Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-17
THE LEGISLATURE.
Yesterdays Proceedings I'm the Upper
House.

! Yesterdays Proceedings In the Upper
House.
The Senate assembled at 10 o'clock.
Senate bill, asking for the correction OF
errors in the reassessment OF real estate,
within the State, of 1882; providing q
method for constructing and keeping in re-
pair country roads and empowering the
city council of Wheeling to enforce the
construction and repsir of sidewalks, passed.
Bills 81 and 81 were decreed to take effect
from their passage.
House bills, allowing county commits
sioners mileage Of 5 cents per mile, traV-
eled in attending and returning to the
county court, amending the charter OF Mar
tinsburg to enable the election OF mayor; ;
authorizing the election in the several
counties of a county superintendent and a
board of education, consisting OF presi.
dent 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 recited shall have two; co.. relat-
ing TO the Coal River Railroad company;
regulating charges on horse railroads, but
excluding street and other suburban roads
passed.
voted to take effect from its passage.
On motion of Mr.. Floyd, the Senate took
a recess till 2:3O o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate reassembled at 2H o'clock.
House bill passed, regarding the compen-
sation OF assessors to be paid out OF the
county treasury, not less than $500 nor
more than 1850, and allowing in Ohio coun-
et
to the board of commissioners.
Senate bill 81 for the relief OF J. +. IL.
Bowman passed.
The monotone of the long calendar on the
second and first reading was then sung 10
the end of the sitting.
Mr.. Melvin introduced Senate joint reso-
luton 81:
Whereas, the Congress OF the United
States on June IA, 1880, passed an act for
the improvement of the Shenandoah river
appropriating $l5,0O0, and subsequently
March 8, 1881, aPpropriating $500 with q
proviso that neither appropriation should
be granted till all corporate rights and
franchises on said river had been surIen-
dered to the United States to the satisfac-
ton 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 JET,
fersoD, have relinquished to the United
States all their rights.
ResoIrcd, That West Virginia consents to
the said surrender and transfer to the
United States all the corporate rights, priyi-
leges, and franchises now owned by the
State in the Shenandoah river improve
ment, and in the chutes, dams, channels,
and in all the other work done in that
river heretofore, together with jurisdic-
ton over the same so far as contemplated
by the said act of Congress, March 3, 1881,
and that a copy of these resolutions be
sent to the Secretary of the United States
Brigadier General H. &. Wright Chief Of
Engineers of the United States and the
Attorney General Of the United States.
House bill III. appropriating money to
pay members of the Legislature and officers
of the Government, was taken up, amend
ed in in the following particulars, and then
OIL motion of Mr.. Price made special or
der for to-day at II o'clock.
On motion of Mr.. Stolling's $3.50 was
substituted for $500 for the salaries OF
| Judges OF the Supreme court, and on his
further motion 500 was inserted to meet
the deficit in the salaries for 1882.
After the depletion OF the calendar,
which required heroic fortitude in such
enervating weather, the Senate adjourned