The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-16
West Virginia Legislature
TUESDAY. Feb. Is, 1870.
SENATE.

h6aulDB oI tne JOuIuai mao uisPousoe
with.
Mr.. DAYTON, from the committee on
Internal improvements, reported back
Senate Bill No. Al to authorize the
building of the Shenandoah railroad
through this State, with an
amendment. Amendment agreed to and
bill ordered to a third reading. Same
committee reported back Senate Bill No.
AZ concerning and authorizing the
Alexandria, London and Hampshire
railroad company to extend their rail,
road through this State to the Ohio
river, with amendment, recommending
its passage. The bill was amended and
ordered to third reading.
RESOLUTIONS, PETITIONS, &c.
By Mr.. GOLD-Petition from II. II.
Blackburn and other citizens of Berke.
lev county asking reduction of the
tax on bowling alleys. Referred TO the
committee on Finance and Claims.
BY Mr.. MPHREYS-Petition from
Isaac Nichols, of Nicholas county, ex-
pressing opposition to removal OF Judge
Nat Harrison from office. Referred to
committee on the Judiciary.
BY Mr.. GATHER, of Gilmer-Petition
of n. NJ. Bennett and other citizens Of
Glenville, asking q change of boundary
OF that lowb. Referred TO committee
GU Banks and Corporations.
Mr.. DAVIS offered Senate Joint Reso-
luton No. IA, raising joint committee
of seven to investigate the affairs of the
PeuitentiaTy. Laid over under the
rules.
Senate Joiuy Res olution No. l3, in re-
gard to affairs at the peDitentiary, was
laid on the table.
RILLS ON FIRST READING.
By Mr.. GOLD-Senate Bill No 53,
further reg eulating insurance companies.
By Mr.. CATHER-Senate Bill No 54,
to INCORPORATE the town of Glenviiie. in
Gilmer county.
By Mr.. DAYTON-Senate Bill No. 50,
concerning sch. .ols in Tucker county.
BY Mr.. GOLD-Senate Bill No. SO, to
amend the third clause of the fourth
section of chapter 33 of the Code, re.
latlng t. bowling alleys, fixing the tax
al S25 for the first alley and SO for each b
additional one.
By Mr.. HUMPHREYS-Senate Bill
No. 81, to establish vaccine agency In
the town of Lewlsburg.
Mr.. SrURGlSS appeared ut the bar
of the Senate and announced tnat the
House of Delegates had passed House
Joint Resolution No. %, authorizing
the Clerk of the House of Delegates to
issue subpoeuas for witnesses on behalf
of Nathaniel Harrison, Judge of the
Seventh Judicial Circsit, and provld-
ing for the expenses of the same, aud
asking the concurrence of the Senate
therein. He also presented commu.
uication from Judge Harrison, protest.
against the svfficIency of the notice,
and giving the names of witnesses to
be summoned in his behalf.
Mr.. TETER appeared ut the bar OF
the Senate announcing that the Honse
of Delegates had passed Senate Bill No.
9, with an amendment, and asked the
concurrence of the Senate therein.
Mr.. WILSON moved to lay House
Joint Resolution No. % Oh the table for
the present. Carried.
Senate Bill No. 9, with the amend
meut reported from the House. was Ia
ken up. The bill is to amend and re-.
new the charter of the Wes5 Virginia
Central Railway Company. The amend
ment was concurred in.
On motion of Mr.. WILSON, Senate
Bill No. 8, to amend the act incorpo-
rating the Guyaudotte Valley Railroad
Company, was taken from the table
and ordered to third reading.
On motion of Mr.. FARNSWORTH,
(Mr. Boreman in the chair Senate Bill
No. % was taken from the table aud
ordered to third reading
Mr.. DAVIS moved to take from the
table Senate Joint Resolution No. H.,
re ating to affairs in the penitentiary,
offered by him this morning. Agreed
to, and the resolution was adopted.
Adjourned.