Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-01-23
Orr..i.asie. or the Legislas.re'

The Legislature of West Virginia met
in Charleston on Wednesday, the iotn III
slant.
The House of Delegates was organized
nv the election of Hon. Alex. Monroe, "a
Hampshfre, as Speaker Of that body -
Bernard Peyton was elected Clerk, W. IL
Moffett. of Kanawha, Sergeant at Arms,
and VIM. n. Patton, Of Harrison, Do''
The Senate was organized by the eiec'
ton Of d, ID. johnson, of Tyler, for Fres-
dent and Joseph Miller, Of Cabell, ior
Clerk: +. A. Cunningham, Of Pendietoh'
Assistant Clerk; c. Hodgson, Of MOT
gan. VIM. Campbell, OF Roane, and WIN
Martin. of Caben, Committee Clerks d.
ID. Anderson, of Nicholas, Sergeant al
Arms and +. p. Roach, Of Wyoming, Door
Keeper.
The rules of last session were adopted
for the present session.
DR.. Tanner, of jefferson, offered len
gthy resolution censuring the interier-
ence Of Federal authority in Louisiana
State affairs, the full reading Of when
was postponed.
The Governor sent I'm his message, which
was partially read, when, owing to the
late hour, the House adjourned until III a.
m. Thursday.
In the Senate the rules Of last year were
amended ard good deal Of other prelimi-
nary business transacted. Judge Camden
offered a resolution censuriDg the inter-
ference of the military In Louisiana, which
laid over, In the Senate, rs well as In the
House, the Secretary Of State was request
ed to furnish the members each with
COPY of the Acts of lS72-3, the Journals
and Code, 90 be returned at the close Of
the session.
After the reading Of the Governors
Message had been concluded on Thursday
morning, the session was taken up In pre-
liminary propositions.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Friday, January Is.
The Speaker announced the following
standing committees:
On Election and Privileges-Messrs.
Deque, 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, Short, Warden and Snyder.
Judiciary-Messrs. Jackson, Miller,
Good, Ice, Mason, WEIGH, Blackmore, Sc
hon, Stuart, Campbell, Hutchinson and
Carfile.
On Education-Messrs. Welch, Chap
man, Rodgers, Kirtley, Reynolds, Of Mer-
Ger, Warden, Huffman, Reynolds, Of lay
lor, and Campbell.
On Counties, Districts and Municipal
CorpOrations-Messrs. Miller, Prichard,
Dix, Farnsworth, Thornburg, Morgan,
Taylor, Snider and Pugh.
On Private Corporation and Joint Stock
Companics-Messrs West, Stuart, Huff
man, Agee, Vaughan, Williams, Warden,
linn and Dyche.
On Roads and Internal Navigation
Messrs. WOoddell, Taylor, Wilson, Rey-
nolds, of Mercer, Stone, Small, Cornwell,
Squires and Hall.
On Forfeited and appropriated
LaDds-Messrs. Ice, Houston, Powell,
Deque, Fcrgesson, Reynolds, Of Taylor,
Short, Shinn and Babb.
On Claims and GrievaBces-Messrs JOr-
dan, Farnsworth, Rogers, Montgomery
and Turner.
On Humane Institutions and Public
Buildings-Messrs. Tanner, Chi.lester,
Houston, Morgan and Tough.
On Printing and Contingent Expenses
-Messrs. McEldowney, Pritchard, Roles,
Vaughan and Dyche.
On Executive Offices and Library
Messrs. Thornbnrg, Gettinger, Upton,
Long and Snyder.
On Arts, Sciences and General I'M
provements--Messrs.W Williams, Cornwell,
McCulloch, Furgesson, and Carlile.
On OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Pritchard,
French, Schon; Reynolds, Of Mercer, and
Spencer.
On Immigration-Messrs. Squires,
Fleming, Houston, Kirtley and Hall.
On Enrolled Bills-Messrs. Blakemore
and Dix.
The following bills were introduced by
motion for leave and referred under the
AID rule to the appropriate committee:
By Mr.. West--HOuse bill No. !, "A
bill to amend and re-enact section % Of
chapter 30 Of the code"
BY Mr.. Neutrality-suspicious. bill No. 2,
"a bill to secure homesteads and eXemp-
tiOns Of personal property to residents Of
this State from execution warrant Of dis
tress or other process.
BY Mr.. Good-House Bill No. 5, "a
bill to authorize the transfer Of causes
from courts of limited jurisdiction here
tofore or hereafter established In incorpo-
rated towns and cities to the Circuit Court
or County Court.
BY Mr.. Welch-IIouse bill No. 8, con-
corning homesteads and exemptions from
forced sales OF personal property In GER
tain cases.
BY Mr.. Welcb-IIouse bill No. IL, con-
corning bonds of the levy execution,
Mr.. Carlile, on leave, introduced the
following bills, which on motion Of the
same gentleman, severally made, were
laid on the table:
House bin No. s, "a bill fixing the ie-
gal rate of interest for the loan or fOrbear-
ance Of money or other things" and
House bill No. Z, "a bill repeating Sec
tions 8 and 10 Of an act providing for
homestead and exemption from forced
sales of personal property in certain ca
ses, y" approved December 20, 1873.
BY Mr.. Miller-House bill No. ii, A
bill amending and re-enacting certain sec
tons Of chapter SO, Of the Acts Of 1923,
providing for the incorporation Of associa-
lions organized to construct railroads,
maintaining the same, etc., etc.,
SENATE.