The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-26
COMMUNICATIONS.

Clerk.
| COMMUNICATIONS.
A communication was received fron
the House of Delegates announcing The
passage of House Bill No. 3, a bill
changing the time of holding court il
the Third Judicial Circuit.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. 50
Mr.. KOONCE, from tho committee on
Public Buildings and Public Printing
to whom was referred the evidence
taken by the special committee to in
vestigate matters in West Virginia Pen.
itentiary reported the same back and
moved that it be printed.
Mr.. FOREMAN moved that it lay on
the table. Agreed TO.
BILLS PETITIONS, &C.
By Mr.. YOUNG
Senate Bill Ne. 10. A bill appropria-
ting $1,000 to the Slavips' Cabin and
Summersville turnpike road.
On motion of Mr.. YOUNG the rules
were suspended, the bill read second
timo and referred to the committee on
Finance.
By Mr. DAYTON
~ JIOl JUN llSOl
and other citizens of Randolph county
asking the State to take charge of turn.
pike roads. Referred to the committee
on Internal improvements,
Bs Mr.. COOK
Senate Bill No. IL. A bill appropria
ting the State revenue of Mercer couu-
ty for the erection of Public Buildings
in said county.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. CRANE-Directing the com
mitteo on the Judiciary to inquire into
tue expediency Of repeating the law al
lowing parties TO testify in their own
behalf. Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 4, look
ing to suspension of the business of
the Senate on Friday next, was taken
from the table and passed.
SECOND READING.
Senate Bill No. 4. A bill exempting
Edward E. Cook from the provisions of
Section 3 Chapter 119, of the Code, was
read second time for amendment.
Mr.. KOONCE moved that the rules
be suspended and that the bill be en-
crossed for third reading. Agreed to.
MIR. KOONCE moved that the bill be
read third time and put upon its pas
sage. Agreed to and the bill passed.
Those voting in the affirmative are ::
Messrs. Applegate, Boreman, Brown,
Gather, of Gilmer, Gather, of Taylor,
Cook, Crane, Davis, Dayton, Gold,
Humphreys, Koonce, Patrick, Phelps,
Wcrninger, Young, Mr.. President,
Farnsworth-l7.
Those voting in the negative are
Messrs. Doolittle and Harman-2
Senate Bill No. 5, Authorizing the
Adjutant General to procure cases for
the pIeservation of the war flags of
West Virginia regiments was read a
second time and ordered TO be engTossed.
BILLS on FIRST READING.
Senate Bill No. 6, Authorizing tho
Trustees of the NJ. f. Church in Oceana,
Wyoming county, to sell and convey
their church property. Referred to
committee on the Judiciary.
Senate Bill No. I, Legalizing the ac-
acknowledgement of certain deed to
John B. Young, Of Mineral county. Re-
ferred to the committee on the Judi
ciary.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr.. HUMPHREYS moved to take
from the table Senate Bill No. |, con-
firming and amending the charter of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Com
pany. Agreed to.
Mr.. FARNSWORTH (Mr. Boreman in
the chair) offered aa amendment to the
bill by striking out section and in
serting an addition to section 9, provid-
ing that the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
road Company and the West Virginia
Central Railway Company shall mu-
tually furnish every facility for the
transportation over their roads of ton
nage and passengers coming from the
road of one company to the road of the
other company, and there shall be no
manner OF discrimination against trade
and travel passing frem the read of one
of said companies to the road of the
other company.
Mr.. FARNSWORTH supported his
amendment, stating that it was neces
sary as o compromise between the West
Virginia Central Railway Company and
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Gem
pany.
Mr.. PHELPS preferred the bill as ii
originally stands. There is nothing in
the amendment not in the bill aud it is
mere surplussage.
Mr.. DAVIS pronounced himself de-
cidedly in favor of internal improve
ments. If the bill as it stands will
bring the necessary capital to the aid of
the road, he was in favor of the bill as it
is: if the amendment is necessary to
work out this result he would vote for
the amendment. He asked Senators to
look to nothing but the interests of the
State in this matter.
Mr.. YOUNG thought the Senate had
no right to amend the charter of the
road. They did not ask to have their
charter amended. All they desire is to
give them as much. time to finish the
western end that they have on the east
ern end. The ask nothing more and
nothing less. He hoped the amendment
would not prevail.
Mr.. PATRICK was opposed to strik-
ing out or amending any portion of the
original bill, tor the reason that all the
railroad interests are protected by the
Code, and he hoped that the bill would
be passed as it came from thecommittee.
The question being on striking ont
the amendment adopted on Monday.
Agreed to.
The question being on the adoption OF
the amendment offered by Mr.. Farms
worth, very general discussion was
elected.
Mr.. DAVIS moved to insert after the
words "West Virginia Central Railway
Company" the words, "or any other
company charter by this State"
Mr.. DAVIS withdrew his amendment
to the amendment.
Mr.. FARNSWORTH withdrew his
amendment.
The bill was then read o second time
and ordered to be engrossed.
Mr.. FARNSWORTH moved that the
rules be suspended and the bill placed
upon its passage.
The question being shall the bill pass,
Those voting in the Affirmative are