The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-01-23
West Virginia Legislature
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, january %,

WEDNESDAY, January %.
Senate met at ten o'clock A. NJ, and
was called to order by the President,
and opened with prayer by Prof. W. B.
White.
The journal was read and approved.
Mr.. FARNSW0RTH thought that the
portion of the journal which read that
"three" committee clerks were elected,
should read -four" He claimed that
under the resolution the candidates re-
ceiving the majority of votes cast were
elected, and that as Edmund Frey had
received IL votes, the majority of mem
bers present, he should be considered
one of the clerks.
The question was debated for some time
as to whether there was any necessity
for four clerks, and it met with some OPP
position on account ofthe additional ex-
pense that would be incurred, when it
was finally disposed of by the adoption
of the following resolution offered by
Mr.. FARNSWORTH:
Res0lred, That Edmund Frey be de-
clared duly elected as one of the Com
mittce Clerks, and that the pay Of the
Clerks be at the rate S3 per diem.
Prior TO the passage of this resolution
it was stated that the salary of Clerks
per diem was s..
The following standing Committees
were appointed
on PririlcgeS and EleciioRs--MeSsrs.
Slack, Foster Young and Drummond.
On Judicidry-Messrs. Hoke, Boreman,
Chapline, Werninger and Slack.
On Finance and CiGims-Messrs. Zinn,
Price, Carskadon, Farnsworth and
Workman.
On Banks anad COrporatioRs-Messrs.
Boreman, Humphreys, Dawson, Wilson
and Applegate.
On ToWnShip and County Organisations
aud Municipal Corpordtions-Messrs
Chapline, Drummond, Foster, Apple
gate, Werninger and Price.
On Military Agdirs-Messrs. Drum
mond, Zinn, Young, Dawson and Farms
worth.
On Internal ImproremeatS-Messrs,
Farnsworth, Burley, Young, Foster end
Workman.
On Education-Messrs. Dix, Borema N,
Chapllne, Martin and Zinn.
On Humane and Criminal Institutions
Messrs. Burley, Farnsworth, Wright,
Wilson and Dawson.
On Enrolled BiliS-Messrs. Price,
Carskadon and Drummond.
On ErecHtire ErpeHditHres-Messrs.
Slack, Humphrey and Price.
On Nbary-Messrs. Wilson, Work
man and Martin.
On Examine .iuditor's Office, TreaSmcrS
accounts and Bonds Of Public Offices
Messrs. Martin, Dix and CarskadOn.
On ErGmiHe Clerks 0fice-Messrs.
Wright, Hoke and Humphreys.
The President announced that the
next business in order was bills and res
olutions.
The following resolutions were then
offered.
BY Mr.. HOKE-That the committee
Oh Finance be instructed to inquire
into the expenditures of and increasing
the pay of grand and petit jurors.
Agreed to.
BY Mr.. YOUNG-That the committee
on Judiciary be instructed to inquire
into the expediency of amending the
Patent law so as to permit patents TO
be issued on lands surveyed before the
organization of the State of West Xir-
ginia. Agreed to.
By Mr.. FARNSWORTH-That a Joint
committee be appointed to examine and
report as to the condition, and all the
facts in relation to the general manage
ment, of the building of the West Vir-
ginia Hospital for the Insane at Wes-
ton. The rules were suspended and the
resolution acted on, and Mcssrs. HOKE
and APPLICABLE were appointed rs
committee on the part of the Senate.
BY Mr.. YOUNG-That 4 special COM
mittee of five be appointed on Agricul-
tural and Minerals. Agreed to.
By Mr.. BURLEY-That joiat com :
mi,tce Of seven be appointed to cx-
anime the Penitentiary, and the man
Rer in which the work there is being
done, and whether the money appro-
priatcd for the building Of said pcni-
tentiary has been properly expended.
The rules were suspended and the
resolution acted upOn aud the Presi-
dent appointed Messrs. Iinn, Carskadon
and Wilson as committee on the part Of
the Senate.
By Nr. FARNSWORTH-That the COM
mittee on Education examine the expe-
disncy Of amending the school laws and
reduce the number of officers. Passed.
BY Mr.. BOREMAN-That the commit
tee on Internal Improvements inquire
into the expediency of amending the
road law so as authorize the Board of
Supervisors, instead of the Circuit
Court, to grant writs of I'D quo-daHdHm.
Passed.
That tho committee on the Judiciary
be instructed to inquire into the expc-
diency of amending the Usury laws now
in force in this State. Agreed to.
BY Mr.. FARNSWORTH-That the
committee on Finance inquire into the
cxpedicncy Of amending the laws for
the collecting Of taxes, so that tax pay
ers shall not be required to pay an addi-
tioual five per cent. for failing to pay
their taxes against certain time.
Passed.
By Mr.. FOSTER-That the commit
tee on Finance and Claims inquire as
TO whether there can be made any re-
duction in State taxation, and into the
expediency of reducing the burdens of
taxation. Agreed to.
mat the SeTgeant-atArms Is hereby
ordered to furnish the Senators with
ten dollars worth of postage stamps to
be us0d for the distribution Of public
documents. Passed.
Mr.. WILSON, on lea"e, presented n
petition to incorporate the village Of
LeatherwoOd.
Senate adjourned until tomorrow at
ten o'clock.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.