The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-12-02
IN SENATE.

afternoon.
IN SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, December /.
The Senate met at o'clock p, N. in the
McLure House, and was opened with pray
er by the Rev. ], r Thompson.
The Journal Of Monday was read and mp
proved.
A communication was received from the
House OF Delegates asking the Senate to
concur in House Joint Resolution No. 80,
instructing our Representatives in Congress
to endeayOr to secure an appropriation TO
continue the I'M pTovemeptS in the MOuon-
gala river to its head at FAirmont; and
House Joint Resolution No. 81, relating to
the sale OF leaf tobacco as affected by the
present United States revenue law. The
former resolution was referred 10 the Com
mittee on Judiciary, and the latter adopted.
A communication from the Governor
calling the attention OF the Senate to sew
eTal appropriations to be made, was re.
eeived and read and laid upon the table.
The Committee on the Judiciary reported
the following bills:
S. B. l7S, concerning clerks fees in Ger.
tain cases, with Recommendation not to
pass,
S. B. l72, concerning the Weston and
West Fork Railroad Company. To pass as
amended,
S.B. l49, amending and re-enacting see.
ton Is OF an act in reference to writs Of
error and supersedeaS, TOpass.
Rules TO govern the Senate when sitting
as Court Of Impeachment, To pass as
amended,
The Committee on Finance reported
bill to pay the members, clerks, pages, &c,
their mileage and per diem, and recon-
mended that the same pass as amended.
Mr., Bennett offered resolution tender.
ing the cordial thanks Of the Senate to the
citizens of Wheeling for the pTOmPtuess
with which they supplied the Legislature
with rooms after the fire Of yesterday.
Adopted.
Mr. Bennett offered a resolution request.
ing the Committee on Finance to inquire
into the expediency Of introducing . bill
to require the County Courts to appoint
bounds for the equalization in the assess
ment OF lands for taxation. Adopted.
The following bills were introduced:
S, b. 1914, amending and re'enacting sec.
ton % OF chapter 81 OF Acts Of 1928, re-
ierred to Committee on Judiciary.
$. b. 1906, regulating mileage, referred to
| Committee on Finance.
On motion Of Mr.. Sherwood, the rules
were suspended, and the resolution to
adopt certain rules to govern the Senate
when sitting Us Court Of Impeachment,
was taken up, and after a long discussion,
passed, with one or two slight amendments.
These rules are substantially the same as
govern the United States Senate, sitting as
u Court OF Impeachment.
On motion Of Mr.. Scott leave OF absence
for the afternoon was granted to Mr. Nc
Ginnis.
On motion Of Mr.. Johnson three hundred
copies Of the rules Of the Senate, sitting as
a Court Of impeachment were ordered to
be printed.
A message was received from the House
/ OF Delegates announcing to the Senate that
Senate Joint resolution No. 20 had been re.
jected.
On motion OF Mr.. Scott Senate Bill 1862, to
pay teachers in the Normal Schools, was
taken from the table and placed on the cal.
endar.
Mr.. johnson offered a resolution request.
ing the Clerk to inform the House Of Dele.
gates that the Senate would be ready to
hear the articles Of impeachment against
Messrs. Bennett and Bunlctt tomorrow at
az o'clock +. II.
On motion Of Mr.. Bennett Senate Bill
lis, to pay members, clerks, etc., was Ia.
ken up out Of its order, pending which the
Senate adjourned on motion Of Mr.. Sher'
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