The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-24
acknowledgement:
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE,
SENATE.
TUESDAY, February % 1869
REGULAR SESSION.

SENATE.
TUESDAY, February %, 1869.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Young, MEM
Der of the Senate.
a communication from the House by
the Clerk, announced the passage of a
number of bills, which were read and
appropriately referred.
MIR. Hoke, from the judiciary report
ed back the following bills:
The House bill granting additional
powers to the Mayor of Hartford City.
Passed.
The Senate bill exempting Joseph
Trapnell, OF Jefferson county, from TAX
ing the Attorneys test oath. Ordered
engrOssed.
The House bill authorizing the trus.
tees of the NJ. e. Church, in Marshall
county, to sell their property on Bogg q
Run. On motion of Mr.. Wilson, it was
TecOmmitted.
tiOns of chapter l35 of the Code OF West
Virginia. Passed.
The Senate bill authorizing the NJ. f.
Church, of Shepherdstown, to sell GER
tain property. Passed.
He also reported a bill exempting j.
b, Hoge, of Berkeley county, from
taking the attorneys test oath. Read
the first time.
MIR. Drummond, from the Committee
on Townships, reported back the Senate
bill authorizing the Board OF Super
visors of Mineral. county to change the
name OF townships of said county. Or
dered engrossed.
The following bills were introduced:
BY Mr.. YOung-TO protect ginseng
in Pocahontas county. Referred TO the
Committee on the judiciary.
BY Mr.. Davis-TO incorporate the
Cumberland, Moorefeld and Broad
way Railroad Company. Read the first
time.
BY Mr.. Phelps-ReFtoring the rights
of the West Virginia Railway COmpa-
ny. Read the first time.
By Mr.. Boreman-To explain and
amend the laws relative to the sale of
real estate for the non payment of tax3
es. Read the first time.
BY MIR. Hoke-To incorporate the Mu-
tunl Fire Insurance Company of Berke-
ley county, West Virginia. Read the
first time.
Tho following petitions were pre-
sented:
By Mr.. Wilson-Of numerous citi-
zens of Wheeling, praying that the of
flee OF Superintendent of City Schools
may he abolished. Referred to the
Committee on Education.
BY Mr.. Davis-Of II. G. Davis & Co.,
and thirty-three others, praying that
the jurisdiction of one justice in Mount
Carbon township. Mineral county, may
be extended TO $500. Referred TO the
Committee on the Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Ramsdell-Of Hiram BlOss
and three others, praying that MIR. d.
Brumtield muy be relieved from taking
the suitors' test oath. Referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
the Joint Resolution proposing
time of adjournment for the Legisla-
turP, was tabled.
Mr.. Gather obtained leave to with
draw the petition of citizens of Taylor
county, praying that p. B. Fighter may
be relieved from the SUitOrs' test oath.
Mr.. DIX obtained leave to withdraw
the petition of Thomas H. Harvey,
praying that he be relieved from the
Attorneys test oath.
On motion of MIR. Phelps, the Senate
bill for the improvement of the Great
kanawha River. was taken from tho
table when he offered substitute there
for. The bill and substitute were re-
ferred to the Committee on Internal
improvements.
The following bills were ordered en-
crossed:
Exempting VIM. II. Travers, OF JEFF
ferson county, from taking the attor-
ney's test oath. Exempting q. NJ. Far-
rer, OF Putnam county, and John =.
Lewis, of Greenbcier county, from tax
ing the teachers teStOath.
The Senate bill eXempting the White
Sulphur Springs Company, from the
pHyment OF certain taxes was passed.
a message from the House by Mr..
Carroll, announced the passage OF a
bill repeating the establishment of a
model school at Marshall College.
Read the first time.
a message from the House by Mr.:
Mann, announced the passage OF 6ill
for the protection of deer. Referred to
the Committee on Humane and Grim
inal Institutions.
A message from the House by Mr.:
HOWes, announced the passage OF Dill
relating to the election and duties OF
the SUPERINTENDENT of the Peniteniary.
Referred to the Committee on Humane
and Criminal Institutions.
The House bill extending the corpo :
rate powers and franchises OF the Mill
Creek Coal and and Oil Company was
passed. ,,;,,
On motion of Mr.. Dix, the House bill
appointing trustees 10 sell Bethel
Church, III Lewis county, WAS taken
from the table and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Young, the House
bill for the relief of the Board of Edu-
cation of Falling Spring township, IN
Greeubrier county, was taken from inc
table and passed.
The President presented to the Senate
an Invitation from Enterprise Lodge
I. o. of G. T. to attend their anniversa-
ry this evening. The invitation was
accepted.
Adjourned.