The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-02-19
West Virginia Legislature.
TUESDAY, February Is.
SENATE.

SENATE.
House Joint resolution asking that a
committee be appointed 20 investigate
the charges against VIM. L.. Hindman,
Judge the Sth judicial district, with
power to send for persons and papers,
was concurred in, and Messrs. Chapman
and Workman were appointed said
committee on the part of the Senate.
The following resolutions aud petit
tions were reported back from the va
rious committees as being inexpedient
TO lesislate upon.
That in relation to George p. Moore,
of Pocahontas county, 10 hold Office
without taking the test oath; that in
relation to Judges of Circuit Courts
filling vacancies by appointment in the
offices of Sheriff, Prosecuting Attorney
and Recorder, 10 be held until the lst
day of January succeeding; the petit
tion from citizens of Gilrnore county,
asking that Levi 10 hnston aud VIM. l..
Stevenson be. e.allOwed to practice law
without taking the attorneys test oath;
the petition from citizens of Calhoun
county, praying for the removal of the
county seat of said county. Reports
accepted.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. YOUNG-That the Judiciary
committee inquire into the eXpediency
of passing law directing the Judges OF
the Circuit Court to instruct juries, and
report by bill or otherwise.
By Mr.. BOREMAN-That the Judici'
ary committee inquire into the expedl'
ency of passing a law authorizing marrl'
ed women to make wills.
By Mr.. BURLEY-Thatt the committee
on Education inquire into the expedien-
cy of converting the Virginia Normal
School into State Normal School.
The joint resolution offered by Mr.
YOUNG, in reference to placing the
State Guards on the same footing as
United States soldiers in relation to
bounties, pensions, &c, was referred to
the committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. WILSON moved TO suspend the
regular order of busines and take up
Senate bill IL, scouting leins to mechan-
les, laborers and others, which was
agreed TO and the bill ordered to be en-
crossed.
BILLS PASSED.
Senate bill IL, authorizing the Board
of Super visors ofBerkeley county to eI-
plov at hard labor persons convicted OF
misdemeancrS and sentenced to cOntine-
mcnt in the Jail of said county. Yeas
20; nays, none.
House bill IL, to amend and re-enact
sections two aud three of chapter l9l
of the code OF Virginia, second edition
Yeas, 20: nays, none. This bill gives
any lawyer in the United States the
privilege of practlcing III this State,
provided he takes the attorneys test
oath and produces satisfactory evidence
of his ability.
House bill 46, t9 amend and Te-enact
chapter 100 of the acts of 1866, entitled
an act in relation to the Guyandotte
Navigation Company. Yeas -; nays l,
Mr.. Wright voting in the negative.
Senat bill 70, repeating chapter 20 OF
the acts of 1867, an act to increase the
fees of prosecuting attorneys IN certain
cases.
This bill elected a great deal of de.
bate between Mr.. ZlNN, III the atlirma.
tive. and Messrs. HOKE, FARSWORIli
and CHAPMAN in the negative, but was
fiAally Indefinitely postponed on motion
of Mr.. CHAPMAN.
Senate bill 81, establishing perma-
nent seat of Government for this State
was taken up.
Mr.. BURLEY moved that in order to
facilitate the dispatch of business, and
to learn the sense of the Senate in re-
lation to this bill, that it be indefinite
ly postponed, and called for the Yeas
and nays.
The question then recurring was,
shall the bill be indefinitely postponed,
The yeas and nays were called with the
following result:
Teds-Messrs. Applegate, Burley, Dix
and Slack.
Nays Mcssrs. Boremau, Carskadon,
Chapman, Dawson, Drummond, Foster,
Hoke, Farnsworth, Price, Workman,
Wilson, Wright, Werninger, Young,
Zinn and Mr.. President-l6.
So the motion was lost.
On motion of Mr. CHAPMAN, the bill
will he made the special order of next
Friday, at IL o'clock.
Senate adjourned.