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

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY TO-
SENATE-FIayer by Mr., Carskadon,
n member Of the Senate.
A number of bills were received from
the House, and read the first time
4 resolution was also received from
the House appointing a committee to
investigate the charges against Jn lge
Hindman. Adopted, and Messrs. Chap.
line and Workman appointed az the
committee on the part ofIhe Senate.
NJ. Dix, from the Committee on L /
ucation, reported back Senate Bill No,
90, bill providing for the forfeiture OF
certain lands for school purposes, rec
omending that it be referred to the Com
mittee on tho Judiciary, Agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Young,
Rc'olocd, That the Committee gu the
Judiciary inquire into rhr expediency Of
requiring the Judges OF Circuit Courts to
instruct juries in oil cases tried by jury
and report by bill or otherwise.
On motion of Mr., Boreman,
Res0lged, That the Committee on tho
Judiciary inquire into the expodionoy
of reporting n bill authorizing married
women to make Wills.
On motion Of Mr.. Boremap,
Resoloed, That the Committee on
the judiciary inquire into the cxpediOn-
cy Of relieving officers feos from the op.
Grafton of an uct entitled an act "to ex,
emPl a ceraio amount of property from
execution or other process" passed
March lst, 1864.
The Senate Joint resolution, asking
our members of Congress 10 procure the
passage of an act to put Home Guards
on tho same footing as regular soldiers
in regard 10 pensions and bounties, was
referred TO tho Com Mi'tco on Military
Affairs.
On motion OF Mr.. Wilson, Senate
Bill No. Al, A Bill securing Loins to
Mechanics, Laborers and others, was
taken up, and ordered to DO engrosscd.
Senate Bill No 81. A bill establish
ing permanent seat Of government for
this State, was read the second time.
Mr.. Burley moved that the further
consideration of the bill be indefinitely
postponed Mr. Burley said thai thi.
motion was dictated solely by desire to
cnconomize The time of the Senate, and
he wanted it distinctly understood that
he offered the motion as test question
anil if 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
the Seuatc would be devoted exclusive.
" to matters which would result in good
TO the State, and not DO spent in fruitIess
discussion upon imaginary capitals,
Mr. Farnswor,h copeurred mainly in
the remarks Of Mr. Bdrey, and said he
was as DESTROYS es any obs 10 save thu
time OF the Senate, but he was opposed
to tho motion to indefinitely postpone
He supposed the question, and he o1-
poced the Ssna!e would govern its fur
Their action by il: But the effsctif this
motion was adopted would be in some
manner atleOst so far as The influence Of
the Senate would go-.an instruction to
the House to aban Ion the question of
locating The capital this winter.
Mr. Burley demanded the yeas and
nays upon the motion to postpone indef,
niIely, and they were ordered and tax.
en-.
YEAs-Mossrs Apologize, Burley,
Dix and Slack,
Mars s. Messrs. Stevenson, (Presi-
dent Boreman, Carskadon. Chapline,
Dawson, Drummond, Farnwoth Foster,
HOkc, Price, Werniger, Wilson, Work
man, Wright, Young and ZiDn-l6.
So tho motion was lost.
On motion of Mr.. Chapline, the bill
was lhCd made the special order for Fri.
day next, at IL A. NJ.
HOUSE Prayer by Rev. D, W.
Fisher.
The following resolutions OF inquiry
were offa'ed and adopted
By Mr., Golf: Directing the Judiciary
Committee to consider tho expodiency
ofallowiHg attorneys at law the option
Of taking certain oaths before practising
By Mr.. Heermans; Directing the Com.
mtteo on Education to inquire as to the
expedicncy Of so amending the law that
the tax for school and building purposes
shall be collected by the officers who
collect the State and county taxes
By Mr.. Tomlinson: Directing tho Ju-
dietary Committee 10 inquire into the
oxpOdionoy of amending the law so as to
give recorders original Jurisdiction in
he admissions Of wills 10 probate, the
appointment Of administrators, currutors,
guardians, &c, md the settling with
Them, with the right of appeal in oil
cases.