The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-02-20
West Virginia Legislature
WEDNESDAY, February l9.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Senate Joint resolution instructing our
members in Congress to secure the pas
sage of a bill placing the State guards
of this State upon the same footing of
United States soldiers, was adopted.
Mr.. FARNSWORTH, from the COM
mittee on Internal improvements, re-
ported back the petition of the Holidays
Cove Railroad Company, asking per-
mission to consolidate with other roads,
with the recommendation that it be not
considered until they comply with the
provisions of their charter in building
railroad to Wheeling; the same COM
mittee also reported adversely to the
resolution requiring surveyors of roads
to be paid out of the county treasury.
Report adopted.
Mr.. YOUNG offered resolution that
the committee on'Humane and Crimina
Institutions inquire into the expedien-
cy of authorizing the Board of Super
visors of POcohontas county to employ
at hard labor, persons convicted of mis-
demeanors and sentenced to confne-
ment in said county, and report by bill
or otherwise.
MI. u
that the committee on Judiciary be in
structed to inquire into the expedien-
cy of reporting bill for reducing the
number of county offices and providing
for new mode of assessing and collect
ing taxes.
Senate bill 43, amending section IA of
chapter 81 of the code of 1860, in rela
tion to regulating tolls on turnpikes,
was ordereu to be engrossed. The bill
as amended exempts nothing from tolls
except fuseral professions.
On motion of Mr.. FARNSWORTH
Senate bill No. 6 was taken from the
table, bill amending section 3, chap
ter ll9, of the acts of 1867, extending
the time of sheriffs from the first day of
September till the first day of December
for posting notices and fixing the days
when he will visit the different town.
ships for the purpose of collecting tax
es, which was amended by Mr.. BURLY,
so as to make it the duty of the sheriff
to keep deputy or some one else at
the courthouse for the purpose of re-
ceiving taxes during the said time; and
all persons paying taxes to said deputy
or person, to receive a deduction of -
per cent, the same as if paid in their
townships. The bill, as amended, was
recOmmitted.
Seaate bill 20, incorporating the Mar
tinsburg and Potomac Railroad Compa-
ny, was passed by the House with
amendments, which were cOncurred in
by the Senate.
BILLS PASSED.
Senate bill %, to enable the Wells
burg and Bethany Turnpike Company
to repair and macadamize their road
yeas, 20; nays, none.
Senate bill "a, to amend section AZ,
chapter lis, of the acts of 1868, i'll rela-
tiOu to exemptiDg certain personal
property and endowment funds of in
dividual and public institutions from
taxation. Yeas, 10; nays, 1-Mr. Bore
man in the negative.
Senate bill IL, securing liens to me-
chanics, laborers and others. Yeas 20;
nays none.
Senate bill ~, to amend section 2Oe,
chapter l22 of the acts 1863. Yeas 20;
nays none.
Senate bill SO, to repeal so much of
the code OF nf Virginia, 2d edition, as
provides fOr punishment by stripes.
Yeas 20; nays uOnc.
House bill 81, for tho relief of the
Bull Greek Oil Company. Yeas Il; nays
3. MeSs-s. CarskadOn, Workman and
Zinn voting i'll the negative.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. FOREMAN moved to take up
Senate bill 6S, to amend and re-enact
the charter of the town of West Union,
in the county of DOddridge, which was
passed. Yeas l6; nays l, Mr.. Zinn.
Mr.. CARSKADON moved to take up
Senate bill 81, appointing trustees for
the town of Franktord, in the county OF
Hampshire, which was reported back
from the committee with the recon-
mendation that it do not pass, on ac-
count of it not requiring said trustees
to take an oath to sustain the Govern
ment. Mr.. CARSkADON said it was
utterly impossible to find sufficient
number of trustees to serve If the bill
contained such provision, as there was
not one loyal man in the town. The
bill was ordered to be engrosscd on a
vote taken, calling the members to rise
to their feet.
Mr.. CARSKADON moved to take up
Senate bill 64, to transfer the interest
of this State in the wire suspension
bridge across the South Branch of the
Potomac river, liz Hampshire county,
to said county, which was passed. Yeas,
l9; nays, none.
Mr.. FOREMAN moved to take up
Senate bill 30, to amend and re-enact
sections and 5 of the act passed Feb
ruary 81, 1867, entitled an act providing
for the construction of a road in the
counties of Boone and Cabell, which
was ordered to be engrossed.
Mr.. CARSKADON moved to take up
House bill 80, to incorporate the North
and South Branches Turnpike Com
pany, which was passed. Yeas, 10;
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