Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-02-24
HOUSE.
TUESDAY, Feb. %. 1856

HOUSE.
TUESDAY,, Feb. %, 1864.
Prayer by Rev. ]. 3. Blakeney.
Mr. Ross, from the Committee on Educa.
ton, reported bill amending the school
law. Read first time.
"A message from the Senate announced
the passage by that body, without amend
ment, of the House bill to regulate munich.
pal elections aud the House bill providing
for the confinement and safe. keeping Of
persons sentenced to the penitau tiary.-
These bills are now laws. The first pre-
vides that ali municipal elections by the
people shall be by ballot; that in time of
war, instruction or public danger, any
person claiming right to vote, may, on
pain of suspension of that right, be re-
quired by any voter of the city or town To
take an oath TO support the constitution of
the United States and the constitution OF
The State of West Virginia or produce
certlhcate of having taken such oath, and
that any one of the officers experimenting
the election may administer the oath: that
soldiers or seamen of the United States,
who were residents of any Incorporated
city or town at the time of entering
the service, continue to be residents Of the
same during such service, unless they
shall have given notice of nu intention to
change their residence, aud shall be enti
tied TO vote at all elections at which thew
would have bad right to vote if thew
had remained at home, in the manner pre-
scribed In section &c of the '.Act to repu.
late elections by the people," passed at the
last session, except that the ballot NAV he
| transmitted to the officers experimenting
the election At the place of voting in, the
| city or town in which the voter is entitled
10 vote, instead of 10 the supervisors and
inspectors of the townships and that the
officers to whom ballots are thus transmit
ted shall have the same powers and ptr-
form the same duties in respect to such
votes as if they had been mentioned in the
SAID 26th section instead of the supervisor
aud inspectors. 1t further provides that
the si1tieth section eff the act before men.
TONED shall be applicable to municipal
electlonsi aud that they shall be held at
such times and places, by such officers
and subject to such regulations mot incou
slstent with this act) as may be directed bv
the town or city charter or the bylaws or
ordinances made in pursuance thereof.
The other act confers authority on the
Governor to use the Ohio county Jail for
the confinement and safe keeping of per.
sons sentenced to the penitentiary, until
| otherwise provided, and to make such ar.
engagements with the Board of Supervisors
OF Ohio county as may be necessary to
carry out the foregoing provision, and to
make provisions for the employment and
disclpllne OF conVicts. 1t also confers on
the Governor authority to employ Super.
lntendent of the Peniteutiary, at salary
not exceeding one thousand dollars. and a
board of (three) directors, if he deem il
necessary, at salary not exceeding one
hundred dollars piece. 1t also author.
ICES the Governor to use any county Jail in
the State for the confinement of felons mr.
penitentiary convicts.
The bill authorizing an appointment of
assessors in cases of vacancy. bv the andi-
tor with the approval of the Governor
was received back from the Senate with
an amendment providing that assessors so
appointed shall be paid out of the State
treasury. The House refused to agree to
the amendment. (The present law requires
assessors compensation to be paid from
the county treasury-Sec "a, Chap. ll8.
Acts of last session.
The following House bills were passed:
No. Al. Imposing Taxes.
NO. ~. Amending the Acts of the last
session FORGETTING the property of rebels.
No. 40 For repairing the Newark and
Elizabeth Turnpike in Writ county.
No. SO. Amending the charter of the
Burning Spring Turnpike Company in Writ
county.
No. 81. For the recovery of certain
claims transferred to this State by the State
of Virginia.
The bill "a. No. 5) providing for the
publication of the school law and synop-
sis OF other acts of the last session, in |
pamphlet form, was put upon its passage
and rejected. The passage of the bill was
advocated by Mr.. Debar, its patron.
The bill authorizing the Governor to |
employ private secretary, was put uDon
its passage and rejected by tie voteI2l
The bill authorizing a transfer of suits
from Calhoun to jackson comfy was hut
on its passage and indefinitely postponed
at the instance of Mr.. Mcdonald.
Mr.. ALEXANDER called up from the table
the bill "a. No. 43) regulating railroad
freights and commissions, within the State.
and it was passed to eugrossment.
The bill "a. No. 33) TO amend the law
concerning Insurance Companies was call.
ed up from the table by Mr.. Ruffner,i and
referred to the Committee on Taxation and
Finance.
The bill "a. No. sly for the incorpora-
ton of Cemetery Associations, had it's Sc.
copd reading and went to eDgrossment.
Mr.. HAGAR called up the bill.(H. No, BY
providing for Union men robbed of their
properly p; # and it was referred to the Judi
cary w COMMITTEE. lt .s.f a3s t3 T:
tMr. HOLMAN presented a petition of citi-