The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-16
LEGISLATIVE.
THURSDAY. February 10.
SENATE.
Senate met At 10 A. NJ.

Senate met at 10 A. NJ.
Mr.. Dennis from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported back House Joint Res
olution No. s. proposing an amendment
10 the Constitution of the State, without
recommendation.
Also, House Bill NO. 43, TO protec'
huoys, lamps and other aids to naviga'
ton, recommending it do pass.
And House Bill No. l2o, providing
for the appointment of certsin officer:
by Governor. with the same recon-.
mendation.
Sir. Turner, from the Committee or
Eiucstion, reported back House Bill No
So, to paw the county of Berkeley, out OF
thu general school fund, money which
through mistake was not paid IN 1876
W tn the recommendation TINT 1t do pass
Mr.. Berkshire introduced, on leave,
Senate bill No. 95, in relation to official
binds, with the motion tina! the refer.
ence be- dispensed with.
The bill was then taken up ont OF 1t:
O der. read for the first and second time
q 4 ordered 20 third reading.
The following House and Senate bills
me up on their first reading and were
30 'erally referred:
House Bill No. 81, in relation TO at
&C. Incorporating the city of Wheeling.
K tarred TO the Committee on Counties.
Dis riots and Municipal Corporations.
House Bill No. Sc, to increase the sup.
pli of food fls hes in the rivers and
sters of this State. Referred 10 the
Committee on Finance.
House Bill No 26, concerning grants
and repeats of patents. Referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
House Bill No. l6, to protect birds
and game. Referred TO the Judiciary
Committee.
House Bill No. "a, IN relation to
catching fish. Referred to the same COM
mittee.
House Bill No 70, fixing the times OF
holding the County Courts in the
counties of Wood, Writ, Plessants and
Grant. Referred to the same commit
tee.
House Bill No. 46, providing for the
appointment Of an Adjutant General
Referred to the Committee on Militia
The following Senate and House bills
came up on their third reading, and were
passed:
Senate Bill No 70, providing for the
appointment of State Chemist by the
Governor.
Senate Bill No. rs, in relation to
claims due the State.
Senate Bill No. "a, providing for the
ms oection of tobacco.
Senate Bill No. 80, providing for the
objection of taxes and fee bills due in
certain cases.
Senate Bill No. q, in relation to inter-
est and usury.
House Bill No. I, regulating appeals,
writs of error and supersedeas.
On motion, the Senate took a recess
until 2:S)P.M NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate reassembled.
Mr.. Ferguson, from the Committee on
Banks and Corporations, reported back
:ienste Bill No So; IAN act to amend
and re.enac: section of chapter l60 of
ths acts of the Legislature iof 1928"
i'C'"hohuiuS lis passage.
Mr.. johnson, from the Committee on
Finance, reported back s. l,.te Bill No.
-, "A bill regulating mileage" with an
q nendment recommending the passage
OF the bill Ms amended.
House Bill No. AZ, "A bill fixing the
co npensaLion OF committee clerks and
pages oil the Senate and House of Dele.
gates was read third time and passed.
On motion OF Mr.. johnson, the title to
tn, bill was amended by striking out
thereof the words committee clerks and
pages of the Se,ate and House of Dele
gates" and inserting in lieu thereof the
words "othcers and emp, Dyes of the Leg
islature."
The title rs amended was then adopted.
Mr.. johnson, on leave, introduced
Senate Bill No. 80, "a Bill to amend
aud re-enact section 3 OF chapter IA OF
the acts of 1872 3, entitled IAN act or
gsnizing the Supreme Court of Appeals,
defining its jurisdiction and powers, and
prescribing Its manner OF proceeding"
Senate Bill Ne. 66 IAN act to amend
and re-ensct section 10 of chapter 227 OF
suo oSsS Va io'--o Hasseu Dccen Uer 20,
1873, entitled, AN act TO establish a
reasonable maximum rate of charges for
the transportation OF passengers and
freight, and to prevent unjust discriu
nations and exturtions in the rates to 10
charged by the different railroads in this
State for the transportation of psssen.
gers and freight on said roads" was
read second time, amended and ordered
To third reading.
Senate Bill No. So. "a bill to amend
and re-ensct Chapter Is OF the Code OF
West Virginia, aud to repeal chapter 80
of the Code, and chapter y OF the acts of
1871, and chapter l56 of the acts OF
1879 coming up on q second reading.
Was aid on the table.
House JOINT Resolution No 5. "pro.
posing mn amendment 10 the Constitu.
zion of the State" coming up was read a
ocond time.
On motion Cf Mr.. Newton. the resolu.
t'on was referred TO the Committee o,
I 10 Whole.
On motion Of Mr.. Terrell, at $50
o'clock Z. NJ, the SeE,ts adjourned.