The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-29
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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
EXTRA SESSION.
SENATE.
MONDAY, December IS, lSGS.

MONDAY, December IS. lSGS.
Prayer by Rey. w. II. White.
n message from the House announced
the passage of tae Senate Bill to enable
common carriers to dispose of unclaiIn-
ed freight and baggage.
1t also announced the pnssnge OF the
Senate bill authorizing the East Fair
mont Gas Company, to condemn lands
| for tram road, with amendments
| striking out the provisions giving au-
ihority TO the Judge TO act in vacation.
The SenHie agreed TO the amend
ments. ......
a message from the House, by Mr..
Ferguson (Of Cabeh,) announced that
that body had disagreed TO the substi-
tute proposed for chapter 81. sale Of
lands for taxes; and TO the amendment
proposed to chapter 40, OF county levies.
and hadappointed Committee of Con-
ference.
The Senate appointed like commit
tee.
a message from the House, by Mr..
Mahon. announced that that body had
adopted the report of the Committee of
Conference on chapter 1I9, OF onenses
against morality and decency.
The Senate adopted n similar report.
Mr.. Price, from the Committee on
T9nrolled Bills, submitted a report
showing that the nets from chapter II 10
chapter l2T inclusive, had been found
correctly enrolled. The report was
adopted.
ON motion of Mr.. Dix, the Senate
Joint Resolution concerning the Presi-
dents Amnesty Proclamation" was
tabled. 81
Chapter 45, of the Code, was taken
from the table, the report of the Com
inittee OF Conference disagreed TO. and
new committee appointed.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
n message from the House by Mr..
Mahon, announced that that body had
adopted the report of the Committee of
Conference on the House bill providing
for the collection of back taxes in GER
tain cases.
a similar report was adopted by the
Senate.
Mr.. Chapline by leave introduced
bill relating 10 right of way for Inter-
nal Improvement Companies, which
was referred to the COmmiltee on Inter.
nal improvements.
Mr.. Farnsworth introduced the fol-
lowing Joint Resolution, which was
adopted. .......
Whereas the Congress of the United
States has shown great liberaliry in
making donations to various States OF
this union for tree school purposes;
and whereas West Virginia in her
laudable Efforts TO establish a thorough
and efficient system of free schools has
had to contend with its greatly enfee-
bled conditin caused by the late tebcl-
lion, therefore: 3
ResolUsd by the Legislature OF West
Virginia.
l. That our Senators be instructed
and our members in the House OF Rep
resentatives be requested to earnestly
solicit the Congress ofthe United States
to donate the proceeds Of certain prop.
erty at Harper's Ferry in the county of
Jefferson, belonging to the United States
and now ordered toibe sold, to this
State for permanent free school fund.
.. That the Governor be requested to
forward copy of this resolution to
each of our members ofCongress.
The report of the Committee of Con-
ference on Chapter I5, of Fee schools
was adopted. The Chapter provides
that teachers shall be required TO take
the test oath.
c. NIGHT SESSION.
Mr.. Farnsworth, from the Committee
on Internal improvements reported
back the Senate bill relating to right OF
way for Internal Improvement Com
panies. and 1t wns ordered to engrOss-
ment.
The report of the Committee OF Con-
ference on Chapter 40 OF county levies
was adopted.
Mr.. Boreman from the Committee on
Revision reported back Chapter so
collection of taxes, with some slight
amendments, which was adopted and
the Chapter passed.
AdfOurned