Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-03-12
RESTITUTION.
West Virginia,s Claim for Damages Du-
ring the War.

ring the War.
Hon: d. 6. Davis, U. 8. Senator from this
District, during the recent session Of our
Legislature, addressed q communication to
Governor Jacob aud that body, Informing
them of. q bill that had been introduced in
the q. s. Senate, looking to settlement
with, and payment of, half million dollars
to our State, for the destruction and occupa.
ton by Federal troops during the late war,
of bridges, churches, court houses, school
houses and McAdamised turnpike or roads,
also at the same time requesting the. State
government to have detailed account and
statement, with proof, of all damage done BY
Federal forces to the above mentioned prop
erty, made out and furnished to our repre-
sentatives in Congress. In response to this
the Legislature, before the close of the ses-
sion, passed the following bill:
SENATE BILL NO. 131.
A bill providing for ascertainine the amount
OF public property and its value DESTROYED
in the State by the Federal Army during
the late civil war
Be IL enacted ly The Legislature of Vest
Virginia:
1. The recorder Of each county in the
State shall, within eight months succeeding
the passage of this act, at his Office, make up
and state, in detail, an account of the number
OF churches, bridges, court houses, jails. and
institutions of learning, and the value of each.
and the aggregate value thereof, DESTROYED
within bis county by the federal army. during
the late civil war. To carry out fully the
purposes of this act the said recorder shall
have the same power to SUMMON before him.
and compel the attendance of witnesses. az he
has in other cases.. The witnesses SO summon.
ed, and attending, shall have the same pay
that witnesses are allowed in the circuit courts.
z Before any records shall proceed to make
up such accounts, he shall give four weeks
successive notice of the time when he shall
make up such account, by publication in some
newspaper, published in his county, OF if no
paper be published therein in paper pub
lished nearest his court house in this State
8. Each record shall, within one month at.
ter he shall have completed said account, re-
turn tn, copy thereof to the Board of Public
Works, and he shall retain COPY of the same
among the records of his Office.
4. 1t shall be the duty of the Board of
Public Works to have made up, from the said
records accounts, and forward to the Sena-
tors of this State in Congress, IN account.
giving the amount and value of all such prop
erty destroyed in the manner, and during the
time aforsaid.
D. The recorders, for the services rendered
under this act, shall be allowed a lust COM
pensation to be fixed by the Board of Super
vlsors of their respective counties, which
amount, together with all the costs attending
the execution of the provisions of this act, by
the recorders, shall be paid out of the treas,
uries of their respective counties.
@ In the Baltimore Conference. NJ. f.
Church, South. at Warreuton, on Friday, the
case Of Rev. DR.. Huston was called I'D. He
appeared before the bar and made statement
of the circumstances under which he left Bal
t'more. After much animated debate, COM
mittee Of inquiry, consisting of Revs Norval
Wilson, John Landstree: and w. 5. Baird
was appointed for an immediate investigation.
The members of this committee are diyines
who have always been regarded as among the
purest and best the Conference, and whether
DR.. Huston be guilty or innocent of the enor.
nous crime with which he is charged, we feel
assured that both lie and the Church will re-
ceive the fullest justice at their hands.
Later.-From Saturdays Conference pro.
ceedngs we learn that the report of the Com
mittee of Inquiry on the case of DR.. Hus-
ton was read and while they have no express
sion OF opinion as to the merits of the case
they recommend that it be referred for inves.
tigation to the Presiding Elder of the East
Baltimore district to be examined at as early
period as possible.