Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1883-02-20
West Virginia Legislature.

In the Senate, Feb. 18th, House
bill passed directing the board of
public works to appoint twelve den
lists, three in each Congressional
district. who shall constitute boards
for the examination of applicants for
licenses to practice dentistry.
In the House, Mr.. Fouke intro
duced bill 195, relating to Berkeley
Springs.
House bill 196, making appropria-
tons of public money to pay general
charges upon the treasury, came up
on its second reading, and was the
recipient of various amendments and
the subject of much debate.
Mr.. Salisbury moved to strike out
the section making appropriations
for the Normal Schools and branches,
the amendment creating an infinite
debate, which exhausted every phase
of the question.
heprevious question being
the amendment was defeated, all the
members present voting in the mega
tive with the exception of AIcssrs.
Armstrong, G.. i. Brown, Corder,
Eckard, Parsons, Rife, Salisbury
and Stump.
Mr. Pennybacker's amendment to
reduce the appropriation for the Nor
NAL schools from IS, 900 to Sc, 900,
revived the controversy, and was
finally rejected
An amendment providing 900
for the law library at Charlestown,
was defeated.
In the House, on the 14th, House
joint resolution was passed amend
ing the. constitution and providing
for the election of State and county
officers and members of the Legisla-
ture.
In the Senate. on the 10Th, House
bill allowing county commissioners a
mileage of , cents per mile. Travelled
in attending and returning to the
county court, amending the charter
of Martinsburg to enable the election
of mayor; authorizing the election
in the several counties of county
superintendent and board of educa-
ton. consisting of a president and
two commissioners; providing for the
appointment by the county court of
one commissioner of account in the
several counties of the State. except
that certain counties recitcd shall
have two; passed.
Mr.. Melvin introduced Senate joint
resolution 21:
Whereas, the Congress of the Uni
ted States on June II, 1880, passed
an act for the improvement of the
Shenandoah river appropriating SIS,
600, and subsequently March ). 1891,
appropriating 81. 800 with n proviso
that neither appropriation should be
granted till all corporate rights and
franchises on said river has been sur
rendered to the United States to the
satisfaction of the Secretary of War.
and
Whereas, in pursuance of these
acts the Shenandoah River Navigation
Company. the single corporation
having such rights or franchises.
including the county of jefferson,
have rclinquished to the United States
all their rights.
ResOIred, That West Virginia con-
sent to the said surrender and trans
fer to the United States all the corpo-
rate rights, privileges. and franchises
now owned by the State in the Shen-
andoah river Improvement, and in
the chutcS. dams, channels. and in
all other work done in that river here
tofore. together with jurisdiction over
the same so far as contemplated by
the said act of Congress. March >.
1881, and that a copy of these rcso-
lutions he sent to the Secretary of
the United States. Brigadier General
H. c. Wright, Chief of Engineers of
the United States, and the Attorney
General of the United States.