West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-02-15
The Legislature.

no business OF importance was trans
acted. The afternoon session was
taken up in discussing House Bill
No. %. 1t is in relation to raising
the school levy from 10 to 90 cents.
The debate was the most interest
ing OF the session, andfrom the Reg
ietcr we learn, Mr.. Holt made a most
brilliant speech, and his argument
is spoken OF as being one of the fin
est delivered this session.
Feb. Tn the Senate, under the
head OF unfinished business, the Ju-
dietary was taken up for amend
ment. A motion to change salaries
of Circuit Court judges from the or
iginal piau Of $1,000 to 1000. was
lost. 1t was then moved that it be
$500. After considerable debate,
the vote was put which resulted in
ayes, Is, and noes, 10. Jones voted
aye, and McGrew no.
On motion of Senator Furgerson,
the.rules were Suspended and Senate
Bill No. l36, a bill AUTHORIZING the
Auditor to refund TO the bank OF
Huntington $500 eroneousy assess
ed as license tax and paid into the
State Treasury, was taken up out Of
it's order, read a second time, engross-
ed, read the third tims, and passed,
with its title.
s. B. No. 81 was taken up on it's
third reading, 1t is in relation to
the keeping in repair ofcounty roads,
and fixes the ages at which men
must work the roads at from Is to
90 years: make The number Of DAYS
work required in any one year eight
and makes other new provisions.
1t was passed by vote OIL to 9.
B. & o, r. r. bill with several
amendments thereto was recommit-
ted to the Comm on the Judic-
larry, with instructions to report up
on it at ii o'clock A. NJ. on next Tues
day. The bill was made the special
order for that hour.
President Johnson was granted a
leave of absence until Tuesday next
and DR.. Summers was designated by
him az President pro tenn during his
absence----In the House, House bill
no %, in relation to raising the
State levy for school purposes from
ten to twenty cents on 800 valua
ton was discussed all day and was
at last tabled by a vote Of So to 80
Feb. Tn the Senate, bill fix
ing The times for holding toe terms
OF Circuit Court in the Second Judi
cial circuit. was passed.
Several other bills were ordered to
their engrossment and third read
lng----In the House, II B. No. SO.
in relation to the charter of Mounds
vii wac taken up out Of it's order
and read the thhd time and passed
with ITS title. A nice little plan was
conceited amcng the friends of the
school levy, to resusctate tina bill.
Ter members would be absent Sat
ysdsy, end it was proposed that dur
ing their absence, the bill was to be
taken from the table, and rushed to
it' engossment and third reading and
passed. But this little conspiracy
was discovered before it could be &C.
compIished. The Register says, This
little tale was whispered in com
mittee room, and may not be strict
~ rue" We hope it is not.
Feb, lin The Senate. S. B. No
ia, to authorize and empower the
Pittsburg, Wheeling end Kentucky
railroad company to intersect or con-
meet their road With The B. 60. road
vac passed.
S, J. r. No. IL, proposing an
amendment to The Constitution in
regard to the Judiciary system Of the
State was read the last time and
passed.
$. B No 167, changing the time
Of holding courts in the seventh 10.
diciaI district, was passed In the
House, House Bill No. %, a bill es-
taDdshing county court in Preston
county, passed BY vote SO to ls.
McCrum voting lNo)
Feb. lin the Senate, the Rail
road Bill is creating lively times.
Petitions from Carksburg and Bsr-
kelley county, against the passage Of
the bill were introduced. Second
Vice President Keyser. appeared
before the Judiciary Committees to
present the case Of The Company.