Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-02-22
IA ouelisestion OF justices and

election and qualification of justices and
Also, that the matter Of the relief OF the
holders of oil leases in counties DISTURBED
by the operations of armed reoels, 10 not : |
proper subject for legislation.
Mr.. Ferguson, from the judiciary Jon.
mittee, reported adversely TO the resoIu.
ton asking the passage OF a law requiring
ministers of the gospel to take tue oa1n Oh
allegiance. 80.
ments to the bill for the esta6lls H'nent OF
9 Union school in the city OF FarkeIs9ntg-
A communication from Campbell TAR,
Treasurer. was laid on the table and orr
dered to be printed.
tain cases was taken up. The bill pro.
vides that all pereons who have engaged
or NAV hereafter engage in armed REBEL
lion, shall take the oath Of allegiance or
leave the State.
Mr.. Patrick moved to amend SO that the
law would not apply to persons who have
been engaged in rebellion prior to the 10th
Of June, 1858.
Upon this amendment Mr. Chapline call
ed the ayes and noes, with the following
result: ayes 5, noes AZ, Messrs. Cox, Lamb,
Patrick, Peterson and Segar alone voting
in the affirmative.
The H6hse took recess till O'Clock.
AFTERNOON sEssIox.
By general consent Mr.. Segur was all
lowed to change his vote upon the amend
ment of Mr.. Patrick, to the bill requiring
osths in certain cases. Being engaged at
the time he voted "aye." He desired to
v9tg &he negative. Mr.. Cox made
.siIss request, assigning q similar rea.
son.
The Speaker presented letter praying
he President Of the United States to ap.
point Col. D.. d. Srrother Mi1ister Pleni.
potentiary of the United States to the
Court of Sardinia. The Speaker remarked
that the letter was read at the request Of
the Governor, who desired to obtain the
signatures Of as many of the members az
possible to the letter of recommendation
The consideration of the bill requiring
oaths in certain cases was resumed, and
ordered to its engrossment.
The bill for the relief of John Slack
late Sheriff of Ksuswha county, and his
sureties, was ordered to its third reading
Also, the Senate bill in relation to The
fiscal year. -es. 81.
The bill requiring the banks of the State
to redeem their issues in legal tender mo-
ney of the United States, was read third
time and passed. r' aaA ~.
The joint resolution proposing az
amendment to the constitution of this
State to prohibit rebels from voting oil
holding Office WAS taken up, and upon mo.
ton OF Mr.. Ferguson was recommitted to
the Committee on the Judiciary. 40 ~
The House bill to applythe tax on dogs
to educational Purposes was read FIRST
time. The bill provides that tax of fifty
cents shall be levied upon every dog In
the State ~
Mr.. KelIar moved to insert "dirty" be.
fore the word "dog," hut the motion waE
i decided to be out of order. 10
Mr.. Gather moved the indefinite post
ponement of the bill. r- f4-s
Mr.. Kellar wanted to know if the bill
meant pups. If it did, he thought it would
be better to kilfthem in their infancy. Il
would save time and expense. He thought
9 dog law was little thing to dabble In
he didn't want his dogs taxed. His wife
wouldn't'like it. and his neighbors wives
| wouldn't like it He didn't believe in
schooling his children off the pups. BE
wanted gentlemen to, educate their OWE
children and Ieblhis dogs aloRe.
Mr.. Scott didn't want to incur the dis.
pleasure of the gentleman's (Mr. Kellar's)
wife, but dog Law was important to the
wool growing interests of this part of the
State, and ought to be seriously consid-
cred.
The motion to indefinitely postpone was
passed. H. @
The bill to authorize the councils of the
city Of Wheeling to assess tax upon per.
sonal property, was read frat time.
The House bill to appropriate S14 900 to
the Western Virginia Hospital for the In.
sane, was read second time.
The bill for the better organization Of
the State Guards was taken up, amended
and ordered to its engrossmeni.
The bill prescribing the duties and lia.
bilities of Railroad Companies, Was read 8
second time, its provisions discussed al
some length by the House, and finally or
dered to engrossment.
Adjourned.
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