The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-12-17
West Virginia Legislature.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
THURSDAY, Dee 10, 1875,

the trial OF cases in County Courts ordered
up from Justices OF the Peace, and II. u,
l?6, regulating insurance companies, both
OF which were recommended to pass.
MIR. Reynolds, Of Taylor, moved 10 sus'
pend the rules and take up House Bills ON
second and third readings, and the motion
was adopted.
Under this head large OF bills
were taken mp and read u second or third
time. Some seven or eight OF them related
10 roads, bridges and turnpikes, Five OF
them asked for appropriations amounting
in the aggregate to thirty'f0ur thousand
dollars. Among these was II. 3. 1888, ap'
propriating $4,000 for aiding in the CON
structiOn OF suspension bridge over the
Ohio river at Stcubenville.
IL. b. So, appropriating 5000 for build.
ing bridge over Cheat river, in Tucker
county, and II. b. lO2, appropriating 49, 90
for the Ravcnswood, Ripley & Charleston
turnpike. Besides these were the House
substitute forS, ., III, approPriating $500
to repair u road in Kanawha, Boone and
Logan counties; also II. b. S29, apprOpria'
ting 81 1000 for bridge over Little Fish
ing Creek.
The only bills which seemed to be OF
State interest were II, B, l0l, apprOpriating
81, 900 to pay claims In Glass No. 2 and u
portion OF those In No. 8, audited by the
Board Of Public Works, which was order
ed to its second reading, and II. B'sSSl and
SS9, in relation to County and Circuit
Courts.
Also II. Il. lI2, in relation to the Cxami.
nation Of lunatiCS confined In the county
jails.
Also II. B, 43, relating to persons charged
with felony.
Also II. b. 81, relating to Justices of the
Peace.
Also II. B. lO7, relating to Boards of Ed
ucatiOn.
Also il. B. 2ll, relating to homesteadS,
Amt II. b. 1911, known as the school law,
which was read third time and passed.
Out Of some thirty.twO or three bills con-
sidcred during the morning session, all but
seven were Of mere local interest.
AFTERNOON SESSION,
A considerable number Of bills were read
a third time and passed.
s. u. l75, neutrality-suspicious. OF pub
lie money for the payment to officers, mem
bers, clerks and pages OF the House, their
per diem and mileage, was read u second
time, and amended mot for lcsS) and order
ed to third reading,
A motion to suspend the constitutional
rule was made and agreed to and tho bill
was read third time and passed.
After various futile attempts to have
sundry House Bills put upon thir first read
ing, the regular order Of business being the
consideration Of Senate Bills and ReSOlu-
tons on their first and second readings, was
proceeded with and the following bills read
first time and ordered to second reading
$. i. l76, relating to courts OF limited
jurisdiction and defining the powers Of the
Judges thereof during vacation.
S. B. 1858, concerning the Attorney GenCr'
al and attorneys for the State.
s. BIS 50 and l39 In relation to the public
printing.
$. b. f45, providing for the filling Of va.
cancies in the Office Of Judge of the Circuit
Court, was rejected.
$. b. 1877, concerning tenants and Gotten.
ants and partnerships.
s. b. 1872, amending the charter Of the
town OF Clarksburg,
s. B. 1893, concerning clerks fees IN GER
tain cases.
s. Is. 1875, concerning taxation.
$. j. 1856, ApprOpriating money to pay the
deficiency for public printing heretofore
done under contract,
). y. l47, providing that the amounts re.
ceived from forfeited, unapprOpriated and
delinquent lands shall so to tho school
fund.
A motion 10 I'D Ourn was lost, and 70.
cess was taken until o'clock Pm.
IN SENATE.
THURSDAY, December 10.
The Senate met at 0 o'clock 4. NJ, and
was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr.
Fisher.
The following bills were disposed Of on
their third reading:
$. b. 1850. apprOpriating money to con.
struct road from BarDoursvillO to Logan
Court House. Laid on the table.
y. b. 1874, apprOpriating money to build
road from MOlndSville to Wheeling
Laid on the table,
$. d. 1872, amending section 10 Of chapter
297 Of the Acts Of 1928. Passed.
H. b. a, repeating chapter 9l OF the Acts
Of 1928. Pissed.
II. d. 81, relating to insane COnvicts In
the Pcnitentiary. Passed.
II. u. IS, amending section "a Of chapter
II Of the Code. Passed.
II. b. 1877, repeating an Act authorizing
the Mayor and City Council Of ParketS.
burg to lend city bonds for manufacturing
purposes. Passed.
II, i. 90, authorizing the establishment
and maintenance OF Workhouses, &c.
Passed.
At 10 o'clock Senate Bill 10, the general
appropriation bill, was taken I'm as the spe.
cial order Of the day,
Mr.. Benefits motion to allow the Public
Printer 1856 is for printing State Register
was amended BY Nj. Burdett so as to read
1884 90.
This amendment provoked a very lengthy
and somewhat bitter discussion, which was
still going on when, at 19h O'clock, the
SENATE took recess until 9 O'Clock r, N.
APrpnyooy SESSION
senate reassembleu at2 o'clock r. NJ.
Inc discussion on Mr. BurueFS amend
hsnt was resumed. ,,,r
MI tiemlng, rom the house o. ue,e'
gates, announced 70 the senate That the
house hau passed House blIl Iyl, amend.
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OIL Tue S StI.e. 49,, IL. u.,. ms.
Mr' DIaKehore, from Tue nouSe oil Deie,
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