The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-24
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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
EXTRA SESSION,

p Prayer by Rev. j. T. Mcclure
A message from the House OF Dele.
gates announced that the House had in
sisted on Its disagreement to the amend
ments of the Senate and aske ed Commit
tees of Conference on chapters 90, lOS,
l35, 142. In, lis, and I49.
Mr.. HOke from the Judiciary report
ed back chapters l36-general provi-
slons:as TO civil cases; l1-of the writ OF
hG6eGS corpus 152,-general provisions
concerning crimes and punishmeuts,
and l53,-for preventing the commits
sion of crime, recommending their pas
| sage, and they were passed.
MIR. Dix from the committee on Ed
| ucation reported back chapter l05-sale
OF lands for the school fund, recon-
mending Its passage. and 1t was passed.
The Committees of Conference on
chapters 103. 1S5, Ia. I57, l49. 70, and,
80 made their reports, all ofwhich were
adopted except 140, which was tabled.
MIR. Farnsworth from The committee
on Internal improvements and Nav
igauon reported back Senate bill in
relation to the Wheeling Iron Works
as inexpedient to leglslate on the sub
ject.
Mr.. Young moved that the door
keeper be allowed mileage. motion
lost.
Mr.. Foster offered Senate Joint Res
olution No. ID providing for the print
ing of a certain act.
The resolution was adopted,
a message from the House OF Del
egates by Mr.. Ferguson (of Cabell) an.
nounced that that body had disagreed
to the amendments of the Senate to
chapters 20, 81, 43, IS, LOG, 1l2, l27, aud
100 and asked Committee OF Conference
on said chapters.
Conference COMMITTEES were appoint
ed by the Senate on said chapters,
II Lib hn T,,1
ed back the House Joint Resolution in
relation to the fire arms in the hands of
the sheriff OF Marion county, with an
amendment striking out that part pro-
viding for their rRtnrn to the owners.
The resolution was SO amended and
adopted:
The House Bill providing for the col
was amended SO as TO make II applica-
BILE TO Roane county, and passed.
The Senate Bill authorizing Joseph
II. Pendleton OF Brooke county to prac-
tice law without taking the test oath,
was read the second time and ordered
to be enRrOssed.
A message from the House by Mr..
Steere announced that the House had
| passed Senate Joint Resolution No. p
| with an amendment providing for the
printing of the act in relation TO boards
of Supervisors.
The Senate adopted the amendment.
Adjourned.
IWe erred in yesterdays report, in say
ing that Mr.. linn offered the amend
| ment proposing to tax the railroad for
| township free school purposes-the
amendment was offered by Mr.. Cars
kAdon. Mr.. linn opposed it.-REP.l
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prayer by Rev. Ell Riddle, member
of the House.
The Conference Committees appoint
ed Yesterday submitted their reports on
the several chapters referred to them,
and they were adopted, except In the
case of chapter l03. upon which new
Committee of Conference was asked.
A Joint Resolution was received from
| the Senate directing the printing of 80
copies of the act allowing further time
for appeals from the re-valuation OF
| lands. The resolution was amended SO
| as to increase the number TO l5O, and SO
as to require the Clerk to forward copies
to the Boards of Supervisors; also, SO as
| to req uire the same action in regard TO
the bill providing for the meeting OF
the Boards of Supervisors Thus amend
ed 1t was agreed to.
Mr.. Ferguson, OF Cabell, asked that
| the Committee OF Revision be relieved
| from consideration OF chapters So. LOG,
Il2, l27 and 100, returned from the Sem
referred 10 a Committee of Conference.
Agreed to, and committee appointed on
the part of the House as follows:
Messrs. Ferguson OF Cabell, Parker,
and Allison.
Several chapters were returned from
| the Senate with amendments, and the
amendments disagreed to and the chap
ters referred to the same Committee.
Mr.. Barns asked and obtained leave
| TO change his vote from affirmative TO
negative on chapter sc, "of money and
interest" (This chapter, as passed,
embraced a provision doing away with
the penalties of the old usury laws.)
Tie chapter on free schools was pass
ed also the following bill: Senate bill
| authorizing the Judge OF the gin circuit
to fill official vacancies.
Senate bill No. 100, to incorporate the
East Fairmont Gas Coal Company was
| taken up and read the first time by It's
| title. Mr.. Fleming, OF Harrison, moved
| tosuspend the rule TO allow the bill to
| be read second time. Agreed to.
| Law the bill on the table till legible
copy could be obtained. Agreed 10.
Mr.. Dils asked leave TO introduce n
bill to authorize WIN. J. Sergeant TO
teach school without taking the test
oath. Refused.
The House took recess Till four
o'clock, and upon reassembling the
Chairman OF the committee submit
ted conference report on chapters
IS and 142, which WAS adopted.
The Speaker appointed the now Con
| ference Committee on chapter luz as
| follows: Messrs. Stewart, Morgan and
| Boggess.
anrttun SaIes.