The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-11-30


consideration OF the articles OF impeAch.
ment reported by the impeachment mana.
gers against Auditor Bennett be indefinite
ly postponed.
Mr. Stewart demanded the yeas and nays.
The demand being sustained they were
ordered and taken, aud the House refused
to indefinitely postpone by 20 yeas to SO
nays.
The question then recurring to the adop-
ton OF the articles Of impeachment, Mr..
Hutchinson demanded the previous ques.
ton and the demand was sustained,
Articles one, two and three were adopted
on cali Of the roll by SS yeas to 2s nays,
The remaining articles, Nos. 4, 8, Q, Z and
5, were, on motion Of Mr., Hutchinson,
adopted as whole.
Upon the adoption Of all the articles and
the conclusion as a whole, Mr.. Hutchinson
demanded the yeas and nays, which de.
mand was sustained and the vote taken.
The YEAS were; Messrs, Babb, BlakemOre,
Campbell, Carlile, COrnwell, Dyche, Farms.
worth, FergesOn, Gettinger, Good, Hall,
Huffman, Hutchinson Jordan, Long, LOugh,
Morgan, Pugh, Shinn, Simpson, Small, Sni.
der, Spencer, Stuart, Tanner, Taylor, Thorn.
burg, Turner, Upton, Vaughn, White, VIII
son, Zinn-SS,
The NAYS were: MeSsrs. Agee, Chapman,
Chidester, DCpuc, Dix, EnOch, Fleming,
Houston, Ice, Jackson, kirtley, Mason, Nc.
CullOCh, MCEldOwney, Miller, MOntgome.
ry, Powell, PritChard, Reynolds Of Mercer,
Reynolds Of Taylor, Rogers, Roles, Sehon,
SQuires, WelCh, West, Williams, WoOdell,
aud Speaker MonrOe-20.
On motion Of Mr.. Hutchinson,
Resolved, That the Board Of Managers in.
form the Senate that the House has adopt.
ed the Articles Of Impeachment against
John s, Burdett, Treasurer of the State,
and Edward A. Bennett, Auditor Of State,
for maladminiStrutiOn, neglect Of duty,
corruption and high crimes and miSde.
meanOrs, and are ready to present said ar-
ticlGs.
The House then took a recess until three
o'clock,
THREE O'CLOCK Pm.
House reassemblCd. Mr.. FarnswOrth ask.
ell and obtained leave Of absence for Mr..
Hutchinson, Of Wood, for two days from
to-day.
The following Senate Bills coming up
were each read the first time and ordered to
q second reading;
). B. ~: ApprOpriating money to pay
John II. shOwalter and Stewart LuSc for
services at the PenitcntiNry,
8. b. llSi Providing for the inspection Of
tobacco.
8. b. 14S: Repeating and re.cnacting see.
tiOns 90 and 80 Of chapter 55 Of the Code.
$. d. l59; Amending and re.enaCting sec.
ton 90 Of chapter IS Of the Code relating to
limitations against the State.
s. b. 40: 70 repeal section IA Of chapter
10 Of the Acts Of 1928 entitled an Act TO
organize the Circuit Courts, establish their
jurisdiction and prescribe the manner and
mode Of proceeding In said Courts, mp.
proved December q, 1872.
=, u. l73: Prescribing the time within
which School Trustees and members Of the
Board Of Education shall qualify,
y. B. u; A bill 10 prevent cruelty to ani.
mails.
=. b. 80: Amending aud rG.eRacting sec.
tiOns /, 2 and Of chapter 81 Of the Code
concerning estrays and drift property.
=. B. 81: Amending and re'enaCtlng sec.
tiOns 4, 8 and Of chapter 80 OF the Code
concerning weights and measures
y, u, 60, amending and re.enacting see.
tiOns 9 and Of chapter 1888 Of the Code,
concerning security for costs.
s, u. o., providing for the appointment
Of Fish Commissioners for the State Of West
Virginia and prescribing their duties.
s. B. G7, amending and re.GnaCting sec.
tiOns 8 Of chapter l3i Of the Code concern.
ing the covert docket, inquiry Of damages
trial by Jury and judgment mud DEGREES Of
the court for money.
=. u. 50, amending and re.enacting the
| OlNh nnI OEIb bnnllnOu nf nhnnInn % ~ iI,a
Code for the relief Of persons aggreviCd by
the assessment Of taxes.
s. Is. 100, amending and re.enRCting sec.
tiOn OF chapter l20 OF the Acts OF 1873,
providing for holding circuit courts where
from any cause the Judge shall fail to Rt.
tend, or II In attendance cannot properly
preside.
s. B. 70, amending and re.GnaCting chap.
ter III OF the Code, relating to clerks OF
courts. And ......
SD. SS, for the relief J. NJ. L W. 8. Arm.
strong.
ST.. h. q, providing for the payments Of
certain criminal expenses out Of the civil
contingent fund coming up, on motion Of
Mr. Hutchinson was referred TO the Com.
mittee on Taxation and Finance.
Mr.. WclCh, on his own motion, was cx.
cused from serving rs u member Of the
board OF Managers to conduct the impeach.
ment upon the part Of the House against
the State Auditor and State Treasurer.
HOUSE BILLS.
II. B. l22, regulating the sale OF property
under certain circumstances, together with
The substitute entitled a bill 10 regulate the
sale Of property under legal process or
deeds Of trust, md the substitute was
adopted. ..
Mr. Ice moved to rccommit the bill to
the Committee on the Judiciary, which mo.
ton did not prevail
On motion Of Mr.. Stewart, the bill was
amended by inserting after the word "exe.
Cution," In limo 10, the words Tor distress"
On motion Of Mr.. Fleming, the bill was
further amended by striking out the word
"township" in line 90, md inserting In lieu
thereof the word district"
Mr.. Hutchinson moved 10 further amend
the bill by inserting after the word "sale,"
In line 4, the words "upon demand Of the
debtor at my time before the day Of SALE"
pending which, on motion OF Mr.. Jordan,
the bill was laid on the table.
Mr.. Hall moved that the House take re.
cess until I o'clock.
| Mr.. Blakemore moved TINT the House do
now Rdjourn.
On the hitter motion Mr.. Stewart demand.
ed the yeas and nays, aud the demand was
sustained, and OH calling the roll the mo.
ton to ad journ was lost-yGas %, nays3l.
The motion to lake recess until o'clock
prevailed.
EVENING SESSION.
The House met at o'clock p. NJ. pursi.
ant to recess.
II. b. SO, recommending amendments to
the Code In relation to attorneys fees IA re.
ported by the Judiciary Committee, was
taken up.
Mr.. Stewart moved to strike out that por-
ton Of the bill making $40 the fee where m
appearance Is made and insert s.; also In
that portion providing that fee Of $5 shall
be entered up where no appearance Is made
to strike out S5 and insert 81 90.
Almost the entire evening was consumed
In the discussion Of the motion, and various
substitutes were offered and rejected.
Finally the changes suggested by Mr., Stew.
art were adopted, aud the bill was engrossed
to It's third reading.
Mr.. Campbell, oi Hancock, moved that
II. Il. l9i, IN relation to The school law, be
made the special order for tomorrow by
taking II up out Of It's order under the sup
q a. "a.