The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-07-22
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
zE44 Y EXTRA SESSION. .f -
TUESDAY, July 81, 1898.
SENATE.
The Senate was opened with prayer
by Rev. ]. ". Webb OF the Island NJ.
E. Church.
Finance, &c., reported back the House
Bill to exempt from taxation any loan
Matthews Protestant Episcopal Charch
of Wheeling, and the Senate bill for
the relief OF S. W. Davis, recommend
ing that they do not pass; ~
Also, the Senate Bill anthorl2lng
HOY Mclean. late Sheriff of Randolph
county, TO distrain for taxes, recon-
meudiDg its passage.
Mr.. Boreman, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported back the follow
| ing bills recommending their passage:
Sesate Bill Sc, To legalize certain
| deed in Monroe county,
House Bill IS, Amending an act en-
titled "An Act amending section s,
| House Bill so, Authorizing Thomas
| B, swami, of Kanawha county, to
practice law without taking the ''teat
OATH"
House Bill 6l, Authorizing the. fo1nI
Pleasant n. E. Church to sell their
House Bill 6s, To authorize the 1st
United Presbyterian Church and st:
| Johns Protestant Episcopal Church, of
| Wheeling, to raise money.
Mr.. Dix, from the Committee on Edu-
cation, reported substitute for the
Senate Bill requiring Sherlts ana
| County Treasurer5' to pay over all
monies collected by them belonging TO
the school fund, to township treasurers.
Mr.. Young, by leave, introduced a
! bill to Incorporate the GTeenbrier and
| TyRart's Valley Railroad Company.
Tabled and ordered to be printed.
! Mr. linn introduced Dill author-
fzfpp the payment OF Company "B, /"
25th Regiment militia.
I Mr., Dix introduced bill amending
| the act incorporating Raymond City,
in Putnam county. Referred.
| Mr.. FarnsworLh Introduced q bill to
amend the law providing for the regis
tration of the quaiihed voters OF TINS
State. Passed.
MT. Werninger introduced bill to
repeal an act in relation to the compe-
! tency of witnesses.
| Chapter 80 of the Code was referred
to the Committee on Revision.
| A Senate Joint resolution proposing
that when the Senate adjourn on the
2sth of this month, it stand adjourned
until the 10Th of next November; that a
| Committee on Revision consisting OF
three from the Senate and four from
the House, remain in session aslong as
/ may be necessary, and that they, to-
lpeiher with their clerk and page receive
1.-The same per diem as during the ses-
tsion, for reverY day they are actually
4 engaged In, their duties and that nc
I other nembe or officer of the Legisla-
ture receive any per diem, was adopted
Yeas, 15-NaYs, 5. Messrs. Stevenson
| (President), Burley, Dawson, Drum
/ mond and Wernipger voted in the neg
ative. Messrs. Hoke and Chapltne, alb
Adjourned until O'Clock, P. II. TO.
morrow.
/ MOUsE,OF DELEGATES.
Prsyer by Rev. Taggart, of the Zap.
tist Church.
The Clerk reported a message from
the Senate announcing the adoption Of,
and asking the concurrence OF the
House in joint resolutions raising
committee 10 procure a temporary cap
/ ital building, and authorizing the Audi
tor to loan to the Board of Supervisors
of Cabell county, the books OF the
commissioners OF that county for the
years 1861 and '62; also the passage OF
i chapters IS, 36, 81 and 50 of the Code.
The resolutions were concurred in,
and Messrs. Gof, ferguson, of Mar
shall, and Miller appointed on the first
on the part of the House.
4 RESOLUTIONS AND PETITIONS.
Mr.. Gregory presented petition oI
citizens of Webster county asking the
Il condemnation of certain land Tor the
building of a mill thereon. Referred,
Mr.. Heermans offered a resolution
directing inquiry into the expediency
OF providing for an enrolment tax 10
be collected from persons for whose
benefit private bills may be passed.
Il BILLS PASSED, ess
a Senate bill making an aPpropEia.
ton to the Institution tor the Deaf,
Dumb and Blind, at SIaunton, Va.
a Senate bill in relation 10 The Holll-
days Cove Railroad.
THE CODE.
Mr.. Ferguson, of Cabell, moved to
take from the table chapter % of the
Code, relating to the assessment OF
taxes. Agreed to.
The question was upon ordering the
chapter to engrossment.
II A number of unimportanE amend
ments we're offered ana adoPtea, ontll
the section relating to railroad COM
panies being reached, Mr.. Ferguson, OF
Cabell, moved to strike out from the
section that part of 1t placing tax
upon railroads for county purposes OF
the same amount assessed against II
IoH StdIe ana 6cnOO4 puEPo6eSS L1S 5AAA
RccruiDg from such taxation to pc dis.
tributed among The several counties OF
the State through which The road runs
in proportion TO the numbero of miles
4 thereof in each county.
Mr.. Parker offered an amendment tc
the.amendment to strike out section 81
relating to railroads, and the words re,
Quiring the principal officers of railroad
companies TO return for taxation all
rolling, personal and movable stock
property exempt by the charter not tc
be taxed. ~
The question being upon the amend
: Ement q lengthy debate ensued, in which
the mode OF taxing railroads wa
, fnllY discussed.
Withont reaching a vote the House
adjourned. +5-,.
: CAPr.R.F. DEssB and :cspt. a. c
Il Snyder, both Of the Confederate army
were prominent delegates in The Graf