The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-03-04
West Virginia Legislature.
THCRspAY, March 8, 1870.
SENATE.

Mr.. LEONARD, from the committee
on Enrolled Bills, reported that the
committee had found sixty-three bills
properly enrolled, reporting the titles
of enrolled bills. The report was
adopted.
On motion of Mr.. WILSON the rules
were suspended and House Bill No. lay,
authorizing the Judge of the First judi,
cial Circuit to employ a shorthand
writer in certain, was passed.
House Bill No. 70, to provide how va
cancies are to be filled in the office OF
Judge of the Supreme Court OF Appeals,
Judge of Circuit, Secretary OF State,
Auditor, Treasurer anu Attorney Cen
eral, was laid on the table.
RESOLUTIONS, BILLS, &c.
By Mr.. DAVIS-Asking the House OF
Delegates to proceed without delay to
the consideration of the most important
Senate bills now before it. Adopted.
By Mr.. LEONARD-Senate Joint Res.
olution No. %, relative to the publica
ton of the Code, providing that if the
Code is not prepared by Judge. Fergu'
son by the first day of April then the
Clerk of the House of Delegates is au-
thorized to prepare the unfinished por-
ton and receive the pro rata pay appro-
priated by law for the same.
Mr.. DAVIS moved to amend by max
ing the payment to the Clerk sum not
exceeding $3.50. Lost.
On motion of Mr.. RAMSDELL, the
resolution was tabled.
By Mr.. RAMSDELL-Senate Joint
Resolution No. 80, providing for an APP
preparation to purchase three hundred
copies of j. Ii. Diss Dsbar's West Vir-
ginia Handbook, at cost not exceed
ing $3.50, to be paid out of the coutin-
gent fund, for gratuitous distribution
to strangers applying to the Governor
for information upon the resources OF
the State. Adopted.
Mr.. LAMB appeared at the bar of the
Senate and announced that the House
of Delegates had disagreed to Senate
substitute for House Joint Resolution
No. "A, providing for the appointment
of commissioners to confer with COM
missioners of the State of Virginia in
relation to the public debt of that State,
and had appointed committee of con-
ference.
Senate Joint Resolution No. %, was
received from the House amended. The
resolution provides for the payment OF
mileage to certain witnesses in the Nat
Harrison case. The amendment was
concurred in.
By Mr.. DAYTON-Senate Bill No.
l19, to amend the act authorizing GER
tain townships in Monongaiia county,
to subscribe to the capital stock of the
Uniontown and West Virginia Railroad
Company, was passed under suspen-
sion of the rules.
Oa motion of Mr.. WILSON, Senate
substitute for House Joint Resolution
No. "A, was taken from the table, and
the Senate receded from its action in
adopting the substitute.
The question being on the adoption OF
the original resolution, those voting In
the affirmative were Messrs. Applegate,
Brown, Cather of Taylor, Gather of
Gi.mer, Csok, Crane, Day ton, DoOlittle,
Humphreys, Patrick, Phelps, Rlmsdell
and Wilson-l3.
Those voting in the negative were
Messrs. Boreuan, Davis, Gold, Koonce,
Leonard, Werninger, Young, Mr.. Presi-
dent FarnswoIth-S.
House Bill No. 227, to authorize the
trustees of the NJ. p. Church of the
Harrison Circuit, West Virginia DIS.
trict, to sell parsonage property on Duck
creek, was passed under suspension OF
the rules.
House Bill No. 233, to authorize the
Board of Supervisors of Marshall county
aud the town Council of Moundsville to
subscribe to the capital stock of roll
ing mill in Moundsville, was passed.
House Bill No. 100, to legalize cer-
tain power of attorney and deed, was
passed under suspension of the rules.
House Bill No. lS7, making general
appropriations for the year 1870, was
taken up.
On motion of Mr.. PHELPS, the Sen
ate went into committee of the Whole
to consider the bill.
Mr.. PHELPS was called to the chair.
At l o'clock the committee rose, re-
ported progress and asked leave to sit
again.
On motion the Senate took recess
until half past two o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Horse Bill No. 1873, to legalze deed
made by the Western Mining and Man
ufacturIng Company of Boone county,
West Virginia, TO the Philadelphia
Canal Coal Company, was read a third
time under suspension OF the rules aud
passed.
House Bill No. 13S, to authorize the
trustees of the Methodist Church OF
Fairmont TO sell their parsonage.
Senate Bill No. 81, to amend chapter
10 of the acts of 1867, so as to extend
the time for the erection of bridge by
the Maryland and Virginia Bridge Com
pany over the Potomac river at Shep.
herdstown was passed under suspen-
sion of the rules.
House Bill No. 1S2, to amend the
charter of the city of Wheeling, was
passed, the rules being suspended.
House Bill No. 215, for the relief of
Francis ID. Hickman, was passed.
House Bill No. 1876, to redeem q Ger
tain tract of land in Writ county, was
passed, the rules being suspended.
House Bill No. lI5, to provide for the
opening and keeping in repair the roads
in the county of Hancock.
House Bill No. SO, to amend chapter
l25 of the Code of West Virginia, in re.
lation to Rules and Pleadings was laid
upon the table.
The Senate went into committee of
the Whole on the Appropriation bill
After the adoption of amendments al
lowing six hundred dollars each to the
Auditor, Secretary of State, Treasurer,
Adjutant General for House rent, in
creasing the allowance to the Peniten-
tiary to $4,000, allowing Judge Fergu-
son $1,000 instead of $1,000 and provid-
ing that none of the appropriation for
the Code should be paid until the work
was done, and adding small sum to
the Marshall College appropriation,
the committee rose and reported back
the bill.
Mr.. DAVIS moved that the amend
ment proposing to give the Auditor,
Secretary of State, Treasurer and Adju-
tant General 5000 each for house rent be
rejected.
On the motion as to the Auditor,
Treasurer and Adjutant General those
voting in the affirmative were Messrs.
Applegate, Davis Dayton and Wilson