Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-09
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
House ofDeleEates.
SATURDAY, Dec. I. 1861.

The House was opened with prayer by
the Rev. Wesley Smith.
Mr.. PORTER, from the Committee on FL
nance, reported bill for the relief Of Jas.
I. Kuhn, Of Brooke county.
Mr.. KRAMER, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported a bill making it
the duty OF Regimental Clerks to make
out list Of fines assessed and collectAble
in 1851.
Mr.. KRAMER also reported against the
expediency Of the resolution authorizing
the Adjutant General to employ clerk.
Mr.. HooToS offered resolution, that the
Committee on Finance enquire into the
expediency OF approprlating a sum OF
money for the education of INDECENT chill
dren.
Mr.. RUTFSER offered resolution that
when this House adjourn on Thursday, the
10th inst, Il DO to meet on the first Mon.
day In March next Laid on the table.
Mr.. HooTEN offered the following:
Rssoiued, That the Committee on Courts
Courts Of Jucticc enquire into the eIpedi-
eucy Of reporting bill explanatory of a
bill passed March 30, 1860, entitled tan
act to prohibit railroad agents from charg-
ing more than regular transportation on
Railroad Freights"
Mr.. HuoroN said the act referred to was
Of such a vague character, that the rail.
road agents themselves did not understand
II. None Of the lawyers who had been con-
suited upon the subject were able to ex.
plain the case satisfactorily. The reSolu-
ton WAS adopted.
Mr.. KRAMER offered a resolution that the
Committee of Courts Of Justice enquire
into the propriety of compelling all grand
and petit jurors, serving in the courts OF
the Commonwealth, to take an oath to sup
port the Constitution Of the United States
and the restored government Of Virginia.
Adopted.
Nj. KRAMER also offered resolution
that the Committee on Finance report a
bill reducing aud equaliEing tue tax on Ii
censes. Adopted.
The bill for the reliefof Beverly Waugh
and Ferdinand Robinson, and the bill au-
thoriziug the Secretary Of the Common
wealth to administer oaths, were passed
Also the bill organizing tue County Court
Of Alexandra and the bill to facilitate the
collection Of the revenue.
House bill No. 0. repeating section of
the code requiring all the Justices Of a
csunty TO be summoned before a ferry
eau be constructed, was taken up.
Mr.. BoREMAS spoke in favorof the pass
ages of the bill aud the repeal Of the Sec
ton.
Mr.. Baowx, Of Kauawha said that Gen.
wise had burned up all the bridges in his
county, and they would soon have to have
some ferries. As the passage Of the bill
before the House would save the expense
of sommoniug justices, be was in favor of
it.
The bill was engtossed.
The bill making claims for damages in
certain cases cOgnizable BY justice Of the
peace, was engrossed.
Mr. HoorES moved that the bill releav-
ing non commissioned officers and privateS
from the payment Of taxes during their
service, was taken up and referred back to
the Commute on Finance.
Mr.. HoorES said that be had discovered
among the members some dissatisfaction
in reference to the organization Of the
House, for the reason that when the Legis.
lature at the conclusion Of last session il
adjourned iHs die, aud therefore the House
should have gone into an election for
Speaker and other officers He was per-
feetly satisfied with the organization Of the
house bu. desired to proceed legally.
Mr.. BRowS said that il the Legislature
adjourned Sins die at its last session it was
then extinct, and bad not only no power
to reorganiIs the House but could not lie.