The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-01-01
West Virginia Legislature
Procediugs ON Last Day Before Re'
cess.
Condensed from the Charleston Courier
CHARLESTON, December 81.
SENATE.

tlCeS o. the IedCc dhu Souo'o>St -
spectively, with various amendments:
Also OF Senate Joint Resolution No.
!, For the transfer of the rights and
franchises Of the State, in the kanawha
River Improvement and the james
River and Kauawha Canal upon GER
tain terms to the United States" with
a substitute for one Of the sections
thereof.
NorE.-Mr Davenport, of the
House, subsequently, requested the re-
turn of this resolution, and Mr. Sum
mers was asked to perform that service
1t was afterwards returned to the Sen
ate with two additional amendments,
one to the title, and the other, substltu'
ting Board Of Public Works" for GOV
ernor."
These amendments were agreed to
by the Senate, and Mr.. Summers in-
structed to communicate the fact TO the
House
The amendment by the House to the
bill relating to Justices aud Constables
was rejected by the Senate, lit having
once before been proposed and defeated
in the Senate, and the refusal to con-
cur communicated by Mr. Rlakemore.
The House then, through Mr.. Brown,
announced its adherence to the amend
ment, and requested the appointment
OF a joint committee OF conference.
This committee was selected, and was
composed of Senators Blakemore and
Walker, and Representatives Brown,
Bradford and Withrow.
This committee subsequently, recon-
mended that the Senate recede from lts
position and adopt the amendment,
which was done.
The House also communicated the
adoption of Senate Joint Resolution
No. 3, Requiring the Clerk Of the
House of Delegates to furnish certlti-
Gates to the State officers"
A communication from Governor
Jacob, in relation to the bill entitled
IAN act extending the time for ascer-
tanning and certifying the result OF the
election held on the twenty-iourth day
Of October, 1872. tor representatives In
the Congress of the United States"
The Governor vetoed the bill. He
saws: at is q matter OF regret 10 me,
personally, that the first exercise of this
power in this State should be in con-
necton with a question about which
there exist wide differences OF opinion
among the people"
He then takes the grounds that the
subject under the circumstances is not
within the jurisdiction OF the Leglsla
ture, and that there was no necessity
for this legislation; and says that the
returns OF the election upon the 24th o.
October, for the whole State, with the
exception OF Hancock county in the
First District, and Cabell and Boone in
the Third, were in his Office. He fur
Their says, 81 am not informed whether
or not any elections were held in the
three counties from which no returns
have BEEN received; but even il cleo
tons were then held and full vote
cast, the general result could, by nc
possibility, be changed. Therefore there
is no necessity for this legislation, DC
He also objects to the bill upon prlnci'
pie.
Mr.. Sherrard moved to lay the COM
municstion upon the table. After con
siderable discussion and numerou:
motions and counter-motions, the
motion was finally lost by vote Of IA
%.
The main question, viz . Shall the
bill pass, Notwithstanding the ohjec
tons OF the Governor thereto, then
being called, it was decided in the
affirmative, by a vote of Is to 9.
Mr.. Camden was instructed to com.
municate the action of the Senate to
the House.
Another message from the Governor
vetoipg the bill entitled, can act re,
lating to the transfer of certain official
books, records, papers and property"
Tor carelessuess OF the wor ling of a por
ton of the second clause. The language
objected 10 is this: amy clerk or Off
Ger aforesaid who shall injure, multi
ate or destroy any books, OF. papers ap-
pertaining to his office, shall be guilty
OF felony, and upon conviction thereof
shall be confined in the penitentlary, not
less than two nor more than ten years.
He save: All will agree that when a
statute creates a new offeDse, or pre-
scribes q new punishment for an ofense
already known to the law, its language
ought to be most carefully guarded
that through insdvertence, perhaps.
important limitations were omitted, and
the clause is consequently susceptible
OF constructions that were certainly not
intended
The question WAS then put as in the
other case, and likewise decided in the
affirmative.
AYES, Is; noes, I.
The Governors veto of the bill en-
titled "An act to amend and re'ensc'
section thirty-fve Of an act passed by
the General Assem- oily of Virginia
March II, 1860. to reduce into one the
several acts Incorporating the town o.
Parkersbarg, in the county OF Wood,
was also received by the Senate, and
the bill was repassed with the veto an,
nexed, by a vote o. Is to
The Governor vetoed this bill for in
consistency 10 its wording
A message from the House by Mr.
Knots, of Marion, announced the pass
age Of -,
Senate Bill No. "a, entitled "A bill
prescribing the duties and compensation
of the officers Of the Supreme Court o.
Appeals" With certain amendments
which were pubseq uently concurred in
and Mr.. Camden asked to communicate
the,sction OF the Senate to the House
Mr.. Camden offered Joint Resolu
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