South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-03-07
West Viz ginia Legislature.

Inc SaioDnS or tais State was pass
ed Ayes Il. Noes .. Our Sena-
tors, Messrs. P0Sh and Williams voted
against 1t. II - lengthy document.
providing tSx upon each of the differ
ent kinds of spirituous aud malt liquors.
Inc proceeds are to be applied to the
construction OF hospitals for the insane
until sufficient sum j. realized to corn-
plcte the Weston Institution. and build
the proposed additional asylum in toe
Third Congressional District. After
that thcy will be devoted 20 internal
improvements.
In tie Senate, on the 2sth, bill {
the payment of Samuel Bane. of Miner
al county. Tor expenses incurred in APP
pretending WIN Leflirgwell, horse
thief, was passed.
/ In the House, the bill in relation TO
establishing Hatmon's district in Alilroy
/ Township, Grant county, as an indepen-
dent school dist was passed.
The session OF the Senate. on the lst
inst, was taken up in reading bills on
second reading Nothing OF Importance
was transacted. and the Senate adjourn
cd early. until Monday morning ut 10
o'clock
In the House. the convict labor bill.
coming nip on a second reading. w.s g.
/ nended And ordered to third reading.
In the Senate, on the Sal. II,usc bill
No. 81. in relation 20 the printing OF
legal II 'ces. coming up, after consid-
cradle discussion the bill was. on motion
of fudge Brown. indefinitely postponed.
Senator Batter introduced senate
Joint Resolution NJ. l3, authorizing
and directing the Board of Public Works
To fix and regulate tolls or charges for
transportation upon the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad. The resolution. which
is rather vOl:IminOus. reci.es the COM
plants ant grievances, ami the DIS
ordinations aud eXtOrtionS prac;iCcd
upon the uhlic by this corporation that
they have furthermore by this circular
Of Feb, 2jth, 1879. announced tha. they
would IL in o. Grafton tariff OF charges
in direct violation OF sections , and
. OF the act Of March 9Th. 1917. thus
detNing the authority OF the state as
suming the functions Of sovereignty in
imposing a tax upon TIE people unwar-
4. ranted by law, and after u lengthy re-
view of the situation,
ReS2igcG. BY the Legislature of West
/ Va: hat the Board Of Public Works
are hereby directed to ~ once pro ,eei
10 50 arrange the charges for trans Jor-
tation upon all classes of freight trans.
ported upon the l.. & .. r. r., having
tuc regard to the ~. e OF charges which
each article is able 10 bear, so rs 10 en-
able t'e purchaser To put it into market.
/ so that the net revenue derived from
/ passengers amt freight shall in their cs-
.lmntiOn 10 equal 30 six per ccEtum
! per annum on the capital stock eXpcnd-
ed in the construction Of salt road. G.
Dove what is necessary for the renewal
ani repairs of said road. as authorized
ny the 26th section OF the act passed
! March 1897.
The usury hill, coming up on Sc
ccnI reading the same Was amcnda
and after considerable discussion wa
Indefinitely postponed.
10 the House, on motion Of Mr. Mon
roe he House took np House j,jnt res
olutiOn to provide for Joint COMM tee
! to confer with the onic!als of toe Balt.
! more & Ohio railroad Company in re.
,ation to adjusting the differences cXis-
Ting between said corporation and the
+ Legislature. and the same vas adopted
ayes 10 noes ..
4 In lac Senate, on the h, Mr.. Mon
/ roe, from She House OF Delegates. ap-
pea~e" upon the floor Of the Senate AMI
announced that the House hal ssed
/ House joint resolution No. 80. providing
! for the appointment Of joint commit.
I tee ON the part or the Senate AMI
/ House OF Delegates to confer with Tie
/ officers OF Tie Baltimore AMI ONO Rail
road Company. with reference to the
/ settlement OF existing difficulties.
Ga mo III of Mr.. Faulkner the Senate
( immediately took up AMI passed this
resolution, and lis passage was commu-
/ niclicd 10 the House Of Delegates.
Mr.. Newman offered the following re.
solution:
That Senators ID. -. Johnson. 4. L.
| Summers and G. ". Newton he appoint
ed and selected on the part Of the Sen
ate MS committee Of the Sena'e in an
swer to House Joint Resolution No 81.
Mr.. Adams, as Chairman OF the Com
miitee Of Conference Of The senate and
House Of Delegates, on The disagrecing
votes Of the two Houses upon the a.
mendmeHjs of the House Of DELEGATES
TO Senate joint resolution No. H. pro-
posing On amendment to the Coust'u-
ton, reported the result Of the confer
cnCc. The resolution Is i'm reference TO
the Judiciary, and is very lengthy.
In reference 70 the Supreme Court OF
Appeals there shall Ec four judges rs
heretofore with salary OF $2.2oO each.
Tie salaries OF Circuit judges shall be
$500.
Justices jurisdiction il extended 90
$500 instead OF : 100. as formerly.
Upon tho question whether Justices
shall have juries or no., o. was deter
mined TO submit The question by a sep
araie constitutional amcudmontto q vote
O.: The people.
Thcse are the salient realures Of .he