South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-03-07
West Virginia Legislature.

SA1 URDAY, the 22od Of February, no
business was transacted by the Legis lature.
BY request, the Senate met 10 the House
OF Delegates and the whole body listened
In the reading of the Farewell Address of
General Washington" by Col. JOHNSON,
President Of the Senate. When this was o.
yer, Mr.. DAVENPORT moved that the House
adjourn out OF respect to the memory Of
the iliustrious Father of his Country0-
Ii Is said that some mem ber. moved to a
mend by inserting, that a copy of,he pro-
ceedings be forwarded 10 the afflicted fam
lily of the deceased
Ga tie 10Th, the House Of Delegates, af.
ter two days fight refused TO adopt the ma
jority report on the Printing Frauds-and
laid the reports on the table, 10 be taken I'D
on the 9Th inst by a vo.e Of ayes 20,
noes ID. Ii has also adopted resolution
tn taSe a rece,s from the 9th inst. to the
second Wednesday of January, 1874.
"WoE TO RuMsELLERs. The bill con.
corning the vending Of spirituOus liquors,
which passed the Senate on the 23rd aud is
now before the lower house, will raise "Ned"
in the taunts of thewbisky sellers through
out the STATE. II does away, says the
Charleston Courier, with the screen AID
frosted window business, and states in ex-
plicit terms that wives and children Of
drunkards shall be entitled tn damages
where their interests are projudiced by the
ne slect on the part of the saloon keeper of
strict regulation which is laid down in
the bill This measure has other good
points also, aud its passage in the III Duse is
set down as certain. Our law in this re-
sptci, if the bill passes, will be similar TO
the excellent Il very efficient enc of Ohio.
Ia the Senate, on the 2Stb, the reports
Of the Committee of Conference between
the two Houses, upon the jury Bill, were
taken up. The majority report, which was
sigued by Messrs. CAMDEN and Bur Gil Err,
as charmen OF the respective committees,
submitted various amendments TO the bill
as compromise between the two houses,
leaving the question of selection of Jurors
TO the county courts; VIII 'reqs the mine ORR
ty report which is signed by Mr.. SCOTT,
recommends the recession of the Senate,
from its position, and its asking for anoth
or Committee of Conference.
The substantial difference between the
two houses is that, the Senate wishes to
/ give the Sheriff exclusive power to select
/ jIrar-, while the House desires to adhere
10 the ed jury law, with the necessary
III cd ,iications 10 suit the new order Of things
Af'er debate the maj 'rity report was adop-
ted
Mr.. CAMDEN was requested TO inform
/ the House If the action of the Senate upon
the reports and bill Mr.. CAMDEN mst
/ GEN. Brown of the House, who bore a
similar message to the S'natc.
10 the House, the bill appr' priating 81 =
} 600, TO Prndlet1n cNun'y, for the purpose
! IF assisting in the construction of a bridge
across the South Branch on the Moorcf.ld
and North Branch Turnpike Road in said
county, was read tue fr.t time and on mo
ton of MIR. SroUr, laii on the table.
On motion OF Mr.. RRowN, the report OF
the Conference Com mi!tce On the jury bill
was taken up. The minority report wa:
adopted.