South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-02-10
West Virginia Legislature.

'he OoNetnor aud Auditor to furnish the
cost of the Convention Of 1868, aud its
ratification; the cost ofsubmitting the Con-
shtutioDal amendmcnt Of 1866, and the
items from which his estimate of $3.50, 900
Tor holding State Convention is made up.
Adopted
Mr.. Davis introduced Joint resolution
requesting the Governor to furnish detail.
co statement of all the white and colored
inhabitants of each county in this State -
Adopted.
On motion of Mr. Btannon the bill repeal
ing test oaths for officers was taken from
the table, and under suspension of the
rules, passed-yeaS 5l-nays Mr. Boggs
II Mr.. Branuon was appointed to com.
municate the action to the Senate
The following is the vote by which Hon.
II. G DAVIS was elected United States
Senator on the 3lst utimu:
~ SENATE
For II G. Davis-Messrs. Bitter, tPresidenO
-A atji ~ 4Rpiegae, CorpsT, Cook Day'on,
IGfT'ek and Scott, Of Raietyh, Ia.
For james II. Brown Bessrs Boreman Bro,rn,
Gather, Crane HuDPhreyS, Price and Seoa-7.
IN THE HOUSE
For Davis-Nessrs Bollqrd, Barr Brannon.
Br0,cn ChenoWeth, Dgri,son. Faris Ferguson
tia""egan, Garrop, HeisFeH Herrcy Hor,,er,
Is, Lore, Lynch, Mcdonald, Headocs Wol rotr.
n, Nd9enboasch, Nelson, Ne,rmGn PricAard
Roiiyson, Shannon, Sh9pard Simmons, Smith.
Stubs Upton, Webster, Vest, WUson, Craerqn
/ (Spcdker)-39
| For Brown-Me,srs bishop. Boqqs, Clark.
Donrhoo griffin, Hos,iCr JopSs Lo1gb, Nartin,
/ We GiHnis, NcLeaa Smith, cfTyler, Shelley, Sur
giSs and Wyau-l5
4 In the Senate, on the lst inst Mr.. CAR
PER, from the Judiciary committee, repor.
ted back the bill removing the Capital, re-
commencing its passage, with an amend.
ment, moving it to Buckhannon On mo.
tion of Mr. FOREMAN, the bill was made
the sIecial order Cor Friday next, at IL
o clock, a. NJ. Mr.. KooNcE offered re
solution proposing to tax bachelors over so.
$40 per cdPHa, for the benefit Of the school
fund. Referred
The Senate Bill amending the act estab
fishing the Deaf and Dumb and Blind la
stitution, was passed
In the House, the Judiciary Committees
convention bill was amended by striking
out May as the time for holding an elec
/ ton, leaving the time yet undetermined.
! 1t was also so amended as to make the re-
presentation in the convention the same as
now in both houses of the Legislature.
Mr. III. S WALKER was elected Public
/ Printer and Hon. c. S. LEWIS, State Su.
/ perinterdent of Schools The vote stood
For Walker, Al; Mr.. Frew, 26 For Mr..
Lewis, ~ Prof Williams, %
In the Senate, on the 2nd, the bill ex-
tending the time for JosEPH SPRIGG to
qualify as Attorney General was passed.
| The bill to submit the Flick amendment to
avotc Of the people was ordered to eDgross.
mcnt.
In the House, the Convention bill was
passed to engrossment. with amendments
fixing the election for tho 24th of August,
and making the representation the same as
in the two houses of the Legislature, or IS
delegates in all unless q new appointment
shall meanwhile change the number
Should the proposition for Convention
carry, then tho election for delegates is to
occur on the Goth of October House bill
No 80, extending the time for j SPRIGG
to qualify as AttornCy.General was passed.
In the Senate, on the 3rd, Mr. DAVIS
offered the following, from the committee
on Finance and Claims:
Reso7ced By the Legislature Of Vest Yir-
ginia, That the Governor, on OF after the
18th day Of March, 1871, appoint three
disintcrested citizens of this State 10 treat
with the authorities Of the State of Virgin.
10, on the subject Of proper adjustment of
the public debt of that State unpaid and
incurred prior TO the first day of January.
1861, and make report thereof to the Gov
ernor to be printed and Communicated By
him to The Legislature, at the commence.
meut Of it's next session, FIR approval or
disappI oval.
> The Commissioners so TO be appoint.
ed are further directed to ascertain and re-
port the amount Of said debt, then held by
persons other than the State Of Virginia.
and what said debt was incurred for and
what amount of this State debt was then
held by the commissioners Of the sinking
fund and by the board Of the literary fund
that they ascertain aud report the amount Of
all investments then held by the State
their respective amounts and character. and
what portions thereof were then productive
and tLe dividends thcrefrom, and whether
any Of such investments then so held by
said State lave since been donated. changed.
converted or disposed Of by The authorities
Of said State, and If So, tbc amount md
how disposed Of; that they ascertain and
report the revenue derived for tLe fscal
year ending on the 3Oth of September.
1860, from al sources, by the State Of Vir-
giuta, (withiu the present territory Of Nir-
giuia,) and the amount derived from all
sources. from tbc territory DOW composing
tha State Of West Virginia; aud that they