South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-01-31

WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES

of Mr.. FARSswoRTB, the Committee on cd
ucation was Instructed to inquire into the
expedicncy of reducing the number Of school
officers aud the general expenses Of carry
! ing on the public schools.
In the House, several resolutions of in
! quiry were introduced and referred TO ap-
propriate committees, one of which WAS by
Mr.. JACOB, of Ohio, instructing the COM
mittee on Counties, Townships, &C., to in
quire into the expediency Of reporting a
I bill for the adjustment of the Offices of
county and township Treasurer another by
MIR. WEIGH, directing the committee on
Education to inquire into the expcdiency
Of providing by law for the collection and
/ disbursement of the School Fund by the
Sherifls of counties instead Of BY Township
Ulcers; another by Mr.. BoGeEss, propo-
sing a reduction of the State Levy from so
! TO 20 cents on tho hundred dollars; anoth-
er by Mr.. WEIGH. proposing an increase in
/ the per diem of Grand and Petit Jurors ):
another By Mr.. BENDER, calling for change
in the Uusury Laws; another by Mr.. Tom
LINsoN, providing that taxes shall be paid
to Shcriffs at the county seats, instead Of at
designated places in the county, as at pres
ent, and that ten per cent. penalty shall be
imposed on deIinquents, and that the COM
missions for collection shall be reduced
! In the Senate, or the 23d, ION motion Of
Mr.. CARsKADoN, the Committee on the Ju.
dietary was requested to inquire into the
expedienoy II amending or repeating the
act in rciniiuu to the oa,bs Of attorneys at
law: and report by bill or otherwise
| Mr.. ZINN presented petition numcr-
ously signed hy the citizens of Preston
county asking that the Office of County
Treasurer be abolished, ana the duties be
assigned to the SheriIs of the several coun-
tics. Referred 10 the Committee on Town
ships, &c.
Ia the House, Mr.. ToMLINsoN, rcso-
luton decreasing the number of courts in
each circuit
Mr.. WFICB asked and obtained leave TO
introduce bill, which was read the first
time, for the relief Of debtors to parties
who had been beyond the lines during the
war, IN the matter Of interest and costs at
taching to such debts
Mr.. PINNLLL, from the Committee on
Elections, reported ia favor of admitting
Henry ". PoPE as the delegate FROM Har-
/ dy and Grant. The unsuccessful contest
ing member, lIENRY W FRYE, was order
ed 10 be paid mileage and the usual expenses.
MIR. FERGUsoN, # Marshall, offered a
resolution compelling the Baltimore and O.
hio railroad to fence their track and to pay
t'r all stock killed where the company ueg
Iected to do So
Mr.. NEwLTN moved 20 take up the re-
port of the Judiciary Committee in regard
to the Senate joint resolution No. l. rvf =
ring to the instructions to our Senators III
Congress to vote for the law requiring Two
ihrds Of the Supreme Court Of the United
States to concur in deciding a law of Con
gress unconstitutional. The vote being take
stood, yeas 36-nays Mrssrs. Chem hers
Chase, Cole, DAVIDSON, Fiemming, Hrrvcy
Huffman, Jacob, James, LargC mt, Miller
Morgan, Stewart, Tonlinson, Wclch and
oodtOrd-I6
Mr.. II ERyEY offered resolution instruct
ing the Committee on Taxation TO inquire
into the expediency Of abplishing the Stat,
tax of ten cents Oh the 500, for State pur-
poses, and leaving the matter of education
al levies with the counties.
In the Senate on the 2lth, the joint
resolution instructiug our Senators in Con
gross to vote for the bill which provides
that one-third Of the Sup; enc Court may
decide an act of Congress constitutional
but that it shall take two-thirds to declar,
one unconstitutional, was received from
the House, aud concurrel in. Mr. HOKE
from the committee on Judiciary, report
cd that the committee deemed IL incXpc.
dient to legislate on the following Amend
ing or rtpeaing the oaihs Of attorneys
Amending or repeating the registration law
Reports accepted The same commi,ic,
also deemed it incxpedicnt to legslate on
cgalizirg contracts made under the late
Southern Confedcracy. Laid on the table
Mr. FARNswORTn ofIered a resOlu-
ton that the committee on judiciary in.
quire into the expectancy of repeating the
suiror's test oath Agreed TO-
In the House, IN motion Of Mr.. McCIAs
KEY, the committee On Taxation and H.
nance was inrtructcd to inquire into the ex
pediency Of requiring the Baltimore aDC
Ohio Railroad Company to pay their jus
proportion Of taxes.
Mr.. ToMLINsoN offered a resolution
changing the number Of sessions Of tht
Boards Of Supervisors.
The certificate of the Board Of Superb
sors OF Teudlcton county, certifying to tie
election If WILLIAM ADAMsoN as mem
her Of the House Of Delegates. Mr. A
came forward aud was sworn in
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. CARS
EAooS presented petition from the Pres
idonl, Directors aud Stockholders Of ia,
Winchester and Hardy Turnpike Compa
ny, praying that a law be enacted amend
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