Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-04-01
SENATE BILLS.
its passage:

Among the number OF Senate bills which
were defeated in the House or failed Of pas
sage for want of time, during the recent ses>
sion of the West Virginia Legislature, were
the following:
4 bill making all grades Of laroony fclo,
nies and thus preventing the man who steals
$40 80, or under, from voting, as well as that
man who may steal $50, or upwards.
A bill making it grand lsrceDy to take
goods and chattles Of $40 or more.
A bill permitting persons to testify in the
trial of oil indictments, &C. against them,
applying same rule in criminal as in civil
cases. and making our law in this respect
conform TO practice in the Federal Court
and that of many of tho States, and we
believe what is now the case in England
A bill relating to evidence on actions of
assulpsI, which dispensed with the neces-
sity Of taking and making an affidavit 0rima
fucie evidence of the correctness of the
plaintiffs account.
A bill to preserve the purity of elections,
thus preventing voters being deceived by
fraud ulent ballots, the heading representing
one party, and further down having painted
or pasted one Of the candidates of the orpo-
site party.
FoR BENEFIT OF TIE LAWYERS. The
late Logislature-which was very demon.
strative in its attachment to the lawyers
paid its respects to the profession after the
following fashion:
Be it enacted By the Legislature Of Vest
Virginia.:
Sec l. If any attorney, licensed to prac>
tioe law in any Cour. Of this State, receive
money for his client as such attorney and
fail to pay the same within six months after
receipt thereof, without good and sufi eicnt
reason for such failure, he ebsll te deemed
guilty of a misdemcanor, and be fined not
less than twenty ror more than five hundred
dollars.
2 In any trial under this act the party
accused may testify in his own behalf
3. Any attorney convicted under the first
section Of this act shall, in addition to the
punishment therein prescribed, be disbarred
from practcipg attorney in any of the
courts of this State, and the same shall be ca
tilted by the Court as part oft jud gmept.
i. II shall be the duty OF the Judge Of
each Circuit Court and the Prosecuting At
torney Of each county to give this act specs
ally in charge Of the Grand Jury Of each
county.
This act takes eject ninety mine days after
its passage.
THE CHEAPEST RAILROAD IN THE
W0RLD.-The cheapest railway in the world
is the five mile limo from Wcsterstedc, in the
extreme northwestern part OF Germany, to
the road connecting Bremen aud OldenGurg
with Emden. The people are scattered
farmers, raising cattle, pigs aud scanty pro-
duce, aud they subscribed G12 200 10 build
the road, Of which only 9l0, 450 was spent.
Tho rolling stock consists Of two small loco-
motives three passenger coaches, two box
and four fiat cars, and the road is run by
four men, at total expense Of 81 9s. per
day, which leaves net daily earnings of los.
The engines burn peat, which is abundant in
the district and the passenger cars have
seats omnibus fashion, with door at each
end Of the car, as there is turn>table on
the line. The road has gauge of two feet
five and half inches, and is laid with rails
Of Bessemer steel. The only buildings are
a rough shed a; either end of the line, to
cover the engines and cars.
AMERICAN MEDICAL ENTERPRIsE.-Th
Buffalo Erprcs$ states that DR.. r. Y. Pierce,
the author of several popular remedies and
member of the present United States Cons
grcss, has decided to establish a branch of
his ''World's Dispeusary," the headquarters
of which are now at his Invalds' Hotel at
Buffalo, in London, under the charge of DR..
Is. T. Bedortha, Que Of his present associates.
This step mas been ncoesstated By the rapid
increase of his foreign business, and is q
striking illustration of American medical en>
terprise.
AMERICAN ACRICULTURIsT.-Th Illus
tratons in the american Agricu1turist for
April are profuse, and the entire contents of
the number Of the most attractive character.