Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-01-15
House of Delegates.


Prayer by Rev, J l.. CLARK, OF the N, +.
Church.
A communication from the Senate an.
nounced the passage of Senate bill for the
relief OF Theodore Davis, and House bill
extending the time OF Sheritis to execute
writs Of teri acins.
The Senate bill was read first and sec
oLd time aud committed.
Sir. IoGAN from the Finance Committee
reported u bill to amend and re.enacI chap
Ter 80 Of the Code OF 1860. describing what
Is to be collected on each subject OF taxa
ton.
Mr.. SMITH from the Committee for Courts
Of Justice reported the following bills.
A bill for the removal Of Criminal causes
from the county OF Tucker to Preston.
A bill for the removal of criminals and
criminal causes from the counties Of Ran
lolph aud BraXIOn TO Lewis.
4 bill for the relief oil William Dickiu.
son Of KauawhR county.
\ billauthoriziug the Governor to arrest
disloyal persons AS hostages.
A bill to Incorporate the Citizens Rail
way Company OF the city Of Wheeling.
Mr. RrFFSrH from the Committee on
Propositions and Grievances returned SEN
ate bill imposing a tax on Dogs.
lie also from the same Committee To
whom was referred the resolution relative
to reGundiug $40 ordinary license to D. S.
Montague, Of Putnam county, reported Gd-
vcrssly thereon,
lie also from the same Committee re.
ported adversely on the proposition to re-
ducc the fees for the inspection Of salt
asked for by the Hanawhn salt makers.
Mr. HALE presented the report ot the
Board Of Directors Of the Weston Lunatic
Asylum, which was laid on the table and
ordered to be printed,
Mr.. LoGAS offered resolution instruct
ing the Committee on Propositions and
Grievances to inquire intJ the expedieucy
Of amending the charter OF the City Of
Wheeling so as to exclude the 7Ih ward
from tho city limits.
lie accompanied the resolution with a
petition from citizens Of that ward asking
10 be left outside OF the city limits.
Mr.. FARSswORrH offered petition of
citizens Of Upshur county praying no ex-
tension Of the stay law beyond February
LIST 1868
Mr. KRANIR presented four petitions
signed by one hundred and SeVenty.four
citizens OF NOuouEalia county, against any
extension OF the stay law.
Nc. SNIrH presented the petitionof iifty-
sine soldiers OF Marion county asking An
extension Of the stay law
The Senate bill enacIing dog law was
taken up
Mr.. CRoruERs moved to lay upon the table
to allow a House hill to be taken up whose
passage was desired by the Senate.
Not agreed to.
The vote'paSsing the bill to is third read.
iug was reconsidered to permit its amend
ment.
A number Of amendments were agreed
upon, and the bill was again passed TO its
third reading, reGda third time aud passed.
I'VE will priat the bill for the iniorma.
ton OF our readers when it shall have
passed both Houses, IN a complete FORM
Ems. ISrELL
The hrSt Oil on the cRlenuer, LOT tue re-
lief OF Elisha Morgan, of WetzeI county,
was passed BY.
The following eugrosssd bill was read
third time and passed.
A bill changing places OF holding elec.
tons in the counties Of Hardy and Nonou.
gala.
The bill establishing a voting precinct at
Rockford School House, in Harrison eOuu.
ty was taken up.
Mr.. vAScE hoped the bill would pass
1t was not usual TO deny voting place to
people when asked for.
Mr.. FARSwoRrH said the same precinct
under another name bad been abolished
less than year ago on motion Of one Of
the gentlemen from Harrison. But now
that circumstances had changed and some
gentlemen bad altered their attitudes, it
was desirable to re.sstablish this precinct.
The people who voted at this place were
almost exclusively rebsls,-Some so or 60
out Of 10 voting in that way, aud though 1t
was but . miles from West Milford, aud