The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-25
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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE,
REGULAR SESSION.
SENATE.
"WEDNESDAY, Feb. "a.

ported back from committees:
Legaliziug the proceedings OF meet
ing of the Board of Supervisors Of
Wayne county. Indefinitely post
poned.
For the relief of Allen Simpson, ad
ministrAtOr of John Morrow, deceased.
Ordered to third reading.
TO amend the charter OF Portland,
In Preston county. Ordered third read
ing.
10 incorporate Harrisville. Ordered
third reading.
Incorporating Fetterman. Ordered
third reading.
Authorizing personal service on non.
resident defendants. Tabled.
Exempting Jas. Hutchinson. of Wood
county, from the attorneys test oath.
Ordered third reading.
Authorizing the Board OF Supervisors
OF Harrison county, 10 refund certain
taxes 10 A. D. NuZum. Ordered third
reading.
To repeal the act enlarging and ex-
tending the corporate limits of Weston.
Tabled.
To amend the charter OF Weston.
Ordered to third reading.
Authorizing certain parties to convey
lot of ground in Marshall county to
the NJ. L. Church. Ordered 10 third
reading.
Arranging the terms OF the Circuit
Court of Morgan county. Ordered to
third reading.
Declaring portion OF Middle Island
Creek i'll Doddridge county, a public
highway. Ordered 10 third reading.
Declaring Meat House Fork OF Middle
Island Creek, in DOddridRe county, q
public highway. Ordered to third
reading.
Authorizing the trustees of the Pres
byIerian Church, In Clay township,
Richie county, to sell their church
property. Ordered third reading.
To legalize the sale of certain church
property in Shepherdstown. Ordered
third reading.
Relating to the settlement OF iducia-
ry accounts. Ordered third reading.
Relating to tho assessment ortaxes.
Ordered third reading.
For the relief OF w. A. NJ. Reed. Or
dered third reading.
Refunding certnin taxes erroneously
assessed against the. estate of David
Hall. Ordered third reading.
Releasing Robert J. Parks, of Harri-
son county, from the payment of a mis-
litia fine. Ordered third reading.
Changing the time OF holding the
courts in the 9TH circuit. Ordered third
reading.
Amending the act. establishing the
county of Lincoln. Ordered third read
ing.
Tho following bills were ordered en-
crossed ~
county.
Lpgaiizing the official acts OF Il. j.
Benedict, as Agent of the Point Pleas
ant Marine Railroad Company.
For the relief of J. b. Solomon.
ExemptIng J. Blair HOge, from the
attorneys q test oath.
Mr.. Dix, from the Committee on
legislate on the question OF abollshlng
the office of City Superintendent OF
Schools for Wheeling. The report was
adopted.
and read the first time:
by Mr.. Burley-To authorize the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Com.
pnry to acquire the right of way and
material for the construction OF tempo
rRry tracks.
Q, OF chapter 1877, of the Code OF West
Virginia.
By Mr.. Boreman-To provide for the
payment of county taxes heretofore
levied on real estate, and regulate the
sale thereof for the non-payment OF
such taxes.
By MIR. Phelps-For the relief of E.
kimberlinE.
Bv Mr.. Hoke-Authorizing E. Boyd
Faulkner, of Berkely county, to prac-
Nv MIR. Hoke-To legalize the nc-
acknowledgements and recording OF
certain deed in Berkeley county.
Mr.. Chapline introduced bill to
amend the charter OF ShepherdstOwn
Passed. ~
Governor Tesigniug his Office to take
effect Friday morning next al ~
o'clock A. II. ..
On motion Of Mr.. Phelps Lne leSlsha'
zion was accepted.
On motion OF Mr. Bnrley,
ReSOlyed. That the Committee on the
Judiciary inquire into the e1Pedlency
of reporting a bill providing for set
Element with Jacob Jeherson' Iate
Sheriff OF Marshall county.
The following petitions were present
Nv Mr., Young-From F. II. Hull,
&c. citizens of PoCahontas, praying
that a certain deed may be leHallzeo;
RRv Mr., Davis-From Christian Ny
digSer, &C, praying that Judge }. w.
- Iian- NAV be permitted to practice
law, also, remonstrhnce against 'ne
Nv Mr.. Burley-From Daniel Peck
6c nrayiug that Edward II. Fitzhugh
NAV be relieved from the attorney
test oath. "
BY MIR. Drumnonu-H4~O ~ 4OtI .
DiGs deBarr, praying the payment 0l AL
By Mr.. Workman-From II. L; Gil
1asnie. &C., praying that Charles H.
Williams may be exempted from the
attorneys test oath.
Rv Mr.. Hoke-From L. Boyd Faulk-
ner. &C., praying that he may be per-
mitted to practice law. T1o,,
Rv Mr.. Young-From NJ. Fl. Holt,
&c, praying the relief OF Andrew VIII
son. Constable of Raleigh coun:y.
The following Senate OllIs were
passed: ,;ors ., Min.
oral county. to change the name or
EIempting JOS. Trapnell, from the
lawyers test oath.
E2empting C. NJ. Farrer, OF Putnam
county. and John Il. Lewis. OF Green
brier county, from the teacher 'eS'
The Senate bill rejecting VIM. d.
Trayers, of Jefferson county, Io1l tI.'1
ettorneV's test oath, was rejected, DuI
subsequently reconsidered ana taole"'
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate bill permanently locating
the spat of government WAS taken up,
and after the Senate had refused 10 go
into Committee OF the Whole, 10 con-
slider the same, on motion OF Mr.. Drunu
mOnd, it was laid on the tapIe, Dui suU -
seOuently, on motion OF Mr.. PhelPs' -
was taken up, when Mr.. Young moVeu
TO fill the blank with Charleston.
ON this motion, Mr.. Phelps obtained
the floor, and proceeded to descant up
an the advantages of locating the cap.
Ital at Charleston. But in the midst OF
his speech, the hour OF o'clock, p: NJ,