Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-02-04

speeiosof property, except slaves shall be
taxed e4unlly aud according 20 its value
Mr. SHIDBR was opposed to all general
dog laws. If g Law passed he wanted Mos
inongalia ard other counties excepted
He made motion to this effect
Mr.. WEsT proposed an amendment pro-
Tiding for the taking of a vote in each
county upon the question of adopting the
dog law which may be passed.
Mr. WEsT said that he had no dog and
got along about as well as his noighbors.
The breed of dogs in this country was bad
1t was principally of thehound species
the meanest dogs in the World-the most
raT enous. The law lift applied to some
counties and excepted others, would be
useless
Mr. LOGAN said that he had ascertained
that there was already Law authorizing
the county Courts Of Ohio, Brooke and
Hancock counties to impose a tax pom
dogs. Therefore he had no interest IN the
matter.
Upon the question to accept Monongalia
and other counties, Mr.. DAVIS called the
aYaS and noes with the following result:
Ayes l6, noes Is.
Air. LOGAN offered substitute for the
bill and amendment, authorizing the Coun-
/ tJ Courts of such counties as may deem it
necessary, to impose tax upon dogs.
Mr.. SSIDBR again moved to accept Nom
ongalia county.
Mr. DAVIDSON moved to lay the whole
matter upon the table.
! Upon this Mr.. PoRrER demanded the
previous question. The demand being
sustained the motion WAS adopted.
Mr.. WEST moved 70 take up the Senate
bill amending and re-enacting an act stay
ing the collection of debts. Adopted.
After some discussion, Mr. Logan moved
to recommit the bill to the Committee on
Courts of Justice.
Mr.. Porter demanded the previous ques-
ton, which demand being sustained, the
House refused to recommft.
Mr.. LOGAN moved to lay the bill upon
the table, and make it the order of the
day for half past 10 o'clock on Thursday.
Mr. Parsons moved to suspend the rules
in order to take up bill. The House re-
| fused
Mr.. Parsons then said that it was not
worth while for him to try to represent
1 his constituents upon this floor. l have
repeatedly endeayOred to get bills before
the House, and have always been refused,
while others have been favored. He
should, therefore, withdraw from the
House.
K Mr.. Parsons here put on his coat, lock-
ed his desk and left the hall
The bill requiring all persons who ap-
i ply for licenses, as well as jnrors, corpora
tion officers and employees, to take an oath
to support the Constitution of the United
States and the restored government of Vir-
GINA, and providing for the punishment of
violations of said oaths, was taken up in
its regular order.
Upon the passage of the bill Mr.. West
demanded the previous question. The de-
mand being sustained the vote stood
AYEs-Messrs. Foreman, Crothers, Da-
wilson, DoWney, Farnsworth, Fast, Hawk
hurst, zHooton, Kramer, Michael, Miner,
Myers, Rolyson, Snider, Swan, Trout,
West, Williamson of Peasants, and linn
! NAYs-Messrs. Davis, Logan, Porter,
Patrick, Radcliffe, Ruffner, Vance, Wilson,
Williamson of Writ, and Mr.. Speaker ID.
FrOst)-lO.
So the bill passed.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for the
repair of the Weston and Ga1Iy Bridge
Turnpike company was reported. The
House refused to engross the bill.
The bill authorizing the Adjutant Gem
eral TO employ clerk at a salary of $500
was reported.
:. $500.
Upon the adoption of the amendment
Mr. Wilson demanded the previous ques-
ton. The demand was sustained and the
vote upon the amendment stood Ayes Is,
Noes H.
i ment.
The hour of I've having arrived the
House adjourned.