The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-02-24

in cases OF assault ana DaClery; MesSte'
Brown, Maxwell and Bunker attacking the
bill on the ground that it was uncens titn
tional, and Messrs. Phelps, Mason, Slack
and Young defending it on the ground oil
expediency. ~ GYs ESTMg,
The ayes and nays were taken, but before
the result was announced by the presiding
officer, Mr.. Phelps moved to lay the bill on
the table, which motion the presiding OH
Ger decided in order, and the bill was tabled
At64 o'cloek,p. m, the Senate adjourned.
.. HOUSE, OF; DELEGATES.
TUESDAY, Feb. o.
; Mr.. Ross, from committee on Education,
reported billt amend the Act establish.
ing system of free schools. 1t provides
that the election; for; Commissioners and
Superintendent shall take place on the
fourth Thursday of April ). that the privi-
leges of the act shall be extended to all
persons between five and twenty-one years
of age; that the State Superintendent shall
visit the several counties of the State, and
assist in the formation and establishment
of schools therein ;landIexempts the city Of
Wheeling and the parts Of townships CON
nected herewith from the operation of the
act
House Bill Nos, providing for the publ
cation, in pamphlet form, of the School
Law, and synopsis of other laws, was taxi
en- and put upon its passage.
Dir. M'Grew, Mr.. Golf, Mr.. Wheat and
Others opposed the bill, as the State Print
er would not be able to furnish them for
some five or six months to come. Mr.. w.
said be would take the contract and have
the School Bill printed within month.
Mr.. Ruffner and Mr.. Debar favored the
passage of the bill, the latter gentleman
having introduced the resolution asking
chat the bill be reported. .a
The bill was rejected: ayes Is, nays 80
House Bill No. Al, imposing taxes was
passed. 1t provides that the taxes on the
persons and subjects required by law to be
listed or assessed shall be yearly as follows:
On tracts of land and lots, with the i'm
provements not exempted from taxation,
thirty cents on every hundred dollars value
thereof On all the personal property,
money and credits required by law to be
listed and not exempt from taxation thirty
cents on every hundred dollars value there.
Of On every white male inhabitant who
has attained the age of twenty-one years,
one dollar. On every male free negro who
has attained the age Of twenty-one years,
ono dollar Is1 - -'t
House Bill No. 40, authorizing the Gov
ernor to employ private Secretary during
bis present term Of Office, was taken up.
Mr.. Wheat opposed the bill. He thought
if the Secretary of State was not compe-
tent las was reported) the House should i'm
peach him, have him turned out, and
competent man placed in the office; he was
opposed to throwing awayia thousand dol
lars to place any mans pet in fat Office; nor
did he wish to cover any mans weakness
and incompetency.
Mr.. Soper was opposed to. the Bill the
Governor had ample assistance as far as
this House was aware, he the GovernOr)
never having made his wants know by com
munication; no had every confidence in the
Governor, but be did not wish to see bills
introduced and passed in this way. If the
Executive. desired aid be should make his
wants knownto the House ina proper
way. anna vlF
Mr. Ruffner and MI. Lamb favored the bill;
they knew the Governor required an as
sistant, and feared the interests of the
State might Big impaired if such aid was not
granted. J. Z X t'iPtR
The Bill was rejected by tie vote, as
follows: bE EtEs8 81 3.
YEAs-Messrs. Bumgarner, Gather,
Crawford, Crooks, Debar, Dunn, Golf, Ha-.
gar, Hof, Holman, Keeney, Lamb, M'Don-
aid, M'Grew, Montague, Newton, RAIDER,
Ross, Ruffner, Scott and Stump-2l.
NAYs-Messrs. Kramer (Speaker,) Alex
ander, Barrick, Boggs, Burke, Cassidy.
Cook, Cunningham, Dolly, Fleming, Fos
ter, Griffin, Hinchman, King, Tough. Pc.
terson, Sheets, ,Soper, Sutton, Wheat and
Williamson-2l. sygE
House Bill No. Al, to amend tbe Act to
provide for the forfeiture OF property in
this State, was passed.
House Bill No. 40 ), to provide for repair
ing the road and bridges ofsthe Newark
and Elizabeth Turnpike Company, in the
county of Writ, was passed. 9szls
Hous. Bill No. so, amending and re-
enactiDg the first section Of the Act passed
November Is, 1868, to Incorporate the
Burning Spring Turnpike Company, was
passed. ETE VIts<IIW 10
House Bill No. 81, to provide for the
recovery of certain CLAIMS transferred to
this State by the State aof Virginia, was
passed
MIR. Holman resented the petition Of
citizens of the town of Washington, Mari
on county, praying for an 4ttt Of incopor.
atm
On motion Of NJ Wheat seC2hnittes