The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-03
Legislative Proceedings.
SENATE.

AASSSS0S
SENATE.
In the Senate on Saturday, January
%, the following bills were ordered to
third reading:
House bill changing the times Of
holding courts in the 18th Circuit
Senate bill to provide for selling a
part of a church lot in Buckhannon.
Senate bill to amend the charter and
extend and prescribe the limits of the
city of Wheeling.
Bills were introduced as follows:
By Mr.. Ice-To amend and re-enact
section | OF the act to provide free
schools for the district of Fairmont.
Bv Mr.. Boreman-To provide for
submitting the proposed amendment 10
the constitution of the State.
Mr.. Hartman presented the petition
of Geo. S. Vanmetsr, DC, Of Grant
county, praying the repeal Of the deer
law as to that county. Referred.
Resolutions were offered by Mr.. Day
ton, directing the committee on Inter
nal Improvements, &c, TO inquire into
the expediency Of providing that coun-
ties, townships and corporations may
subscribe to the capital stock and pro
vide the right Of way for the several
chartered railroad improvements
throughout this State
Bv Mr.Koonce-That the committee
on Finance, &c, inquire into the ex'
pediency of so amending section Al,
chapter 80 Of the Code, as to require
boards Of supervisors TO make the
county levy the first Wednesday in
June.
By Mr.. Davis-Whereas, the Gov
ernor elect, Hon. J. J Jacob, is now on
a visit to the capital; therefore
Resoivsd, That Governor Jacob be
allowed the privilege OF the floor of the
Senate, and that the Clerk present him
with copy of this resolution.
On motion OF Mr.. Davis, Messrs.
johnson and Kline were granted leave
Of absence Tor to day.
Mr.. Davis, from the special committee
to wait on the public printer, reported
that that duty had been performed, and
arrangements made so that the print
ing, hereafter, would be promptly done.
Adjourned.
The following bills were introduced
in the Senate on Tuesday, January 81 :
By Mr.. Carper, (from the Judiciary
committee ITO exclude period spe-
Gifted from the computation OF the time
within which certain suits, proceedings
and appeals may be brought, instituted
and taken.
By Mr.. Davis, from committee on
Finance and Claims)-To amend sec
ton 80, Of chapter 20, and section Al,
of chapter 80, OF the Code.
By Mr.. Patrick-To give the corpo-
ration of Charleston control Of the free
schools within its limits.
By Mr. Baker, (Mr. Dayton in the
Chair)-Authorizipg the Board OF Su-
pervisors of Ohio county to subscribe
to the capital stock OF the Hempfeld
road, and repeating chapter II OF the
act Of 1869
Resolutions wsre adopted as follows ::
Providing for the election Of State
Superintendent Of Free Schools on to-
morrow.
The Senate joint resolution request,
ing Congress to prohibit the consIruc-
ton Of any bridges which may obStruci
the navigation OF the Ohio river, or i'm
peril the transit Of boats and barges
was adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Koonce,
Resolved, That the committee on
Finance inquire into the expediency OF
exempting the sufferers by the late flood
at Harper Ferry from the payment Of
taxes now due for 1870, on property
damaged or destroyed by the flood.
Mr.. Price offered resolution in
structing the Judiciary committee TO
inquire into the expediency OF report
ing a bill fixing a penalty on any State
officer or employe, executive, judicial or
legislative, who shall receive or accept
a Tree pass over any railroad, dc. and
a like penalty on any one. offering
free pass-haIf to go to the informer, and
the other halt to the educational fund.
Adopted-Messrs. Alexander and Ice
voting against it.
On motion of Mr.. Davis,
RESOLVED, That the Auditor be re-
auested to furnish the Senate forthwith
with a statement showing the balance
in the Treasury on October !, 1870,
how much Of the same was subject to
appropriations previously made, how
many of such appropriations have been
paid, to whom and the amount, how
much of the said balance belonged to
the general fund, how much to the
school fund, and how much to the ire
ducible school fund; whether any sums
have been transferred or borrowed from
either OF said funds, to or for the use OF
either of The others; If go, when, the
amount and from which fund.
Mr. Davis said in explanation of the
resolution. that while it appeared from
the Auditors report, there was a bal
ance in the Treasury October l, lS'o'
OF S2l3, 400, that ,npou close examlna-
ton it wouh be found that the amount
referred to as the school fund, the sum
Of $6O.52S.34, and this added to the
appropriations made by the last Legs
lature and not yet paid, to-wit: $751;
022.5O, would make deficit Of $685.
56O.s4, instead Of an overplus. ....