The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-06
Copartnership Notice.
LEGISLATIVE.
Monday, February s.
SENATE.

Prayer BY the Rev. Mr.. Miller, OF the
Christian Church.
A message from the House OF Dele
gates reported the adoption OF House
Joint Resolution Ne. 5, "Proposing an
amendment to the Constitution" and
asked concurrence. .E .a.
MIR. Dennis. from the Committee on
the Judiciary, reported back, Senate Bill
No. "a, "a bill authorizing the forma-
ton of corporations for the purpose Of
constructing booms or dams for the pur-
pose OF stopping aud securing boats, rats,
logs, mssts. spsrs, &c" with amend
M ,nts, recommending the passage OF the
bill rs amended. ...
Mr.. Dennis, from the same committee,
reported back Senate Bill No. 26, IA
bill authorizing the incorporation OF Mu-
taal Fire Insurance Companies. with the
amendments, recommending the passage
oil the bill as amended.
Mr Dennis, from the same committee,
reported back the following bills, recon-
meniing the passage of each bill:
Senate Bill No. 70, "a bill fixing the
ii nes of hol ling the Circuit Courts in the
Second Judicial Circuit"
Senate Bill No. rs, IA bill to amend
and re- enact section 2 of chapter % OF
the acts of 1928, entitled An act to
amend and Ie-enact section OF chapter
s. of the Code OF West Virginia.
Mr. Dennis from the same committee
re- ,orted back
Senate Bill No. IA, "a bill TO amend
and re-enact section Is of chapter l6s OF
IT,. Code, concerning the penitentisry,
without any recommendation as to the
p sage OF the bill.
Mr.. LOOMS, on leave, introduced
s nate Bill No. -, "a bill authorizing
the Governor 10 appoint State Chemist,
fixing his compensation and prescribing
his duties"
Mr.. Baxter, on leave; introduced Sem
ate Bill No. 80, "a bill to regulate and
fix the pay OF certain officers of the Leg
islature."
House Joint Resolution No. IA, "1n-
structing our Senators. and requesting
our Representatives in Congress to use
their best efforts to secure sp appropris.
tlon sufficient to continue the improve
ment Of the Monongahela river to its
head" coming up, was read and adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 6, "Pro-
posing an amendment to the Constitu-
. ton of the State" was read q second
time.
On the question of ordering the reso-
luton to It's engrossment and third read
Ing, Mr., Turner demanded the ayes and
II I,ss, and the demand being sustained,
( ey were ordered and taken.
The ayes were: Messrs. Baxter, Fer
guson, johnson, Scott and Turner-5.
rbe noes were: Messrs. Adams, Berk-
shire, Caldwell, Dennis, Terrell, Grant
ham, ones, LOOMS and Pugh-9.
Messrs. Arnett (President), Burdett,
b ltler, CLAYTON, Gof, Kirtley, Lowe,
McGinnis, Newton and Tarr not voting.
So the Senate refused to order the res
olution to its en- grossment and third read
Ing. =,
Senate Bill No. q, "a bill to amend
the law relative to the compensation of
Prosecuting Attorney
Coming up on third reading, and al
ter being amended was read third time
and passed.
On the passage OF the bill, the ayes
were:
Messrs. Adams, Baxter, Bnhshire,
Burdett, Csld we'll, Clayton, Dennis, Fer
reIl. Grantham, johnson, Jones, LOOMS,
Pugh, Scott aud Turner-l5.
Mr. Ferguson voted in the negative.
Messrs. Arnett (President), Butler,
COT, Dirtley, Love- McGinnis. Newton
and Tarr not voting.
Senate Bill No. 20, "a bill to extend
the time in which distrsint and sale may
be made for taxes and fee bills" was
read a third time, and, Senate Bill. No.
%, "A bill to regulate the deposits OF the
State funds, and to secure intsrest there
on TO the State while said funds or any
psrt thereof are on deposit" coming up,
WAS read a seconi time, and ordered to
enyrossment and third reading.
Senate Bill No. AZ, "a bill making it
a misdemeanor for sheriff or collector
of state, county, district or municipal
taxes or monies to misspply the same"
coming up, was ordered to its engross-
msnt and third reading.
A number oil Senate bills were each
read first time and ordered toa second
reading.
On motion Of Mr.. Caldwell, at /
o'clock =. NJ, the Senate adjourned.