Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-01-10

ferred to the Committee on Finance.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. WILLIAMSON, of Peasants, moved n
resolution instructiug The Committee on
Privileges and Elections to consider the
propriety of changing place of voting
from Pine Grove Meeting House, to the
house of 7. D. Correll in Hebron, in Pleas
ants county. Referred.
hr. PARSONS offered the following reso-
luttons:
Requesting the Governor to communi-
to the House any information he is pos.
sessed of as to what steps cave been taken
to secure the release OF Mir. Trout, dele.
gate from Hampshire.
Instructing the Committee on Courts of
Justice to consider the expediency of re-
porting bill to remove the trial of Grim
inals from Tucker to Jackson county Re-
ierred.
Mr. FARNswoRTH offered a resolution ma
king it the duty of the Committee on FL
nance to inquire into the expediency ofre
porting bill making certain appropria-
lions and transfers of the interests of the
State OF Virginia in the Board of Public
Works, Literary Fund, Bank Stocks, and
all other interests within the bounds of tho
proposed new State whek it shall become
| one.
Mr., CROTuERs offered one iustructiug the
Committee 90 Banks to inquire into the
propriety of severiug the connection of the
Northwestern Bank of Virginia With its
branch at Jacksonville.
Mr.. BUNGARNER offered one to instruct
the appropriate committee to consider the
expediency of reporting a bill to re.assess
BOG acres of land belonging to John aud
Thomas Mitchell in Mason county.
THE CALENDER.
Several Engrossed bills were taken up
and passed by or laid on the table
The bill authorizing Charles II. Kimball,
of Preston county, to construct railway
from Franklin Furnace to the B. & O.. R. R.,
was pissed.
Also the bill changing voting precinct
in Jackson county.
The bill for the relief of the suffering aud
destitute inhabitants in certain counties,
was taken up.
Mr.. WILLIAMSON, OF Writ, moved its in
definite postponement, and spoke in favor
of the motion.
Mr.. DowNEY replied.
Themotiou prevailed and the bill was
indefinitely postponed.
The bill changing place of voting in
Hardy county;
The bill establishing place of voting in
Harrison county;
The bill ia relation to the transfer Of
property from Mead Collegiate Institute to
Brooke Academy;
Tho bill appropriating the capitation tax
for 1852, for Educational purposes,
Were read first time by their titles,
The bill for the relief OF Elisha Morgan.
Sheriff of Wetzel county, was taken up.
Mr.. HooTox offered substitute which
was accepted, adopted, and ordered TO its
| engrOssment
Mr.. PATRICK moved to take up the SEN
ate resolution relating to the election of a
O. 8. Senator. Not agreed to.
Mr.. FARNswoRTH presented petition
from citizens Of Preston county, asking
that there may be no extension of the STAY
Law beyond February LIST, 1868.
He said the delegates from Preston bad
refused to present it because some of the
signers had already signed other petitions
previously presented.
Mr.. HooToN added that another reason
was, that the blanks for the petitions had
been sent out by merchants from the citv
OF wheeling, with the request to fill them
up, and he would have nothing to do with
petitions that originated in such a source.
Mr. LOGAN replied spiritedly to the alIu-
sion. He wanted to know if there was any-
thing criminal in merchants of Wheeling
having blank petitions printed and circu-
Mr.. CRoTaERs said the parties who had
them printed were not merchants.
Mr.. LOGAN said there had been two or
three attacks made upon the city Of
Wheeling for their course on this question,
yet he believed there was much more CON!
plants on the subject from other quarters
than from the city of Wheeling. He dep
recated the attempt to array one sectiod Of
the State against another.
: Mr: Horror replied, and after the pres
entatlon OF some petitions and resolutions,
which appear in their places, the House
adjourned.
MARRIED.