Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-09-12
House 81 Delegates.


The House opened with prayer by Rev.
Mr., Blakeney. .is. 30 49,.
The Election bill was again taken up
and passed to engSossment.
Messages from the Senate announced the
passage by that body of the bill "a. No. 46,)
providing for the Construction of road
in Hardy county. Also the following joint
resolutions adopted by the Senate.
"ResoEUed, by the Legislature of West
Virginia. That we have heard with delight
the cheering news of the recent triumph of
our arms in the South and Southwest, and
especially do we hail with unbounded Joy
the tidipgs of the deliverauce of our suffer-
ing loyal brethren of East Tennessee from
the despotism of the so called Southern
Confederacy. We assure them of our sym
patty for their suffering, and pride In their
unconquerable devotion to their country,
and our determination to co operate with
them in defending their liberty and 10 sus-
tanning the government in its efforts to
crush outthe accursed rebellion which has
desolsted their homes and ours. .-------
Resolved, By the Legislature of West
Virginia That q joint committee of three
from the Senate and five from the House
be appointed toinquire into the expedien-
cy of providing for the auditing and pay
ing of outstanding claims against .he Com
monweaIth of Virginia, within the limits
of this State, and thatthe committee report
by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. CRoTHERs, from the Committee on
Elections and Privileges, submitted a re-
port respecting the progress made in the
contested election case of j. q. Dfss Debar
Us Ephraim Bee.
On motion of Mr.. Ruffner, the engross-
ed bill "a. No. 10y amending the act con-
ferriug on the Executive and heads of de-
partments the power and duties of board
of public works, was taken up out of its
order and passed.
Mr.. LAND presented memorials Of John
ID. D. Rosset, of Grafton, and the heirs oil
VIM. Wallace deceased, of Wheeling:
Referred.
Senate Bills No. 20, "providing for the
sale of certain property distrained or lev
cid upon" and No. 81 ''relating to answers
in chancery," were read second time and
committed. a.a
The bill IA. No. LAY to regulate the taxes
on seals was taken up on second reading
! and amended on motion of Mr.. Lamb, with
a section providing that no fee shall be
charged for afixing the State seal to the
Commissioners of Judges or military off.
GERS.
Mr. VAN WINELE moved to strike out
the first section fixing the taxes on seals
and constituting the body of the bill. He
addressed the House at length in opposi-
, ton to the object of the bill, and against
the sytem of license and privilege taxes in
:, general as being not only wrong butt
constitutional, maintaining that the con-
stitution expressly declares that property
alore shall be taxed, 's ~ -
Il When he had concluded the House ad-
journed, Mr.. LANE giving notice of his in
tentton to reply Tomorrow. sii.
II r (NoFE.-Byy that strange peryerseness
which sometimes charaeterizes them, the
!: printers made us say in the note to yester.
! dAy'sr eport, that the amendment offered bJ
} Mr. Davidson to the election bill, requiring
each voter to write his name upon the bacI
of his ballot, was accepted" 1t should
have been rejected. ''-RRP. sesf