Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-01-13

eEpeule9cy OF legalizing the appointment
Oh an administrator on the personal estate
OF solomon Michael, ST., deceased, late of
Hardy county.
ny Ar. RUFPSRR; Instructing the Com
mlttee on Courts of Justice to consider the
ProPrietT Of relieving Williaml Dickinson,
Of kanawha county.
by MT. BARKER; Instructing the Commit
tee on Military Affairs to consider the ex- |
pediency OF relieving the destitute families
OF volunteers in the United States army
from Western Virginia.
Air. HooToN offered joint resolution |
t1st our senators in Congress be instruct-
ed, and our Representatives requested, to
sustain the Administration in all its efforts
to put down this uncalled for and unholy
rebellion; and requesting the Governor to
communicate the resolution to those to
whom it is addressed.
AT his request the resolution was made
the special order for Saturday at ten o.
clock, A. n.
Mr.. ZISN offered resolution referring so
much OF the Governors Message as relates
to the passage of some law authorizing
him to have rebels captured aud held as
hostages in order to secure the release of
loyal persons held in confinement by rebels,
TO the Committee on Courts of Justice, aud
instructing that committee to consider the
expectancy of reporting bill comforting
such authority. Adopted.
Mr.. SMITH offered petition from 40 cit
liens of Marion county, praying that
Dents Run be declared public highway.
Mr.. WEST presented one from co soldiers
OF Wetzel county, praying an extension of
the Stay Inv.
Mr.. KRAMER presented one from Ga citi-
zens of Mouongalia county, praying an ex-
tension of the Stay Law till January LIST,
1864.
The unfinished business, it being the bill
for the relief of Elisha Morgan, of Wetzel
county, was taken up, aud passed by at the
request Of its-patron, Mr.. West, to allow
him to obViate an objection to some of its
features.
THB CALENDAR.
The bill for the relief of Edmund Moore,
Sheriff Of Wetzel county, aud his securities,
was taken up, debated some time and re-
jected.
On motion of Mr. Downey the rale was
suspended to enable him TO offer the fol-
lowing:
RssOEUed, That committee of - be
appointed to wait upon the Governor and
request him to furnish the House all the
Information he may possess in relation to
the arrest and detention by the Confederate
authorities of James II. Trout, member of
this body, and what steps have been taken
to effect his release.
Mr.. CRoTHERs said the Governor had
| prepared a reply to the resolution of the
10th on this subject, and that the Secreta-
ry OF the Commonwealth would shortly
communicate it.
Mr.. DoWNRY said that no sooner was the
news of the capture of the Sheriff of Bar
bour county received than the order was
sent out to arrest eight hostages to secure
his release. Yet no such action had been
taken for Mr.. Trout's release, though he
had been in a filthy Richmond prison al
most five months. The father and sisters
of this man had gone TO Gen. Kelley and
almost got down on their knees and begged
him to arrest as hostages rebels whom they
pointed out to him, yet it was not done.
A message was received from the Gov
ernor saying that he had taken early meas
IEss through the. proper department at
Washington for Mr.. Trout's release, but az
yet had received no definite information on
the subject.
Mr.. CRoTHERs said in recent CONVEX
sation with the Governor, that officer had
told him that he would be glad if the Le-
gislature would give him authority to make
such arrests that under the ordinance of
the Convention he had such authority,
with the consent of the Council but the
Council having been abolished, he had not
the authority at present to do so.
Mr.. BoREMAN said he didn't think apy
rehectlons should be cast on the Governor,
Tor he bad asked in his message to have
such authority conferred on him. He
(Boreman) had been an advocate of arbi.
trary arrests in all necessary cases, and no
was glad, not that the case had occurred.
but that the cnse showed the necessity so
plainly that an argument was unnecessary,
Mr. LOGAN said he believed such power
should not be conferred on the Governor.
The power of arrest belonged to the mill
tary authorities alone.
Mr.. FARSswoRrH offered the. following
as substitute for Mr.. Downey's resolus
ton:
Resolved by the General 4ss.nbEy of Vfr.
g'7'a, That whereas it is known to thiS
General Assembly, that evil disposed per-
sons and others, under the ipnuences and
orders of the rebel government have re-.
Gently entered Western Virginia and seized
aud carried away loyal citizens into the So
called Soafnern Co1federaey, and detafn-
Cd them there's and whereas, unless this sys
TEN OF kidnapping be promptly checked.
such conduct will continue TO increase to
the manifest oppression of our citizens: for
! remedy whereof
BE IL enacted, That the Governor of this
commonwealth is hereby authorized and
requested in all cases of the seizure of the
persons OF loyal citizens of the State by
any parties acting under the authority of
the so-caHed Confederate Government. the
\ pretended State Government at Ricbmnn nd
or other military organizations acting in
sympathy and spirit with them, 10 seize and
hold as hostages for the safe rendition ot
such persons SO seized, as many persons
sympathiztng with the rebellion, as 10 his
discretion, may be necessary to effect that
The sPEAKER decided that the resolution
being In the form of bill, was out of or.
aeE as a substitute for Mr.. DoWney's reso-
Both were referred to the COMMITTEES on
The House adjourned,