The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-27
Copartnership Notice.
LEGISLATIVE.
MONDAY, February Is.
SENATE.


Senate Bill No. l0S, authorizing aay
Judge in the State to administer oaths OF
Office. sc. Passed.
Senate Bill No. SO, relating to licenses,
Passed.
House Bill No. IS, authorizing the
construction Of sidewalks within one
mile of Incorporated towns and villages,
and to protect the same.
Mr.. Newton, from the Committee on
Roads, reported back House Bill No. lOo,
authorizing the County Court To con.
struct roads, Oh petition oG majority oil
the resident landowners along and ad-
iacent to the line Of said road, without
recommendation rs to its passage.
House Bill No. 19l. making appropri-
atoms OF public money to pay members
Of the Legislature, and for salaries OF
officers of the government.
On motion, the Senate receded from
its amendment, and the bill was COM
municsted to the House by Mr.. Bur
dett.
House Bill No II, to provide for open
ing and keeping in repair the county
roads, was passed.
House Bill No. 1870, in regard to regu.
la.ions respecting licenses injuries TO per-
s,ns arising from illegal sales Of intoxica-
ting liquors, and remedy therefor. The
vote by which the bill was forwarded was
reconsidered, and a few unimportant
amendments made, and the bill ordered
10 third reading.
House Bill No. Isl, in relation to fees
of attorneys, was read u second time and
ordered to third reading.
House Bill No. $50, was recon sidered,
and on motion of Mr. Dennis the amend
ment in regard to peddler's licenses was
withdrawn, and on motion of Mr.. Turner
the rules were suspended and it was put
upon its passage.
Mr.. Burdett, on leave introduced Son.
ate Bill No. 1OS, making appropriations
of public money TO pay members and
officers Of the Legislature from the 23d
day of February To March I'd, 1877 Re.
ference of the Dill dispensed with, and
the ru ,es suspended and the bill put upon
its passage.
House Bill No. l00 authorizing the
county court ~ construct roads on pcti-
ton OF majority of the resident land
owners along and adjacent to the line
Of said road, reported from the Commit.
tee on Roads with certain amendments,
W IS ordered TO its third reading
Mr. Scott moved to reconsider the vote
adopting the constitutional provision To
House Bill No. 1870, giving the act etfec,
from its passage, stating that the pto
visions OF the act prevented the posi-
bility OF its being ope alive from its pas
sage The motion. however, did not
prevail.
House Bill No. l26, to provide free
schools for the District of Ravens wood,
IN the county OF jackson, was road sec.
ond time and the bill was laid on the Ia
Bile.
Mr.. johnson, from the Finance Com
mittee, reported back House Bill No
l3l, in relation to taxation, and recon-
Mr.. Newton, from the Committee on
Public Buildings and Humane lnsLitu.
tions, reported back House Bill ~. 81,
IN relation 10 lunatics confined IN c'IIn.
~ isils. with the recommendation II DO
not pas.
On motion of Mr. Burdet,. the senate
took recess until 2:30 +. NJ.
Senate met at 2 cor. NJ.
House Bill No. %, donating public
lands to the Jefferson County Agricul-
tural College, was read q second time and
ordered 10 u third reading
House Bill No. l3l, in relation to tax.
stion was resd u second time and ordered
TO third reading.
Mr.. Ferguson, on leave, introduced
Senate Bill No. l09, changing the times
for holding the Circuit Courts for the
counties of Logan, Wyoming Mcdowell
and Boone. The rules were suspended
and the bill put upon It's passage.
House Bill No. l2G, to provide free
schools in the district OF Ravens wood in
the county OF jackson, was road u sec
ond time and ordered u "a third reading:
House Bill No. 81, IN relation 10 lu-
natics conded in county jsils, Was read II
second time and rejected.
Senate Bill No. So, providing for COM
pulsory education, came up on It's irst
reading and was ordered to- second
reading.
House Bill No. 81, "a bill to amend
and re-enact sections Ii aud ID OF chap
ter 81 of the acts of 1928 WAS read n
second time, and OH motion OF MIR. New
lon, rejected.
Senate Bill No. 30, "a bill legslizing
certain records IN the county of Preston"
passed.
The following bills were zach read n
first time and referred 10 tho Commit
tee on the Judiciary:
House Bill No. lSS, a bill to extend
the time within when clerks OF county
courts may certify the levies OF their
COUNTIES IL the auditor, when there has
been failure To do 80, and 10 presC sibe
the time and manner IN which taxes Cue
such counties from railroad companies
SD vi BE paid"
And House Bill No 30. "A bill TO
carry INTO effect Sections IS OF Article
VI. Of the Constitution Of the State, in
re s,ion to homesteads'
House Bill No. a., "A bill providing
for the construction OF n road from Hell
veta, in Randolph county, 10 some con-
venient point on the Staunton and Par
.kersburg Turnpike Road, In said COUNTY.
and appropristing money from the
Treasury to aid therein, WAS read first
time, and ordered to secord reading.
On motion oi Mr.. Scott, House Joint
Resolution No. ), proposing sn amend.
men. to the Constitution OF the State,
was taken irum the tshlc ri d placed on
the csllenda-.
On motion of Mr.. johnson, House Bill
No. lal, "A bill making appropriations
of public money 10 pay general charges
upon the treasury WAS taken up for
onsiderstion. The Senate refused 10
recede from the 10Th amendment to the
bill, and it was laid on the table
On motion Of Mr.. Bennett, House Bill
No. 20. "a bill 10 amend and re enact
section 3, chapter 6s, of the Code of Wet
Virginia, concerning grants and the re-
peal of patents" was ordered 10 third
reading.
Adjourned.
HOCSE.