Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-01-23
FROM CHARLESON.
JANUARY I6. 1875.

LOUISIANA aHalfS,O or fatner speech
making or resolutions in reference
thereto. Neither House has yet
got fully down to work, and it is
not yet likely that the wheels of
the law-makIng machinery will
run well and smoothly until after
the Senatorial question is disposed
of.
In the House yesterday the
speaker announced the following
standing committees
On Elections and Privileges
Messrs. Depue, Simpson, Roles,
Agee, Thornburg Upton and
Babb.
On Taxation and Finance
Messrs. Fleming, West, Simpson,
Gettinger, Chapman, Enoch, Dix
and White.
On Military Affairs-Messrs
Houston, McEldowney, Warden,
Short and Snyder.
judiciary - Messrs. Jackson,
Miller, Good, Ice, Mason, WEIGH,
Blakemore, Sehon, Stuart, McEl-
downey, Campbell, Hutchinson
and Garlic.
On Education-Mess Welsh,
Chapman, Rogers, Kirtley, Rey-
nolds, of Mer Ger, Warden, Huff
man, Reynolds, of Taylor, and
Campbell.
On Counties-District and Mu-
nIcipal Corporations-Messrs Mil
Ter, Prichard, Dix, Farnsworth,
Thornburg, Morgan, Taylor, Sni-
der and Pugh.
On Private Corporations and
Joint Stock Companies-Messrs.
West, Stuart Huffman. Ages,
Vaughan, Williams, Warden,
linn and Dyche
On Reads and Internal Naviga-
tion-Messrs. Wooddell, Taylor,
Wilson, Reynolds, of Mercer,
Stone, Small, Cornwell, Squires
and Hall.
On Forfeited and inappropriate
ed Lands-Messrs. Ice, Houston,
Powell, Depue, Furgeson, Rey-
nolds. of Taylor, Short, Shinn and
Babb.
On Claims and Grievances
Messrs. Jordan, Farnsworth, Ro-
gers, Montgomery and Turner.
On Humane Institutions and
Public Buildings--Messrs. Tanner,
Chichester, Houston, Morgan and
Tough.
On Printing and Contingent
Expenses-Meesrs Roles, Pritch-
ard, McEldowney, Vaughn and
Dyche.
On Executive Offices and Libra
ry-Messrs. Thornburg, Gettipger,
Upton, Long and Snyder.
On Arts, Sciences and General
Improvements-Messrs Williams,
Cornwell, McCulloch, Garlic and
Furgeson.
On Penitentiary-Mess . s Pritch-
ard, Enoch, Sehon, Reynolds, of
Mercer, and Spencer.
On immigration - Messrs.
Squires, Fleming, Houston, Kirt-
ley and Hall.
On Enrolled Bills essrs. Dix
and Blakemore.
Mr. Tanner presented the petit
ton of Rev. Charles Andrews and
others, of Jefferson county, asking
an appropriation to pay the teach
ers of the Normal School at Shep-
herdstown, for 1874, which was re-
ferred to Committee on Taxation
and Finance.
A number of bills were intro
duced, by motion for leave, and
referred under rule to the appro-
pirate committee; among which,
one by Mr.. Hutchinson and one
by Mr.. Welsh, both having in
view the same object, to secure
homesteads and exemption of per-
sonal property to residents of this
state, from execution, warrant of
distress or other process. A bill to
create a County Court and Board
of Commissioners for the County
of Wood, was offered. Several
bills were introduced fixing the
legal rate of interest for the "ioan
or fOrbearance of money or other
things" Tie interest question is
likely to receive considerable at
tention during the session.
In the Senate the President an
nounced the following standing
committees
On Privileges and Elections
Messrs. Burdett, Golf, Terrell, Me-
Ginnis and LOOMS.
L.. On the Judiciary-Messrs Cam
1 uen, Dennis, Custom, Clayton, Ben
nett, McGinn!s and Berkshire.
On Counties and Municipal Cor
porations -Messrs. Dennis, Shell
ton, Pannell, Custom and Bishop.
On Finance-Messrs Bennett,
Arnett, Burdett, Pannell, Sher-
rard, Eastman and Bishop.
On Education -Messrs Clayton,
Eastman, Cunningham, McDon-
aid and Scott.
On Banks and Corporations
MesSrS. Arnett, Mcdonald, Gran