The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-10
West Virginia Legislature.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9,

WEDNESDAY L tep' - A"'0'
Mr.. BRANNON appeared at the bar
of the Senate and announced that the
House of Delegates had passed House
Joint Resolution No. Is as follows:
WHEREAS, The Joint committee ap-
pointed by the Legislature of 1867 to
investigate the affairs of the West Vlr-
ginia Penitentiary, have made their re-
port report to this Legislature, showing
that the present Superintendent, u. 3.
McFaddeD, is utterly incompetent to
perform the du les of his said office as
Superintendent, and severely censuring
said McFadden for neglect of duty and
ignorance in the transaction OF busl-
ness, ard, -
WHEREAS, Said McFaddeH has failed
to account for all the State funds en-
trusted to his care, therefore,
Resolred, &c, That G.. S. McFadden,
Superintendent of the West Virginia
Penitentiary, be Immediately removed
from his said office for reasons contained
in the report of said Joint committee.
Senate Joint Resolution No. II, asking
the Auditor for statement Of certain
expenses, was referred.
House Bill No. %, relating to sugges-
tions before Justices, was passed.
Senate Bill No. II, amending and re-
enacting the charter OF the town OF
New Martinsviile, Wetzel county, pro-
viding for an extension of the town
limits and the election of q mayor and
Eve coupcilmen, was read second
tiBe and ordered to third reading.
Senate Bills No. 80 and 81 were or.
dered to be engrossed for a third read
ing.
Senate Bill No. 33, authorizing the
Board of Public Works to sell certain
minerals under the bed of the Ohio
river. The minerals proposed to be
sold are In Brooke county, the price
not less than $40 an acre, the money
thus realized to go to the irreducible
school fund. Ordered to third read
ing.
House Bill No. 81, to prevent State,
county and township officers from en-
bezzling money or property entrusted
to them.
ON FIRST READING.
Senate Bill No. SO, to prohibit the es
tablishment of ferry at Elk river
bridge.
Senate Bill No. 81, for the establish
ment of the West Virginia Institution
for the Blind.
Senate Bill No. 3S, directing the Aud
itor to collect the revenue of Pocahotas
county, for the year 1865.
Senate Bill No. 80. to refund Brady g.
Armstrong, of Ohio county, certain
taxes enormously assessed to them.
House Bill No. 81, to amend the reg
istration law.
House Joint Resolution No. IL, as
printed above came up for considera
tion.
Mr.. BROWN moved the reference Of
the resolution to the committee on Hu-
name and Criminal Institutions.
Mr.. PHELPS opposed any such refer
ence. He reviewed the causes which
led to the appointment of the commit
tee on Investigation; reported what the
committee had seen and learned during
that investigation reprimanded the
Board of Public Works for the coldness
with which they received the report,
and trasted the Senate would adopt the
resolution at once.
The resolution was referred.
The petition of o. Shrewsbury and
500 other citizens of Mason county, ask.
ing that the law in regard to collection
of taxes be amended, aud to provide for
an assessor from each township, report
ed from the committee on Finance and
Claims with the announcement that it
is inexpedient to legislate on this sub.
ject now, was taken up. The change
proposed is to have an assessor for each
township, and to have taxes paid at the
court house in June aud December of
each year. The report of the commit
tee was adopted.
Mr.. KOONCE asked leave of absence
for Senator Gold for four days. Grant
ed.
MIR. PHELPS moved that the reports
and exhibits from the committee on the
Penitentiary Investigation be taken
from the table and referred to the COM
mittee on Hamane and Criminal Insti.
tutions.
Adjourned.