The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-12-13


for the better protection OF sheep.
bills, ~
S. Il, u, in relation to the pay OF Assist
ant Superintendent and guards Of the Peni'
Tertiary. Referred 10 Committee on Claims
and Grievances.
SD. 4, concerning games Of chance, was,
on motion Of Mr.. Hutchinson, amended to
include "whecl Of fortune, roly holy, and
the selling OF pools for any exhibition"
Also, on motion Of Mr.. Fleming, was In.
serted among lotteries, &C., "at church
fairs, festivals or elsewhere
The amendments were adopted and the
bill was ordered 10 is third reading.
$. B. 80, In relation to courts OF justice.
Ordered TO u third reading,
$. b. 70, prescribing the duties Of clerks
of courts. Ordered to third reading,
$. b. 60, concerning security for costs.
Ordered to third reading
$. u. 80, for the relief Of persons ag.
grievGd by assessment OF taxes, was laid on
the table.
8. b. 81, in relation to trials by jury,
Ordered to third reading,
S.B. ll3, providing for the inspection Of
tobacco, was indefinitely postponed.
S i. |, amending an act in relation to the
sale Of intoxicating liquors, Laid on the
table.
$. Il. s, providing for county levies in
villages, towns and cities, was recommitted.
=. b, 10, in relation to CsCheNts, was
read third time and passed.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House met at o'clock.
Mr.. Chapman offered II. B, S2j, paying to
Hamilton Morris sum Of money errO-
nGOusly assessed on lands In Kanawha
county. Referred to Committee on Taxa
ton and Finance,
Leave Of absence was granted to Mr.. Tay'
lOr, Of Richie county, for one day.
BILLS READ a THIRD TIME AND PASSED.
$. D. o., concerning unlawful marriages,
=. u, %, for the discharge ofpersOns from
Jail confined on charge Of bastardy.
8. u. 80, concerning estrays and driftprO'
pGrty.
II, b. Is, in relation to sales Of real estate
by decree Of court and prescribing the
manner Of advertising the same.
II. y, IS, providing for the transaction OF
business by city and town councils.
II. y. 10, In relation to the publication
Of the reports Of the Supreme Court of APP
peals
il. b. 197, repeating the act allowing the
city Of parkGrsburg by It's Mayor, aud the
county Of Wood by It's Board Of Superb.
sOrs, to issue bonds for the assistance OF
manufacturing enterprises.
II. y. 100, enabling the Board OF School
Trustees at Sheets Mills to provide by US.
sessment Of taxes for the support OF schools
for four months.
II. y. 1J7, apprOpriOting $1,000 10 the
counties Of Randolph and UpShur to build
bridge over Middle Fork River, between
the aforesaid counties on the Stanton and
Parkenburg pike.
II. u. II, approprating $1,000 to the
counties Of POcnhontas and GrGenbrier to
aid In building turnpike roRd from
Huntsville In POCahOntas county to White
Sulnhur Springs in GreGnbrier county.
s. b. 81, concerning the establishing Of
standard Of weights and measures for the
State Of West Virginia. This bill wasre-
jected.
Mr.. Snider asked leave TO introduce II.
II. 326, which was referred to the Committee
on Taxation aud Finance.
Mr.. Jackson offered II. d. 1927 for tho
modification Of the county court Of Pleas.
ants county. Referred 10 the Judiciary
|
Onnotion Of Mr.. lIlakcmorc the House
adjourned.
IN SENATE.
SATURDAY, December II.
Senate met at 10 o'clock A. NJ, and was
opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Webb.
II. J. r. 50, requesting our Representa-.
tives at Washington to use their best efforts
to secure an appropriation to make further
Improvements in the Little Kanawha River,
was laid OH the table.
Mr.. Miller, from the House Of Delegates,
informed the Senate that House Joint ResO.
luton 81, providing for the appointment Of
q committee 10 consider the Governors
special message In reference 10 the Chesa.
peake 4 Ohio Railroad, had passed the
House as amended by the Senate, and that
the members Of said committee on the part
Of the House were MeSSrs. Miller, Thorn.
burg and SellOn.
On motion Of Mr.. Camden, Senate Bill
1882. amending the charter Of the town Of
ClarkSburg, was taken from the table and
placed on the Calendar. This bill subSe.
quently passed on It's third reading.
:. u, 1885, Regulating the deposit oil State
funds, was passed on ts third reading.
Atl0H o'clock the Senate resolved itself
into a Court Of Impeachment to try John
$. Burlett, State Treasurer.
Judge Raymond took the chair and the
proceedings Of Monday last were read and
approved.
Senator Mcdonald was qualified to sit AS
n member Of the court.
The Sergeant.Rt.ArmS made prOClama.
ton, commanding John s. Burdett 10 ap.
pear and make answer to the articles OF
Impeachment preferred against him by the
House Of Delegates Of West Virginia.
And on behalf Of the respondent MesSrs.
Morrow, Atnett and Davenport appeared,
and read the answer Of John s. Birdett TO
the articles OF impeachment preferred
against him by the House Of Delegates.
In his answer Mr.. Burdett denies that the
charges contained In the articles Of i'm.
parchment are true IN the manner and
form in which they arealleged. lie admits
that some Of the charges are facts, but as.
seFtS that they were not committed by him
unlawfully, fraudulently and coruptly as
charged.
On motion respondents plea was received
and filed, and the managers OF the House
were allowed until Tuesday next to make
replication thereto.
Counsel for defendant then moved that
they be allowed to file the following plea
"And the said John y. Burdett, IfeaSu.
rGr Of the State Of West Virginia, by his
attorneys, james Morrow, IT,, W. ". Arnett
and Geo. o. Davenport, come here into
court to save and reserve to himself the
same right Of objection to all and any Of the
foregoing charges against him, preferred by
the honorable, the House Of Delegates Of
the State Of West Virginia, which he might
or would have in the case a demurrer to the
same were here filed, and not cOnfeSsing or
admitting the constitutional or legal au.
thOrity OF the court or the members thereof,
IN the opinion or the SuffiCiency In law Of
all OF any Of the said charges for the pur.
pose intended, says he Is not guilty Of the
said supposed NATURALIZATION cotrup.
ton neglect Of duty or high crimes and
misdemeanorS in office or any Of them laid
TO his charge In manner and form IA the
honorable, the House Of Delegates, have
above thereof In and By the said charges
complained against him.
BY JAMES MORROW, JR,
W. W. ARSETT,
GEO. U. DAVENPORT.
JoHN s. E3uRDErr,
Treasurer Of West Va.
The Board Of Managers objected,