Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-09-10
House % Delegates.

WEDNESDAY, sept. ., 1903.
The House was opened with prayer Oy
Rev. MIR. Blnkeney.
Mr. KRAMER, from the Military Commit
tee, reported bili "a No n making an
appropriation fer the payment of Captain
Harper's PeudIeLOn county "SWampers."
Mr. BOYER, from the Committee on Roads,
&C., reported bill "a. No. 72) TO amend
the act comforting the power of the Board
of Public Works on the Governor, Auditor,
Treasurer and Secretary, so as to confer
the power upon the three officers first
named.
Rule suspended, and passed to eugrOss-
ment.
Mr.. LAMB, from the Judiciary Commit
tee, rsported,a bill IA. No. 73) anthoriz-
ing Recorders and Clerks to use their pri-
vate seals to official documents.
Rule suspended, and passed through the
House.
a message from the Senate transmitted
bills Is. No. Il, prescribing the duties of
Clerks of the Board of Supervisors, and
Is. No. III, "relating to counties" (which
were read the first time) and bill "a. No.
5e), providing remedy when books aud
papers are lost, with slight amendment,
which was agreed to by the House.
The bill "a. No. 65) for the Relief of 8.
for Barbour county for 1861, was passed
The corporation bill "a. No. 62) was
read the second time and tabled fog con-
sideration.
The order of the day, it being Mr.. Van
Wrinkles "Preamble aud Resolutions re-
lating to the Ohio River" asking Congress
to make provision for the Improvement OF
its navigation, was taken up.
Mr.. VAN WINKLE addressed the House at
some length iu explanation of the purpose
of the resolution, reviewing previous leg
islation by Congress in relation 70 the nav
igatiou of this stream, and setting forth
the necessity of its improvement by the
general government.
The preamble and resolutions were unan-
imously adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Ruffuer, special com.
mittee was ordered to be raised to bring
in bill Incorporating the Sandy Valley
Railway Company, and the Speaker ap-
pointed thereupon the following gentlemen:
Messrs Ruffner, McGrew, Van Wrinkle,
Shriver and Boggs.
The following resolutions of inquiry
were adopted:
By Mr.. MowHoRrER: Directing the Com
mittee on the Judiciary to inquire into the
cxpediency of allowing suits to be brought
in other counties than in those which they
would otherwise be properly instituted.
By Mr.. linn: Directing the same Com
mittee to consider the expediency of re-
pealing the law requiring the Clerk of the
House of Delegates to index the Journal of
said House.
By Mr.: MICHAEL: Directing the Finance
Committee to ascertain and report the
amount necessary to defray the expense of
caring for the unfortunate blind now in
the State.
By Mr.. DUNBAR: Raising committee to
report bill appointing number of Com
missioners to ascertain as near as possible
the amount of damage sustained by loyal
citizens of the State, at the hands of rebels
during the existing rebellion, fixing some
plan for their compensation and ascertain
ing whether such damage can be rasnEArAd-
ont of rshal T.-~f-~.".y'
By Mr.. Ross: Directing the Committee
on Roads, &C., to inquire into the expedi-
eucy of appropriating $4,000 to complete
the Wheeling, West Liberty and Bethany
Turnpike to West Liberty.
Adjourned.