Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-28
ArrrnNooN sEssIox.
Tho bill last alluded to was passed.

Tho bill last alluded to was passed
The bill requiring clerks of Regimental
Courts Of Inquiry 10 make out and trans
init TO the Auditor Of Public Accounts, a
list Of the allowances made during theyear
1860, was passed.
The act extending the time OF taking the
oath Of Office In counties where there are
no Courts, was passed.
The act authorizing the opening ofPolls
in the several camps Of the Virginia vol
unteers, 80 that the soldiers may vote at
elections, was taken up on is peSsage.
On motion Of Mr.. WEST the vote by
which the bill was ordered to ils engrosS-
ment was reconJidsred. The bill wac then
amended and again put upon itspassage.
Mr.. YAScE said that the passage Of the
bill would be very Inconsistent with the
declarations Of the members Of the House
during the late campaign. The Richmond
Convention adopted this mode Of getting
The State OuLof the Union and twas every
where denounced. II it was wrong then,
It Is wrong now.
Mr. ParsonS and Mr.. BOremau thought
the two propositions we're not at oil alike.
The Richmond Convention ordinance al
lowed Virginia soldiers 70 vote 10 any State
in the Union. This bill only proposes that
VirginianS shall vote in Virginia.
Mr. WEST said he should be proud TO
vote for giViug the soldiers the privilege Of
exercising the elective franchise in the
fed.
Mr. ARNOLD was opposed to following in
the wake Of Richmond. He was opposed
to the bill,
Mr.. PARSONS said he hoped the gentle.
man from Lewis (Mr. ArnOld) would stand
alone in his vote, as he had done in many
other instances.
Mr.. DAVIDSON favored the bill and Nj.
Minor opposed 1t.
Ne. SIXTH said it was important that
some such bill as this should pass. We
have some ten thousand troops 10 the field,
and unless we allow them TO vote
the contest may be close upon the new
State matter. So many soldiers have gone
from many Of the counties, that our enc
mics are nearly, II not quite in a majority.
On motion Of Mr.. Kramer, the vote by
which the bill was ordered second time
to itS engrossmen; was reeonsldered'
Mr.. FGRNswoRTH moved to pass the bill
by for the present. Lost.
The bill was Sgain amended and again
ordered TO Its enEroSsment.
Mr.. ARNOLD moved TO take up the resO-
10 ion Of the Senate proposing an adjourn
msut on next Tuesday.
Mr. ARNOLD proceeded to remark that 10
view Of the New State project all Of our
legislation amounts TO nothing. We are
Iegislaliug for the whole State Of Virgin
10. We are amending the Code every day,
80 that It will take ten years Of adjudiea-
tlou to Straighten It out. II We intend to
pass any more laws, We should ascertain
whether they will be adopted by the new
State. We will have 10 have az extra seS-
sion to rttify the new Constitution and II
there is anything pressing to do we can do
itthen.
The motion to take up was lost by a
vote ayes Q noes II.
The bill requiring commissioners OF the
revenue to make out commissioners books
in certain cases was passed.
The act providing for the payment Of
costs in prosecution Of mlsdeneanors was
passed.
Mr.. SIXTH moved to suspend the rules in
order to take up the bill prescribing oaths
10 certain cases, but withdrew the motion
at the suggestion Of Mr.. DAVIS.
The bill authorizing the Board Of Pub-
lie Works 10 hire out certain conTietS was
passed.
The act organizing the Board Of the
Literary Pad, was passed.
The bill to incorporate The Wheeling
GymnaStic Association was passed by.
The substitute for the bill to reoFRaniIe
the KauAWha Board, and TO provide for
the collection Of tolls on the KanawhA
river and road, was amended by Nr. Kra.
mer AID ordered to is engroSlnent.
The bill requiring ell persons instituting
and defending suits, TO take an oath TO
support the Constitution Of the Unitsd
States and the restored government OF Yir'
ginia, was laken up, and on motion Of Mr.,
Foreman passed by.
The bill appropriating 50 900 for the re-
pair Of the Weston and Gauley Bridge
Turnpike, was passed By.
The hour Of eve having arrived, the
House adjourned.