The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-03-22
read the third time and passed-yeas

/
Al; nays, none.
The Senate bill for giving full force
and effect to section IS OF article 8, OF
the Constitution, relating to citizens OF
this State who aided or participated in
the late war bet.een the Government
Of the United States and part of the
people thereof. was read the second
time.
Mr.. Brown moved several amend
meuts to the bill, but they were voted
down, and the bill was ordered to its
third reading.
On motion of Mr.. Woodell. the spe-
cisl order, that being the consideration
of the reports on the charges against Fl.
s. Walker, Pablic Printer, was taken
up.
After several motions and votes the
following substitute Was adopted tor the
resolutions heretofore offered by Messrs.
Price and Brown:
Resolusd, That this House deems it
the duty OF any Executive offi;er who
may be possessed OF facts showing ille-
gal disbursements for Public Printing
to obtain proper restriction by proceed.
ings to be instituted in the courts.
Resolved, That the further considera-
ton OF the various reports upon public
printing be ni,ely postponed.
The Rouse sub stituted for the Senate
bill relative TO letting out to contract
the public printing aud binding OF the
State, &c, was read the third time aHd
psssed
Mr.. Shirley offered a resolution re
citing the passage OF the House joint
resolution. providing for recess OF the
Legislature on the 24th inst and re.
curing the Senate to take early action
thereon.
TUESDAY, March Is.
In the Senate Mr.. Camden, chairman
OF the committee appointed on the let
instant to ascertain what steps were ne
cessary to be taken by the legislature.
to secure for the State q proper repre-
sentation in the lower house OF Congress
made o rept IT, accom- panied by bill.
TIE committee addressed letter to
Attorney General Mslhews, upon the
subject, and obtained his written op'n-
ion as to the day upon which the law.
ful election took place. The opinion
Of the Attorney General is that the
Fourth Thursday in October was the
proper day. in which the committee
concur. The committee is of the opln-
ion that Governor Jacob tailed in his
duty to the people Of tbs State in not
giving certificates Of election 70 the
candidates elected upon the fourth
Thursday in October. and the bill which
it reported substitutes the Presl-
dent OF the Senate for the
Governor in the premises as it
is provided to be done by the statute,
in cases OF emergency-s virtual i'm
peachment Of the State Executive, as
remarked by member. The President
of the Seuste ia directed by the bill to
take the matter into his hands, ascer.
tain the result OF the election upon the
fourth Thursday in October, aud issue
bis proclamation in due form. The
committee is OF the opinion that Bepja>
min Wilson was lawfully elected in the
first district, Benjamin F. Martin in the
second and Frank Hereford in the third.
House bill 27, concerning the powers
of the municipal administration OF the
city OF Wheeling, in relation TO taxa
ton. wac passed.
On motion by Mr. Camden,
Resolved, That the House OF Dele-
gates be respectfully requested to aP-
point Committee OF Conference con
sisiing OF three, to act with q like Conn
M ttee on the part OF the Senate to con-
Ter together as TO the business oil the
the two houses requiring speedy or i'm
mediate action. and consult ss to the
necessity of recess OF the two houses
and il q recess is deemed advisable, to
| fix upon the time OF its commencement
and termination. Said Committees TO
report from time to time to their res
pectlve houses. Adopted.
Mr. Caldwell, introduced Senate joint
resolution %. concerning the suppress
sion of The Capital, q newspaper pub
lished at Warrington,
Resolved BY the Legislature Of West pir-
ginia:
That the suppression OF The Capital, q
paper pubis ed in the city OF Wash
iugton, by Donn Pistt, on the 4th day
of March, 1873, by the authorities OF
the Government, was impolitlc, imPer-
tinent and wrong, and was gross In
novation upon the sacred rights OF
American citizens. Lies over one day,
under the rules.
On motion BY Mr.. Sherrard,
Resolued, That the Committee on
Printing be directed to ioquire whether
or not Joint resolution No 10, OF. the
/ present session OF the Legislature. pro-
vid ing Tor printing and distributing to
the members.the scts ss they are passed,
has been complied with; and il it has
not, upon whom the responsibility rests,
and what remedies are needed and how
they can be applied Adopted.
On motion by Mr. Price,
Resolped, The House of Delegates
concurriug, that this Legislature will
adjourn, sine die, on the thirty first day
OF March, 1873. Tabled.
The joint committee appointed BY the
Legislature to visit the Salt Sulphur
Springs 10 Monroe county, which con-
sisted OF Senators Price and Summers
upon the part Of the Senate and Messrs
Thom pson, Bradford and Fsrnsvorsh
for the lower house, made . report
through Mr. Price, 10 the Senate, just
before adjournment The Committee
reports the property to be faely adapt
ed to the purposes Of an asylum for the
iueane, Tor which it 10 proposed N be
purchased. The prce of the property
is Get $65 600, and the estimated cost of