The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-08
West Virginia Legislature.
MONDAY, February Z, 1870.
SENATE.

Mr.. RAMSDELL offered Senate Joint
Resolution No. 9, as follows:
Resolred. That the Senate aud House
of Delegates meet in joint convention
in the Hall of the House of Delegates
twenty days after the service upon
Nathaniel Harrison of copy OF these
resolutions and the charges and speci-
fcations as contained in House Joint
Resolution No. l3, for the purpose OF
hearing the evidence and arguments of
counsel on the charges against Nathan
iel Harrison, Judge of the Seventh Ju-
dicial Circuit of this State, aud that any
votes which may be required to be taken
during the progress of said trial shall
be bad by each House in it own Hall,
aud at the termination of the said trial
each House shall vote separately upon
each of said charges.
ReSolred, That the clerk of the House
of Delegates is hereby directed TO tele.
graph Henry NJ. Mathews at the White
Sulphur Springs, Greenbiier county, in
this State, or at such other place as a
telegram will reach the said Mathews,
the Sc resolutions, and service of copy
of such telegram, together with copy
of the charges aud specifications adopt.
ed 10y House Joint Resolution No. l3, of
this session, upon Nathaniel Harrison in
the mode prescribed by law, shall be
held valid and legal service Of the
said charges and specifications and these
resolutions.
The resolutions lay over one day
under the rules.
BILLS PASSED.
House Bill No. IA, to extend the term
of paying claims named in chapter ll6,
Acts of 1867.
House Bill No. 25, amending the Code
relating to the docket of the Supreme
Court.
House Bill No. 81, granting the con-
sent. of the State of West Virginia, to
the purchase by the United States Of
sertain lands for the purpose of erecting
thereon building for the accommoda-
tion Of the Custom House, Post Office,
& c., at Parkersburg, and ceding Juris-
dicIiou over the same.
House Bill No. 30, to authorize the
Trustees of the Disciples Church, in
West Ii berty, to sell their church.
House Bill No. IS, to amend and re
enact sections 81 and %, of chapter ll6
of the Code, in relation to juries,
House Bill No. 80, to amend the Code
so as to have two sessions of the Su-
preme Court of Appea' g, at the seat OF
government, in each year.
Senate Bill No. l3, to amend and re.
enact section of chapter % of the
Code, permitting railroads 10 be buIlt
within twenty feet of building.
Senate Bill No. 26. to provide for the
location of Mcdowell county seat
Mr.. PATRICK moved to take from
the table q resolution in regard to es-
tablisbing ferry within half mile OF
toll bridge. Agreed to, and the reso'
luton was recommitted.
Mr.. PHELPS presented Senate Joint
Resolution No. 10, that Congress be re.
quested to amend the pension laws SO
as to give pensions to persons of this
State who were not enlisted soldiers, as
well as persons who were organized as
State militia. Laid over under the
rules.
Mr.. DAVIS moved to suspend the
rules 50 that Senate Joint Resolution
No. 0, introduced by Mr.. Ramsdell, may
be now considered. Lost.
Mr.. YOUNG moved to suspend the
rules in order to consider Senate Joint
Resolution No. 10, presented by Mr.
Phelps, at this time. The motion pre-
vailed and the resolution was adopted.
Adjourned.