Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-09-14
House ofDelegntes.
SATURpAY, September l2, l963

The House was opened with prayer by
Rev. J. b. Blakeuey.
The bill before the House NJ stse time of
adjournment, III. d. No. II, 20 regulate
tax on seais,) was laid on the cable.
Mr. ZINN Introduced IA bill rom the COM
mittee on Claims &C., "for The relief of
Thornton Nutter."
a message from the Senate announced
the passage by thnt body OF the bill III.
No. 59) making appropriations for the Ex-
cCutive officers, and of the bill III. No. 13)
authorizing certain officers to use their
private seals, with slight amendment
which was agreed to by the House.
The Senate joint resolution cougratula-
tory on the recent Union victories, was re-
ferred To IA special committee consisting of
the following gentlemen: Messrs Ross,
Golf, Van WlAkle, Dawson and Ziun.
The Senate joint resolution relative to
the payment of certain claims against the
State of Virginia was adopted.
The following were passed to engross-
ment.
The bill III. No. G7) prescribing how liz
cense to practice law may DO obtained.
The bill III. No. 6S) authorizing Clerks
of the Circuit Courts to issue executions
on judgements of Justices in certain cases.
The bill IA. No. G9) for the relief OF VIM.
Nixon, collector of Revenue for Wayne
County
The bill III. No. 10Y for rebuilding certain
bridges on the Stanton and Purkersburg
turnpike.
The report of the Committee on Elec-
tions and Privileges, ih the contested
election case of J. H. Diss Debar Va.
EphrAim Bee, was read and referred to the
Judiciary Committee and the Committee
discharged.
1.-THE report simply lays before the House
n summary OF the evidence with the ex-
ceptions taken to it by the contestants, and
was referred to the Judiciary Committee
for the determination of certain legal points
relative to the testimony which must be
| settled before my decision on the case can
be made.
The October Election bill was passed.
The following resolutions were ad
By Mr.. Bee: Directing the Military om-
mittee TO investigate the propriety of ex-
emPting from military duty members of
churches, the discipline of which forbids
them to bear arms-the exempted parties
to pay stipulated sum for each day of
drill in time of peace, or per month in
| time of war.
by MIR. KRAMER: Directing the Finance
Committee to inquire into the expediency
OF amending the act of Feb. 8, 1863. amend.
ing and re-enacting section 10. of tho net
to provide for tho public health, passed
July 20, 1861. '''N
By Mr.. BALLARD. Dire ting the Judicia-
ry Committee to investirE tie the expedien-
ey OF requiring all office: ]. or other persons
taking the oath of fidelity, to take an ad
ditionnl oath TINT they have not since the
goth day of June last, voluntarily given
aid or encouragement to the rebels.
BY MIR. BOWER: Directing tho same
committee to investigate tho expediency
Of "bolishing the delivery or forthcoming
bond system, and substituting n stay law,
by Mr.. McWHORTER: Directing the snme
committee to SO change chapter IG2 of the !
code relating to juries so as to conform to
tho Constitution.
By MIR. SWEENEY: Directing the Militia. /
~ Committee to investigating the expedi-
.hcy OF making au appropriation TO nay
' ano subsistence of militia during the Nor.