Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-07-01
Heuse OF Delegates.

Prayer by Rev. T. II. Smyth.
Mr. KRANER. from the Military Commit
tee, reported House Bill No. 10, "a bill ma
king an appropriation Of $4,000 for pro:
cnring arms, equipments, munitions OF
war, &c." and House Bill No. IL, ga bill
for the defense of the State"
Mr.. CRoTHERs, from the Committee on
Elections, &C., reported John Michael, OF
Hardy county, and Alfred Foster, of Wirt'
entitled to seats in the House.
On motion of Nd YapaWinkle, House
Bill No s, 'sA bill to provide for the diVi-
sion into townships of the several counties
of the State" on its second reading, was
taken from the table where it was laid
Yesterday to await amendment, and after
somelunimportant amendments, was again
ordered to engrossment and third reading;
and it having been previously engrossed
it was again taken up, read third time
and passed.
Messages from the Senate announced
concurrence in the joint resolution of.the
House to go into the election of public
printer on Wednesday, LIST July; and the
passage by the Senate of the following sub
stitute for the House substitute for the
original Senate resolution in relation to
the department of the Monongahela.
Resolved, By the Legislature of West
| Virginia, That in order that the people of
this State may have that protection which
they so much need aad TO which they are
so justly entitled, we earnestly request his
Excellency the President of the United
States to lay before the War Department
the necessity of creating new department
corps to be called ''the Department of West
| Virginia" consisting OF all the counties of
the State, for the purposes and objects for
| which the department the Monougahela
was created; that the term of service in
! said department be fixed by the War De-
| partment; that all who volunteer in said
department shall be exempt from all drafts
during their term of service in said de-
partmeut, leaving those who refuse or fail
to volunteer subject to be drafted; and that
the commander of said department shall
| have his headquarters within the bounda-
ries of the same, and that for the purposes
and objects of this resolution there be ap.
pointed a committee of Que from the Sen
ate and one from the House, in connection
with the Governor and any citizen he may
appoint, to lay this matter before the Pres
ident of the United States.
House bill concerning the Hempfeld
Railroad Company" was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Lamb, the 2sth rule
was amended so as to relieve the Speaker
from signing the warrants of the Sergeant
ALARMS,
Mr.. L&MB from the Committee on the
Judiciary reported ga bill fixing the terms
of the;several COURTS" which on his motion
was read q first time.
The two bills reported by Mr.. Kramer
from the Military Committee were also on
motion of that gentleman; read first
| time.
Mr.. FLEMING presented petition signed
by 220 citizens OF Harrison county, asking
the Legislature to devise military organ
| ization for the protection of the people in
the more exposed counties of the State
The petition on Mr. Jennings motion was
read and referred to the Committee on
Military Affairs.
On motion of Mr.. Van Wrinkle the reso-
luton received from the Senate relating to
the Department of West Virginia, was re-
ferred to the same committee, with iustruc-
tons to enquire, among other things,
whether there is any act of Congress per-
hitting the creation of such depart
ment.
On motion of Mr.. McGrew, House bill
No. authorizing the establishment OF a
ferry across Cheat river. on its second
reading was taken up, read a second time
and passed to engrossment.
The same gentleman presented petit.
ton asking law to authorize the Super
inten dent of Schools for Preston county TO
pay WIS. Lyon certain sum of money
Tor iustructing INDECENT children; which on
his mo ion was referred to the Committee
on Education.
Mr.. oRorHERs offered resolution di-
recting the Committee on Claims aud
Grievances to consider the propriety of
reporting bill requiring ali farmers to
keep their stock in enclosures.
Mr.. RUFFNER offered one directing the
committee on Roads and Internal Naviga.
ton, to inquire into the. expediency and
legality of a sale of the improvements on
the Kanawha river.
Mr. BUMGARNER offered one directing
the Judiciary committee to inquire into the
ezPediency of reporting bill authorizing
| the sale of certain lands in Mason county,
belonging to John N. MeMulleu. All of
which were adopted.
90 motion of Mr.. Kramer. House Bill
No. 8, 'fRelatIng to exemptions from mill
tary duty" on its second reading was taken
up ard read the second time, and, on motion
of Mr.. Lamb, laid on the table to await
amendment.
On motion of Mr.. Rutfner, the House
adjourned