The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-02-19
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

TUESDAY, February Is, 1868.
Prayer by Mr.. Carskadon,a member
OF the Senate.
a number of bills were received from
the House, and read the first time.
4 resolution passed by the House
| relieving Abraham Simmons from the
effects OF u court martial and providing
that he shall receive a medal, was re.
| ceived and referred to the Committee
on Military Affairs.
| \ resolution WAS also received from
| the House appointing committee to
investigate the charges against Judge
HindmHn. Adopted, and Messrs. Chap
line and Workman appointed as the
committee on the part OF the Senate.
! MIR. Hoke, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, reported that it was mex
| pedieut TO legislAte on the following
matters which had been referred to that
Committee:
That Geo. p. Moore, of Pocahontas
county, be allowed to hold Office with
out taking the test oath;
That judges OF the Circuit Court be
empowered to fill vacancies in the
office of Clerk, Sheriff, Recorder and
Prosecuting Attorney, until the first OF
January succeeding the Vaucancy;
That Levi johnson and William L.
Stevenson, of Gilmer county be allow
ed to practice law without taking the
test oath; and
That the act locating the county seat
of Calhoun county on the farm OF I. 2.
Stump be repealed.
The reports were adopted.
He also reported back Senate Bill No,
75, A bill regulating the practice OF
physicians; and Senate Bill No. 70, A
bill repeating chapter &c of the acts OF
1867, repeating the act allowing prose-
cutting attorneys $40 fee in misdemean.
or cases,l recommending that they do
not pass. The first named bill was
tabled, and the second indefinitely
postponed.
Mr.. Hoke also reported back House
Bill No.:4S, billto amend and re enact
section %, OF chapter 40, of the code of
Virginia, second edition, recommend
ing its passage. Tabled.
Mr.. Dix, from the Committee on Ed
ucation, reported back Senate Bill No.
81, bill providing for the forfeiture of
certain lands for school purposes. re-
commencing that 1t be referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary. Agreed TO.
Mr.. Framework, from the Commit
tee on Internal improvements and
Navigation, reported back Senate Bill
No. 81, u bill to amend the laws in re.
lation to the construction and repair OF
roads and bridges, with a substitute
with the same title. Tabled and order
ed TO be printed.
On motion OF Mr.. Farnsworth:
ReSOLUed, That the Committee on In
ternal improvements and Navigation
inquire into the expediency of reporting
bill to authorize the HOLIDAYS Cove
Railroad Company to consolidate with
connecting roads.
On motion of Mr.. Young,
ResOtCed, That the Committee on the
Judiciary inquire into the expediencv
OF requiring the Judges of Circuit
Courts to instruct juries in all cases
tried by jury and report by bill or 9TH
erwise.
On motion of Mr.. Boremnn,
RESOLVED. That the Committee on the
judiciary inquire into the expediency
of reporting "a bill authorizing married
women TO make willis.
On motion of Mr.. Burley,
ReS0EUed, That the Committee on Ed
ucatton be requested to inquire into the
expedIencY OF converting the West
Virginia Normal School at Fairmont.
into State Normal School.
On motion of Mr.. Boreman,
RESOLVED; That the Committee on the
judiciary inquire into the expediency
of relieving officers fees from the oppr-
alton of an act entitled an act ''tO ex-
emPt a certain amount of property
from execution or other process" pass
ed March lst, 1864
Mr.. Wilson introduced a bill to
amend section l, of chapter 6S, of the
acts If 1866, in regard to the tax to be
levied by the city of Wheelingl. Read
the first and second times and referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
The Senate joint resolution, asking
our members Of Congress to procure
the passage OF an act to put Home
Guards on the same footing 40 regular
soldiers in regard To pensions and
boulies, WAS referred to the Committee
on Military Affairs.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, Senate Bill
No. Al, A Bill securing Leins to Me-
chanics, Laborers and others, was taken
up, aud ordered to be engrossed.
The following bills were read the
third time and passed, by a Unanimous
vote except, that Mr.. Wright voted
against House bill No. 40:
Senate Bill No. IL, bill authorizing
the Board of Supervisors of Berkeley
county to employ, at hard labor. per
sons convicted of misdt meanor and
sentenced to confinement in the iail of
said county.
House Bill No. 40, bill to amend
and re-enact chapter 100 of the acts of
1866, entitled an act in relation TO the
Guyandotte Navigation Company.
House Bill No. AZ, bill to amend
ana re'enact sections 2 and 8 of chapter
edition,
The following bill was taken I'D. on
motion OF Mr.. Hoke, and ordered 10 be
engroSsed:
Senate Bill No. 70, bill to amend
section 2OS of chapter 122 OF the acts of
1853, changing the condition of an
Peals from decisions of justicesl was
taken up, and ordered to be engrossed.
The following bill was read. tIIa
second time and referred:
Senate Bill No. IS. bill concerning
the terms of the Circuit Courts, and
Senate bill No. SO, a bill for the relief of
Michael MCGEE.
The following bills were ordered to
be engrossed
Senate Bill No. 80, bill to repeal SO
edition, as provides for pnnlshnent bv
stripes.