Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-16
House ofDelegates.
THURSDAY, October Is, 1868.

lHUhSDAbI SCtOoGT ~ .AoOS'
Prayer by Rev. II. W. Biggs of Morgan
town.
The II. bill No 1903, allowing suits here
tofore cogniZable in certain counties to be
brought in certain others, was received
from the Senate with 40 amendment allow
ing suits heretofore cognizablein ROane 10
be brought in Jackson.
The House agreed to the amendment
Senate bill No. So, relating to collectors
of the revenue, was received and read the
first time.
Senate bill No. 81, to give Circuit Courts
jurisdiction 10 cases Of masters aud apPren'
tees was read the second time and referred
The engross0d H. bill No. 80, to incorpO-
rate the Sandy Valley Coal Railway Com
pauy, was read the third time, and the
Speaker announcing that Gen. Sigel was 10
waiting, it was passed by.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Kramer
aud Van Wrinkle TO wait upon the distin-
guished General, who shortly returned ac-
compauied by General Sigel, who was
welcomed on behalf of the House by the
Speaker. In replyI
Gen. Sigel said:
feel that stand now before great and
venerable body Of men, who have rescued
their land from the hands of Southern trail.
tors aud framed the Constitution which is
glorious and great work. therefore
would think il an assuming attitude on my
part to speak to you. only thank you.-
only give you my heartfelt sympathy. l
only promise you that as long as am here
on the American soil-and hope it will
be forever-I will do my best to help you
along in all your acts, whether IN peace or
10 war; and will try to behave so that
the American people can say when am no
more: Gle was good American citizen,
and felt that he was bound to assist those
glorious institutions under which he has
lived his best years and his best times."-
| thank you, gentlemen.
The General having retired, the order of
the day, it being the School bill, was taken
up.
Mr.. RUTPNER offered an amendment to
the second section, the effect of which was
to leave it at the discretion of the board OF
supervisors of the several counties to adept
the system or neglect it as they choose.
Considerable discussion eusued, and the
bill was finally laid on the table without
dispOsing of the amendments.
No. 80 was again taken up and tabled
The bill III. No. ll5) carrying out the
contract for the Code, under suspension
of the rule, was taken up and ordered to
engrOssmcnt, on motion of MIR. Van Win.
kle.
The bill III. B. No, ll3) prescribing the
manner of making applications for special
acts of the Legislature respecting banks of
circulation or Internal Improvement com.
pRnies, and the bill Is. B. No. 32) legaliz-
ing Commissioners books DOT properly GER
tilted, were respectively passed.
The bill "a. No. 1867 imposing taxes,
was taken up for its second reading, and
without reading laid on the table.
90 motion of Mr.. McGrew, the bill III.
B. No. 9s) for the assessment OF taxes was
taken from the table and made the special
order for Saturday at eleven o'clock A. NJ.
The Speaker appointed Mcssrs. Van
Wrinkle, Rufner and GOT, as the Confer.
ence Committee on the part of the House
upon the County bill, III. No. 53).
The bill IN. No. 1917 to authorize the
Clerk OF the Supreme Court of Appeals to
take orders Of publication in vacation was
called up from the table by MIR. McGrew,
and passed to engrossmeut.
Adjourned.