
panys and that no registration be re-.
CURED as condition of voting, which
was referred tn the Committed on In
teEnal Improvements aud Navigation,
Mr.. aoke presented petitions from
400 citizens of Berkeley county, pFayy;
ing that the law be SO amended as 70
provide for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and col
lectors, which were referred to the
Committee on Finance and Claims.
Mr.. Hoke also presented the petition
of large number OF the citizens Of
Berkeley county, praying an increase,
ut -.
was referred to the Committee on FL.
nance and Claims.
Mr.. Hoke, by leave, introduced bill
hiking the rate of interest, which was
read the first time and laid on the
table, to await the action OF the Ju.
dietary Committee of the two Houses,
who have the Same matter under nd.
Visement.
Mr.. Foster, by leave, introduced
Dill to amend and re.enact chapter IS
of the acts of 1865, so as to authorizes
the Mayor and Council OF PArkeFsburg
TO change the names of the streets OF
that city. Read the first time.
M Mr. Dawaon, by leave, introduced a
bill to incorporate the Sir Johns Rum
and Rock Gap Turnpike Company,
Read the frat time,
a, Mr. wilson, by leave, introduced a
Dill to amend the act pfesGribine IL
censes. Read first tune, rule suspend
cd, bill.read second time, and referred to
the Committee on Finance and Claims,
Mr.. Apologize, by leave, introduced
bill to enable the Wellsburg and
Bethany Turnpike Company to repair
and maCadamtze their road; aud bill
to amend section -, chapter 13s, of the
acts OF 1868. Head first time, rules Sus-
pended, and bills read second time and
referred to appropriate Committees.
Mr.. Chapline, by leave, introduced a
bill constituting part of the Potomac
river, IN Berkeley and Jefferson coun.
ties, n lawful fence. Read first time.
The Senate bill in relation to Jurors,
(gtving all Jurors the same mileage az
Witnesses), was read the second time
ana referred to the COMMITTEES on the
Judiciary.
The Senate bill granting certain priv
ueges to the Virginia Central Railroad
Company was read the second time,
and laid on tho table, on motion of Mr..
Burnley. -
The Senate bill changing the time OF
| holding tho Courts in the 9th Circuit
was read the second time and laid on
the table, ON motion of Mr.. Young.
| Tho Senate bill to repeal section &.
chapter 1856, OF the Acts OF 1857. Ito prl,.
tact fish, WAS read the second time and
referred 20 the Judiciary COMMITTEES,
The bill to amend the West Virginia
4 Transportation Company, and the IIill
supplemental to the Act to Incorporate
the Laurel Fork and Sand HilI Rail.
| road Company, were read the second
time and referred 10 COMMITTEES on In.
ternal improvements and NAVIGATION.
The bill to Incorporate Mt. Nel1o
Lodge No. 81, Ancient Free and Ac.
cepted MaAons, in ShepherdstOwn
| West virginia, was read the second
time and referred to the COMMITTEES on
| Banks and Corporations.
On motion OF Mr.. Wilson, the SenRte
| Bill to incorporate the village OF
LeatherwOod, wGs taken from the table
and recommitted.
Mr.. Wilson presented remon.
STRANGE from Thomas osBrien aud four
others, against the Incorporation OF
said village, which was referred to the
| Committee which has the bill under
consideration. Adjourned.
The following is the communication
from citizens of upshuF county. al.
lnded TO in our proceedings of Satur.
day last, in regard to the charges pub.
lished against Mr.. FarnsWorth;
10 ne Honorable. de 1fe1lk 1880 ne
SeNate Of IRcst Pis8lllgss
GENTLEAFEN-HaVin sea6. since be-
ing in Wheeling, 4 sanerlloua mud SLAM
derous communication addressed to
the Legislature OF West Virginia
against the Hon., D. ID. T. FarnsWorth.
the Senator from the Sixth District,
yNeE rus sly uhtufe OF r, Al Hale, We
the undersigned, the Immediate nefRh-
bors aud acquaintancas of Senator
EarnsWorth, deem It our duty to saw
that the charges are not only unbound
cd. but false in every particular. and
slRnder of the deepest and darker
dye. We esteem Il PRIVILEGE
as well as q duty TO say 10
your honorable body that from
long and Intimate acquaintance with
Mr.. FarnswOrth we know hlm to be- a
gentleman of unguesttoned VeTacity
and iptleSible integrity.
We would further say that similar
eharBea or destinations published some