Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-20
VIReINIA LEGISLATURE.
House of Delegates.
SATURDAY., Jan. is.


A communication was received from the
Senate, announcing the passage of the Sen
ate bill changing the manner of examining
polls, and asking the concurrence of the
House. The bill was committed to be
read a third time.
Mr.. HooTEN, from the Committee on
Courts of Justice, reported bill extend
ing the time of taking the oath of Office
A communication from the Governor,
accompanied by the petition of Sundry
citizens of Alexandria city and county,
asking that said city aud county be coded
to the United States so rs to be under the
exclusive jurisdiction of Congress, was
read and referred to the Committee on
Courts of Justice.
Mr.. WILSON, from the Committee on
Banks, reported bill Incorporating the
Dollar Savings Bank of Weston.
A message from the Senate announced
that that body was ready to proceed to the
consideration of the joint order of the day,
the election of n Treasurer, Auditor, Sec
rotary of the Commonwealth, and Public
Printer.
Mr.. KRAMER offered a resolution that the
Senate concurripg the House postpone the
election of Printer, and that the printing be
let TO the lowest responsible bidder.
Mr.. RUFFNER opposed the resolution.
Mr.. DowNEY, Zone of the present prin-
ters,) spoke to the subject. He said it
would be almost impossible to reduce the
price of the printing. His concern already
paid twenty-five cents per thousand ems,
and as they had made ample preparation
for doing the work they expected to con-
| tinue to do it.
Mr.. CRoTHERs said he held in his hand
proposition from printer every way re-
sponsible who proposes to do the work at
/ q T0nPh laos "a "a fhon fhof olFaoHyy maid
Mr.. KRAMER said he conceived it to be his
duty as member of the House to see that
the printing was done at the lowest posi-
BILE rate.
Mr.. HooTES demanded the ayes and noes
upon the resolution.
Mr.. LOGAN had no objection to postpon-
ing the election of printer but objected to
the latter part of the resolution, as by law
the lowest bidder will become the printer.
Mr.. WEST moved division of the ques-
ton. Adopted.
The question was then taken upon the
motion TO postpone, and resulted Ayes
l6, Nays IS.
The Senate was informed of the deter
mination of the House to postpone the
election of Public Printer, and of its readi-
ness to go into the election for Auditor.
Mr.. CRoTHERs offered the following res
olution:
Resolved, That the Committee on Prop
ositions and "Reminiscences inquire into
the expediency of reporting bill author
izing the citizens of Brooke and Hancock
counties to form new State out of these
counties. and to attach them to the State
of Pennsylvania, where they belong geo.
graphically.
The resolution was pronounced out OF
order, as there was II question before the
House.
Mr.. WEST nominated for Auditor, the
present incumbent, Samuel Crane, whom
he pronounced every way worthy, watch
full and efficient.
Mr.. LoGANuominated n. Wilkinson, now
Colonel of the 9th Virginia Regiment oil
Volunteers.
The nomination of Mr.. Crane was Sec
onded by Messrs. Brown, Parsons and
: Vance, all of whom bore testimony to his
entire fitness for the place.
The roll was called and the vote result
ed:
For Samuel Cranc-NIessrs. Broremau,
Brown, Boyer, Davidson, Downcy, Davis
Farusworth, Fast, Hawxhurst, Hooten
Kramer, Michael, Miner, Myers, Henderson
r Parsons, ROllyson, Ruffner, Snider, Trout
Vance, = Wilson, West, Williamson, Of
Pleasants, Wctzcl, linn, and MIR. Speaker
%. Frost. )-27.
; FOR Mr.. WiLKINsOH-McssrS. Crothers
and Logan-2.
The Committee appointed to count tho
joint vote of the two Houses reported thai
MIR. Crane had received So votes and Mr.
f Wilkinson ..
So Mr.. Crane was elected Auditor of tho
State of Virginia.
Mr. FOREMAN nominated for Treasurer
Campbell Tarr, the present incumbent
There being no other nominations, Mr.
: Tarr received the unanimous vote of the
9 House. Also of the Senate as reported By
the Committee appointed to count the join
vote.
Mr.. FARNswoRTu nominated for Secrc.
tary of the Commonwealth, L. a. Hagan
the present incumbent. There being nc
other nominations, Mr.. Hagan received the
unanimous vote of both Houses, and was
= therefore declared elected.
Mr.. BROWN offered II resolution that the
Committee on Roads inquire into the ex.
pediency of approprioting $4,000 for the
, repair Of road leading from Kanawha
i, county to the town of Oceana in Wyo-
ming county. Adopted.
MIR. llOOToN, from the Committee on
Courts of Justice, reported bill author.
izlng county jailOrs to receive prisoners
into their custody upon the written order
of the Governor, or any military officer Of
the United States.
Mr.. CRorHERs called up his resolution in
relation TO attaching Brooke and Hancock
G counties to Pennsylvania.
= Mr.. WILSON said he was surprised to see
such proposition coming from the Gov.
ernor's Aid-it might cut him out of ar
office.
Mr.. CRoTHERs said if the gentleman wa:
aware of the temper of the people O.
l Brooke and Hancock he would not be a
p all surprised.
Mr.. BROWN said he was sorry to see dis
loyalty manifcsting itself in such n Iowa
< quarter. He hoped the gentleman would
withdraw his resolution.