The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-12-04
West Virginia Legislature
GEXTRA SESSION.
THURSDAY, December 3.
SENATE.


SENATE.
Communication from the House o.
Delegates announcing that that body
had passed Chapters LOG, 137, 141, lac
l47, l4S and $50 of the Code and asked
the concurrence of the Senate.
Mr.. H0KE, from the Judiciary com.
mittee, reported back Chapters 80, 46,
AZ and "A of tho Code with amend
ments. Laid over under the rules.
Mr.. STEVENSON presented Senate
bill No. 90, allowing K. B. Stevenson, OF
Wood, to practice law, and asked that
the rules be suspended tbat it might be
read the second time and referred.
Agreed to.
Mr.. DIX, from the committee on Ed
ucation, reported back Chapter 50 of
the Code. Laid over under the rules.
Mr.. CHAPLINE offered a petition,
accompanied with a resolution from the
citizens of Harper's Ferry, asking that
the property now belonging to the
United Stats be sold. Laid over under
the rules.
Mr.. MARTIN moved a suspension of
the rules that Senate Bill No. S6,
authorizing K. t. McEldowney to teach
school without taking the oath, be
taken up and the bill put on its second
reading. Agreed to.
On motion, the rules were further
suspended and the bill ordered to its
engrossment. 1t was then put on its
passage. Passed with its title; yeas II,
nays =
The hone having arrived for the
special order of the day-the Capital
question, it was called up, but motion
was made to indefinitely postpone, and
the yeas and nays being demanded and
sustained, the motion to indefinitely
postpone was lost.
Mr.. CARSKADON meved to further
postpone till December u, to which Mr..
FARNSWORTH "ffered an amendment
90 make it the 4th inst. The vote was
hrst taken on the amendment. The
yeas and nays were demanded and sus.
taiued. Yeas 10, nays 10. SO the amend
ment was los. Mr.. FARNSWORrH
further amended by maki.g it the spe-
cial order of the day for the 18th. The
yeas and nays being demanded and sus-
tained, the question was made the
special o:der of the day for the 18th
inst.
On motion Senate Bill No. 81, relative
to the office of Recorder in Jefferson
county, came up under the suspension
of the rules. Bill read the second tine.
The bill was then ordered to its eDgrOss.
mcnt.
Senate Bill No. 80, relative to the
Office of Prosecuting Attorney of Jeffcr-
son county, came up under the suspen-
sion of the rules on its second reading
The bill was then ordered to its third
readius. --...-
4 number of Chapters of the Code
were read the i:st time by their titles.
Chapter ~ OF TIE Code, relative TO
ferries, bridges, &c, as reported back
by the Judiciary committee, with alter
ations, came up for consideration and
the report of the committee was agreed
to.
Chapter i6 of the Code, as reported
by the committee, was agreed to.
Chapter II of the Code, relative to
towns ana villages, as reported by the
committee, recommending that the
Senate adhere to its amendments. The
Senate adopted the report of the COM
mittee.
Chapter 80 of the Code, relative to
Justices jurisdiction, as reported by
the committee, came up for action. At
ter considerable debate. the report of
the committee was agreed to.
On motion, the Senate took recess
till 2 P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate met at the hour designated
by adjournment.
Chapter 80 of the Code, on weights
and measures, was pnt en its third read
ing and passage. Passed; yeas IL, nays
none.
Chapter "a of the Code, concerning
divorces, was put on its third reading
and passage. Passed; yeas 10, nays 2
Chapter Il OF the Code, respecting
wills, came up on it's passage. Passed;
yeas 10, nays none.
Chapter 124 of the Code, respecting
publications and orders of process, was
called up on its passage. Passed; yeas
II, nays 4.
Chapter l25 of the Code, on proceed
iDgs in suits, came up on its passage
Though this Chapter was ordered to It's
third reading on Wednesday, yet long
and spirited debate sprang up, by COM
mon consent, concerning a change In
the rules of the Courts.
Messrs. FOREMAN, CHAPLlNE,
FARNSWORTH and HOKE partici-
pated in this debate, and finally the
Chapter was put on its passage. Passed;
yeas l3, nays 6.
Chapter 1872 of the Code, concerning
deeds, &c, was put on its passage.
Passed; yeas 19, nays none.
Chapter 1873 of the Code, respecting
injunctions, bills of review, &c, was
pat on its passage. Passed; yeas ~,
nays none.
Mr.. CHAPLINE moved the rules be
suspended that Senate Bill No. 81 might
be put on its passage. Agreed to.
Passed with its title-yeas Is, nays
none.
The rules were further suspended
that Senate Bill No. So might be pnt on
its passage. Passed with its title
yeas 20, nays none.
Mr.. CARSKAD0N moved to suspend
the rules that those Chapters which
came from the House and had been read
the first time by their titles might be
read the second time for amendments.
Agreed to.
Chapter l37 of the Code, concerning
the fees of officers, was put on its sec
ond reading for amendments. Read by
sections. On motion, the Chapter was
laid on the table.
Chapter l34 of the Code, relative to
errors in Appellate Courts, was put on
it's second reading for amendments
Read by sections, and no amendments
being offered, it was ordered to its third
reading.
Chapter l40 of the Code, relative to
executions for specific property, &c,
was put on its second reading for amend
ments. Read by sections, and nc
amendments being offered, it was or
dered to its third reading.
Chapter 141 of the Code, concerning
the enforcing recoveries of money
otherwise than by levying an etegtt OF
teri tacid, came up on its second read
ing for amendments. Read by sections
and no amendments being offered, it
was ordered to its third reading.
Chapter l43 of the Code, relative to
offences against the State, was called
up on its second reading for amend.
ments, and no amendments being offered
the Chapter was ordered to its third