Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-09

State Of West Virginia within the juris-
dictiOn of this State, TO include the coun-
ties of Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall,
WetEel, Marion, Monongalia, Preston, THy-
lOr, Peasants, Tyler, Richie, DOddridge,
Harrison, Wood. jackson, Writ, Roane,
Calhoun, Gilmer, Barbour, Tucker, Lewis,
Braxton, Upshur, Randolph, Mason, Put
nam, Eauawha, Clay, Nicholas, CabellS
Wayne, Boone, hogan, Wyoming, Mercer,
Mcdowell, Webster, PoCahontas, Fayette,
Raleigh, Greenbrier, Monroe, Pendleton,
Hardy, Hampshire, and Morgan, according
to the boundaries, and under the provis-
ions set forth in the Constitution for the
said State OF West Virginia and the
schedule thereto annexed, proposed By the
Convention which assembled at Wheeling
on tue twenty-sixth day OF November,
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one.
,. Be it further enacted. That the con-
sent of the Legislature of Virginia be, and
the same is hereby given that the counties
of Berkeley, Jefferson, and Frederick shall
be included in, and form part OF, the State
of West Virginia, whenever the voters of
said counties shalt ratify aud assent to the
said Constitution, at an election held for
the purpose at such time and under such
regulations as the Commissioners named
in the said Schedule may prescribe.
3 Be it further enacted, That the Act
shall be transmitted by the Executive TO
the Senators and Representatives of this
Commonwealth, together with certified
original of said Constitution aud Schedule;
ana the said Senators and Representatives
are hereby requested to use their eudeavors
to obtain the consent of Congress to the
admission of the State Of West Virginia
into the Union.
4. This Act shall be in force from and
after its passage.
The rules were suspended and the bill
was read.
Mr.. DowXEY from the Committee to re-
port a bill for the relief OF the Preston Coal
and Iron Company, reported bill for that
purpose. which was read by its title.
Mr.. CROTHERs offered the following joint
resolution
Resolrsd, By the General Assembly of
Virginia, That the thanks of the General
Assembly be rendered to the officers, uou-
commissioned offices aud privates of the
First Regiment of Virginia Volunteer In.
tantry of the United States service, for their
galIantry in the late battle of Winchester;
and that the Executive of this State be re-
quested to present Col. Joseph Thoburn
dag. to be tue property of the regiment, on
which Shall be inscribed Winchester" as
testimonial of appreciation from Loyal
Virginia
Mr.. NEST desired to amend the resolu-
ton SO as to return thanks to all the otti-
GERS, uOn-commissiOned officers, and pri-
Yates in the United States service engaged
| 10 that action, but not having the amend
ment prepared the resolution was laid upon
the table until to-morrow to allow time TO
| prepare amendments.
Mr.. WILSON moved that after to-day the
| House meet at ten o'clock A. NJ.
Agreed to.
Mr.. KRAMER offered the following:
Resolced, That the Committee on Priv
ileges and Elections be instructed to iu-
quire into the expediency of reporting a
bill providing for the re-disiricting of the
Congressional districts OF the State under
the apportionment of 1860.
The same gentleman offered the follow
Rssoirta, That this House, the Senate
concurring, will, when it adjonrns on Tues.
day uext, adjourn sine de.
Objected to aud laid over under the
rules.
Mr.. CRoTuERs offered the following:
ReSoired, That the Committee on PROMO
sitions and Grievances take into cousidera.
ton the propEiety of reporting a bill re-
| quiring all commission merchants to re-
weigh salt before going into consumption,
with penalty attached for failing to do
so.
Mr.. LOGAN offered the following:
Rssolred, That the Committee on Finance
be instructed to inquire intO tile prOpriety
of providing for the relief of West Liberty
Academy by loan from the Literary Fund
or otherwise.
Mr.. Vance called up the adverse repor,
of the Committee on Privileges and Eiec-
tions, i'll the case of Robert Hagar, appli-
cant from Boone for seat 10 the House,
which had been laid on the table the previ-
Gus day.
After some discussion the report was
adopted.
communication from the Senate an.
nounced the passage by that body of the
following joint resolution, and asked con-
currence of the House:
! heSolred, By the General 4 assembly of JIIr-
giaia, That the General Assembly will, on
Friday, the 9Th inst, by general vote OF
both Houses, proceed to the election of
Brigadier Generals, for the 9Th, 2Otn and
2lst Brigades of Virginia Militia.
The resolution was coucurred in.
The Special Committee, raised under res
olutiOn offered by Mr.. Kitchen, to report a
| bill for the purpose OF amending the act iu-
| cooperating the town of Martinshurg, was
announced as follows.
Messrs. Kitchen, Michael and wetzel.
The following resolutions were offered
and adopted:
! By Mr.. Rufner-
RssoIved. That the Committee on Fl.
nance be instructed To inquire into the ex-
pediency of repeating or amending the sth
Section of the lst Chapter of the Acts of
the General Assembly, passed at the Ses-
sion in July, 1861.
By Mr. Farusworth.
Resolred, That the Committee on Courts
OF Justice be instructed to inquire into the
e1Pediency of reporting bill repeating or
re-enacting an act passed February 10,
1859, at a regular session of the General
Assembly Of Virginia, prescribing oaths
in certain cases aud providing for the reg
istration of the same.