Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-09-09
WEsTV1RG1N1A LEGISLATURES.
House of DELEGATES.
TUESDAY, September 8. Is


The House was opened with prayer by
Rev. J. B. Blakeney. So.
Mr.. BowYER, from the Committee on
Roads, &C., reported a bill n. No. 10Y for
rebuilding the bridges over Worthington
Creek and Dry Run on the line of the
Stanton and Parkersburg turnpike. Read
first time. -. .s4. -
a message from the Senate announced
that 1t had insisted on its amendment to
the Congressional district bill 10 change
Lewis from the first to the second district)
and asked Committee of Conference. The
House compiled, and appointed Messrs.
Kramer, Ruffner, Crawford, Crooks and
Davidson.
The bill "a. No. 63) prescribing when
acts of the Legislature shall take effect, and
the bill "a. No. SAY constituting certain
provisions of the Code, were passed.
The bill "a. No. 65) for the relief of s..
s.. Lockney, Commissioner of the Revenue
of Barbour county in 1851, was passed to
engrossment. - $50. ar -:
Mr.. BEE called from the table Senate
bill No. 3, on its second reading, providing
for issuing land grants in certain cases,
and it was appropriately referred. rs
Mr. DAVIDSON presented petition, nu-
meronsly signed, praying to have the line
between the counties of Taylor and Har-
the farms of Solomon Frum, George Bailey,
Silas p. Bailey, and Samuel P. Bartlett.
Referred. =7,.- aaa =s5i z=H
Mr.. ROBINSON presented a petition of
citizens of Wetzel county, praying toshave
the south fork of Fishing Greek made a
public highway as far up as the mill of
Alden B. Ice. Referred.
Resolutions were offered and adopted as
follows: =ins+
By Mr.. FOSTER: Directing the Finance
Committee to consider the propriety of
appropriating $50 to pay expenses of cleo
tions held in Writ county for and against
the New State, the Constitution and
Amended Constitution.
By Mr.. CRAWFORD: Directing the Conn
mittee on Roads and Internal Navigation
to report q general road law. 81
By Mr.. GoFF: Directing the Finance
Committee to consider the expediency of
making appropriation to pay Ira Hart &
Co., George D. Evans and otherss for sup
plies furnished the End and Sd Virginia
regiments and others, before Assistant
Q1artermasters and Oommissaries were
regularly appointed by the War Depart
ment. ~
| By Mr.. RUFFNER: Directing the Commit
| tee on Roads to report a bill amending the
law establishing substitute for the Board
of Public Works.
By Mr.. ROBINSON: Directing the Military
Committee to consider the expediency Of
providing for the payment of the militia
for duty under the calls of the Governor
during the Jones and Morgan raids, and to
! ascertain and report as soon as possible
the amount required for that purpose.
Also, directing the Commute on Roads
&C., to consider the propriety of granting
the petition presented by himself.
BY Mr.. WANT Directing the same Com.
mittee to consider the expediency of max
1 ing an appropriation to rebuild the bridge
across Cove Greek, on the Stanton ant
Parkersburg Turnpike, in Gilmer county
BY Mr.. McGREw: Directing the SAM
Committee to consider the expediency o
appropriating $40, 900 torebuild the Chea
river Toll Bridge. - Il =
Mr., MoGREw explained that he did no
offer the resolution with any expectation
that the ten thousand would be appropri-
ated, but rather Us q warning to gentlemen
to show where they might expect to end
they entered upon an indiscr inmate sys
tenn of appropriation. Al
= Adjourned