Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-02-22
FROM THE CAPITAL.
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLA AZURE.
In the State Senate last Monday,

Mr.. Summers offered a joint
resolution relating to certain land books,
which were destroyed during the late
war, copies whereof are now ON ME IN
the land office at Richmond. lhese
copies, the resolution states, do no ne
cessarily form portion of the reeofu oS
of the Office wherein they now are au ia
as it is very desirable that they snouia
be procured 10 replace those dearoyeo, Z;
che resolution requests the Governor Oh
Virginia to take such action In si,t IL ,' ths
Ter that the books may be secured III .ne
manner desired. The resolution was
inIn.o nndpr a suspension of the rules
senate Bin No. 95, regulating the
,onnont of debts due certain panKs OF
their representatives. was also fea0 INC
third time and passed.
Tn the House of Delegates
The Senate bill amending and re
o,aot;rg section 8 chapter 90, OF the
90 IN relation TO the action OF eject
'ont was road the third time and passed.
The House bill requiring Shertfs or
their deputies to reside at the county
aaot Of their respective counties. during
tbair terms of office, was read the third
time and passed.
The House bill to amend and re-enact
,bapter SO, Of the Acts Of 1871, was
read the third time and passed. CThe
bill provides for tine appointment OF
three Vaccine Agents, residing respect
ivelv at Charleston, Martinsburg and
Wheeling, whose salary shall be 500
each per year, and whose terms OF office
shall be four yews.)
The House bill to authorize cemetery
associations to sell their lands for other
than burial purposes, was read the third
time and passed with its title.
The House bill amending and reenac-
ting section twenty eight OF chapter
thirry-nine of the Code in relation to
public grounds and buildings was read
the third time and passed.
In the Senate, on Tuesday Feb. ii,
Senate Bill No. 65, extending the time
two wears from the 22d Of August, y,
for organizing and commencing work
under all existing charters, was read the
third time and passed.
In the Senate, on the 9th, on motion
Of Mr.. Grantham, the rule was supended,
and Senate Bill 11S, "A bill to provide
against the evils resulting from the sale
of intoxicating liquors in the State OF
West Virginia. was taken from the ia
BILE and placed upon the calendar,
In the House of Delegates on the
same dav the Senate bill changing the
r;me for holding the Circuit Courts in
rho counties. of Monroe, Greenbrler,
jefferson, Berkeley and Morgan, was
read the third time and passed.
hill was introduced some time
since in the House providing for the
navment of certain Registrars not here
tofore paid. The chief advocates OF the
hin were Messrs. Bradford and Butcher
II was referred to the Committee on
Claims and Grievances, of which MIR.
Butcher is Chairman. He reported 1t
back, recommending its passage On
,nntion of Mr. Stout it was then refer
red to the Committee on Taxation ana
Finance, of which Mr. Davenport is
Chairman. These two Committees, be
it known, being nearly allied look upon
each other with jealous eyes, fearful
that a preponderance Of honor vii be
yiven to one over the other. On FIJI
dayla,t, Mr. Davenport, fr4m his commit
tee reported the bill back, without re-
communication to its passage. Tins
aroused the ire of Mr.. Butcher, and ne
pitched into Georges committee gener-
ally. among other things saying It was
..tie burial ground Of the dead for the
House. =,
Davenport, very much excited-l de
mand that those words be taken down
Butcher. calmly am willing they
shall be taken down but meant them
in a Pickwickian sense, only.
Mr.. Davenport then defended ms com
Ini,tee in their report, and claimed Ihey
did all they could under the circHm-
stances.
Mr.. Stout,who was evidently fighting
mad, then obtained the floor. and sad
the remarks of the gentlemen from Jei-
ferson were evidently meant tor him'
as he made the motion to recommit the
bin. H. would acknowledge hewas
very much excited, and would not say
in the House what he would under 9th
er circumstances.
Mr.. Butcher was happy to say he was
perfectly cool. If members opposed
this bill on political grounds he was not
with them. He was in favor OF paying
all honest debts. He had as little res
pect for boards of registration as any
body. They had registrated him out of
everything, but that was no reason why
these claims, which he was satisfied
were iust, should not be paid. The
Gentleman from Ohio, Mr.. Davenport,
had All imaginative mind,and sometimes
not to speak in an offensive manner
was given to fiction.
Davenport. excitedly-Does the gen
tleman presume to say that | he'd ?
Butcher-Oh no! | only say ones
IMAGINATION oftentime leads one far
away from facts. and | think this is the
case with the gentleman.
Mr.. Bradford said this amount was
iustl, due "his client, and ought to be
paid He never did admire the board OF
registration, but it was 4 part OF the
machinery of the Government, and It's
debts should be paid. This equlvocai
sl.naninc, rh,. word OF