The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-29
West Virginia Legislature.

West Virginia Legislature.
FRIDAY, January %, 1870
SENATE.
A message was received from the
House of Delegates announcing that
they had passed House Bill No. 6, to
prescribe the oath hereafter to be taken
by attorneys at law; House Bill No. III,
fixing the times of the commencement
of terms of the Circuit Courts in the
Eighth judicial Circuit; House Bill No.
II, co prescribe the time of holding the
courts in the First Judicial Circuit;
House Bill No. l3, to authorizo certain
township in the county OF Monon'
gala 70 subscribe to the capital stock
of the Uniontown and West Virginia
Railroad Company; House Bill No. 10,
refuuding certain taxes to the estate OF
Eli Heatsp, deceased, late Sherih OF
Ritchie county, and House Bill No. le,
to amend the charter of the city OF Par
kersbnrg, and asking the concurrence OF
the Senate therein.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. FOREMAN, from committee on
Judiciary, reported back House Bill No.
3, in regard 10 changing the time OF
holding courts in the Third Judicial
Circuit, and Senate Bill No. II, to pre-
vent the destruction Of small game and
fish.
Mr.. CRANE, from the committee on
Education, reported back a resolution
in reference to the equalization of the
school funds in The school districts of
this State, and announcing that it is in-
expedient To legislste at this time He
also reported back substitute for Sen
ate Bill No. 3, and recommended that it
pass.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. DAYTON-A joint resolution
directing the Sergeant at Arms of each
branch Of the Legislature to furnish
each member with sufficient amount
of stationery as to enable them to per-
form the duties of their Office.
Mr.. YOUNG moved to suspend the
rules and consider the resolution now.
Members of the House had already been
here borrowing stationery. They have
neither paper, pen or ink in the House;
not even wrapping paper to do up their
documents.
Mr.. WILSON thought the House was
capable of managing its own affairs,
and trusted the Senate would not inter
fere.
Mr.. PATRICK thought the Senate
should not interfere in the matters of
the House.
Mr.. DAYTON said that the troubles
in the House came from party that
suddenly come into power.
Mr.. DAVIS would call tha attention
of the Senate to the remark of the Sem
ator from Barbour. He says the state
of affairs prevailing in the House of
Delegates was brought about by par
ty suddenly come mo power. He
would inform the Senator that the reso-
luton to which he alludes was iutro-
duced by gentleman who is connected
with the party which for the past seven
years has had, and has now control
OF the Legislature of this State, and
that certainly is not the Democratic
party.
Mr.. DAYTON apologized ard with
drew his remarks.
Mr.. YOUNG Withdrew his molten.
By Mr.. LEONARD-Directing the
committee on Internal Improvements
and Navigation 10 inquire into the ex-
pediency of creating by taxation fund
to be exclusively devoted to the build
ing and repair of roads and bridges,
which fund is only to be applied when
an equal amount to that asked for has
been actuslly paid or secured to be paid
by seme county, township, corporation,
person or persons for the same improve
ment. Adopted.
Bv Mr.. YOUNG-Dircct citing the com
mitteo on Internal Improvements and
Navigation TO inquire into the expedi-
ency of appr0priating $1,000 to aid in
defraying the expense of engineering
survey for the location of railroad
from the Baltimore & Ohio railroad to
the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad through
the State of West Virginia. Adopted.
BILLS, PETITIONS, &C.
By Mr.. DAYTON-Senate Bill No. -,
TO prevent the destruction of small
game and fish.
By Mr.. WERNINGER-Sanate Bill
No. IL, to amend aud re-eDact sections
eight, seventeen, twenty. y.seven, ninety
one, one hundred and thirty and one
hundred and fifteen, of chapter fifty, of
the Code of West Virginia.
ON THE CALENDER.
The substitute for Senate Bill No. 3,
TO amend and re-enact the last clause of
section of chapter 45 of the Code of
West Virginia, providing a salary of
$50 per annum for the Clerk of the
Board of Education of Parkersburg
The substitute was adopted and laid
upon the table.
The Secretary OF State appeared at
the bar of the Senate with a message
from the Governor in regard to the first
semi annual report of the Board Of
Great Kauawha Improvement. The
report was laid en- the table and ordered
to be printed.
House Bill No. 3, changing the time
of holding Court in the Third Judicial
Circuit was read second time. 1t was
so amended as L OF 10 interfere with the
coming Court of Taylor county and or
dereL 10 be read third time, and passed
under suspension of the rules.
Those voting in the Affirmative are
Messrs. Applegate, Boreman, Brown,
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Cook, Crane, Davis, Dayton, Doolittle,
Gold, Humphreys, Leonard, Patrick,
Phelps, Werninger, Wilson, Young, Mr..
President Farnsworth-l9. Nays mono.
FIRST READING.
Senate Bill No. Is, to prevent the de-
stIuctien of small game and fish.
Senate bill No. l6, TO amend certain
sections Of chapter so of the Code.
Senate bill No. II, to amend and re-
enact sections four and five Of chapter
147 of the Code of West Virginia.
House bill No. 6, to prescribe the oath
to be hereafter taken by attorneys at
law.
House bill No. 10, fixing time of hold
ing court ia the Eighth Judicial Cir
cult.
House bill No. IL, to prescribe the
time of holding court in the First Judi
cial Circuit.
House bill No. 13, to authorize certain
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