Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1883-01-30
West Virginia Legislature.

Senate bill No. "a, providing for
the manner in which Sheriffs make
their reports to the county courts, was
passed
Senate bill No. pa, with reference
to estrays, the duty of the finder un-
der the laws. etc., was passed.
Senate bill No. %, to amend and
re-enact section 10 of chapter % of
the acts of 1881, was passed
In the House, among new bills in
troduced having for their object the
repeal or amendment of previous leg
isiation, was one by Mr.. Fouke.
Mr. Rider offered Z joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution, changing the time of hold
ing the general State election to the
first Tuesday next after the first Mon
day of November, and making the
term of members of the Legislature to
begin on TIE first Monday of Deem
ber-
Mr.. Pennybacker moved its refer
ence to the Judiciary Committee.
Among new bills offered in the
House on the Esd was one by AIR.
Rider
In the Senate. january 24th, SEN
ate bill No As passed. regarding Ii
censes of druggists and requiring the
applicants to be of temperate habits.
On motion of DIR. Barbee, the bill will
take effect from its passage
In the Senate. on the 25th. Mr. Mel
win presented Il resolution instructing
the Committee on Judiciary to inves-
tigate the propriety of reporting a
bill. giving the county courts the dis
erection of paying justices of the peace
and constables where they have ne
cessarify incurred expense in arrest
ing and conveying to place persons
when no conviction is obtained
Adopted
Senate bill No. 80, extending the
time from } to years. before mer-
chants accounts are barred. and put
ting this class thus on like footing
with other classes, was ordered to its
third reading.
In the House, joint resolution No.
IL being the special order for IL
O'Clock. Mr.. Holt called it up.
The resolution was read by the clerk
as follows:
Resolved by the Legislature of West
Virginia, two-thirds of all the mem
bers elected to each House agree
ing thereto:
''That the following amendment to
article six of the Constitution of the
State be. and the same is hereby pro-
posed. tO-wit: That section forty-six
of article six of the Constitution. as
it now is, be stricken out. and the fol-
lowing be inserted in lieu thereof:
THE manufacture. sale and keep
ing for sale of all Intoxicating liquors,
drinks. mixtures and preparations to
be used as a beverage, are forever
prohibited within this State; and the
Legislature shall, without delay, pro-
vide by appropriate legislation for the
due enforcement of this prohibition.
1.-The manufacture. sale and keep
ing for sale of the aforesaid liquors,
drinks. mixtures and preparations for
other purposes than as a beverage.
shall he regulated by law, under suf-
ficient penalties and securities.''
Mr. Burt offered an amendment to
be added at the end of the resolution
providing that it should not apply TO
the county of Ohio unless n majority
of the votes of that county were cast
in favor of it.
Mr. Hall moved as substitute for
Mr. Burtt's amendment that all cOun-
ties he exempted from the operation
of the amendment. which cast 4 ma
jorfty of votes against it.
Mr. Hall demanded the ayes and
nays on his substitute. which being
taken resulted as follows:
The ayes were NTcssrs. Woods
(Speaker), BOggs, Brown James f..
Burtt- Chambers, Collins. DALEY,
Fouke- Gilkcson, Hall, IshclI. Par
sons, PAYNE, Pcnnybackcr, Rider.
Stifel and Seagcr.-17.
The nays we're: Mcssrs. Adair,
Allen. Armstrong. Bee, Bond, Brown,
C. L. Brown. James H.. Corder.
Cox, Davis. Eckard. Evans. Fouke.
Caring, GilEeson- GorreII. Hall. Har-
mon, Harrison. Hcnshaw. Holt, Jones.
Lynch, Maxwell. Miller. Morgan,
McClun@- McCord. Mccullough. Nc
Queen Nixon, Orr, Powell (of Tay-
lor}. Powell (of Tylcr), Rife. Rfgg.
RuhG. Salisbury. Sayre, Shirts. Sim
onton, Stump (of Gilmcr). Stump (of
Caihoun) Sturn, Timms. Wells, Viii
son.
Absent IIetzcI and Dovener.
The ayes and nays were then called
on the amendment of Mr.. Burt, as
follows:
The ayes were: 1Icssrs. Woods
(Speaker). Adair. Allen. Brown, j.
F., Burt, Chambers. Collins. DALEY.
Fouke- Hall. Isbali. Payne. Penny
hacker Rider and Stifef-I5.
Tho noes were: NIcssrs. Armstrong.
Bee BOggs- Brown. c. L.. Brown
James H.. Cordcr. Cox. Davis, Eek
ard, Evans. Caring. Gilkcson. Cor
reH- Harmon. Harrison, IIcnshaw.
Holt, Jones, Lynch. Maxwell. Miller,
Morgan, McCluRg. McCord. McCul-
lough- McMechen. Mcqueen. Nixon.
Orr, Parsons, Powell (of TavIor).
Powell (of Tylcr). Riff. Rigr. Ruhl.
Salisbury. Sayrc. Shirt. Simonton.
Stapleton, Stump (of Gilmer), Stump.