Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-01-27
Legislative News.


A bill has been introduced in the
House of Delegats to. establish a
house of refuge and in this
State. Col. Chew has introduced
bill in relation to the officers first
electedin towns andvil1ages, and Mr.,
Melvin bill in the Senate providing
a method for constructing and keep
ing-in repair county roads.
OF the standing committees of the
House of Delegates, Mr.. Lucas is ap-
pointed upon Federal Relations, Jul
dietary, Education, Counties, Dis
tricts and Municipal Corporations,
Private Corporations and joint stock
Companies, State Boundaries. and
Rules; and Col. Chew upon Taxation
and Finance, Military Affairs, Immi-
grafton and Agriculture, and Rail
roads.
Mr.. Lucas offered resolution di-
zecting the Finance Committee to re-
port tie expediency of an appropria-
ton for State display at tue New
Orleans Exposition.
Mr.. Melvin offered in the Senate a
resolution that the Judiciary Commit
tee take into. consideration the wis
dom and propriety of enacting n law
to exclude from West Virginia life
insurance companies and prevent all
agents from prosecuting the work of
said companies. Laid on the table
on motion of Senator Scott. Mr..
Lucas in the house, No. So, in reIa-
ton to- tie condemnation of lands for
lateral railroads, and No. %, making
an appropriation for the State Law
Library.
Introduced by Mr.. Lucas, II. B.
IS, constituting sections So and SO
of the law in relation to corporations !;
and H. B. 70, authorizing the Board
efPubIic Works to purchase the Faris
painting of Fort Henry, at a cost not
exceeding $500.
Senator Lobban proposes a COM
mission to report to the next Legisla-
ture upon a location for a second
Hospital for the Insane in this State,
heone at Weston being overcrowded.
The resolution, embracing the follow
ing provisions has passed the Senate:
Fhaf -
be appointed as follows: One from
each of the four Congressional dis
tricts. From the First Congressional
District, A. II. Kuntz; from the Sec
ond Congressional District, Joseph
Vanmetre; from the Third Congress
sional District, James Withrow: from
the Fourth Congressional District,
VIM. woodward, of Roane county,
who shall proceed on or before the
list day of September next to view,
examine and report upon q location
for second Hospital for the Insane
in the State of West Virginia. The
said commission shall also report to
the next Legislature on at least three
locations, and shall state the price of
each, the number of acres, its tillable
acreage, the waterprivelcges, amount,
&C., the popularity and fitness for
drainage, sewerage, g., and all other
information they may think ne
cessary. The said Commission is
hereby empowered to take options on
the said location, running for two
years and half, giving the State the
site selected from either of the Ioca-
tions within that time. The said
Commission will also report. as far
as possible, the cost of land and the
erection and furnishing brick hos
pital that will accommodate, when
finished, 300 patients; shall suggest
plans for building either part at
time or the whole, as they may be-
lleve for the best interest of the
State and its finances. The said
Commission shall transmit the said
report to the Board of Public Works
on or before the 25th day of October,
1855. The Board of Public Works
shall lay the same before the next
Legislature. Said Commissioners
shall receive four dollors per day
each, exclusive of their travelling cX-
penses, but the whole amount of ex-
penditure shall not exceed $780,
The amount for such service shall be
paid by the Auditor on presentation
of accounts, duly certified, out of
any money in the Treasury of the
State not otherwise appropriated
The said Commission may also ex-
anime the Asylum at Weston and re-
port as to the ACCESSIBILITY of cnlarg-
ing the same to sufficiently accom-
modate the insane of the State.