South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-01-31

concerning the removal Of brush, trees and
other Instructions from the South Branch
river, and two Of its tributaries in Hardy.
Grant, Poadiotou and any county ia tue
STATE" IVES read the thru time and
referred 20 .bs Committee on Roads, &c.
On motion OF MIR. CAMPBELL.
In the Senate, on the Dist, the Joint res
o!u,ion offered by Mr.. SUMMERS. ore
outing certain duties Of the Clerk Of the
House Of Delegates and the Public Print
err in relating TO the acts of the Lcrisla-
ture," coming up unfinished business
from Mondays calendar,
Ga motion of Mr.. SnERRARD,
The resolution was amended so as to re-
quire Jour thousand copies of the acts
printed instead of three thousand.
On the motion of the same Senator tho
same was amended so as to provide that
member of the legislature shall receive
fifteen hundred copies of tho Acts instead
Of i've hundred, for distribution.
o. motion Of Mr.. JACOB, the ra.olu
ton was amended further by inserting at
The proper place, the following: THAT Of
the mum Der allotted, to lie distributed a
mong the members, two copies of each act
be seut directly to the clerks Of the county
and circuit courts of each county, respect
lively by the Public Printer"
J TIE resolution as amen ded was then a.
dopted 1t now goes to the House.
"a bill giving full force and eject TO
the section of the Constitution related to
persons who participated in the late rebel
lion" Read the first time
10 tie House, on motioa Of Mr. LAInLEY.
Rcsolred, That tue Ju iciary Commit
tee consider the propriety Of amending
chapter 20 Of the Clde so as to give the
Clerk of the County Court charge over the
land books, instead of the Assessors.
On motion Of Mr. VossLER,
RosoiCe,(, That the Committee on Roads,
&c inquire into the expediency of appro.
priating the SUN Of $1,000 towards the
construction of the bridge across Stoney
River on the North Western turnpike in
Grant county.
In the Senate, on the 22nd, NJ. CAM
DEN from the Judiciary Committee report
ed bill! regulating and fixing the fees Of
officers, requesting that the Judiciary
Committee he relieved from acting upon it.
Referred to the Committee on Fees
10 the House, resolution was offered
by Mr.. LAIDLEY, th.t the Committee on
Taxation and Finance inquire into the ex-
pedeDcg of imposing tax on dogs for the
protection of wool growers.
[ In the House, on the 23rd, Mr.. REY-
NoI.Ds, on leave, introduced bill regula-
ting aud fixing the fees Of officers.
% motion of Mr.. FOLEY,
Rcsoirc3, That the judiciary Commit.
tee inquire into the expediency of so a
meuiing the law as to allow a justice oil
the peace in cases Of misdemesnors 20 i'm.
pose ino not exceeding twenty dollars
with the right Of appeal to the County
Court
In the S'nate, nn the 9th, Mr.. SuER
RARD presented the petition Of The Coun
y Court Of Hampshire county asking
change in the time for holding the Couu t,
Court of said county. The petition wa
referred TO The Committee Oh Counties anC
Municipal Corporations
In the House, on motion of Mr.
4 GwIvN,
Rcso1rcd, That tho Judici,ry Commit
ID tee inquire i1t' The oxpcdienoy Of - n
mcndIng sections - and % of chapter l3C
Of the G de "a to prohibit persons giyin.
evidence in their own behalf