The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-25

Mr.. Baker said he did not understand
that the gentleman from Barbour, meant
anything of the kind, or he would
have promptly, called him to order.
Nor did he now think that he meant to
cast any reflections on the judges OF the
Supreme bench.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
In the House of Delegates on Mon
day, February 10Th, Mr.. Jackson from
the committee on Finance made an adj
verse report on the bill appropriating
sixty-thousand dollars for the further
construction OF the Penitentiary.
A number of private bills were re-
ported upon, most of them adversely. ~'-7
Mr.. Faris, offered a. resolution re-
questing the Auditor and Treasurer to
report the amount Of money in the
Treasury, and the amount Of each fund.
. M. Barr introduced House bin No.
232, authorizing the sale of certain
church property of Whee!ipg,oi
" ~ TREAsURERs REPORT. ..
l., A communication from the Treasurer
submitted a report of the condition of
the Treasury, the substance Of which is
given in the Senate proceedings. .
THE ELECTION LAW.
Under a suspension Of the rules,
House bill No. 209, 1.-THE election law"
was read first and second times and or.
dered to-engrossment. This. bill repeats
the registration law and voters test
oath. ..,.........,.
Mr.. Lewis arose to a question Of priv
ilege, and read from the Wheel ne Tri-
Weekly REGISTER, Of the 10th instant
as follows:
Mr.. Lewis, of Harrison, chairman
ofthe Judiciary committee Of the House
OF delegates, has reported no election bill
until to-day. The delay of the COM
mittee in this regard has excited some
surprise and given rise to some com.
ment.' s. BID. ~.
Mr.. Lewis said-This paragraph ap.
pears in the Geographic column of
that paper and purports to have been
dispatched from this place on the 18th
instant. 1t seems to imply a charge of
remissness either on his (Mr. Lewis
part, or on the part Of the entire Judici-
airy committee Whether the paragraph
was aimed at the one or the other was
not material-fo it wasHquite certain
that if the action of the committee or
its chairman in this regard had become
the subject Of comment here or else
where, before the writing of this dis
patch the chairman OF this Committee
or some member oft would have heard
of it. The fact was, that the committee
in the early part Of the session had Or
dered an election bill to be prepared.
It's report was withheld simply because
previous to that time q bill On the sub
ject had been reported in the
Senate, and was ready for
the action Of tina: body. The House
committee, therefore, delayed their re-
port, awaiting the action Of the Senate.
But seeing that the session was draw
ing to close, and that the Senate bill
has not been acted upon in that body,
the House committee promptly report
ed the bill which has just passed to its
engrossment. If the writer Of this
dispatch, who is understood to be the
President Of the Senate, had thought
proper to make inquiry before this dis
patch was sent to distant part Of the
State for publication, this explanation
would have been promptly given. He
Mr.. Lewis, said, that before taking his
seat, he wished 20 add, that this was
not the first time that his action here
as member of this body had been
misrepresented in that paper, but he
hoped it would lie the last.
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN WEST vIR-
GINA RAILROAD.
House bill No. l6l, amending the
charter OF the Northern and Southern
West Virginia Railroad and appropria-
ting $1,000 for a preliminary survey,
came up as unfinished business. A
lengthy discussions ensued in which
strong opposition to the appropriation
was made. .... Ell. ',..rs
Pending the consideration Of the bill
and amendments offered to it. the
House adjourned.
SENATE.
In the Senate, on Tuesday, February
81, bill was introduced
By Mr. Brown-Granting commits
sions to sheritfs on taxes paid into the
State Treasury by railroad companies.
s0n motion of Mr.. Baker, (Mr. Har-
mon in the chair, it was. Is Il
Resoved, That the Judiciary commit
tee inquire into the expediency of pro-
vding that justices, resident in cities or
Incorporated towns, he authorized by
law to grant writs. of ad q,tod dammm
on application to acquire lands for streets
or other public purposes.
The Convention bill was ordered TO
its third reading. Numerous amend
ments were proposed, but all were voted
down.
M. Scott, OF Richie, presented a mi
norty report on the financial affairs. OF
the State, from the committee on Fl
nance. Ordered printed.
Pending the consideration OF the ten
eral Appropriation bill, the Senate adj
journed.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
In the House Of Delegates on Tues
day February 2lst, Mr.. Ferguson, from
the judiciary committee, reported a
number of unimportant bills. Also,
that il WAS inexpedient To lepislate