Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-03-04

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No. 50, Regulating The tolls OF ferries.
No.867, allowing eorporations 10 issue
Preferred stock, and
ders. = 49,
The House took areeess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the request of the Speaker the chair
was ocsupted during the afternoon. by. NJ.
Mr.'sDAwson, -trom.-,hes COMMITTEES ON
Executive Offices, submitted the following
report which was adopted:
REPORT.
The Committee on Executive Offices, to
whom was referred the resolution of the
House ordering an "euqutry and report
as TO "h9W the money appropriated for the
reception sqPpers of veteran West Virginia
regiments bad been expended, for the pur-.
pose of such Investigation, held a meeting
at which his Exceileacy the Governor, was
present. The Committee were informed
BY the Governor that three reception sup
pers had been given 10 returned regiments
prior 70 the time this Investigation was
ordered. The frat supper was given to
the First West Virginia Cavalry, the sec
ond to the SeYeuth West Virginia Infantry,
and the third to the First West Virginia
Infantry. The expense, in part, of provi:
ding these entertainments, was paid out of
the appropriation of Eve thousand dollars,
placed at lhe. disposal of the Governor
the generous contributions of the loyal
citizens of the city of Wheeling c0nsiiIn-
ting an eqaal, and perhaps greater part.
Before theaPpropriasioR was made by the
Legislature, the citizens of Wheeling had
deter mined TO give q suitabls. entertain
Tho t,k
upon private subscriptions TO defray the
expenses to be incurred. Subscriptions
for the purpose were taken accordingly;
aud y considerable. SUN OF money was
raised Before This tuud was disbursed
as originally Intended, p the Legislature
with commeDdable liberalily, appropriated
an amount sufficient TO afford. like recep-
ton TO each veteran regiment OF the State.
II WAS deemed proper by the Governor,
and intbs0Piniono fgthe Committee wisely.
determined, that each regiment should
receive the entertainment, as afforded, in
part at least, by the generosity of the en-
tire State With this view the amount
that had been raised by private subsrrip.
ZION was devoted TO the "Soidiers' Aid So
ciety,n aud thereby employed in relieving
the wants OF hose who are suffering in
hospitals The Committee are of opinion
that this arrangement WAS expedicnt al d
eommendable, and that the Governor was
bnt exercising tie discretion given him BY
the Law making the appropriations, when
he deVoted S2sO-to deifpy the expense of
the first supper. ~ ''1 ~9is .
The Committee also desire TO express
the opinion that the expenditures made by
the. Committee of Arrangements" APP
pointed by the Governor, ere necessary
and judieions in every Instance, SO far as
they could determine; Aud that the Com
nittee of Arrangements are emitted TO
the earnest thanks of the Legislature and
the loyal citizens Of the State for the man
nee III which they performed the, duty as
signed them, In prepariog and supefin
tending the entertainments that gladdened
SO many Of our noble veteran soldiers
Aud they would not close their report
without gratefully RETIRING TO the very
liberal contributions Of the citizens OF
Wheeling, made for each reception supper,
of articles that could not have been other
wise procured, and in the opinion of the
Committee, of value equal to the amount
paid on each occasion from the approuri.
alton fund os itItf-e 5.fe .
The COMMITTEES would therefore recon-
mend the adoption of'the following reso
lntions 1851 a"fsf' d ia3l
LIST. ltesotUea, That ia the expenditure
made by the Governor outot the Appropri.
alton, placed at his disposal for the recep.
| ton Entertainments, inthe opiuion OF this
House, be has fully complied With the sDi-
rit and letter of the law making the an.
preparation. s ha.- iH =
ReSofvsd, That the "committee of AR.
rangemeats," who acted under the ap-
pointnent of the Governor, in preparing
and experimenting the reception supper,
performed a praiseworthy service, for
which they are entitled to the thanks III
this House aud the loyal citizens Of The
Mr.. LANE offered a resolution of thanks
70 Speaker Kramer which ELECTED warm
encomiums from several members and
brought down the applause of the House
more than once. r
Mr.. Dawson offered a resolution c5mpli
mentaryto the other officers Of the House.
Both adopted a5g -
The House took a recess till seven o'clock
to await the completion Of the enrolment.
EyRSNa SESSION.
h. The, Hopse met again at Z O'Clock. and
the Senate bill supplementary 70 the act
OF last session providing. for the trial, al
offences where, the execution OF law may
be interrupted, which had been overlooked.
vas taken up aud passed. -
While the clerks were enrolling the bill
anu writing mp the Journal, the House
vent into Committee Of the Whole on the
State Of the Union, with Mr., Fleming in
the chair, and a little harmless fun in
d1lged, Interesting speeches were. made by
"the gentleman from! Morgan, Ri and other.
When the business had been completed
and message announcing that The Senaie
were ready 10 adjourn had been responded
10 with . sinilar one. Mr.. Lamb made .tbe
motion for adjournment, and when il had
been adopted Speaker Kramer. made Ihe
following neat little farewell speech. 80.
GenLlsRsa Of he Hopse Of Dessgatesss ms
The hour for our Goa. adjournment has
arrived. ,Before Iannounce the Adjourn.
men! 1 ask your indulgence for a monent