The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-26
SATURDAY, February 20

The Senate met ut 10 o'cloci \. NJ,
On motion of Mr.. Bennett, "A bill
making appropriations of public money
T." pay members and officers of the Lcgis-
laturr, and for salaries of the officer. of
the government taken up for cOnsidc-
ration out Of lis order and amended and
ordered to third reading.
On motion of Mr.. Burdctt, A bill to
acquire by purchase the building used 10y
this State Us State House since the 2Oth
of December, 1870 and the grounds at
tachrd thereto taken up for cOns,dera-
tIon out of its order.
On motion of Mr.. Burdett, the vote
Lv which the bin WAS ordered to its en-
grossment and third reading, was recon-
>idcrcd.
On motion of Mr.. Burdett, tine bill
wa, amended by striking out all after
the enuctng clause and inserting in lieu
thereof the following;
|. That the sum of thirty thousand
dollars be, and the same Is hereby, APP
propriated ont of the State Treasury, to
bc paid 10y the warrant of the Auditor
drawn for that amount to the state House
Company for the use and occupation, by
the State government, of the State House
building and grounds, belonging to said
company, in Charleston, since the 10Th of
1 December, 1870. Onc-half to be paid
ont Of the revenue OF 1879, and the re-
Sidue ouI Of the revenue Of 1879.
Il This.act shall be- in force on and
after ninety days from It's passage.
The bill was then read and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Price, "A bill to
amend the law in relation to an alterua-
tive method of constructing and keeping
in repair county roads was taken up
for consideration, read third time and
passed.
ON motion of Mr.. Price the bill shall
take effect from its passage.
Mr.. Scott introduced bill relating To-
the trial of cases in the county court that
NAV hereafter be ordered up from jus
tice of the peace which, on his several
motions was read three times and passed.
On motion of Mr. Sherrard, "A bill
providing for aSGertaining the amount OF
public property and itS value, destroyed
in the State by the Federal army during
the late civil war, WAS taken up for con-
eiLcrutiou out of lis order and on his
several motions was read three times and
passed, to take effect from its passage.
After the Clerk read an article which
appeared in the Courier Of Saturday,
taken from the " hceling MiclHgrncer,
concerning the Steer Creek railroad, at
-. g 4 ID
nett, Mr. Dennis offered the following
resolution:
R,Soirci, That u committee of three
be appointed to investigate the charges
preferred against Senators Camden and
Bennett in the paper which has just been
read before the Senate, and 10 report
whether such charges are true or not;
and TO this end, said committee have
power to send for persons and papers.
After several Senators on the floor had
expressed the opinion that there was no
necessity Tor an investigation as ccntem-
plated bv the resolution, AS It was appar-
ont that every Senator believed the
charges made in the said article were al
together false and rntounded.
The resolution WAS rejected by the
unanimous vote of the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Berkshire, the Sen
ate took & recess until 2:30 o'clock p. m.
The Senate re-assembled at =! o'clock
p. N.
On motion Of Mr. Arnett, bill amend
InS the Code relating TO licenses for the
sale Of intoxicating liquors, and repeal
ing chapter 90 of the acts of 1928, was
read twice and ordered 70 a third reading.
On motion of Mr.. Bennett, bill max
ing appropriations Of public money to
pay members and officers of the legisla-
ture, &c, was read third time and