Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-15
House of Delegates.
WEDNESDAY, October IA, 1868.
Adjourned,

Prayer by Rev S. Hutchons.
The bill Il lU2) making appropriation
for transportation of sick, wounded and
dead soldiers was received back from the
Senate with a proposition to strike out the
provision for the dead"
The House disagreed.
The bill Ia. No. 92) fixing salaries OF
certain officers was also received from the
Senate with an amendment proposing to
lower the pay Of the clerk in the Office VI
the AdjutAnt General FROM $3.50 to $500,
| House disagreed,) and to lower that Of
the Auditors first clerk from $3.50 to $500,
blouse disagreed.) allowing the Treasurer
5000 for II c,erk blouse agreed, and dis
pensing With the Auditors second clerk
| blouse agreedl.
Senate bill No "a, giving Circuit Courts
| Jurisdiction in cases of masters and APP
| prentices, was received aud read the first
time.
The House was informed that The Senate
bad agreed to a committee OF conference
on the county bill III No 53) and appoint
ed Messrs, Stevens aud Bunker on the part
OF the Senate.
The bill for the incorporation of the Ma
riou aud MououGslia Navigation Company,
the bill to alter the terms of the Circuit
Courts and the times of holding sales in
the first Judicial circuit, aud the bill CIV
ing force within this State to suudry pro-
visions Of the Code aud laws Of the old
State. were seVerally passed.
The bill prescribing the manner Of giving
notice OF applications to the Legislature
for special acts concerning banks of circu-
IAtiou or internal improvement companies,
was passed 10 engrOssment.
The Speaker appointed Mr.. Sutton upon
the Committee on Education, in lieu of Mr..
Bowyer, resigned.
Mr. RuTFXER called up the bill III. No.
S9) incorporating the Sandy Valley Coal
Railway Company, aud after the adoption
of his substitute for the first two sections,
1t was passed to eugrossment.
Mr.. VAN WIXKLE called up the report OF
the special joint committee upon the Sec
ond section of the Ordinance of the Con
sIiiutioual Convention for the organization
Of this State, and 1t vas adopted with but
Que dissenting vote.
On motion OF Sir. Dawson the Judiciary
Committee were directed to enquire into
the e1pediency Of providing for rendering
liable tor damages railroad companies own
ing or operating railroads in this State,
where Injuries or dea'h result to persons
from neglect or default of such companies.
Mr.. RUYTXER from the Committee on FL
nance reported back without amendment
Senate dill 80. legalizing Commissioners
books not property certified.
The report Of the judiciary Committee
on the petition OF Elisha Morgan, was tax
en- up aud laid on the table.
Adjourned.
[EorE.-ln yesterdays proceedings upon
the School Bill we stated that Mr.. Bee
withdrew his amendment, which was to
qualify the youth" for whose education
provision IL made, with the word white"
We should have explained that the reason
for the withdrawal was that Mr.. Ross,
the patron OF the bill, gave notice Of his
intention to offer, when the proper portion
OF the bill was reached, a provision that
the boards of education should make no
regulation for the admission OF cOlored
children, but that it 10 Ruy district there
should be sufficient number Of colored
children to form n school (Of not less than
twenty the district board should, when
authorized to do so by vote of MAORI
ty of the loyal voters oil the township. es'
tabIish separate schools for the education
Of such colored children.-REP