The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-03-03
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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
"WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26.

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passed:
Senate Bill ll6 to legalize certain
acts OF the county court of Fayette; l;
to7
Serate Bill l25 concerning bail il
criminal cases unanimously.
Senate Bill l43 relating to iucorpor'
ated associations other than joint stock
companies; unanimously.
Senate Bill l46 concerning process;
and orders of publication 20 to 2.
Senate Blu l4S relating TO evidences
20 to 2.
Senate Bill Isl concerning the exami
nation of persons charged with crime
unanimously, and
Senate Bill 1873 restraining,o owners o
hogs from allowing them to run al large
in HARRISON county, and the Spencer
district in Roane county.
In the House of Delegates consider
able discussion was had relative to the
bill concerning juries. The House in'
sisted upon lis substitute for the Senate
bill and committee OF conference was
appointed
Mr. Ferguson, on leave, introduced a
bill fixing the times of holding the
county courts in the counties of Wayne
Lincoln and Cabell.
The bill was read three several times
under a suspension o! the rules snC
passed.
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 81.
IL the senate the following bills
were passed:
Senate bill l42, 10 puaish persons
gully OF bribery or corruption in Of
flee, or others for attempting to bride
any officer, and compelling persons to
testify in such cases, upon exemption
rom punishment for any crime that
such PERSONS evidence may develops,
as to himself.
Senate bill l44, providing for the
holding OF circuit courts where from
any cause the judge shall tail to attend
in time, or if in attendance is disquali-
fed Tor sitting.
SenaIe bill 1872. providing tor the ex-
animation of persons charged with
telO V before the county court.
House bill &c, to establish a county
court and Board OF Commissioners for
toe county OF Berkeley.
House bill 66. relating to the indie
pendent school district of Wheeling
House bill 81, extending the time
until the first day OF December, 1873,
in which the Elk RIVER Navigation
Company shall have the right TO com-
pete its improvements 10 Jsrrett's
Ford, with certain conditions. ii to 8
Osmotion OF Mr.. Wilkinson, the rule
was sus pended and House bill 1874, fix
ing times Of holding the county courts
OF Wayne, Lincoln and CabeIl was TAX
en- up and read the first, second and
third time and passed.
A communication from Governor
Jacob, by Mr. Daley, his private secre-
tary, was received The subject o. the
communication is the late act amend
lug the charter of the Steer Creek Vail
ley and Elk river railway company,
which His Excellency vetoes The
grounds OF the veto are substantially
that the Legislature exceeds its power
10 amending the charter to such an
extt Mt as the act does-virtuslly Great
ing new corporation and that the pro-
vision granting it power to buy, hold
aud sell lands to an unlimited extent, is
unwse and lraught with evil to the dis
trict in which the company proposes to
operate. The message was tabled at
the instance OF Mr.. Bennett.
In the House OF Delegates, on mo,
ton of Mr. Knots of Marion.
The special order that being the
consideration OF the majority and mi .
nority reports of the Committee on
Public Printing and Contingent Expen-
ses, in reference to the charges against
the Public Printer, were taken up.
Mr. Brown offered the following re,
solution
RESOLVED, That the clerk Of this
House furnish to the Attorney General
all the papers, evidence and reports oil
Committees in relation to the accounts
OF the public printer, and the Attorney
General is hereby instructed to examine
the whole case with view of ascertain.
Ing the expediencey of instituting legal
proceedings against the public printer
and report his opinion, in writing there
on ; which opinion when made shall be
filed with the papers and lett with
the clerk of the House, for the conside
ration OF the Legislature at its next
session.
Mr.. Price offered the following as q
substitute therefore:
WHEREAS, There is no doubt but in
the minds of a large portion of the PEG.
pie of West Virginia, that H. s. Wal.
ker, Public Printer for the State, has
uulaw ully taken large sums of money
from the treasury OF the State, by max
ing exorbitant charges for work done
that nine-tenths of the people are no
judges OF, and therefore afforded al
easy chance to said printer to acquir,
unlawful GAIN and,
HEkBAs, II 10 uue tue IOresdlu ii
S. Walker, Public Printer, az well al
to the people OF the State at large, tina
the truth oil the whole matter charged
against him, should be brought beior,
court at law that the rights OF the State
may be fairly and fully guarded, ant
the said Henry S. Walker, an unre
strained chance to vindicate his limo
ceuce from the foul charges in a cour
ofjudicature and before a jury OF hi
peers and.
WHEREAS, The Constitution clearly
defines three distinct departments il
this Government and that neither
shall exercise the powers of the other
and that this body is only invested viii
Legislative powers and we have M
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