The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-27
CopartnershiD Notice.
LEGISLATIVE.
SENATE.
FRIDAY, January 26.
The Senate met ut ten o'clock.

FRIDAY, January 20.
The Senate met ut ten o'clock.
After q portion of the Journal OF yes
terdsv had been read, on motion OF Mr..
Jones, the rules were suspended, and the
further reading thereof dispensed with.
A communication from the Governor,
giving the probable receipts and dis.
bursements on account Of general school
fund for the fiscal year OF 1878. The
report was received ard read.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 4, ap-
pointing commissioners tn inquire into
the rates of freight and passenger trans.
por.atiop on the B. s. D r. R.; adopted.
The Commissioners appointed were U.
y. Arnett, d. d. johnson, and Z. L.
Butler.
By Mr.. Ferguson-Senate Bill No. 45,
to amend and re enact chapter III OF
the acts of 1868, entitled IAN act to in
corporate the Warield Coal and Salt
Company, and to improve the navigation
OF the Big Sandy river" Referred to
the Committee on Roads and Navigs'
ton.
By Mr Dennis-A resolution instruct.
ing the clerk Of Senate to issue his certi.
ficate to the committee clerks and pages
of the Senate at the rate of "a per diem
10 the clerks and So per diem to the
pages. snd mileage at the rate of Eve
cents per mile. Laid on the table.
Leave was granted Mr.. Clayton tc
Withdraw fro the files of the last ses.
sion of the Senate the petition Of L
K. Carskaden and others, of Mineral
county.
Mr. Clayton presented the petition Of
Il. K Carskaden and others, of Mineral
county, which was referred to the Com
hi tee on Education.
Senate Bill No ~, regulating mileage
coming up as unfinished business, the
pending motion to reconsider the vote by
which the bill was ordered to its engross-
mcnt and third reading was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Dennis, the bill was
then referred TO the Committee on FL
nance.
The Senate then proceeded to the hall
of the House of Delegates, and the two
houses went into j. int assembly for the
election of two United States Senators.
A vote on the short term bsiD g taken
wlshout any choice, the Senate returned
Ia their chamber, and on motion of Mr..
johnson, took recess until q o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate Bill No. "a, relating to booms
and dams, was recommitted to the Judi
CARY Committee.
MIR. Golf introduced Senate Bill No
AZ, relating TO forfeited ard unappro.
prlsted lands. Referred to the Com
ni,tee on Forfeited and Delinquent
Lands
On motion of Mr.. Clay ton, the rules
we're suspended in order to take up
House Bill No. As, to legallze the cleo
ton of two justices in Mineral county.
The BILL on motion of Mr.. Adams, was
/ ID on the table.
The following bills were read tor the
frat time and ordered to a second read
ing:
House Bill No. l9, making silver coin
legal tender IN this State.
House Bill No. Il, authorizing the
Governor to provide for the furnishing
of the Capitol building.
House Bill No, So, IN relation to the
compensation of witnesses, was read a
first time and referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
House Bill No. SO, relating to the
qualification of officers elected at the last
General election in this State, was read q
iirst and second time and laid on the
table.
Mr.. Newton introduced Senate Bill
No. AZ. authorizing the Governor to ap.
point directors for the West Virginia
Hospital for the Insane, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Committee on
Humane Institutions and Public Build
ings.
On motion of Mr.. Ferguson, the Senate
adjourned until tomorrow morning at /
o'clock.