The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-09
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION.
SENATE.
MONDAY. Feb. ssh, 1866

sity.
Mr.. Carther, from the Committee on
Finance, reported back the bill to pay
Samuel Young, $65 90, recommending
that it do not pass, The bill was order
ed engrOssed.
He also reported it was inexpedient
to legIslate for relieving John Dllley
from paying some erroneous taxes. The
report was adopted:
Mr.. Boreman, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported back the House
bill providing for the publication OF the
Code, with a substitute therefor, leaving
the name OF the party to prepare the
Code for publication blank. Ordered
printed.
Mr.. Price, from the Committee on In
ternal improvements, reported back
the House bill to amend the charter OF
the West Virginia Transportation Com
pany. Ordered to third reading.
Mr.. Ramsdell, from the Committee
on Immigration, reported a bill making
an appropriation of $1,000 to the Com
missioner OF Immigration. Read hrst
time.
On motion of Mr.. Ramsdell. Mr..
Phelps was granted leave of absence
until Wednesday next.
The following bills were introduced,
by leave, and read the first time:
ISy Mr.. Boreman-To legaliZe the acts
of Zane Underwood, as Supervisor In
Tyler county.
Bv Mr.. Farnsworth (Mr. Hoke in the
Chair)-To change the times OF holding
courts in Lewis county.
BY Mr.. Drummond-For the publica-
ton OF notices.
By Mr.. Farnsworth-(Mr. Hoke in
the Chair, making an appropriation oi
$50. 600 to the Hospital for the Insane.
Mr.. Young introduced joint resolu-
ton asking Congress to give women
suffrage. Laid over.
Mr.. Young presented the petition OF
citizens of GFeenbrier county, praying
that r. +. Denim be allowed to practice
law without taking the test oath. Re
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Davis offered the following reso'
luton:
That the President, Directors and
Superintendent OF the Penitentiary and
Hospital for the Insane be requested to
furnish at as early a day as practica'
BILE. the amount necessary for construc-
ton during the present year, the
amount already expended, and the
probable amount needed to complete
each of said buildings.
On motion OF Mr.. Boreman, the reso-
luton was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Hoke, the Senate
bill changing Hampshire from the Sixth
to the Fifth Judicial Circuit, was Ia
bled.
The bill in relation to the pay ofpub'
lie printer was recommitted.
On motion of Mr.. HOke, Messrs Cath
er, Davis and Price were added to the
Judiciary Committee for the purpose ol
considering the boundary line between
MARYLAND and this State.
The Senate Bill incorporating New
Martinsville was tabled on motion OF
Mr.. Burley.
The Senate Bills for the protection oi
small game, and to allow l.: D. haIt Lo
practice law without taxing the teS'
oath were ordered engrosseu.
The Senate Bill to provide for enroll
ing the militia, was tabled on motion
of Mr.. Young.
The following Senate Bills were
read and appropriately referred:
> In relation to back taxes in Pocahon
tas county. ,,
Monongalia county to subscribe to the
stock of the UniOntOWn and west Nlr-
; ginia railroad company.
To refund the taxes collected from
the West Virginia Guards.
In relation to the pay OF assessors.
! Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
MONDAY, February 8, 1869.
PRAYER by Rev Alexander Martin
+ President OF West Virginia Onlversity
Mr.. Smith, of kanawha, from thu
, Judiciary Committee, reported House
RiII No. 40. "arranging the terms OF th
: Circuit Courts in the 9th circuit;" ant
House Bill No. so, ITO amend and re
enact the 7th, Sth and 11th sections o
chapter 1876 of the code OF west virgin
is. !" which were each subsequently
read the first time and ordered to thel
second reading.
: Mr.. Mahon, from the Committee OF
Roads and Internal Navigation, report
> ed House Bill No. 81, "to authorize tn
i construction of a bridge oyer the Lltt4
g KanaWha river at Elizabeth, In tn
county of Writ" which was read tn
first time and ordered to its second read
Y ing. ..,..oo -,
: Forfeited and Unappropr1atedL Lands
reported adversely upon the petlloi
: asking grant of certain land 10 Jane
q Fleming.
. Mr.. McClaskey, from the Committe
- on Claims and Grievances, reporte'
> House Bill No. 81. for the relle1 OF Al
- len Simpson, administrator ofthe estat
! OF John Morrow, deceased, which wa
y. read the first time and ordered TO se
:, cond reading.
3 Mr.. Mann, under leave, introduced
,; House Bill No. So, to legalize the execu
- tiOn. acknowledgment and recordatlot
of a certain deed in Greenbrler county
l Mr.. Harrison, under leave, intro
J, duced House Bill No. 54I authorlZln
sioners to make deeds for certain de
: inouent and forfeited lands.
'- MIR. Wright introduced House BIZ
r No. 5-"repealing so much of chapte
l. As of the code of West Virginia as pro
r vides for a model school at Marshal
Mr.. Manion introduced House Bill
No. 56-"to incorporate Magnoh
Lodge No. AZ, I. Q. Q. F., in the tow
e of New Martinsville."
Mr.. Harrison OF Lewis introduce
. House Bill No. 57-"concerntng ap
peals, writs of error or supersedeas,
/, and ~,
d No. 5s-"granting additional powers t
IS the Mayor of Hartford city in Maso
i MI. Smith of Morgan, presented tn
is report of the Board of Trustees e
j. Berkeley Springs.
Ie Mr.. Pinnell offered Joint resolutlo
n referring the report Ito Joint specs
y committee, consisting of three from tn
y House and two from the Senate WI
A. power to visit said springs during tn
II present session and make TURNER IT
;e port to this House,"
le The resolution was adopted and un
l. der it, Messrs. Pinnell, Mann an
ID Scofield, were appointed as the Com
ar mittee on the part of the House.
n Resolutions were offered and adop
IL ed as follows:
y, Bv Mr.. Smith, of Kanawha, instruc
l. ing the Committee on Military Affair
j, to enquire into the expediency OF pay
1e ing Captain J. NJ. Phelps, certain 81
al penses paid by him in transporun
and subsisting recruits In 1901 an
% NJ Smith of Kanawha instruc