Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-12
House of Delegates.
SATrEphY. Nay ]

Nr. WEsT, from the Committee o. Roads
add Internal Navigation, reported a bill to
amend the charter OF The Holidays Cove
Railroad Company I: also, bill declaring
the Ohio River sad its banks lawful fence
in the county of Wood also S bill trans
fsTring a portion OF the MaryIa land and Ohio
Turnpike Road TO the County Court Of Ma
riou County.
The following resolutions we're offered
aad referred:
By Nr. WETzEL:
Iastsae,iDg ,he Committee on Roads and
Internal Navigation 10 report DILL trans
isring the Comuoawealth's interest in she
Charleston and Point Pleasant Turnpike
Company, TO the several counties through
which the said turnpike passes.
By Mr. HAwIsURsT:
Taking mp aud referring Senate bill. No.
ls, on the files of last session, TO the Com
unittee on Courts OF Justice-
By Mr. HETzEL:
IrstTsctiog the Committee on Schools
and Colleges to consider toe ProprieIy Of
amending the act incorporating the Point
Pleasant Academy. Ez
BY Mr.. KzAHER:
To raise special committee Of three on
the part OF TIE House AMI Two On the part
Of the Senate 10 consider she proprieEy of
letting the public priating TO the lowest
responsible bidder.
Nr. KRANER presented a petition from
citizens of Monongalia PRAYING a release
OF miilers from ;he payment o: license on
-four, meal, 6c., manufactured il mills
within the State.
Referred to the Committee on PROPOSE
tons and Grievances.
House bill So /, conserving to a DiTi-
F,E hR Val- a..
third time
NJ. SIXTH, of Marion, opposed the con-
sIdeEariou of the bill az present for reA-
sons assigned, one of which was that he
believed it competent for the Legislature
to attach a condition TO its assent, aud he
believed something Of that kind was ne
cessaEy TO insure admission by Congress,
and IL would take little time TO examine
presidents. He moved its postponement
Till Monday at : O'Clock.
Mr.. WILSON hoped they would proceed
at once and pass it IL its consideration
were postponed till Monday there would
not (eVen If the House should pass it on
Monday be uCle for the Senate to pass it
before the adjournment on Tuesday.
Mr. PAIRlCE seconded the remarks OF
Mr.. Wilson
Mr.. SHITH replied, and Was succeeded
Au0 sGCUuueu. bE AE. 1OOLOQ.
Mr. WGsT hoped there would be vote
on this question this day. He opposed
PrOcrastiuation.
Mr.. VANCE wanted to know what the
gentleman from Marion proposed.
M. SMITH replied that he proposed the
Legislature should give its consent on the
condition that at the FIRST election under
the new State for members Of the General
Assembly, twO separate polls should be
taken, one for Gradual Emancipation and
against II, and the other for the abolition
OF slavery within the bounds of the new
State at some iudehnite period, say ten,
fifteen or twenty years, aud against; and
that whether The people might decide for
or against one or both propositions, that
decision should become a part of the err
ganic law of tie new State
Mr.. Smith spoke at length in favor of his
proposition.
He Was replied to by Nessrs. Wilson,
Patrick, West and Ruffner
Mr.. FARNsWORTH in some remarks rather
favored the proposition, and expressed him
self favorable to the postponement
On motion of Mr.. BoEEWAN the House
took a recess till Two o'clock.
AFTERNOON sEssIoS-
After some further discussion the yeas
aad nays were taken upon the motion to
DOStOnne the enn=;3a,-.S,.,, rs H6n b;1I -,