Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-01-17
House ofDeleeates.

Prayer by Rev. jill. Clnrkc, of the NJ. E.
Church.
A communication from the Senate an
nounced the passage ofthe Holidays Cove
Railroad bill, with an amendment as noted
in the Senate report yesterday.
On motion of Mr. Crothers the bill was
taken up. That gentleman moved 10 amend
the amendment by adding the following :
"and upon such transfer the said Western
transportation Company shall not be liza
BILE for any iustalment upon said stock aC-
cruing thereafter" The amendment to the
amendment was adopted, and the Senate's
| amendment as amended coneurred in.
Mr.. WEST from the Committee on Roads
and Internal Navigation reported bill for
the relief of Jacob Stemple of Preston
county.
He also presented petition from 40 cit.
liens of Wctzel praying the enactment OF
some law to prohibit the running of deer
by hounds.
The Senate bill on its third reading to
amend and re enact the 10th section of
chapter 40 of the Code Of 1860, taken up,
but tabled on motion ofMr. Patrick
Senate bill on its third Sreading to au-
thorize Charles Waggouer, of Mason coun-
ty to sell as trustee certain property, was
read third time and passed
On motion of Mr.. VANCE the engrossed
bill to incorporate the C!arkshurg Coal and
Iron Company was taken FROM the table,
The vote by which the bill was passed to
its third reading was recousidered, the bill
amended and again ordered to its third
reading.
The following bills were taken up and
read by their titles:
A bill allowing certain claims out of
funds derived from the assessment of fines
imposed for the non-performance of mill.
tsFy duty, under the proclamation of the
Governor, of September 9, 1882.
A bill to amend and re-enact section AZ
chapter So of the Code of 1860.
bill legalizing the appointment of Fer
dinaud Lewis, as administrator of Solomon
Michael, Sr., late of Hardy county.
A bill giving the consent of the State of
Virginia to the annexation of Berkley
county to the proposed State of West Viz.
GINA.
Mr.. HALE offered a resolution instruct
ing the Committee on Finance to INQUIRE
into the expediency of making an appro-
priation to pay George Fisher, for making
out certain commissioners books in Lewis
county.
Mr.. WILLIAMSON of Pleasants, offered a
petition sigEed by 100 citizens Of Richie
county, praying that there may be no ex-
tension of the stay law beyond February
The stay law bill was taken up. The
pending proposition was a substitute offered
by Mr.. Farnsworth, for the Sd section
(which had been so amended on motion Of
Mr.. Rufner, as to provide for payment of
interest, making debts payable one fourth
principal and Interest, each three months
and providing that if any one of these
quarterly payments were not made when
due then the debtor forfeited all benefit
of the law and the creditor could enforce
the entire debt asif the act had not been
passed.
This proposition was amended, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Davidson, so as to make these
quarterly payments due each six months
instead of three.
adopted. "A'
Mr.. SIXTH moved reconsideration of
the vote by which the substitute was
adopted, and it was agreed to.
The vote was again taken, and the sub
stItute was rejected.
Mr.. WILSON moved to refer tue bill to the
Committee on Courts of Justice. Not
agreed to.
Mr.. RuFFSER msved a substitute for SER
ton four, in relation to attachments. and
pending its discussion,
The House adjourned