Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-01
IIouse Qualification.
WEpNEsnAY, September 30, d


The House was opened with prayer by
Rev. John MOfFht.
Mr.. VAN WINKLE, from the Committee
on Counties, &C., reported bill IN. No.
95) altering the bounnary between the
counties of Harrison and Taylor, aud nm
other III. No. 96) altering the boundary
between Mercer and Raleigh.
Read first time.
a communication from the Senate in-
formed the Ionse that that body had
passed the bill III. No. Gl) for the relief OF
the Sheriff Of Putnam county, the bill (H.
n. G5) for the relief of $. S. LOckney, COM
missioner of the revenue for Barbour cOun-
~; the bill IN. No. ~ oppropriatIng
81 900 to pay the PendletOn county
"Swampers," aud the bill III. No. 81 to
regulate the remission OF fines aud penal
ties by the Governor. These bills are
now laws.) II also transmitted Senate bill
(NO. 80 for regulating the penalty of the
bond OF the Sheriff OF kennwhH county,
which on motion Of Mr.. RulTner was pass
cd through its three readings in the House,
the rule being suspended for the purpose.
The bill III. No. So to authorize the
suspension OF specie payment by the banks
of the State till January !, 1865, was call
ed up by Mr.. Van Wrinkle, and on his mo-
ton "March" was substituted for January.
Mr.. BEE moved a prOvisO that the banks
should during that time redeem their cir
culation in Uuited States Treasury legal
tender notes, but after some discussion il
was rejected.
Mr.. FLEMING offered proviso that no
bank should be entitled to the provisions
of the act unless it should receive the is
sues Of its branches as circulating medium,
with a view, he said, OF testing the sense
IS Ok,a - 81 IaCr
willie branch of the Northwestern Bank
He subsequently, however Withdrew the
meudmcnt Mt the suggestion of Mr.. Van
Wrinkle, that the case alluded to had better
be made the subject of moro definite legis-
lntiou, and the bill WAS ordered to engrOss-
| ment.
MIR. BALLARD called up the bill III. No.
10Y "for the protection OF fish," which had
been lying on the table about o couple of
months. The bill (of which Mr.. Shriver is
pstron) makes it unlawful to catch or kill
fish by nets, seines, &c, between the first
OF May and the first of September.
An amendment offered by Mr. Ballard
was adopted, providing that the bill should
not be construed to apply TO trout streams,
as to prevent fishing with hook and line at
any time.
Ordered to engrOssment.
posing to raise II joint committee TO con
tract with Daniel Lamb, Esq, to prepare
code for the State to be made up, first
from the code and laws of general nature
of the State of Virginia, suitably modified !;
second, of general laws passed by the Leg
islature third, such general laws as may
be required by the Constitution and the
condition Of our institutions: the work to
be completed with index aud marginal
references, aud commenced rs soon as may
suit the parties to be subject to the re-
vision of Committees reported in parts /;
completed rs soon as may be, and paid for
as it progresses.
He did not wish to press the matter on
the House at present, and asked that the
resolution might lie on the table; which
was agreed to.
Mr. BEE offered resolution raising a
joint committee to inquire into the expe.
dienCy of reporting n bill making an ap.
preparation of six hundred thousand dol
lars for military purposes; subject to the
order of the Governor.
Adopted.
The following were also adopted:
By Mr.. Michael: Directing the Commit
tee on Roads, &c, to inquire into the ex-
pediency Of making an appropriation suf-
ticient to rebuild the bridge over the North
Branch on the Northwestern Turnpike in
Hardy county.
By Mr.. Ross: Directing the same Com.
mittes to inquire into the expediency bfre-
porting general road law.
By Mr.. Boggs Directing the Judiciary
Committee TO report q bill defining the
powers and duties of Justices and Consta-
bles aud fixing their compensation.
Adjourned.