The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-12-03
West Virginia Legislature
[EXTRA SESSION.
WEDNESDAY, December 2. 1868.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Senate met pursuant to adjournment,
at 10 A. NJ.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. White, of the
NJ. E. Church.
Senate Journal of Tuesday was read
and approved.
Communication from the House OF
Delegates announcing that that body
had passed Chapters l32 and l33 of the
Code, and asked the concurrence of the
Senate.
Mr.. H0KE made report on behalf
of committee on Judiciary, on several
Chapters of the Code. Received.
Mr.. CHAPLINN offered several bills ON
leave, which laid over under the rules.
| Mr.. H0KE moved to suspend the erules
10 take up Chapter 81, of the Code,
from the calendar, but on further con-
sideration the motion was withdrew.
The Senate joint resolution, relative
to the Monongahela Valley railroad, was
taken up aDd passed.
Chapter SO of the Code, was put on
its passage. Passed-yeas IA, nays 4.
! Chapter 1l6 of the Code, was put on
its passage. Passed-yeas 10, nays B.
Chapter 126 of the Code, came up on
its passage. Passed-yeas l8, nays
none.
Chapter 125 of the Code, came up on
its third reading and passage. Passed
yeas Is, nays none.
Chapter l29 of the Code, was put on
its passage. Passed-yeas Is, nays
none.
! CHAPTER sc of the Code, relative to
weights and measures, as reported back
| from the committee with amendments,
was taken up, and after adopting the
amendments of the committee, the Chap.
ter was ordered TO its third reading.
Chapter Ga of the Code, relative to
divorces. as reported back by the Judi
ciary Committee, with amendments,
came up on its second reading, and the
amendments of the committee being
adopted, the Chapter was ordered TO its
third reading.
Chapter lob of the Code, relative to
actions for injuries, rs reported back by
the committee, with amendments, was
taken up, and the amendments of the
committee agreed to, and the Chapter
was laid on the table.
Chapter l30, of the Code, relating to
evidence, came up on its second reading
for amendments. Read by sections,
aud, on motion, was committed 10 the
committee.
Chapter l3l Of the Code came up,
but, on motion, was laid on the table
and ordered to be printed.
Chapter 132 of the Code, relative TO
DEGREES, order of sale, &c, came up on
its second reading for amendments.
Read by sections, aud no amendments,
the Chapter was ordered to its third
reading.
Chapter 133 of the Code, relative to
iniunctiOns, bills of review, &c, came
up on its second reading for amend
ments. Read by sections, and amend
ments being made and adopted, the
Chapter was ordered to its third read
ing.
On motion, Senate took recess till
ppm.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. HOKE, from the Revisory COM
mittee, repsrted back Chapter l24 of
the Code, with a substitute relative To
the practice IN cAnrts.
A very spirited d,bate arose on this
substitute, in which Messrs. BORE
MAN, CHAPLINE, FARNSWORTH and
HOKE participated.
On the vote on the substitute the
yeas and nays were demanded and sus-
tained. Yeas II, nays 8. So the substi-
tute was adopted. The Chapter was
then ordered to its third reading.
Chapter 125 of the Code, relative Ia
pleadings, &c, was reported back by the
Revisory committee with substitute.
The question being on the adoption or
rejection of the substitute, the sub
stitute was adopted and the Chapter
ordered to it's third reading.
Senate Bill No. 50, relative to chang
ing the name of the Agricultural Col
lege, was put on its second reading, on
a motion to suspend the rules. This
question ELECTED spirited debate, in
which Messrs. FARNSWORTH, HOkE,
FOREMAN and CHAPLlNE participat-
ed. The question was then put on the
passage of the substitute, changing the
name to University" which resulted
as follows: yeas 10, nays3.
The bill with its title was then passed.
House Bill No. -, authorizing Homer
A. Holt, of BraxtOn, TO practice law
without taking the lawyers test oath,
came up on its second reading. After
some discussion, the bill was ordered to
its third reading.
On motion, the rules were suspended,
and the bill put on its passage. Passed /;
yeas l5, nays 3. The title of the bill
was then passed. .o|
Senate adjourned till Thursday at 10
o'clock A. n.