The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-12-14
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
MONDAY, December 18th.
SENATE.
Senate met at 9 o'clock \. NJ.

Senate met mt 9 o'clock 4. NJ.
The President suggested that II would
lie proper for the Senate to take some ac'
ton in reference TO the evidence concern
ing one of its members submitted by the
House of Delegates.
Mr.. Burdett said he supposed the chair
| alluded TO him, and he was willing to go
! before committee of the Senate, but he
/ thought the House had no business to
NEEDLE with the private character OF
member of the Senate.
! Mr.. Wooddell informed the Senate
that the House of Delegates had passed
Senate Bill No. al, to appropriate SOU
| to aid IN the construction of two bridges
over the Grecnbrier river, In focahohta'
county.
The following bills were disposed OF
on their third reading:
Senate Bill No. l6S, amending ana re-
cnacting section OF chapter 90 oil the
Acts of 1928. Passed.
Senate Bill No. 166, to aid In construct
ing turnpike roads in Webster county.
Laid on the table.
Senate Bill No. III, repeating section
l oil CIADltT on W. Wv NN'o - ''''0N'
in the acts of 1878. Passed.
House substitute for Senate Bill No. so,
amending and re enacting chapter
- of the Code concerning the assessment
of taxes. Pending which the Senate re-
solved itself into court of impeach-
ment, to try +. A. Bennett, State Audi
tor.
The proceedings of Thursday last were
read and approved.
Me,srs Arnett and Morrow on behalf
OF the respondent sent his answer To the
articles of impeachment.
Mr.. Bennett admits that some of the
charges in said articles contain facts that
ARE true, but he claims that these facts
were committed unlawfuly and fraudu-
lently as charged.
The last clause OF the answer IS aS iul-
lows:
and respondent now here also excerpts
to and Claims the power OF the Senate
ct Wet Virginia now sitting IA court
e impeachment, and protests that the
said Senate had no lawful authority
TO organize itself into Court of In
parchment 10 issue any process to tins
respondent 10 require him To answer to
,aid articles ot impeachment, or any "l
them; and that it possesses no power to
make rules of procedure, or TO take any
proceeding, or to hear, try or determine
SAID articles of impeachment. OF all
which exceptions, he prays he may have
full benefit
The Managers moved to strike out the
clause from the answer of respondent
Pending the motion the Court took n
recess. until 2 o'clock T.. NJ, at which
/ hour it met again.
The Court ordered the doors to be
closed, while its members debated the
pending motion.
AL O'Clock the doors were opened,
The President announced that the
Court had decided to receive the answer
of respondent, but to reject the last
clause of said answer.
1t WAS ordered that the Board of
Managers have until "Wednesday next.
AZ lOl o'clock, to prepare rcpllcatIoE
to respondents answer.
/ 1t was ordered that three hundred
copies OF Che ans yer Of Mr.. Bennett be
printed, and that copy Of said answer
/ he furnished TO each manager.
The Court Of Impeachment to try +.
4 Bennett, State Auditor, then adjourn
ed unit! Wednesday next at lOl O'Clock
a. NJ.
The Senate rca,scmblcd.
Mr.. Miller Informed the Senate that
the House of Delegates had passed House
Bill $50. authorizing the payment OF SOS
To DR. ID. Mayer.
Several other bills were received from
the House of Delegates during the day,
After long discussion OF House sub
stitute for Senate Bill No. 50, the senate
adjourned to meet at 9 o'clock \. NJ, to-
morrow.