The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-17

adjourned until tomorrow morning al
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SENATE.
Senate met at 10 AN.
Prayer by Rev. David Hervey.
On motion Of Mr.. Pugh the reading Of
the journal was dispensed with.
A message from the Clerk Of the
House announced that in response to
Senate Joint Resolution No. 7, the
Speaker appointed Messrs. Quarter
Hoffman and Hall on part Of the Fouse
to examine the Hospital for the Insane
The President Of the Senate appointed
on part Of that body Messrs. Burdett and
Loomis.
Mr.. johnson, from the Committee Oh
Finance, reported back House Bill No
%, in relation to permanent location Of
the State Capital, and recommended the
bill TO pass as amended.
Messrs. Burdett, Grantham and Ad.
ans, from the same committee, submitted
a minority report, recommending the
passage Of the bill without amendments
Mr., Dennis, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported back the following
House bills, to pass:
House Bill No. 81, in relation to catch.
ing fish.
House Bill No. 1G, 10 protect birds and
game.
House Bill No. "a, establishing a coun.
ty court and board Of commissioners for
the counties of Mineral, Hardy, Grant
and Pendleton.
House Bill No. %, concerning grants
and repeats Of patents, with the recon-
mendation that it be rejected.
Also, Senate Bill No, SO, to prevent the
certifying Of frivolous cases from justices
OF the peace to county courts. without
recommendation.
Also, Senate Joint Resolution No. II,
for the relief OF ]. L. Moorehead, with.
out recommendation.
Mr.. Ferguson, from the Committee on
Banks and Corporations, reported back
House Bill No. %, regulating the sale Of
the property Of joint stock companies
under deed Of trust, with the recommen-
dation that it be rejected.
Also, House Bill No. 1877, reviving and
and amending the Chesapeake & Ohio K.
4. Co., with the recommendation that it
pass.
Mr.. Pugh, from the Committee on
Claims and Grievances, reported back
House Bill No. rs, in relation to the city
Of parkersburg purchasing the grounds
Of the Wood County Agricultural and
Mechanical Association, without recon.
mendation.
Also, House Bill No. Sc, to increase
the supply of food fishes in the rivers
and waters Of this State, without recon-
mendation.
Senate Bill No. 95, in relation to off.
cial bonds, came up on its third reading
and was passed.
Senate Bill No. &C, regulating freight
and passenger rates on railroads, came
up on its third reading and was passed,
Senate Bill No. 10, in relation 10 mile
age, came up on its third reading and was
laid on the table.
Senate Bill No. So, in relation to the
Wheeling and Elm Grove Railway Com
pany, came up on its second reading and
was ordered TO its third reading.
Senate Bill No. SO, TO provide free
schools for the district Of Spencer, in the
county OF Roane, came up on its second
reading, and was ordered 10 third read.
ing.
Senate Bill No. 81, to exempt citizens
Of counties from performing labor on the
public roads on the payment Of money
came up on its second reading, and was
ordered to a third reading.
Senate Bill No. 90, concerning the Hos.
pital for the Insane, came up on its second
reading, and was laid on the table.
House Bill No. &C, TO pay the county Of
Berkeley, out Of the general school fund
money which, through mistake, was moi
paid in 1876, came up on its second read
ing. and was ordered to a third reading
House Bill No. l25, providing for the
appointment OF certain officers by the
Governor, came up on rs second reading
and was ordered 10 third reading.
House Bill No. 4S, 10 protect buoys
lamps and other aids to navigation, came
up on second reading and was ordered
10 third reading.
House Bill No. %, prohibiting the is
suance Of checks, tokens, or any other
thing in lieu Of money in payment fol
labor, came up on its second reading and
was ordered to third reading.
Senate Bill No. sc, for the relief o.
John II, Hobbs 4 Co., came up on III
second reading, and pending the further
discussion Of the bill the Senate took q
recess until 2:S0P.