The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1868-02-27
West Virginia Legislature,
TUESDAY, February 10.


SENATE-fIayer by Mr.. Carskaion
a member Of tho Senate,
A number Of bills were received from
the House, and read the FIRST time.
A resolution was also received from
the House appointing a committee to
investigate the charges against JUICE
Hindman. Adopted, and Messrs. Chap
line and Workman appointed az the
committee on the part OF The Senate.
NJ: Dix, from the Committee on d !
ucetion, reported back Senate Blll No,
90, a bill providing for the forfeiture oil
certain lands Tor school purposes, rec
omending that 1t be reierrsd to tho Com
mittee on tho judlcIaTg' Agreed to-
On notion OF Mr., Sonng'
fe'oEoed' lhat the Committee ou the
Judiciary inquire into lhr eSoedienCy OF
requiring the Judges oil C'rcut Courts to
instruct Jnr'es IN OF cases 'I'ed by jury
and report by on or Otherwise.
IN motion OF Mr. BoFemnn'
hEsoseEa' Iaa' me Comm'''e' on tho
Judiciary inquire INTO Inc expod'enoy
oil reporting OIL authorizing married
"omen to make WIS,
On mouoh Of Mr. Bofeman'
hsS9loca' mat the COMMITTEE on
the judiciary Inquire INTO me expedlon-
cy oil relieving othcets lees from the oP'
era'ion oil an oct entitled an act ITO ex'
emPI a cer'a'1 amount OF property from
execution or other process passed
March Isl, 1864,
The Senate Iolnt resolution asking
our members oil Congress 10 procure the
passage oil an acl to put Home Guards
on tho same 'ooIng as regular soldiers
IN regard 20 pensions and ooun'les, was
referred 10 tho ComniN'o on Military
AFFAIRS
On motion OIL Mr.. Wilson, Senate
B'Il No, Al A blIl securing LoIns to
Mechanics L9oorers and others, was
taken up snd ordered to 90 engrosscd'
Senat" Bill No 81 a bill establish
ing permanantseat OF government for
this State was read the second time,
Mr., Barley moved mat the lurJher
consideration OF the oIII be indefinitely
postponed. Mr. hurley said that this
moll9n was dictated solely by a desire to
enconomIze the time OF the Senate, and
he wanted Il distinctly understood that
be offered the motion as a test question
ami II his motion SHOULD be rejected he
would expect the Capital to be located
this session. and :. iii was no: adopted he
wanted the Capital question let alone
during the session so that the time of
tue Sena'e won'a be devoted exclusive.
y to matters which would result in good
TO the State and not DO spent in iruilless
discussion upon imaginary capitals
Mr. farnsWosIn cGnelrFed manly IN
the remarks OF Mr. hurley and said he
was as des'r0us as any ohe 10 save 'ho
tlme oil the senate out ne was opposed
70 20 Inc mol'oH 10 'ndeia't9iy postpone
tie supposed the question: and he o1-
poelea the >, nate would govern its fur
10er acuoa oy II: But inc ehsctlt this
motion was adopted would be IN some
man0er a''eos' SO lar as me influence OF
.ne IGn"te woG'e Dan instruction to
the House 10 aoan 'oo me question: oil
locating me csP'iaI ms Winter.
MI burIey demanded The yeas and
nays upon Inc motion to postpone Indeh'
n''eIy' and 'hey were ordered and tax
en-;
= lEAsrHeSsrs. ApPieg'Ie' Buriey'
O'X ana Slack
NAT5- Me'Srs' Stevenson, (Presi-
Gont') Borem'n' CSr'kadon. ChapIine,
lawson, Drnmmond, FGrnworth Foster,
hoke, Free Wernlser, Wilson, Work
man. wright, Young and IiOn-l6.
So tho motion was lost
On motion OF Mr. Chanlina The hill