The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-01-29
HOUSE OF

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A communication from the Senate an.
nounced the passage of a resolution author.
izlng the Governor to present a flag to the
Fourth Virginia Regiment. u The House
cOncurred. . J - fUsIn ~- .-3
House Bill No. A, relating to divorces,
was passed: Yeas IS; nays, Z. The bill
| reads as follows: .s..,r.' a--f gs o.
l. Where either the husband or the wife
| wilfully abandons Or deserts the other for
| three years, or has heretofore done 30, a
| divorce from the bond of matrimony may
be decraed to the party abandoned, by the
circuit court having jurisdiction.
2. Where the husband, for year or more
before the suit for a divorce is commenced
by the wife, has been voluntarily engaged
in the service, military or civil, of the so.
called Confederate States or of any rebel
| State government, and the wife is a resi-
dent of this State at the time of bringingtb the
suit, q divorce from the bond of matr.mony
may be decreed to the wife by the Circuit
Court having jurisdiction.
3, So much of the sixth section of chap
ter one hundred and nine Of the Code OF
| Virginia, second edition, as is Inconsistent
with this act, is repealed.
House Bill, No. 5, exsmpting homestsads
from levy or execution was taken.
Mr.. Teter offered an amendment providing
that it shall be the du,X of the officer to
summon three freeholders of his township
to ascertain the value of the property ex
empted. 80
The amendment was adopted, and the bill
committed to the committee on the Ju
dietary.
The report of the committee IN Elections
and Privileges, Tin regard to the election of
of Benoni Griffin, of Webster and Pocho-
hontas counties) in which it was set forth
that the election having been held upon a
day other than that set apart for said cleo
ton, without ten days notice of the same
having been given, the election was a multi
ty, and that Mr.. Griffin wa not entitled to
a seat in the House, was taken up.
Mr.. Lamb thought Mr.. Griffin was entitl
ed to his seat, and offered u resolution pro-
viding that upon the certificate presented
to this House, Mr.. Griffin is entitled to a
scat in this House from the fourth delegate
district. '.' "' -
The resolution was adopted So Mr..
Griffin is declared a member of the House.
The following resolutions were offered and
adopted:
By Mr.. Childers:-That the committee
on Military Affairs be requested to enquire
into the amount now due to squads and
companies of militia that are Or have been
employed in the service of the State, and
make report to this House. 80
BY Mr.. Soper: That the Committee on
Roads and Internal Navigation enquire and
report as to the expediency Of transferring
80 much ofthe road of the Sistersville aud
Salem Turnpike Company as lies within the
county of Tyler to said county with au-
thority to the Supervisors to raise money
by tax, additional stock, or otherwise, to
rebuild the bridges and repair the road
such money to be reimbursed by the
tolls dc. roga-
By Mr.. Golf: That the Committee on
Roads, &c, be instructed to enquire into
the expediency of so amending the Law,
which-now authorizes and requires the Board
Of Public Works to let out the .Superin-
tending of the Northwestern Virginia Turn.
pike road to the lowest bidder, and give
the Board of Public Works the authority
to appoint, &c. or e1H.7cA @#r
House adjourned. -sst