The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-05
West Virginia Legislature.

West Virginia Legislature
FRIDAY, February A, 1870.
SENATE.
Mr.. BOREMAN, froL. the committe;
on the Judiciary, reported back House
Bills No. 25, 80 and "a, and recommend
ed their passage House Bill No. 3;
without recommendation, and House
Bills No. 81 and "a, recommending that
they do not pass.
Mr. GATHER of Taylor, from the
COMMITTEES on Finance and Claims, re
ported back House Bill No. II, recon-
mending it's passage Senate Bill No
%, recommending that it do not pass
He also reported back petition signed
by j. McGiliVray, stating that it is in
expedient to legislate.
Mr.. CRANE, from the committee "u
Improvements and Navigation, reprr' cd
back resolutions in regard to State
Geologist; to establishing ferries; to es-
Itablishing turnpike road in Pocahon
tas county, aud to appropriate $1,000 to
aid in engineering a route from the
the Baltimore e. Ohio railroad to the
chesapeake and Ohio railroad, stating
that it is iBexpedient to legislate on
these matters at this time.
BILLS, PETITIONS, &C.
By Mr.. KOONCE-Senate Bill No. q
BY Mr. PHELPS-Petition from Mr.
Shrewsbury and Others to amend the
law in regard to collection of taxes,
Referred 10 committee on Finance and
| Claims.
BY Mr.. CRANE-Senate Bill No %.
By Mr. DAVIS-SeRate Bill No %.
By Mr.. PHELPS-Senate Bill No. 30.
By Mr.. HARMAN-Senate Bill No 81
By Mr.. BOREMAN-Senate Bill No.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. KOONCE-That the commit
tee on the Judiciary inquire into the
expediency of allowing Sheriffs addi'
tional time after their term of Office ex'
pires to settle up and adjust their un-
finished business. Adopted.
By Mr.. Y0UNG-That the committee
on the Judiciary inquire into the expe.
diency of providing by law for the
legalizing of contracts made in this
State during the late rebellion. Adopt
ed.
Senate Joint Resolution No. &, to
amend the Constitution so rs to allow
wGSden to vote, was referred to the com
mit;ee on the Judiciary.
BILLS PASSED.
Senate Bill No. Is, to amend and re,
enact section of chapter 81 Of the
Code, was read third time and passed
Thoso voting in the affirmative were
Mes rs. Applegate, Boreman, Brown,
Gather of TAYLOR, Gather of G,lmer,
Cook, Crane, Davis, Dayton, DoOlittle,
Gold, Harman, Humphreys, Koonce,
Leonard, Patrick, Phelps, Ransdell,
Werniuger, Wilson, Young and Mr..
President Farnsworth-22. Nays none
Senate Bill No. 10, to amend the act
incorporating the Martlnsburg and Po
tomac Railroad Company, was read a
third time and passed.
Those voting IN the affirmative were
Mes.rs. App!egate, Boreman, Brown,
Gather of Taylor, Gather of Gilmer,
Cook, Crane, Davis, Dayton, Doolittle,
Gold. Harmau, Humphreys, Koonce,
Leonard, Patrick, Phelps, Ramsdell,
Werninger, Wilson, Young and Mr..
President Farnsworth-22. Nays none.
Substitute for House Bill No. 6, to
prescribe the oath to be taken hereafter
by attorneys, was read third time aud
passed.
Those voting in the affirmative were
Messrs. Applegate, Borcman, Brown,
Gather of Taylor, Gather of Gilm:r,
Cook, Crane, Davis, Dayton, Doolittle,
Gold, Hartman, Humphreys, Koonce,
Leonard, Patrick, Phelps, Ramsdell,
Werninger, Young, Mr.. President Farns-
wOrth-2l.
Nays-Mr. Wilson.
Substitute for House Bill No. Z, to
prescribe the oath to be hereafter taken
by teachers, was read third timo and
passed.
Those voting in the Affirmative were
Messrs, Applegate, Brown, Gather of
Taylor, Gather of Gilmer, Cook, Crane,
Davis. Dayton, Doolttle, Gold, Har-
man, Humphreys, Koouce, Leonard,
Patrick, Phelps, Ramsdell, Wilson,
Young, Mr.. President Farnsworth-2O.
Nays-MesSrs. Boreman and Wernin-
ger-2.
House Bill No. Is, to provide for a
church lot in Harrison county, was read
q third time and passed.
Those voting in the affirmative were
Messrs. App!egate, Boreman, Brown,
Gather of Taylor, Gather of Gilmer,
Cook, Crane, Davis, Dayton, Doollttle
Gold, Harman, Humphreys, Koonce,
Leonard, Patrick, Phelps, Ramsdell,
Werninger, Wilson, Young, Mr.. Presi-
dent Farnsworth-22
House Bill No. Is, to amend the char
ter of the city of Parkersburg, was read
the third time and passed.
Those voting in the affirmative were
Messrs. Applegate, Boreman, Brown,
Gather of Taylor, Gather of Gilmer,
Cook, Crane, Davis, Dayton. Doolittle,
Hartman, Humphreys, Koonce, Leonard,
Patrick, Phelps, Ramsdell, Werninger,
Wilson, Young, Mr.. President Farms
worth -2l.
SECOND READING.
House Bill No. IA, TO extend the time
of paying the claims named in chapter
116, Acts of 1867, was ordered to third
reading.
House Bill No. 81, reported from the
committee ON the Judiciary with the
recommendation that it do not pass.
The bill provides punishment for town
shin officers who convert to their own
use money or property entrusted to
them.
Mr.. DAVIS moved to amend the act
by inserting the words State and coun-
tE before the word township" Adopt
ed.
Mr.. DAYTON moved to amend by
striking out the word "misdemeanor''
and inserting the word felony"
Mr.. PATRICK demanded the yeas
and nays. The call being sustained,
those voting in the affirmative were
Messrs. Applegate Gather of Tayler,
Crane, Davis, Dayton, Doolittle, Har.
man, Patrick, Phelps, Ramsdell, Wilson,
Young, Mr.. President Farnsworth-l3.
These voting in the negative were
Messrs. Bsremsn, Brown, Gather OF