The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-19

Superintendent of Common Scools. That
we take this mode of expressing our
/ sympathy for his parents, brothers and
sisters in this their bereavement and
tloss.
Resolued, That the Governor of the
State be requested to communicate q
copy of this Suppression to the parents OF
Captain Zeigler.
/ Mr.. FARNSWO ORTIZ (Mr, Boreman in
| the chsir) offered the following:
7 "A WHEREAS, Anumber of the insane IN
our State are now suffering in the diff
ferent jails of the same, without the
necessary comforts aud medical atten-
ition which they SO much need, aud to
which, at the hands of humanity, they
are SO justly entitled; and .ra
WHEREAS, By the Auditors report there
seems to be ne money to appropriate for
the further construction of the West
| Virginia Hospital for the insa ne at Yves.
ton, therefore
Resolped, That the committee on FL
nance and Claims consider the propriety
of SO anne uding the law as to add five
cents on each hundred dollars worth of
personality and realty throughout the
State; that the same may be appropri'
ated for the further construction OF the
West Virginia Hospital for the insane
at Westo0, that the insane of our State
may be cared for, and the earnest re-
quests OF the Board of Directors, ask
ing an appropriation of SOC, 200 for the
above purposes, may be granted
Adopted.
Mr. DAVIS offered the following,
which was adopted:
ResOlred, That the National flag be
put at half-mast, to remain so during
the sessions of the Legislature for three
days, ,iin token of respect to the late and
much respected and lamented Henry e.
G:Ziegler, Superindent for Free Schools
Of this State.
Mr.. WILSON moved to take from the
table House Joint Resolution No. p, in
relation, TO summoning witnesses for
Judge Nat Harrison. Agreed to.
Mr.. PHELPS moved to amend the
resolution by striking out that portion
providing for the per diem and expenses
of witnesses procuring five witnesses
from other States, and inserting the fol-
lowing: "And that the witnesses shall
be paid as provided for in chapter l3O
of the Code of West Virginia" Adopted.
Mr.. YOUNG moved to amend by re-
ducing the number of witnesses to
twenty. Adopted.
Mr.. WILSON offered the following as
an amgndmer:
And be II further resolred, That in or
der TO complete the trial of said charges
against SAID Harrison this session of the
Legislature be continued for such period
as may be actually necessary to COM
plete said trial and for no other purpose.
Mr.. FOREMAN rose to point OF
order that the proposition TO extend the
session was distinct ore, requiring a
three-fourths vote and csuld not be
added to a proposition requiring ma
Ijority vote.
The Chair decided the point well ia.
ken, aud that the amendment was not
in order.
Mr.. DAVIS took an appeal from the
decision of the Chair and demanded the
yeas and nays. The question being on
sustaining the decision of the Chair,
those voting in the affirmative were
Messra. Boreman, Brown, Gather OF
Taylor, Gather of Gilmer, Cook, Crane,
DOolittle, Gold, Humphreys, Koonce,
Leonard, Patrick, Ramsdell, Werninger
and Young-15.
Those voting in the negative were
Messra. Applegate, Davis, Dayton and
Wilson,.
SO the decision of the chair was sus-
tanned.
House Joint Resolution No. 90 was
| then adopted as amended.
Mr.. WILSON offered the following /:
ReSslred, That the committee on tae
Judiciary be instructed TO report back
House Bill No. "a without amendment.
The bill asked for is that in relation
to the Suitors Test Oath. The rcsolu-
ton was lost.
Mr.. GATHER, of Taylor, offered the
following:
Senate Joint Resolution No. II,
Re8olred, &c, That in order to COM
plete the trial of the charges against
Nathaniel Harrison, this session of the
Legislature be continued for such period
as may be actually necessary to COM
plate such trial aud for no other pur.
1 pose.
Laid over under the rules.
BILLS, PETITIONS, &C.
By Mr.. PATRICK-Senate Bill No. 76,
for the relief OF Vim. l.. Wetzel late col
lector of Mason county. Read first
time and referred TO the committee on
Finance and Claims.
| By Mr.. RAMSDELL-SeDate Bill No.
II, IN relation to investments by Saw
ings Banks, Trustees, Executors, Ad.
mIuistrator and Guardians. Read frs.
time and ordered to be printed.
By Mr.. WILS0N-Senate Bill No. 7S,
authorizing separate sale of certain
contingent interests in real estate. Read
a first time and ordered to be printed.
| BY Mr.. BROWN-Seuate Bill No. ~,
authorizing the Board of Education OF
Magnolia township in WetZel county to
take stock in the New Martirsyille
Public School and Masonic Building
Company. Read first time and ordered
to be printed
By Mr.. YOUNG-Senate Bill No. so,
to change the time Of holding the Cir
cult Court in the Seventh Judicial Cir
cult. Read first time and ordered to
be printed.
By Mr.. BOREMAN-Senate Bill No.
81, to provide for a Ie-assessment of the
value of all the real estate in the county
of Tyler. Read first time and ordered
to be printed.
By Mr.. DAYTON-Senate Bill No. 52,
to incorporate the Valley River Land,
Lumber and Boom Company. Read q
first time aud ordered to be printed.
Senate Bills Nos. 25 and % were taken
from the table and placed upon the cal
endar.
BY Mr.. KOONCE-Petition of John
W. Granthsm, of Jefferson county, to be
| relieved from the Suitors' Test Oath.
Referred to the committee on the Judi
ciary.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The Senate resumed the consideration
of Senate bill No. "a, to create a fund
for internal Improvements. The prOpo-
sition to assess direct tax of two cents
on each one hundred dollars worth of
real and personal property, was adopted
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