South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-01-27
West Virglnia Eegislatnre.


We have the proceedings of the Lcgisia-
ture Of Tuesdly and "Wednesday, the 18th
and 18th instants. On the Standing Com.
rnittees, in the Senate, Mr.. DAVIS is Chair
man of the Committee on Finance and
Ctdtnisj member of the Committee on
Internal Improvements and Navigation !;
on Public buildings and Public Printing;
and on Enrolled Bis. Mr.. HARTMAN is
on the Committee on Prigaeges and EHec.
tons, on Banks and Corporations, and on
Public Buildings and Public Printing.
The Committee on Humane and Criminal
Institutions is composed of Messrs Bore
man, Brown, Davis, Humphries and Carper
In the House, Mr.. HEIsKELL is on the
Committee on Tdration and Finance Mr..
KEYS, Of Mineral, on Elecutice Offices !;
Mr.. SMITH,of Hardy and Grant, on Print
ing and Contingent Expenses; Mr. BoGGs,
of Pendletou, on ErecutiOe Offices Messrs.
West, Brauuon, NadeDbou-cb, Pritchard.
Smith, of Grant, Lynch, Jones and Me-
Lean, on Committee Of Humane d Grim
nal Institutions.
Joint resolutions for concurrence in the
Flick amendment were introduced in both
Houses, but laid on the table and ordered
10 be printed. Ia the Houee, Mr. HAss-
LER, Of Jackson, offered = resolution Of in.
qniry Of the Governor as to the publication
of the amendment as required by The con
sti,ution, which was adopted
The consideration of BRANNoN's rcsolu-
ton concerning the propricty of calling a
constitutional convention was made tho spc-
cial order in the House for Saturday last at
eleven o'clock
Messrs L A. CuNNINGHANI, Of Pendle.
ton county, aud j. d. HIcKNAN, Of bod.
bridge, were elected Committee Clerks in
'hc Senate; A G. TEpEGrs, of Monroe
II II. lIowAHp, of Mason, and j b. PlY-
TON, Of CIR, cubrier, in the House.
Ia the Senate, on the 18th, Instructions
20 committees by resolutions offered were
made as follows: judiciary, TO consider
expedIcucy of amrdiu- or repeating the
registry law patrick and Johnson and
to report "A bin repeating the voters test
oath lJuhusou) Military Affairs, to con.
slder the proprlety OF abo.ishing the Adju-
lant Generals Office lkhue). judiciary,
TO consider the Iropricty of repeating an
test oaths required Of officers, jurors, en-
pl"yes, Nc, Davis same as to test oaths
OF "ihccrs (J'hnson) same as to repeating
law cXempuug from execution or Other pro-
cess $500 personal estate of husband or pa
rent same MS to repeating present jury
IN" anu substituting OLD Virginia law. Mr..
Day ton offered J'Intresolulou requesting
our congressman To vote TO remove all dis
@ 1,.,, imposed ~ the llth Amendment
bilIs were introduced by Mr.. Kline to a.
o '.'' -. J"'J ~" una 10 amend inc Ia"
In Ga I1,ao NJ. - ,.
I'm - nd ,l.a ny ~" lI'I o'ugeu
10 amend ,h. Ia.r ". Jl'y -" '. .r '"o'n'I
t,,. tho ;ns.ro Wv P''''
THE LEE OBsEQuIEs AT WINCHESTER
On Thursday last the obs puies cf Gen.
Robert +. Ice were ce' ebrated by large
gathering Of the citizens of Winchester. Va.
who marched in procession to Harris Hall,
where an appropriate and eloquent culocv
of the iIlustrious deceased was delivered be
Col, +. w. NJ. Holiday, followed by an
exquisite poem, composed and read by Dan
Is. Lucas, Esq, of this county Charles
torn Free Press.
e. The Pittsburgh DisDuth tells Of
clergyman in village near there who was
waited on by a committee recently. who