Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-01-14

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annexation of Berkeley county 10 the pro-
posed State OF West Virginia.
Nj. LOGAN reported bill from the FL
nance Committee defining the duties of the
public printer and the printer to the
/ Senate.
The Speaker stated that acting under the
resolution inslructing him to issue writs
for elections in certain counties of Eastern
Virginia he had aseertaiued that he had no
authority to issue such writs to any but
sheritfs, and there being no sheriffs in those
counties he was unable to do anything in
the matter. He made this statement that
the House might if it chose take action re-
| questing the Governor TO appoint commits
sioners, as he had power to do, to hold
those elections.
| Mr.. PATRICK moved to take up tie Senate
joint resolution fixing this day, tor holding
an election for United States Senator TO fill
the approaching vacancy which will be &C.
casioned by the expiration of the term of
Senator Wiley on the coming 4th of March.
| Agreed to.
The question occurred upon the amend
ment OF Mr.. Hootou to postpone till the
goth.
Mr.. Hoorox desired to withdraw the
amendment, but Nr. Rufner objected.
Mr.. LOGAN hoped the amendment would
devoted down. He was opposed TO fixing
any day for this election. He did not want
the House to commit itself at all to hold
/ ing an election at this session.
The amendment was rejected.
Thequestion required on the resolution
and it was rejected by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Bowyer, Davis, Myers,
Powell, Patrick, Wilson and Williamson, of
| Witt
NAYs-Messrs Barker, Boreman, Bum
garner, East, Hlwxhurst, Hale, Hooton,
Kramer, Keeu-y, Logan, Michael, Kitchen,
Parsons, Ruffner. Smith, Snider, Swan,
West, Wheat, Wright, linn and Mr.. Speak
er, (Porter)-26.
So the resolution was not concurred in.
Mr.. Patrick then offered the following
Resolved, That the House will, with the
consent of the Senate, adjoura on Tuesday
the goth inst, sine die
Mr.. LOGAN moved to amend by substitut-
ing the 9th.
MI. HooToS objected and the resolution
and amendment were laid over.
Mr.. FARSswoRTH moved TO take up the
resolution of Sir. Davis, for the distribution
of Mrs. Wlnslow's soothing syrup, but the
clerk having made no record of it, he Of
fered the following:
ResoIVed, That the gentleman from Har-
rlson (Mr. Davis receive the entire benz
fit of his resolution proposing to distri-
butte TO each member of this House O bot
tie of Mrs. Winslow's soothing syrup, as
he will need them at the coming election IN
has county, and especially at the rebel pre-
cinct asked by him to be established at
Rockford School House,-the same pre-
cinct formerly At Swisher's mills, for abol-
ishing which on his motion an act was pass
ed February ID, ls62-and if he succeeded
in re-establishiug it, and by liberal use of
the syrup, he may induce all the rebels at
that place to vote against the new State.
The Speaker decided the resolution out
of order.
Mr. DAVIS. as question of privilege re-
torted rather sharply, and was replied TO
in the same vein by Mr.. Farnsworth, who
said it seemed to him this was the only way
to get even with the gentleman of Harrison
for his discOurteous resolution IN regard to
the soothing syrup which was leVeled at
Mr.. LOGAN called up the JOINT resu..,,,.,
lerroneOusly stated in yesterdays paper to
be biil) reported by Mr.. Crothers, from
the Committee on Schools and Colleges.
directing the Auditor TO pay SIS 900 to The
West Liberty Academy.
Nr. LOGAN read the act passed BIZ the
Legislature at Richmond appropriatiug this
money for this purpose out of the funds of
the Literary Board. The terms of the act
had never been complied with, and the in-
stltuNon bad never received a dollar of
the money appropriated. This resolution,
now, did not propose to appropriate money,
but merely to direct the application Of
money already appropriated. The money
vas to be paid out of dividends derived
from stocks in bank, owned by this Board
There were now ST. 500 such money ia the
Treasury, and it would soon be swelled to
four or FIVE thousand, By dividends shortly
TO be paid by the banks on stocks owned
by this Board. The measure. he said, re-
ceived the approval of the Governor. who
was President of the Literary Board. This
money should be invested 1t had been
the practice to re.invest it in bank but he
conceived that there could be no better in
vestment than to lend it to this institution,
which could give ample security for the
| payment of both principal and interest,
its buildings alone being worth some Sl2.-
Oo0-built, too, in expectation that the
money appropriated by this act would be
paid over in good faith.
Mr.. ZISS inquired if the Board had sut-
! hcIeut money in the treasury to pay this
sum without infringing on the capitatiou
tax, which should go TO the use of the diff
terent counties; for there was a bill now be-
fore the House to refund this tax TO the
SVuuues tuAt para II. II this
could be done he didn't know that he
Should oppose the passage of the resoIu.
ton.
Mr.. LOGAN replied that under this act the
caPita;iou tax couldn't be touched. The
money proposed to be used could not be
11stri 6etad 1t could only be Invested
The Board wanted to I6VesI II aud be
thought no better investment could be
Mr.. zISS said there was still one objec-
ton. They were about to remodel their
entire educational system, and it might be
desirable to retain direct control of all
funds for educational purposes. he knew
how difficult it was where money was we'll
invested as 1t was..proposed to invest this to
get control of it again.
Mr.. KRAwER said it was a subject he
would like to look into a lit,Ie hefors
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