The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-22
Legislative Proceedings
SENATE.

| SENATE.
In the Senate. on Friday, February
18th, message from the House by the
Clerk, announced the adoption OF a
Joint resolution to pay the members OF
the Joint committee TO investigate al
legged illegal charges for freight, DC,
IMPOSED bv the B. n q. K. X. Com
PAW. Adopted.
Mr. Davis, from the committee on
Finance and Claims, submitted report,
showing heavy deficit in the Treasury
for the fiscal year ending September
3Oth, 1870.
On motion Of Mr.. Davis, it was laid
on the table and ordered printed
The following bills were passed:
Senate bill providing for certain pub
locations, for the information Of the
people.
House bill to amend chapter 18th OF
the Code, in relation to the office OF
Adjutant General and Quartermaster
General
On motion Of Mr. Davis.
Resolysd, That the Public Printer
be requested to furnish the Senate at
once, with an estimate Of the cost OF
printing and binding the Code also
an estimate of the amount that will be
due him for printing at the end Of the
present session, and what amount has
been paid him since Oct |, 1870.
A message from the Governor trans
hitting the joint resolution adopted by
the General Assembly of Virginia,
concerning the proposed arbitra-
ton of the debt between Virginia and
West Virginia, ordered printed.
Mr.. Davis, introduced a joint resolu-
ton raising joint special committee
to consider said communication:
Senate committee, Messrs. Davis and
Koonce.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
In the House of Delegates, Friday,
February II, Mr.. Lewis from the
Judiciary committee, reported House
bill No. l6l, amending the charter OF
the Northern and Southern, West
Virginia Railroad company, with a
SUBSTITUTE, RECOMMENDING tHV Po"S"SN
OF the latter.
Also, amended House bill No. -,
amending the law in relation to liquor
licenses
Also, House bill No. 90, comforting
upon the Municipal Court of Wheeling
jurisdiction over the gases Of violation
of the license law.
A message from the Executive an
nounced a communication from the
Governor OF Virginia in relation to the
State Debt Referred to the committee
on Taxation and Finance.
THE STATE FINANCES.
Mr.. Jackson, from the committee on
State Finances, made report showing
deficit in the treasury, October lst,
1870, of S92 ,552.l 6, or that the aprro-
priatons for the year ending September
Both, 1870, were that much in excess Of
the receipts up to that time. The re-
port, which is very lengthy, was or
dered to be printed.
Senate joint resolution No. ~, raising
Joint committee to consider the mes
sage of the Governor OF Virginia in
relation to the Virginia debt, was
adopted.
Mr.. Brannon introduced House bill
No. 334, to exclude in computation, in
cases where the statute Of limitation
arises, the time during which the suitors
test oath prevailed.
The following bills were passed:
Senate bill No. 62-Amending the
law regulating the deposits OF State
funds, and to secure interest thereon.
Senate bill No. ll5-Repealing the
law imposing tax on steamboats, car
rying passengers.
House bill No 229-Providing for
the investment Of the additional en-
dowment for the West Virginia Uni
versitv.
House bill No. l92-To amend and
re-enact the charter of Morgantown.
Adjourned to Monday at 10 o'clock.