The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-24
West Virginia Legislature
"WEDNESDAY, February 90, 1870.
SENATE.
BILLS, PETITIONS, &C.


By Mr.. LEONARD-To change the
time of holding the Courts in the Ninth
Judicial Circuit. Passed.
By Mr.. DAVIS-Amending the regis
| try law. Read first time.
BY Mr.. WILSON-To provide for or.
phans and destitute children. Referred
to the committee on Humane and Grim
inal Institutions.
BY Mr.. COOK-For the relief Of the
securities of William Roach, late Sheriff
of Wyoming county.
BILLS PASSED.
Senate Bill No. 67, to amend and re-
, enact section l, of chapter 9 of the Code
of West Virginia.
Senate Bill No. 20, allowing further
time 10 Michael L..Rader, late Sheriff ei
Nicholas county, to collect taxes.
Senate Bill No. sc, in relation to the
salary of the County Superintendent OF
Free Schools, for the county Of Berke'
ley.
On motion of Mr.. WILSON, Senate
Bill No. 70, to enable the Hampshire
and BaltiRore Coal Company, to build
railroads from its mines and connect
them with other railroads, was tabled.
The vote by which House Bill No. 80,
in relation to the killing Of deer, was
rejected, was reconsidered and the bill
tabled.
Senate Bill No. 60, to repeal an act
entitled "An Act permanently locating
tho seat of government for this State, u
being on its second reading for amend
ment, Mr.. PHELPS offered the follow
ing amendment: Provided, that this
act shall not take effect until t5e seat OF
government of this State shall be per-
mauently located at sOme other place.
On this amendment, those voting In
the affirmative were Messrs. Cook,
Humphreys, Koonce, Patrick, Phelps,
Ramsdell and Young-7.
Those voting in the negative were
Messrs. Applegate, Boremau, Brown,
Gather of Taylor, Gather of Gilmer,
Crane, Davis, Dayton, Doolittle, Gold,
Harman, Leonard, Werninger, Wilson,
Mr. President Farnsworth-l5.
Mr.. RAMSDELL moved to lay the
bill on the table.
On this motion,
Those voting in the affirmative were
Messrs Cook, Humphreys, Koonce, Pat.
rick, Phelps, Ramsdell and Young.
Those voting in the negative were
Messrs. Applegate, Boreman, Brown,
Gather of Taylor, Gather of Gilmer,
Crane, Davis, Dayton, Doolittle, Gold,
Harmau, Leonard, Werninger, Wilson
aud Mr.. President Farnsworth.
Mr.. RAMSDELL offered substitute
for the bill entitled, "a bill changing
the location of the permanent seat OF
government of this State"
On the adoption of this substitute,
those voting in the Affirmative were
Messrs. Cook, Humphreys, Koonce and
Ramsdell.
Those voting in the negative were
Messrs. Applegste, Boreman, Brown,
Gather of Taylor, Gather of Gilmer,
Crane, Davis, Dayton, Doolittle, Gold,
Harman, Leonard, Patrick, Phelps
Werninger. Wilson, Young and Mr.
President Farnsworth-lS.
Mr.. YOUNG offered the fellowine
amendment, to be added at the end Of
the bill: And the permanent location
of the seat of government of the State
shall hereafter be located near the
mouth of Greeubrier river, in one of the
counties of Greenbrier, Monroe or Ra
leigh.
On this amendment, those voting il
the affirmative were Messrs. Cook
Humphreys, Phelps aud Young.
These voting in The negative were
Messrs. Applegate, Boreman, Brown
Gather of TAYLOR, Gather of Gilmer
Crane, Davis, Dayton, Doolittle, Gold
Harman, Koonce, Leonard, Patrick
Rsmsdell, Werninger, Wilson aud Mr.
President Farnsworth.
Mr.. RAMSDELL offered the following
amendment: And that the permanent
seat of government be hereafter at Par
kersburg, in the county of Wood.
In support of this amendment Mr.
LEONARD submitted q proposition
from the City Council of Parkersburg
proposing to furnish temporary build
ings for the accommodation of the Stat
officers and Legislature aud TO remoyt
all the archives Of the State to Parkers
burg free of charge. He also STATED
that the citizens of Wood county pro
posed, if the Capital should be located
at Parkersburg, to donate to the Stat
ten acres of land and that he held tn
deeds for the same, on which to cree
permanent buildings, and SIS, 900 to ali
in the erection of said buildings.
Pending this amendment the Ssnat
took recess till 2 o'clock P. II.
i AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. FOREMAN offered the followinI
amendment to the amendment:
"But the seat of government shal
remain at the city of Wheeling In tn
county Of Ohio until the first day o
May, 1871.
II After some discussion the amendmen
to the amendment was withdrawn.
> On the amendment those voting il