The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-01-23
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION.
SENATE.


FRIDAY, Jan. 90.
Prayer by Rev. Jonathan KOwley.
a message from the House, by the
Clerk, announced the passage OF a Joint
Resolution, fixing Monday the 25th
inst, for the election of 81 Public Prin-
ter.
The resolution was amended, on mo-
tion of Mr.. HOke, by making the time
Wednesday, the 27th inst, and then
concurred in.
MIR, Applegate introduced a bill to
authorize Joseph II. PendletOn, of
Brooke county. to practice law without
taking the test oath. Read the first time.
MIR. Wilson asked and obtained leave
| to withdraw from the files of the Senate
the petitions, letters, &C., accompany
ing Mr.. PendletOn'S former npplica-
| ton.
MIR. wilson introduced a bill to grant
further pOwer to the Citizens Street
Railway Company. Read the first time.
| The bill provides for an extension OF
tho street Railway from its present
terminus in South Wheeling 10 Ben
wood.
MIR. Chapline INTRODUCED bill author
iZing the trustees of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church of Shepherdstown,
Jefferson county, to borrow money.
The bill was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Burley.
RcsoIred, That the Committee on
Comfy and Township Organizations,
&c, inuuiring into the expediency OF
reporting bill amending the charter
OF the town of New Martinsv1lle, in
WetZel county.
Mr.. Phelps. from the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, submitted a
report, declaring who were duly elect
| ed Senators, and fixing their mileage,
but on motion of Mr.. Chapline, the re-
port was recOmmitted.
MIR. Phelps presented the petitions OF
w. w. Brown and Henry j. Fisher,
Jr., praying that they may be permit
ted to practice law, without taking the
test oath. Referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
Mr., Farnsworth (Mr. Phelps in the
chair) presented the petition OF Andrew
Poundstone and others, praying that
N. Liggett may be relieved from taking
the suitOrs' test oath. Referred to the
On motion of Mr.. Phelps. the Senate
hill to incorporate the Great kanawha
Improvement Company was laid on the
table.
hill to provide for the publication and
distribution of the Code of West Nir-
Oinia. was taken from the table. Re-
ferrad to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Phelps introduced joint resolu-
tion, asking Congress to make dono-
LiOn TO the " 6SL ' lISlhIh OCH'A'HA
wav Company. Lies over under the
rules. .-...,,
Mir. Chapline introduced joint reso-
lution authorizing the Governor to en-
pIoy additional counsel to assist the
Attorney General i'll the case Of cEpGrte
Wm. a. Quarter, in the Supreme
Court. Lies over under the rules.
on the adoption Of the SEN senate II EioL }Glpt
inson to lecture in the State Capitol.
the yeas and nays were demanded and
| taken. .,,
Presidency, Burley, Dawson, Drum
Inond, Doolittle. HoTe; o;,nn humphreys pm
The nays were-Messrs. Applesate'
Boreman' Chapline, Gather, atde ,Rom..dpiI DI9. pI-
Wis, Foster, Leonard, Price' ha'''Sueii'
WerninCer and WilsOn-12.
So the resolution was rejected, though
the author of the resolution intlmAteu
that he had achieved great victory,
because he considered those who voted
in the affirmative, as expressing them
selves in favor of female suffrage.
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