The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-02-18
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
SENATE.
MoxDAY, Feb. 18th, l

MONDAY, Feb. I7th, 1868.
Prayer by Rev. Gideon Martin of the
NJ. r. Church.
MIR. Hoke, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, reported back House bill
No. AZ, bill to amend and re.enacl
sections two and three of chapter one
hundred and sixty-four of the Code OF
ing its passage, with slight amend
meuts, which were adopted and the bill
ordered to its third reading.
Mr.. Dix, from the Committee on Ed
ucation, reported back Senate bill No,
IS, bill to incorporate the Storer Col
lege. recommending its passage with
an amendment. Tabled.
Mr.. Burnley, from the Committee on
Humane and Criminal Institutions, re-
ported back Senate bill No. II, "a bill
authorizing the Board OF Supervisors
OF Berkeley county to employ, at hard
labor, persons convicted of misde-
menuor and sentenced to confinement
in the Jail of said county. recommends
ing its passage. Ordered to be en-
crossed.
Mr.. Framework, from the Commit
tee on Internal Improvements and
Navigation, House Bill No. 81, A bill
declaring the Elk fork of Point Pleas
ant creek, in Tyler county, public
highway, recommending its passage.
Tabled.
He also reported back House Bill No.
46. a bill to amend and re.enact chap
ter 1O9 of the Acts of 1865, entitled can
! Act in relation to the Guyandotte Nav
! igalion Company" and Senate BIZ
No. so, A bill to amend and re-enact
sections one and five of the Act passed
| February 81, 1867, entitled "Au'Act
providing for the construction of ii road
in the counties of Boone and Cabell -
recommending their passage, with va
riouS amendmenLs, which, with one ex-
ception, were adopted as reported.
| The first named bill was ordered 10 its
third reading, aud the second was laid
on the table, pending motion to strike
out the name OF James, Fl. Ferguson
| and insert F. p. T. S. Shelton,
Mr.. Young offered the following,
which lies over until Tomorrow.
ReSoLCed, Gy The Legislature of West
PTgiHln, That our Representatives and
Senators in Congress are hereby re-
quested to secure IL possible the pas.
sage of law placing the State guards
ana other soldiers not regularly sworn
into the service of the United States,
but who were in active service in be.
half of the General Government during
the past war. upon the same footing re-
speeding pensions, bNunties, &C., AS is
now provided by law for United States
volunteers.
AAAs pEe6HuLeu u IeIuOQ-
STRANGE from citizens of Tyler county
against the passage of the House Bill
declaring the Elk fork of Point Pleas
ant creek In said county II public high
way. Tabled.
On motion of Mr.. Burley,
RESOLVED, That the Committee on the
judiciary inquire into the expediency
of amending Chapter - of the Code OF
1860, so that convicts may be tried in
the Circuit Court OF Marshall county
for crimes committed during the time
they are serving out their sentence in
the Penitentiary.
Mr.. Chapline introduced bill luca-
ting the Capital at -, and bill con.
corning the terms the circuit Court.
Read the first time.
Mr.. DrummOnd introducad n hin
aPpriating 1910 to Michael Magee, OF
Randolph county, for work done ON
the Stanton and PHrkersDurR Turn
pike i'll 1859 and 1860. Read the first
time.
Mr.. Hoke introduced IA bill to amend
the charter of Martinsburg; also a bill
to amend the acts for the encourage.
ment of foreign immigration, and bill
to repeal SO mnch of the Code of Viz.
ginia AS provides for punishment bv
stripes. Read the first time.
MIR. Stevenson (Mr. ChapIine in the
chair introduced II bill to incorporate a
mutual coal company OF Parkersburg.
Read the first time.
Senate Bill No. 90, a bill to protect
birds and other game In this State, was
read the third time and rejected, failing
to receive constitutional majority, but
the vote was recousidered and the bill
passed by the following vote:
YEAS essrs. Stevenson, President,
ApFlesate, Foreman, Burley, Chapline,
Drummond, Farnsworth, Foster, Hoke,
H Humphreys, Price, Slick, werniuUer.
Wright and TOung-I6.
NAYs-Messrs. Dix, Dawson and
Linn.
The following bills were read the
third time and passed by Unanimous
vote, except that Mr.. Boreman voted |
against Senate bill No. 68:
Senate Bill No. 65, A bill authorizing
Inc trustees OF the Methodist Episcopal |
church, at Pine Grove, in Wetzel coun-
", 10 convey the same,
Senate Bill No. 66, A bill authorizing
me Trustees of the Methodist Episcopai |
Church, in the town of West Liberty.
70 Ohio county, to sell and convey their
property.
Senate Bill No. IS, a bill to lepaliza