Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-12-15
House ofDelesntes.
The House met a. tea A: N.

The House met at teu A. N.
Prayer by Rev. j. 7. Mcclure.
A Communication from the Senate an
uounced the passage of the House bill for |
the relief of John Slack Jr., and concur |
renee in the House resolution raising a joint |
committee to cOnsider the Propriety of re.
moving the seat of Government to AexAn-
dria. III Fe.--.
Mr.. HooToN from the Committee on Priv
ileges and Elections reported fnvorably on
the credentials of Messrs. KeeneY, Wheat,
Duntou add Wright. Messrs. Dunton and
Wright, the former from Northampton
county and the latter from Cabell, have
tot yet appeared in the House.
The same gentleman from the same COM
mittee reported bill changing a voting
place in Preston county. The rules were
| suspended, and the bill read FIRST time by
its title. sol ii
Mr.. Z,xx offered resolution to refer so
much of the Auditors Report as relates to
the 10th chapter of the code to the Com.
mittec on Schools and Colleges. Agreed
| to.
The following bills were taken up read
second time aud ordered to be engrossed
House bill amending the charter OF the
City of Wheeling. aa
House bill approprioting 81, 800 to build
a bridge over Buffalo Greek in Marion
county, with an additional section by Mr..
4 Kramer authorizing the board TO pledge
the tolls on the road If 81 500 shall be in
sufficient. tl .aH
House bill appropriating $4,000 for the
repair of the Clarksburg and Buckhannon
Turnpike.
House bill apprOpriating $4,000 for the
repair of the Weston and Gauley Bridge
Turnpike.
House bill npprOpriatiug $4,000 for
building bridges on the Stanton and Par
kersburg road in Wood county.
House bill nppropriating the residnary
fund of the estate Of Peter Curran (made
payable by his will to the Literary Fund
to Brooke Academy. sam. -
The bill repeating the charter of the town
of Buckhaunon was taken up.
Mr.. FARNsWoRTH who had presented petit
tons in favor of the repeal, now presented
the petition of majority of the citizens Of
Buckhannon praying an extension of the
charter. On his motion the bill WAS laid
on the table. 4+.r es-a. ..- dr
The Speaker announced the following
gentlemen on the Joint Committee, to con-
slider the removal OF the Seat of Govern
ment: Messrs. Haw xhurst, West, Vance,
Miner, and Boyer.
Mr., Vases asked 10 be excused, but the
chair declined to excuse him.
Mr.. CRoTHBRs called up his resolutionin
relation to the public printing, but subse.
quently withdrew it.
Mr.. DAVIS offered resolution to resoind
the resolution referring the Auditors "so-
called report" He said no such report as
was authorized BY Law had been sent in by
that officer 1t did not bear the impress Of
the public printer, aud was not q proper
document to be received or referred
Mr.. FOREMAN said he was not aware of
any law or regulation that required re-
port OF message of an executive officer to
have the impress ofthe public printer. 1t
would exclude allwritten reports. He was
sorry matter of SO trifling importance
WAS raised up to consume the time of the
House.
Mr.. KRAMER said If there was any such
law or regulation he would be glad If the
gentleman would show it TO the House.
AIR. DAVIS did not comply, He contend
ed it was not a legal report without the
impress of the public printer.
After some further, discussion, ON motion
of Mr. Rnffner, the resolution was laid on
the table by vote OF % yeas to 2 nays.
Mr.. SWAN offered resolution instruct.
ing the Committee on Finance to consider
the expediency Of authorizing the County
Court of Marshall County to release 206
acres of land belonging to Spencer Biddls.
Adopted n44s rsis.9 nlif1se- ~ ~
AR. BoREMAx offered one instructiup the
Committee on Roads and Internal NaviSa-
ton to consider the propriety Of making
an appropriation for rebuilding the bridges
on the StstersTille and Salem Turnpike.-
Adopted.
Adjourned. a57J Hi
[coRREcTIoN.-The committee on the
part of the House, to Investigate the per-
nit system, was erroueously stated yes
terday. 1t consisted Of Messrs. Logan
Ru8ner aud BOreman. ]