The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-27
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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION.
SENATE.

FRIDAY, Feb. &c, 1869.
The President having qualified as
Governor of the State. the Senate was
called to order by the Clerk.
After prayer by Rev. Mr.. DOolittle, a
member of the Senate, the Clerk an
nounced that the first business in order
was the election of q President pro tenn.
On motion of Mr.. Boreman, Hon. j.
I. Hoke was declared unanimously
elected President pro tenn of the Senate,
and was conducted to the chair by Mr..
Chapline.
The House bill for the location of the
Capitol coming up as unfinished bust
substitute offered by him on yester-
day.
Mr.. Burley then moved to reconsider
the vote by which Charleston was
rejected on yesterday.
The yeas and nays we're ordered and
taken, and the vote reconsidered.
HEAs-Messrs. AppleGate, Boreman,
Burley, Gather, DIX, DOOlittle, Price,
Phelps, Ramsdell, Werninger, Wilson
and WOrkman-12.
NAYs-Messrs. Hoke, (President,) }
Chapline, Dawson, DrummOnd, Davis.
Foster, Humphreys, Leonard and
EOunG-9.
The substitute, with Charleston in it
was then adopted by the following vote:
.
Burleyi Gather, Dix, Doolittle, Price,
Phelps, Ramsdell, Werninger, Wilson
and WOrkman-l2.
NAYs-Messrs. Hoke, president,
ChHpline, Dawson, DrummOnd, Davis,
Foster, Humphreys, Leonard and
Young-9.
The rule was then suspended, and the
bill passed by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Hoke, president, }
Applegate, Boreman, Burley, Chapline,
Gather. Dix, Doolittle, Foster, Humph-
reys, Price, Phelps, Ramsdell. Wer-
ninger, Wilson, Workman and Young
IL.
Davis and Leonardo.
The following bills were introduced:
BY Mr.. Foster-Supplemen to an
act to incorporate the Laurel Fork
and Sand Hill Railroad Company.
Referred.
BY Mr.. Werninger-For the relief OF
B. +. ShuttleworIh and Brother, OF
Harrison comfy. Referred.
BY Mr.. Leonard-To legalize GER
tain deed in Harrison county. Re.
ferred.
BY Mr.. Young-To exempt John A.
McNeeI from the attorneys test oath.
Referred.
BY Mr.. Burley- For the relief of ia
cob Jefferson, late Sheriff of Marshall
county. Referred.
BY Mr.. Wilson-To place the real es-
tate OF Riverside Iron Works Company
on the footing OF personal property.
Referred.
BY Mr.. Young-To amend chapter 54,
acts of 1867. and 1872, of 1865. Referred. =.
by Mr.. YOUng-LeGalizing a certain
transfer of real estate In Pocahont us
county. Referred.
BY Mr.. Boreman-To amend the
charter of MiddlebOurne. Passed.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The following House bills were pass
ed:
For the relief of Allen Simpson, ad-
ministrator of John Morrow, deceased.
To amend the charter of Portland.
To incorporate HarrisV1lle.
TO incorporate iFetterman.
Exempting James Hutchinson, OF
Wood county, from the lawyers test
oath
TO amend the charter of Weston.
Authorizing the Board of Supervisors
of Harrison county to refund certain
taxes to Abraham ID. NuZum.
Declaring portion OF Middle Island
Creek in Doddridge county, 81 lawful
fence.
Declaring Meat House Fork of Mid
die Island Greek, public highway.
Authorizing the trustees of the Pres
byterian Church, in Clay township,
perty. c,...,.
TO IegaliZe the sale of certain Church
property in Shepherdstown.
Relating to the settlement of hducia-
ry accounts.
For the relief of w. A. NJ. Reed.
Refunding certain taxes TO tho estate
of David Hall, of Mercer county.
Releasing Robert J. Parks, of Harri-
son county, from the payment of GER
tain militia fine.
Changing the times of holding the
Courts in the Seventh Judicial Circuit.
Amending the act establishing the
county of Lincoln.
To incorporate the Elk River hand
Improvement. Manufacturing anu
Boom Company.
Fixing the times of holding the Courts
In the twelfth and thirteenth Judicial
Circuits.
Exempting J. B. Solomon from the
teachers test oath.
To legalize certain deed IN mason
county.
To iegalize the official acts Of Fl. }:
BENEDICT as agent OF the Point Pheasant
Marine Railroad Company.
Exempting J. Blair Hoge. OF Berkeley
county, from the attorneys test oath. j.,
To Incorporate the SheperdstoWn ana
Halltown Turnpike Company.
To incorporate the daDleto"h anu
Blooming Turnpike Company.
To amend section nine, OF chapter
1877, Code of West Virginia.
Iepalizine a certain deed In Berkeley
A large number OF bills were read the
second time, and appropriately re-
ferred.
Adjourned.