Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-27
VIRGINIA GEeIs1ATURR.
House orDeleEatea.
SArrnplr. JanuaEy IS.

sATUHDGT, January IS,
The roll vas called Al 10 o'clock, Wbea
Il appearrd the following msubsro Sera
abseh,. Nessa. AfaOld, Boremau, BroTn,
Boysr. Crothefs, Davidson, DoWsy, Davis,
Es.asWgrth, Fast, ioo.ea, Logao, Porter
Ne,ers, Henderson, RafasT, Smith, Solder,
v.hes, Wilson, WiiliSmssn, Of Pleaatu'st
Williamson Of Wirt. Ws,zs! aud ltuB.
There being 70 quorum to transaei oa'l-
ness, Mr.. Parsons moved 10 adjourn which
motion was adopted, aud the House sd-
jourued I'LL Monday morning at lOoeioek.
Al this point some dozen or more No-
fsnt members came in, and insisted lhai
the clock WA wrong and thAtis Was uniAir
to adjourn. BY general consent the i0gse
WAS organized, the speaker took the ehniE
and the House proceeded 10 besiness.
Mr WEsr reported a bill for the better
management and keeping in repair the
MoundsVille, Fnirmont sud Wheeling Turn
pike road
The bill extending the Jurisdiction Of
Justices Of the Peace, WAS put upon us
passage. The bill gives Justices power TO
Try all cases without jury when the amount
involved does not exceed one hundred dol
lars.
Mr.. DAVIS GALES syeI and noes, with the
following result Ayes II noes s.
Mr. WEsT moved TO suspend the rules to
take up bill. Lost.
The bill amending chapter $50 Of the
Code, so as 10 allow plaintiff to sue and
recover Ia the district in which the
cause Of action may arise WAS passed.
The bill requiring Clerks Of Regimenlal
Courts Of Inquiry to make out and furnish
to the Auditor Of Public Accounts list
OF the allowances made in the year 1860,
was passed
Nj. P4RsoSs said that the Sheriff Of
Tucker county VIVA n secesslonist, aHd bad
been displaced with the rest Of the officers
in that county. He still had 10 bis possess
sion considerable sum Of money which
he had collected as taxes. Letcher wrote
to him ithe Sheriff that il he paid the
money TO the Wheeling Government he
would be hung, and he is afraid be will be
similarly disposed Of il he pays the money
to Richmond.
The SPEAKER replied that there was an
ordinance to meet such cases.
The bill to amend the act Incorporating
the city Of Wheeling, so as to exempt
rom taxation, under the charter, certain
real estate on Wheeling Island until 1t
shall have beeu laid out in town lots, Wai
passed.
The bill to leEalize deed Of Mr.. Smith
for delinquent lands in Randolph county,
WAS ordered to It's engrOssment.
The bill requiring Commissioners OF the
Revenue to furnish land aud capitation
books in certain cases, was engrosied.
The bill incorporating tue Wheeling
Gymnastic Association was engroSsed.
On motion Of Mr. PoRTER tho apprOprtA-
ton bill was taken up.
Mr. PoRTER moved to add the addition
al appropriation OF $500, % to Thos. Horn
brook, for preparing halls for the Lsgisla-
ture, gass, fuel, tables, stands aud-so-torIb.
Also $4,000 for the pay Of patrol services
already rendered. Also an additional
section that no Judge, or attorney or other
officer, who may have taken the oath Of
allegiance and Afterwards given evidence
Of disIoySlty, shall receive any money uu-
der this act, the same to be applicable to
those who shall refuse to take tue required
oaths.
These amendments were adopted,
Mr.. PoRrER moved to appropriate SlO,'
600 for the Civil Contingency Fund.
Ne. BORENASmOved to substitute $780,
600.
On motion Of Mr.. PORTER the bill was
laid upon the table.
The bill for the incorporation Of tho Lit
tie Falls Railroad Company, was passed
by for the present.
The bill authorizing the Directors oftho
ClRrksburg and Buckhannon Turnpike
Company to hold meetings in certain cases,
was ordered TO its eugrossment.
The bill to authorize the BoaFdOf Public
Work to hire out certain ConVictS upon
works Of internal improvement was Or'
dered TO its engrosIment.
The bill to provide for the payment Of
costs for the prosecution OF misdemeanors
in certain cases was ordered to itsengroSs'
ment.
The bill TO increase tho compensation
Of sheriiTs or collectors on land and cap
itatiou tRX, according to the promptuess
with which they pay tho money into the
Treasury, was ordered TO its engroSsment.
The bill extending the time Of taking tho
oath Of Office in counties where there arc
no Courts, was engrossed.
The Seaate bill for the relief Of Floyd
Nicely, Sheriff Of Doddridge county was