Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-02-17

4 One to every ppbItc library OF the State
MAJ, one3tp the West Virginia Hospital for.
Che insane; one to the editor Of every
khewspaPer published in the State Cl31. r
Three.Io the LtbrArtan of Congress, one
for the library and'one fol, each House Of
Congress.
One 10 each Judge, Clerk, Attorney and
Marshall of the United States, for the Vest
ern district of Virginia.
One each to the Governor Of every other
State and of every Territory. 5lFi.
-, To every Justice elected aud qualified
under the laws of this State; one copy
bound up with the forms for justices and
constable, in conformity with the resolu-
tion of December 8, 1868, 1851.
The residue Of the 1000 copies (447,)
the Secretary Is to sell at 40 cents per
copy and account FOR to the treasury.
The resolution provides, further, that the
acts OF the present session be put in paper
covers and distributed by the Secretary as
those of last session are to be Except of
course thatthose furnished the justices are
not in this case to be bound with the
torms;) the residue to be sold for actual
cost.
A message from the Senate reported the
passage by that body of the bill for the
repair of the Sistersville aud Salem Turn.
pike with slight amendment which was
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OF the Housetsubstitute for the Senate bill
giving certain officers further time to quail
lfy. It also transmitted joint resolution
authorizing the Governor to present ban
ner TO the 10th W. v. Vol. Infantry. The
resolution was referred to the Committee
on Military Affairs.
The, bill TO provide for Union men who
have been robbed OF their property, was put
upon Its passage, when on motionsnS Mr..
Wheat the vote passing SSie bill to sngFoss
ment was reconsidsred and it WAS laid on
the table.
The bill providing for the confinement
and safe keeping of persons sentenced to
the peulteniiGry WAS passed.
Mr.. WILLIAMSON presented petition of
citizens of Peasants county, praying re-
assessment of the lands in that county.
Referred. .a5a
Mr., RuTPSER presented memorial from
W. ". Mintnrn, collector OF KunawhA
river tolls praying the passage of an act
authorizing the Mayor OF, or Recorder at
Point pleasant to Issue warrants, in the
absence ola justice, add take.ni necessary
steps to enforce the collection of tolls and
protect the interest of the State.
Referred.
Resolutions were offered aud adopted as
follows: .-ss-.
By Mr. McGREw; For the Committee on
Roads, &c., as to the expediency of char.
teriDg company forth purpose of con
structiuEa railroad from the Ohio river,
by the way OF Charleston in Kannwha
county, Buckhannon 10 Upshur county,
aud BrAndonvillei in Preston county, to the
Pennsylvania liue, at or near Joseph Car
rolls farm. ar
By Mr. BURK; For the Finance Commit
tee as to7the expedfency of reassessing the
lands Of Randolph and Tucker in the year
1864. :,
By the same; For the Committee on
Claims, as to the expediency of allowing
Sl53 &C to Jacob PhAres for performing the
duties of assessor for the I'd district of
Randolph county for 1861.
Mr. RuFPsEn called up from the table
the bill for the Involvement of foreign i'm.
migration, and It was ordered to second
reading. 60
. Mr.. KEHNRY; by leave, introduced bill
establishing the fees of Recorders.
Read first time.
Mr.. CRAWFORD, from the Committee on
MILITARY Affairs, reported bill providing
for the collection of fines aud the payment
Of certain expenses in various regiments
of West Virginia militia.
Read frat time.
The hour Of eleven o'clock having ar
rived, the House proceeded to the special
. lperiutendeut OF Free Schools.
Mr.. LAMB moved to postpone tho cleo
tion till Wednesday, the oath inst, but it
was not agreed to.
The House having determined to proceed
to the election, Mr.. Lamb nominal ed Prof
a. F. Ross.
Mr.. WHEAT nominated Prof. W. R.
White, of Fairmont.i
Tho first ballot tesulted-white 81,
Ross l3. iagH .H taf-
One vote was cast for DR.! D. b. Dorsey,
and one for E. w. Newton, one of the
members from KanaWha.
, The vote OF both Houses having been
counted, was announced as follows:
Whole votc.... northumberland
Necessary to oicc....................32
Mr.. White received ...m.!a.................43
MIR. Ross....... ............................l
Dorsey..... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l
NeWton...... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
: So Prof. White, having received a major
I ity OF all the votes cast, was declared cleo
ted State Superintendent of Free Schools
for the term beginning June /, 1864, and
ending March 3, 1865.
The House adjourned
[NOTE.-In yesterdays report the priu-
tiers made us say that ''Mr. Goff'' offered a
resolution instructing the Committee ON
J Taxation and Finance to inquire into the
expediency of re. enacting the stay law for
the counties of Barbour, Randolph and
Tucker. The resolution WIS offered by
Mr.. Hof, the delegate from Barbour
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