The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-28
WEST VIRGINIA .LEGIsLATURE,
SENATE.
MoNDAY, January 81. 1863.

MONDAY, January "a, 1868.
The Senate met at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ,
and was opened with prayer by Rev.
g. =. Barnttz, Of the Evangelical Luz
theran Church, when the Journal of
Saturday was read and approved.
a message was received from the
House of Delegates, communicating
the House joint resolution, passed by
that body on Saturday last, the object
of which is to give William L. Hind
man, Judge ofthe 9Th judicial Circuit,
notice that the Senate and House of
Delegates will, on the oath day of Feb
ruary next, ptoceed to consider, and
thereafter to determine, the question of
his removal from Office, pursuant to
the 18th section of the 9Th article of the
Constitution of this State. The SUBJ
stance OF the charges and specifications
Is, that said Hindman, as Judge of said
circuit, admitted William Price, d. s,
Hounshell and Samuel A. Miller, ac-
tive and influential participants in
the late, rebellion; to practice as
an attorneys and counsellors at law, In
said circuit, without requiring them to
take the attorneys test oath, passed
February ID, 1866, and in contempt of
the decision OF the Supreme Court of
Appeals ofthis State on that subject.
On motion of Mr.. Wright, the said
joint resolution was concurred in.
The following resolutions were re-
terred:
By Mr.. Farnsworth: Directing the
Committee on Finance and Claims to
inquire into the expediency of report
ing a bill for the relief of VIM. e.. Balls
ley, for keeping certain lunatics in the
Jail of Upshur county.
By Mr.. Stevenson Mr.. Carskadon in
the ehair:) Directing the Committee on
Education to inquire into the expe-
diency of so amending the school law
as to require teachers to form township
teachers institutes, and to devote
therein at least one Saturday in each
month to mutual Improvement in mat
ters relating to their profession.
By Mr.. Stevenson: Directing the same
committee to inquire into the necessity
OF SO amending section 60 of the school
law, that school funds shall be distribu.
ted to the school districts in each town.
ship equally, and not according to the
number of children as now provided.
MIR. Farnsworth, from the Committee
on Internal improvements and NaYi-
CATION, reported Senate Bill No. IL,
granting certain privileges to the Vir.
ginia Central Railroad Company,
which was read the first time.
On motion of Mr.. Hoke, the Presi-
dent was directed to appoint special
committee of three on Immigration
Committee, Messrs. Hoke, Slack and
Carskadon.
The President appointed the special
committee on Temperance as follows
Messrs. Young, linn, Martin, Wilson
and Dawson.
Mr.. Young, by leave, introduced Sen.
ate Bill No. II, changing the times Of
holding the Courts in the Ninth Judi.
cial Circuit, which was read the first
time. Rule suspended, bill read the
second time and referred to the Judici-
airy Committee.
Mr.. Carskadon, by leave, introduced
| SpnRta <
, chapter 1876 of the acts of 1867, which
was read the first time.
Mr.. Stevenson, (Mr. Carskadon in the
Chair,( by leave, introduced Senate bill
No. ID, to amend the charter OF the
West Virginia Transportation Compa.
mental to an act entitled IAN act to in
corporate the Laurel Fork and Sand
Hill Railroad Company" each of which
was read the first time.
The following, bills were passed by
unanimous votes: The bill to author
ize William Nixon to distrain for
taxes in Wayne county, and the bill To
provide for the employment of a record
clerk in the Adiutant Generals Office.
The bill for the relief of a portion OF
the securities of George O. Kerr, late
sheriff of Marion county, and the bill
amending section 3. chapter 119, of the
acts OF 1867, were laid on the table.
The bill to incorporate the Elk River
Navigation Company was read the
second time, and referred to the Com
mittee on Internal Improvements and
Navigation.
Mr.. Chapline, by leave, introduced
Senate bill No. 16, to incorporate the
Mt. Nebo Lodge No. 81, Ancient, Free
and accepted Masons, in Shepherds
the first times
| The Senate adjourned