Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-07-16


The House of Delegates met At the usual
hour.
Prayer by Rev. S. R. Brockunier.
communication from tue Senate au-
nouuced that the Senate had receded from
their amendment to the House bill No. 3,
to authorize the issue of bank notes OF less
denomination than five dollars. Also. that
the Senate had passed Senate bill No. /,
entitled an act staying the collection OF
certain debts until the LIST day of January,
1868; and Senate bill No. 2, entitled an "ct
to amend and re-enact the first section OF
chapter $50 of the Code.
The bill No. was read first and Sec
ond time.
which was ordered to be laid on the table
and printed.
Bill No. 2 was read and referred to the
Committee on Courts of Justice.
A message from the Senate reported
that that body concurs with the House in
their resolution to proceed on Tuesday
next to the election of BrigHdier General.
MIR. HooToS from the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, reported back the
report committed to them, which was read
and laid on the table.
message from the Senate announced
the passage of House bill No. 8, without
amendment.
Mr.. WILSON offered the following as
substitute for the resolution offered by him
Mt an carly stage of the session, autGorIz-
ing the Treasurer to demand certain
amounts of money from the Federal Gov
ernment.
Rssolusd, By the General Assembly of Vir-
oinia. That the Treasurer of this Common
wealth, or such other person rs the Gov
ernor may appoint, by letter of authority
under the lesser seal of the Common
wealth, be authorized and directed, to de-
mand and receive at the Treasury of the
| United States, so much of the nettproceods
of the sales of the Public Lands rs shall
| have accrued and become payable to this
| Commonwealth, under the terms and pro-
! visions of the act of the Congress OF the
| United States entitled, tan act to appro-
pirate the proceeds of the sales OF the Pub
| lie Lands and TO grant presumption rights
approved 4th day eff September, l84l
The resolution was laid on the table
| and ordered to be printed, and made the
order of the day for tomorrow at ten
! o'clock.
Mr.. SMITH presented the credentials of
| Greeubury Slack, from the county Of
| Kanawha, which were referred to the APP
pirate Committee.
Bills on their first reading were taken
up.
House bill No. 10. to regulate (by dimin-
ishingl the salaries of the Cashier and 9th
er officers of the branch of the Exchange
Bank ofVirginia, at Weston, was taken up
and read second time.
Mr. ARNOLD advocated the passage of
the bill.
Messrs. HootOn, West and Logan Oppos-
cd it.
Mr. Hoorox moved to indefinitely post
pone.
Lost
The Chair said the question WAS only on
the engrossmeut.
Tue question WAS taken and the bill or
dered to its eugrossment.
Engrossed bills were taken up.
The House bill altering the compensa-
ton of public printer and printer to the
Senate was read third time and passed
The Clerk read n despatch from Grafton,
announcing that Gen. Garnet had been
killed the day before, (SundHy,) in regular
battle.
Mr. PoRTER was appointed to notify the
Senate of the passage of the bill.
Mr.. LOGAN presented memorial from
the School Commissioners of the City of
Wheeling, asking for division of the
city into four, instead of six districts.
Mr. LOGAN moved its reference to a spe-
cinl committee. Adopted.
Commitce-Messrs. Logan, Rutfner, linn:
Farnswortb, Wetzel, orter and Miner.
The House then adjourned.