The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-24
West Virginia Legislature.
TUESDAY, February %.
SENATE.

Prayer by Rev. Mr.. YOUNG, member
of the Sente. .u-
1 The following bills were passed:
i The House bill granting additional
powers to the Mayor of Hartford City.
The House bill to amend certain Sec
tions of Capter 1S5, of the Code of West
/ Virginia. "a :
| The Senate bill authorizing the NJ. E.
lChurch of Shepherdstown to sell GER
tain property.
i The Senate bilrexempting the White
Sulphur Springs Company from the pay
ment of certain taxes.
The House bill extending the cor
porste powers and franchises of the Mill
Creek Camel Coal and Oil Company,
The House bill appointing trustees to
sell Bethel church, in Lewis county.
The House bill for the relief of the
Board of Education, of Falling Springs
township, in Greenbrier county.
The following bills were ordered en-
crossed: .--y !.
Exempting Joseph Trapnell, of jeff
erson county, from taking the attorneys
test oath. 90 .7s.
Authorizing the Board of Supervisors
of Mineral county to change the name of
the townships of said county.
Exemptipg VIM. ii. Travers, of jeff
erson county, from taking the attorneys
test oath.
Exemptiug C.M Ferrer, of Putnam
county, and j ohm Z. Lewis, of Green
brier county, from taking the teachers
test oath. at
The following bills were referred:
The House bill authorizing the trus-
tees of the NJ. E. Church, in Marshall
county, to sell their property on BeggS
run. .tt
The Senate bill to protect ginseng in
Pocahontas county.
The House bill for the protection Of
deer; (reported from the House by Mr..
NANNY En.-. u
The House bill relating to the election
and duties of the Superintendent of the
Penitentiary; (reported from the House
by Mr.. HOWES) .r. .........
The following bills were introduced,
and read the first time:
By Mr.. HOKE, (from the Judiciary
committed Exempting j Blair Hoge,
Of Martinsburg, from the lawyers test
oath.
By Mr.. DAVIS: To incorporate the
Cumberland, Moorefeld and Broadway
Railroad Company.
By Mr.. PHELPS: Restoring the
rights of the West Virginia Central
railway.
By Mr.. FOREMAN: To explain and
amend the law relative to the sale of
real estate for the Hon-payment of
taxes.
By Mr.. HOKE: To incorporate the
Mutual Fire Insurance Company of
Berkeley county.
The following petitions were present.
ed and referred
BY Mr.. WILSON OF numerous citi-
zens of Wheeling, praying that the
office of City Superintendent of Free
Schools be abolished.
My Mr.. DAVIS: OF II. G. Davis &
Co. and thirty three others, praying
that the jurisdiction of one justice in
Mt. Carbon township, Mineral county,
may be extended to $500.
BY Mr.. RAMSDELL: OF Hiram Bloss
and three Others, praying that NJ. Boum
field may be relieved from taking the
suitor's test oath.
The joint resolution proposing time
of adjournment for the Legislature was
tabled.
Mr.. GATHER obtained leave to with
draw the petition of citizens of Taylor
county, praying that p. B. RICHTER may
be relieved from taking tho suitor's test
oath.
Mr.. DIX obtained leave to withdraw
the petition of Thomas II. Harvey, pray
ing that he be relieved from the attor-
ney's test oath.
On motion of Mr.. PHELPS, the Sen
ate bill for the improvement of the
Great Kanawha River, was taken from
table, when he offered a substitute
therefor. The bill and substitute were
referred to the committee on Internal
Improvement,
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.
The President presented to the Senate
a letter of invitation from Enterprise
Lodge, Of |. o. of G.. T. to attend their
anniversary this evening. The invita-
tion was accepted.
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