Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-05
YIRGINrA LEaIsLAIURK.
House of Delegate
WEuyEDGY, \

The proceedings were opened WITH
prayer By Rev. r Y Dodge
Mr. RGFTXEH. from the Committee ca
1 Finance, reported tW8 bills 70 AID the
Andita- 70 collect the revenue
On motion OF NE Rudner, the rules
were suspended. and the bills rad SEE
ond time and ordered TO their engrOsS-
nient-
Mr.. W1Lsos offered = resolution that 1t
shall be the duty of the Adjutant Gener-
al to keep in his once record book, IN
which the names Of al the RegImsutal
officers shall be recorded and that all
commanders In this State be requested to
aid IN the matter
Mr. HooToS, offered the following
Resolpsd, That the COMMITTEES on Mill
tarJ Affairs enquire into the expectancy
of reuoEdug bill requiring the clerks OF
| all the RegimentaI Courts Of the Com
Inonwealih, 70 make ont . hist Of th@
fines assessed In their several regiments
IN the year 1860, eolleetable IN 1Sol- to
getheE with q copy Of the Sheriff re-
eeipts for the tickets for said hnas where
they have been placed In the Sher1s 5
hands for eoIleetion- And that sud LIST
OF fines and copies Of said receipts Dc
transmitted to the Auditor OF Public Ae-
counts. Adopted
M CRaEHERs offered resolution that
the Committee on Military Afairs inquire
into the expedieney Of authorizing the
Adiutant General to employ q clerk
Adopted
NJ. RRAxE= moved that the vote Of yes-
terday BY which 10, 600 copies Of the Gov
errors message were ordered 70 be PRINT
ed, be reconsidered Adopted
NJ. KRANER moved that !, 600 copies be
! printed.
lieTe 10000 copies would be too many.
1t was upon his motion that the 1000
( eopies were ordered IL there was 20 be
resrenchment In this Government it
/ should not commence by withholding IN
formation from the people At the people, 5
Nr. KE1HEE said that 5000 copies
were Is many copies of the message as
could be distributed by the member
| He had seen the last message Of the Gov
ernor living about the AeLure House and
the Custom Honse, which was never dis
tributed
NJ. Brown said this body was not n
Tery numerous one The mails were OBJ
I structed, and the facilities for distributing
were not 50 good as heretofore He
thought that 5000 copies were enough
Mr.. PAEsoNs was satisfied that 10000
copies would not be circulated 1t would
be published IN all the newspapers, and
everybody would have an opportunity To
read it.
FoUSraIS SIXTH hoped that 1000 cop
les would be printed. He had distributed
400 copies in his county last year, and
could have distributed more probably.
1t was an able document, and deserved
| the largest circulation
The proposition to amend by printing
500 copies was lost by vote of Is ayes
The resolution To print 1000 copies was
then adopted by vote of 10 ayes to 10
nays.
Nr. HoornS presented petition from
citizens of Preston county, setting forth
that one Lipscomb. of that county, some
year or So ago, killed his wife, Of which
offence he was convicted. hut there being
some evidence of his insanity, he was par
doned BY the Governor, and afterwards
sent ID fhe Lunatie Asylum He owned
a small tract of mountain land, but left
seven children. This land was about to
be taken 70 pay the expenses of Lips
combs term at the Asylum The peti-
TONERS asked that the House release the
Commemorative interest in said tract OF
land. The petition was referred
On motion of Mr. Rufner the House
proceeded to the election of Sergeant-at-
Arms.
Nj. PARsoxsnominated Adam IL Bow
man, of jackson
Mr. WEST nominated VIM. u Berry
hill. of this city.
Mr.. SNYDER nominated Mr.. Rogers, of
MOnongalia
man 9, Berryhill 10. No election, drop
ping the lowest candidate
FOUSTAIN SMITH then nominated Jo-
seph B. Nay, of Marion county, and spoke
warmly in favor of his loyalty, energy
and integrity.
The second vote stood, Berryhill II. r =
gers Ia, Nay s. No election
Mr.. HooroS re-nominated Adam n.
Bowman, Of Tucker.
Third ballot-Rogers Is, Bowman 6,
Berryhill II No election.
Fourth ball0t-BerTyhill Is, Rogers 10.
Mr. Rogers was declared elected Sergeant
alarms
The report Of Campbell TAR, State
Treasurer, was read, laid upon the table
M. WILsoS offered resolution that
! the Auditor and Governor be requested to
4 furnish this House with information as to
what monies have been paid out for pa
trol service, TO whom paid and for what
/ particular service. Adopted.
The report Of the Clerk was read, laid
upon the table and printed
On motion Of Mr.. Rufner the House
/ adjourned
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