Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-12-25
West Virginia Legislature
SENATE.
THURSDAY. Dec. is.

Bills--H b Al, in relating to per-
sons charged with crime passed.
III B 81, relating to In sane convicts
in the Penitentiary. III B so, re-
lating to warehouses;, infirmaries,
&C., passed. III b 127 relating to
authorizing a mayor and council
to lend city bonds for manufactur-
Ing purposes passed. s b 179 was
the special order of the morning +,
motion by Mr. Bennett, to insert
$656.18 to pay the Public Printer
for printing Stahl's Register I;
amendment to motion, proposed
by Mr.. Burdett, to insert SO, 334.2
instead pending which the Sen
ate took a recess.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Beports-Mr Tanner, from Com
mittee Humane Institutions and
Public Buildings: petition of
Grand Lodge, Independent Order
of Good Templars and 20 persons
of Jefferson county both petitions
asking an appropriation for Jeffer-
son Agricultural College; recon-
ding passage of I'll b 295, on same
subject.
SENATE.
FRIDAY, Dec. IL.
The Judiciary Committee report
ed that it had had under consider
alton the petition of Messrs. Bur-
dett and Bennett in relation to the
legality of Mr.. Sherrard's keeping
his seat in the Senate, and that
majority of said Committee had
concluded that he was not entitled
to remain in the Senate.
A minority of the Committee
reported that Mr.. Sherrard was a
duly elected Senator and ought
not to be deprived of his seat.
The majority report was signel
by Messrs. Camden, Bennett, Gus.
ton and McGinnis, and the minor.
ity by Messrs. Dennis, Berkshire
and Clayton.
On motion of Mr.. Sherrard, the
two reports were made the specia!
order of the day for Monday at 10
o'clock.
A large number of bills, mostly
local in their character, were dis
posed of on their second and third
reading.
HOUSE.
FRIDAY, December II.
A large number of bills on their
second and third reading were un-
der consideration, many of which
were merely local or of minor I'm
portance.
Among the general bills were
III. b. l46, exempting ministers
of the Gospel from working on the
roads. Ordered to its second read
ing.
III B 1913, relating to sales of shares
of joint stock companies belonging
to judgment debtors. Ordered to
second reading.
Mr.. Mason asks the reading a
first time of III. B. 1872, establishing
a reasonable maximum rate of
charges for the transportation of
passengers and freight and to pre-
vent extortion by railroad compa-
MES in this State.
IN SENATE.
FRIDAY, Dec. II.
Resolutions-By Mr.. Camden /:
to allow the Senate clerk to en-
ploy assistance ; adopted. III ] II
16, to require the Attorney Gen
eral to appear for the defence in
Aspinwall VS., Atkinson, and an
other case; adopted. S j r 2S, di-
recting the Board of Regents of
the University to appoint VIM j.
Fontaine to the Centennial Board;
tabled.
81 30, to add members to
Committee on Enrolled bills /;
adopted.
Bills B 81, relation to condem-
nation of lands /; passed.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Communications-From Clerk
of Supreme Court, in answer to a
resolution, informing the House
that the Court had on its docket
SO cases in the first grand division
81 in the second, and 10 in the
third.
BLISS B 14S,in relation to for
eign Interpretations ordered to
third reading. III B 263, regulat-
ing attachments and liens on joint
stock companies (; referred. III. B.
304, for payment of claims audited
by the Board Of Public Works APP
propriating 81, 800; indefinitely
postponed-Ayes ~, noes 10. HI.
B. ga, authorizing the payment
of $590.52 to w p Rhodes with
drawn from the files. S b 179, the
general appropriation bill /; read a
first time s b ITO the general APP
preparation bill, was ordered to
| second reading, and made the spe-
cial order for Monday at a. IN.
Bills-H b 252, to create a coun-
ty court and board of Commission