Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-09-30
House ofDelegates.
TUESDAY,, September 30, 1876

Prayer by Rev. John Moffat.
Mr.. VAN YINKLE, from the Committee on
Counties, &c reported bill III. No. 93)
to alter part of the division line between
the counties of Richie and Gilmer, and q
bill III. No. 9i) to alter part OF tho diVi-
sion line between the counties of Wood
and Writ. Read first time.
Mr.. MCGREw, on behalf of the Judiciary
Committee to whom was referred the bill
III. Ne. 10Y prescribing the manner of sur
yeying and conveying lands sold for taxes
and not redeemed, with the Senate sub.
sIitute for the same, reported 1t back and
recommended disagreement TO tho su6sui'
su bstitute.
Tho HOuse disagreed to the substitute.
The same gentleman, from the Special
Committee on the part OF the House, TO con-
slider the expediency of auditing and pay.
| ing claims against the old State within the
limits of the new, submitted their reports
recommending the appointment of Joint
Committee on claims, to report to the Lee
gisIaturo upon claims OF the character re-
ferred, With view of making aPPropria-
tiOns tor their payment.
The report was adopted
The bill III. No. LAY regulating tho tax
| on seals, was received back from the Sen
ate with AN amendment inserting among
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Referred To the Judiciary Committee.
Senate bill mo. BOY, giving circuit
courts Jurisdiction in suits for the mainte'
nance of ilegitimnte children was read
the second time and referred.
Senate bill mo. 25) extending the time
tor the collection OF taxes in certain coun-
ties was read the third time and laid on
the table, on motion of Mr.. McGrew.
The House bill (No. S5) for rebuilding
the bridge over the BWkchRnon river on the
line of the Staunton and Parkersburg
turnpike, was read the third time and,
on motion of Mr.. Teter, OF UPshur, lait
on the table.
The bill no. s3) concerning licenses wal
taken up on its second reading, aud or
motion of MIR. RutTner, laid on the table
without being read, TO await examination
The Speaker, stating that he had pam.
full duty TO perform, aad that he did il with
great reluctance, laid before the House thu
resignation of Mr.. Lamb OF OHIO county
He spoke of Mr.. Lamb as one who haC
not only by his eminent talents and uutir
ing services made himself invaluable Il
the House, buI who by the unvarying kind
ness and courtesy Of his department hat
endeAred himself to all the members, ant
regretted deeply, as no was sure all the
House did, that he should feel compelled &
Mr.. Rufner, Mr. Won Wrinkle, MIR Shri
Ver,aud several other members gave expires
sion to similar feelings; and finally the re
signatiOn was laid on the table.
Mr.. RUFFESR called up the joint resolu
ton offered by Mr.. Fleming on the 10th
relative to the restrictions imposed by tn
Treasury Department, on trade under tn
recent establishment of Boards OF trade oil
the Baltimore and Ohio and North Western
Virginia Railroads, aud south OF them
and ofFeFed AN amendment to the preambl
TO the effect that similar restrictions exist
ed throughout the State. The ameudmen
was adopted, aud on Mr.. Van Wrinkle
motion the resolution was laid on the tabl
to be printed.
Mr.. FosrER presented petition of thu
citizens of Richie aud Writ counties pray
ing for a change in the boundary line be
tween those counties Referred.
On motion OF Mr.. Rutfner, the Committe
on Roads, &C., were directed to iuquir
into the expediency of appropriating 5000
to rebuild the bridge over oal river OF
the KAnAwhA road, in that county, an
ST. 800 to rebuild the bridge over POcatal
leo river on the Charleston and POin
Pleasant turnpike.
On motion Of Mr.. Crawford, tho Commit
tee on Counties, &C., were directed to in
quire into tho expedieucy of reporting
bill fixing the fees of county and TOWNSHIP
officers.
Adjourned.