The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-22

Senate Bill No. So, concerning schools
in Tucker county, was laid upon the
table.
Mr.. RAMSDELL moved that the rules
be suspended to enable him to offer a
joint resolution. Agreed to and Senate
Joint Resolution No. 10, to permit the
auditor to allow John Afford, late
Sheriff of Cabell county, to withdraw
his delinquent list for sufficient time
to enable him to copy the same, was
read. Laid over under the rules.
Senate Bill No. 60, repeating the act
locating the seat of Government OF this
State was read second time.
The question being on the engross-
ment of the bill and ordering it to
third reading,
Mr.. PHELPS spoke against the en-
grossment of the bill, claiming that
the law locating the Capital at Charles
ton had become part of the Constitu-
ton of the State aud could not be re-
pealed.
Mr.. YOUNG spoke against the en-
grossment of the bill. He claimed that
| Charleston was nearer the centre than
any other town in the State, and that
| Buckhahnon was next. He stated that
If this question was not settled now 1T
never would be settled. He feared that
the intention was to keep the Capital
at Wheeling as long as possible ard
then return to the old State of Virginia
Mr.. RAMSDELL said the matter had
| to be talked over and now was as good
time as another. He deprecated the
argument that the act should be re-
,anlnA hnooncn ha fata ton
to build State House, claiming that
the buildings guaranteed by the citlzens
of Charleston would be sufficient for
the use of the State government until
the State is ready to build for itself.
Mr.. GOLD moved to lay the bill upon
the table and make it the special order
for Thursday next at IL o'clock.
Mr.. WILSON demanded the yeas and
nays.
Those voting in the Affirmative are
Messrs. Gather, of Gilmer, Cook, Davis,
Dayton, Gold, Humphreys, Patrick.
Phelps, Ramsdell-9.
Those voting in the negative are
Messrs. Applegate, Boreman, Brown,
Gather, of Taylor, Crane, Koonce, Leon
ard, Werninger, Wilson, Mr.. President
Farnsworth-l0.
So the motion was lest.
Mr.. KOONCE moved that the bill lie
on the table for the present.
Mr.. FOREMAN demanded the yeas
and nays.
Those voting in the affirmative are
Messrs. Gather of Gilmer, Cook, Day.
ton, Gold, Humphreys, Koonce, Leon,
ard, Patrick, Phelps, Ramsdell and
Ioung-1.
Those voting In the negative are
MessIs. Applegate, Boreman, Brown,
Gather of Taylor, Crane, Davis, Wer.
ninger, Wilson and Mr.. President Farms.
worth-9.
SO the motion prevailed and the bill
was laid en- the table.
House Bill No. sc, to.allow William E.
Lyon and Arthur w. Martin, of Harri-
son county, to collect certain taxes, &c,
was taken from the table and passed.
Senate Bill No. 6S, to relieve James
Justice, of Logan county, from the
operations of the test oath, was recon-
mitted.
Senate Bill No. GO, concerning the late
election in Nicholas county, for county
and township officers, was ordered to a
| third reading.
Senate Bill No. 20, allowing Michael
L. RAIDER, late Sheriff of Nicholas coun-
ty, further time to collect taxes, was
ordered to third reading.
Senate Bill No. "a, to amend the
Code in regard to the appointment of
commissioners in chancery by the Cir
cult Court.
Senate Bill No. 10, providing for the
redemption of lands sold for taxes in
1865 and 1866, was ordered to third
reading.
Senate Bill No. 81, authorizing the
Auditor to refund certain taxes to Sarah
J. Calston, of Berkeley county, was or
dered to third reading.
Senate Bill No. s., amending the Code
in relation to placing property owned
by persons residing out of the State on
the personal property books, was laid
upon the table.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 10 was
taken from the table and passed.
House Joint Resolution No. 10, in re-
gard to the application of the moneys
arising from the sale of Government
property at Harper's Ferry, was taken
up. ITO l6oOlullOub dSh tDS DcHdlOIS
aud Representatives of this State in
Congress to see that the law in regard
to the sale shall be so literally con-
strued as to secure to the State of West
Virginia her share of the proceeds of
said sale. Adopted.
Mr.. DAVIS moved to take from the
table Substitute for House Bill No. 33, in
relation to the killing of deer. 1t re-
peals the cntirechapfer of the Code in
regard to the killing of game. The sub.
stitute was lost.
The question being on ordering the
bill to its third reading, it was 50 or
dered.
Mr.. KOONCE, on leave, offered Senate
Bill No. 95, authorizing the trustees of
Zion Episcopal Church in Charlestown,
10 sell and convey their property, and
Senate Bill No. %, to extend the time
for the Maryland and Virginia Bridge
Company to erect bridge over the Po-
tomac river at Shepherdstown. Read q
first time.
Mr.. DAYTON, on leave, introduced
Senate Bill No. 81, concerning Joint
Stock Companies. Read first time.
Adjourned.