Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-12-25
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Wu1n,.on H. 10

W CCs D.
The House met at IL O'Clock. Prayer by Rev.
Gen. Woo,bTiog, OF the Episcopal church.
The Speaker presented communication from
the Governor, enclosing state$Iue MT OF several
cases OF PaEdUns and rePrieves granted, AMI the
PunShnenlS commuled by him, with the reasons
TO bis decisions. Order to be printed.
The Speaker appointed the following as the com
mlttee unGer the RESOLUTION to inquire into tie he
cesSity of ''Iestraint upon Savings Banks. Wis.
Nlessrs Davis OF g., Barns, Newton, Cav Gord.
Brady, Wood, HAWKS, Ruffner, Murdaugh; HE'S.
keil II riit, and Collins.
ADVERTISEMENT OF r,tE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The following resolution, communicated from
the Senate, was agreed to:
ResOtoeG, That when the Senate adiourns on Sat-
urday next, il will, with the consent oil the House
OF Delegates, adjourn 10 meet on Monday, 3lst
inst.
Shortly after the concurrence in the above res
luIOn.9NIr PetdIeton. of GiIIs, submitted tue
following: --saE
Resolred. That this House will. with the con
sent OF the Senate, when il adi3uIrs on Monday
next adjourn 10 Monday. the 3tst inst.
Mr.. Barns moved TO amend the resolution by
substituting ''Salurday'' in lieu Of "MUnday,"
wheTe it first occurs, so rs 10 conlo:m to the
luton Tor The Adjournment of the Senate. Ia all
probability most OF the members o[the House would
be absent on Saturday next and there would there
lore be no practicable good in delaying the ado,
uInment until Mon.lay,
Nj. Holden hoped that the amendment would
be adopted The resolution was 10 give mem-
beTS an opportunity 10 go home and visit their
families which could not be Afforded 10 those
coming from remote points unless the resolution
was amended as proposed.
! he morton to amend was then agreed 10.
MI. Nottingham called Tor the yeas aud nays.
sAlI. Bass enquiEed what effect The resolution, If
adopted, would have upon any of the members.
TIE Speaker construed The resolution rs not
involving suspension f.the per diem members.
Mr.. Johnston inquired whether or not the pc
ROD of the proposed recess would form part of
the term Of ninety days, TO which they were re-
strIcied by the Constitution.
The Speaker expreSseI.i it as his opinion that il
would not be subducted, but included as partof
the ninety days So
Mr.. Hleut had labored under different impress
ton. lfths was to be tie effect of the rrsolu-t
ton he would vote against it.
Mr.. Newton thought i: evident that the reSolu
ton would have passed if the ayes aud noes had
been cal ed. He expected 10 return home n. ri
week, though living IN the West, as from his tx
psrlence at the laStseSs,on, he knew that no bus.
iHess would be trans ctedduring The coming We Elk.
AlT. Bmnnon confined the statement Of Mr.
Newton. at stFe last session two Of The Delegates
ir"nl tie city or Richmond were the only members
who appeared III the Hail during Christmas week
One occupied the Chair, aud tue other moved an
a I1uTnment, which motion was carried unani-
mOuSly. sa =a e0s Ef
Mr.. Holden announced his intention of voting
Tor the reSol a'on, aud assigned reason that lac
knew from his experience that an adjournment
would not retard the business of the House. II he
thought Otherwise he would Vote against it.
hlr. West had designed 10 vote against the reso-
Iulioni but as IN lnlimalion had hem thrown
out by call for the ayes and noes that the rs So
Iution should dot pas, he would vote for 1t.
The roll was called with the following result:
fE4s-Me srs. Clntchfeld, tSrSaktr,l Ashby.s