South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-10
West Virginia legislature.

:" p >'ic et'<ulfcn % tue Senlte 10 Seye.
raj appropriations 30 bc made, was re-
ceiyed and resd and laid upon ,he table.
,--Ihe Committee on the Judiciary re-
ported abill concerning clerks fees in
certain cases, with Recommendation not
TO pass.
In the House, reports were made de-
ciarino y inexpeGiens to legislate upon
q resolution that The expedieucy of max.
ing sample agents pay license taxes:-
declaring il inexpedient to legislate up
, ON the subject OF allowing sheri.fs com.
pensation for collecting and disbursing
county school tax.
In the Senate, on the 2nd. the Jndici.
airy Committee reported back Senate
biil lS2. 10 fill vacancies ia the Office
OF Judge. and recommended that tue
same pass as amended. The bill, was
subsequently, taken up out Of its order
on motion of Mr.. Shcrrard, and being n
monded was laid on the table.
lhe Sergeant at Arms announced ar.
rival of House of Delegates with i'm.
parchment articles. Air. Stuart, Dele.
gate, read part of the yrreasurer's arti.
cles, hir. Blakemore ana Mr. Car,ile read.
ing remainder. Mr. Hutchinson read
Auditor articles. Dir. Sherrard offered
resolution that, Senate proceed to con-
slider articles At 10: so to-day. On motion
oil Air. Camden, committee OF three,
Messrs. Camden, Dennis and Berkshire.
was appointed to wait on the Chief Jus
tice ofthe State supreme court, inform
him that Senate was ready to resolve il.
sell into Court OF impeachment, and
s. To- T. ,t,a, -, <
motion Of Mr.. Camden 500 copies of i'm.
parchment articles were ordered printed.
In the House. Mr. Garlic moved that
managers Of impeachment be instructed
to proceed immediately $3.50 p. ny to
Senate.
Mr.. Hutchinson offered resolution rs
substitute. to resolve into Committee Of
Whole and proceed in body TO Senate.
Mr.. Mason moved to table. Lost. The
resolution was then adopted and the
House proceeded to the chamber ofthe
Senate.
At 5s o'clock the Delegates returned
TO the House chamber, and on motion
the Committee rose. and through Mr..
Tanner, Chairman, reported that the or
der ofthc House had been complied with.
and shortly after the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 3rd, Mr.. CLAYTON
presented petition concerning meetings
OF County and Circuit Courts.
Mir. Camden offered resolution that
oaths in Bennett and Burdett cases be
administered separately. Adopted.
The senate resolved itself into a
Count Of impeachment, to try Mr.. Bur-
dett. Judge Raymond was installed in
the chair. Senators were sworn, on the
trial OF Dir. Rurjett. Sergeant at Arms
made proclamation. Mr.. Camden noy-
cd that rules adopted by Senate be rules
OF the Court. Adopted. Managers
Elakemore, Hutchinson. Car!ile and Stu.
art, asked for summons.
On motion OF Mr.. Johnson it was or,
dered that summons be made for Mr..
Bnrdett, returnable ncxo Tuesday,
On motion oil Mr.. Dennis. court ad.
iouTncd until Dec. ut 1890 A. NJ. 4
similar action was taken in case Of Ben
nett, Dec. being the day named
On motion of 2lr. Shcrrard. Senate
Bill 20 provide for flling vacancies in
the Office Of Judge. was taken up ont OF
Its order, and after consuming the entire
evening was ordered to It's third reading.
In the House, Mr.. Campbell moved
that the resolution offered by him on
Monday last, and to the Immediate con.
sideFation Of which objection was made.
be taken up, which motion did not pre-
vail
The resolution aforesaid instructed the
committee appointed under the resolu-
ton Of the House of Delegates of Jan
uary p, TO further investigate the allcg.
ed deficit of $4,000.
Subsequently Mr.. Steward moved to
reconsider The vote by which the House
refused to take up the resolution, which
vas lost by yea and nay vote OF 81 to
q. SO the resolution for investigating
the 5000 was rejected.
n petition of eighteen persons Of
Hampshire county, asking an amend
ment to the school law; referred to
Committee or Education.
In the Senate, ON the 4th, commuui.
cation was received from the Governor,
enclosing letter from Governor KEN.
per, Of Virginia and one from the Board
OF Public Works OF that State, in rela-
tion TO tho Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
road COMPANY. IL ia stated that there
is q movement on foot by certain credi.
tors of this road to forcclose mortgages
held on it and sell the same and that
it IS now in The hands OF Receiver
The inquiry is made. whether the Ches-
apcahe and OHIO Railroad COMPANY has
NOT, II part, forfeited its charter and
franchises to the States o. Virginia and
West Virginia. from the fact that the
Company has not completed lis road TO
Che moath Of the Bic Sandy river, as re.
CURED by law Tie Governor. among
other tbiugs. recommends that the Leg.
isl'inrc repeal The provision Of tie law
avomp,iug the property ofthat company
from taxation until the net profits ofthe
company .hall reach ten per cent an
nuaiiY. from the fact that Tie law is un-
con 'itutional and IL should no LONGER
icmojn upon Tic statutes OF the State 10