The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-25
SENATE.
CHARLESTON, January 10.


Mr.. Sherrard presented a petition o.
James Hartman and twenty-six others
citizens of Mineral county, praying a
change OF line between that county
and Hampshire county. Referred.
Mr.. Morrison offered the following
resolution:
Rsso!ved, That f. W. S. Moore, Of
Fairmont, be appointed an additiona
committee clerk.
Mr.. Baker moved that the further
consideration of this resolution be in
definitely postponed, and on this motion
demanded the yeas and nays, which
were ordered taken and the motion
lost.
YEAs-Messrs. Baker, Carper. Gun
ningham, Price, Pew, Scott, OF Richie
Sherrard and Wilson's.
NAYs-Messr5. Alexander; Armstrong
Blakemore, Gold, Hereford, Ice, Kline
Morgan, Morrison, Patterson, Scott, o
Raleigh, S,rollings and Mr.. Presiden
-l3.
On motion Of Mr.. Baker the motion
was laid on the table.
Mr.. Scott, of Raleigh, Offered the fol-
lowing resolution, but it was not agreed
to:
Rcso7ved, That the Sergeant-at-Arm
is hereby ordered to furnish each mem
Der OF the Senate with postage stamp;
to the amount of ten dollars, for tht
purpose OF sending public document'
and corresponding with their consti'
uents.
On motion Of Mr.. Blakemore,
Resolved, That the committee on In
ternal improvements and Navigation
inquire into the expedieucy OF changing
the road law, so as to require the super
visors to have the roads laid oil il
sections Of one mile more or less, AT
kept in order by work or money, o
both.
On motion OF Mr.. Price,
Resolvea, That so much of the Gov
ernor's message as refers to q certain
indie btedness, or deficiency in the Stat
finances, originating in 1867, be referee
to the committee on Finance and claims
requesting that body to make fair an
full statement Of facts, that our constit
ueuts may fully understand the work
ings Of the financial concerns Of tn
State.
The following bills were introduce,
| by leave, and each one read the frs
time and ordered to its second reading
By.Mr. Scott, Of Ritchie-Providin!
for the appointing of pages in the Cir
cult Court.
By Mr.. Gold-To amend and re-enac
sections one and two of chapter twenty
nine of the Code of West Virginia.
By Mr.. Carper-To repeal the &C
passed February %, 1871, and entitled
An Act to amend the act entitled Al
Act establishing code of laws for thi
State in relation to corporations.
By Mr.. Kline-To repeal section
eight and nine of chapter ninety-six o
the Code of West Virginia.
By Mr.. Stollings-Providing FOR 1
charter for the Coal River Railroad
Company.
By Mr.. Wilson To change tn
names Of Chapline and Averill town
ships in Jefferson county.
By Mr.. Sherrard-To incorporate tn
town of Moorefeld in the county o
Hardy.
Mr.. Carper introduced a joint resolu
ton providing for the adjournment o
the Legislature sine die on Friday, tn
18TH day Of February next, at s O'CLOCK
A. NJ. Laid over under the rules.
The following communication wa
received from the Janitor, and OF
motion Of Mr.. Baker, referred to tn,
committee on Finance and Claims.
To the Honorable Senate of the State o
Vest Virginia:
GENTLEMEN:-By your resolutions
adopted January is. 1872, the Janitol
was requested to have raised the fla!
of the Union, &c. Permit the Janito
to be heard in his reasons why tn,
same was not and can not be done
under the existing state of the case
which are, as to the facts, as follows:
WHEREAS, During the early part o
last fall, a violent storm of wind blew
down one flag staff and weakened ant
injured the other, and also carried
away the staging by which it is ap
preached; therefore compliance will
your resolution would, in the judgmen