South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-11-07
West Virginia Legislature.

10 the Senate, onsihe 21st, Bill to a.
mend act coDcerning removal Of obstruc-
tons 10 South Branch river aud two of its
tributaries was ordered to secead reading.
ia The House, on the 23rd, on motion Of
Mr.. VossLER,
Resolred, 'rEat the c rIh,nittee on Edu.
cation ipqatSej into the eXpedieocy of allow
log companss.ioa To ,the presidents and
commissioners constituting the Boards of
Education for limited number Of days,
aud report by bill or otherwise.
10 the S,na,e, op the Gath, on motion Of
Mr.. JOHNSON,
Resolved, That the Governor, Auditor,
Treasurer, Secretary Of State and Superin-
tepdent of Free Schools, each be directed
| to inform the Senate whether they or either
of then. have directed any printing or bind
Jog to DO done or s-ationery or printing pa
per to be furnished for the use Of the State
since the 9TH day Of April, 1873. Ii so,
what documents and the number Of copies
Of each have been so printed or bound, the
amount, quality and kind of stationery aud
printing paper furnished, whether the same
and amount paid for each, out of what fund
it was so paid and by what authority said
printing & binding was done, aud said sta
tiouery Il printing paper wac furnished and
transmit. with their reports printed copies
of all documents So printed or bound, and
copies ofall certificates, sfidaviss and vouch-
ers upon which payment was made for said
printing, binding, stationery aud printing
paper. .fs- E.sH-
To the House, on the 25tb, by Mr.. Vos-
LER,
House bill 1870, GA bill to appropriate
81 900 for the road connecting Greenland
Gap and North Fork turnpike IL Grant
county"
Referred TO Committee on Roads and In
land Navigation.
BY resolution, that Committee on J udi-
ciary inquire into the expediency of arraug
ing for settlement between S ate of Virgi.
MIA and this State of public debt of State
Of Virginia before division of said State.
Also, that Auditor be requested to far
nish this House amount Of taxes collected
in State from time of its formation and in
what PORTIONS same has been ex pendcd
|
| tee on Finance, to whom was referred Go
vernor's Message, respecting printing and
stationery, aud communication of Secretary
of State, of like nature, peroeiving that the
proper consideration of the same involves
construction of Constitutional law and sta
tutory enactments, more appropriate for
| Commit. Oh judiciary to interpret, ask
ed that the same be referred to judiciary
! Committee.
Senate Bill changing time for Jefferson
| County Court was passed.
| Also, bill amending Act concerning re
movaf Of distractions from uth Branch
River, and bill to confer additional juris-
dic'ion on County Courts.
BY resolution, that Com missiouers of
Public Printing be requested tn report to
Senate an account of their proceedings un-
der and by virtue of chapter 70 of Acts Of
1878.
In the House, The following resolutions
were offered and referred
AZ to expediency Of comforting upon JUS
tices jurisdiction 10 cases for unlawful de-
tention Of real estate aud trespass; provid-
ed damages are nor over 800.
To allow justices to fac not exceeding
twenty dollars.
Extending timo to collect taxes two years.
AS to appointment Of persons before
whom in,errogstories may be filed.
AS 10 amending statute of limitations.
AZ to abolishment Of County Superin.
tcndent Of Free Schools, and comforting du-
ties upon Circuit Court Clerks as to re-
pair of roads and tax therefor.
To the Senate, on the 2Sb, on motion Of
Mr. WALKER:
Resoioed, That the Committee on FL
nance be, and are hereby instructed, to in.
quire into and report whether the prOvis-
ions Of the Code of 1868, chapter ll3, page
ISL, in relation to State depositors, has been
complied with aud report by bill OF other
wise.
SeDa'e bill 229, n bill 10 secure TO the
State Of West Virginia, representation in
the House Of Representatives in the 43rd
Congress, was read a third time, on motion
Of Mr.. CAMDEN, was laid on the table.
TOUCHING DEVOTION Mr. DoTY, ofSpringGsld,
Illinois, married beautiful woman. lie lived