Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-01-25

Also, the bill to amend the act providing
for the formation OF corporations and reg
ulsting the same.
Also, the bill prescribing the time within
which persons elected TO Office must quail
fy and give bond.
Also, the bill authorizing the service Of
process BY individuals.
Also, the bill to amend the law relating
to the maintaining OF illeRitimate children.
Also, the bill TO amend the law relating
to elections by tue people.
Mr.. McGreW moved 10 suspend the S6th
role Of the House, which requires all bills
after their FIRST reading to be printed. He
remarked that his object was to avoid
printing email and unimportant bills as 1t
involved considerable unnecessary expense
and also q delay in the business of the
House.
The House refused to suspend the rule.
Mr.. Chapline offered resolution pro-
posing an inquiry into the expediency OF
taxing all the dogs in the State, aud give
the revenue derived from that source to the
School Fund. Adopted.
Mr.. Riddle offered resolution of luqul-
~ as to the enactment ofa law relative TO the
taxation and sale of property owned in part
by person in rebellion, and in part by
loyal citizen, SO that the latter may not be
compelled to pay all the taxes, aud so that
be may .be permitted to dispose of his in.
terest. Adopted.
Mr.. Chspline offered resolution that
the Committee on Elections inquire iuto
the expediency of requiring all persons
whose votes are challenged at any election
on account of disloyAlty, to exhibit Ger.
tifcate that they have taken the oath OF
allegiance. Adopted.
Mr.. Barnes offered joint resolution
proposing the appointment of committee
| to examine and report upon suitable To-
cation tor the capital and public buildings
OF the State.
Laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Chapline the bill to
change the county seat OF Jefferson county
from Charleston to Shepards,own was read
a second time.
Mr.. Segur offered a resolution to 30
amend the laws that property shall not be
taxed more than once. Adopted.
Mr.. Van Wrinkle offered q resolution OF
inquiry in relation to the propriety OF
amending the .'act to regulate the election
and qualification of Justices and Consta.
bles" so as to empower Justices to take
the acknowledgment of deeds without the
limits Of their respective townships, but
within their counties, and to legaliZe &C.
acknowledgements of deeds which have been
80 taken heretofore without the limits of
the township, but within the county.
Adopted.
MIR. Gilmore offered resolution, which
was adopted, instructing the Auditor to
report Immediately to the State Superin-
tendent of Public Schools the amount of
the capitatiou tax of 1861, '62 and '63, to
which each county is entitled.
Mr.. Trainor offered a joint resolution
that the Governor appoint committee of
- persons, whose duty it shall be to
make due examination and report to the
next Legislature Il definite plan for the
support, location and internal arrangement
Of one or more Normal Institutes, or
schools for teachers. Adopted.
The hour of IL a IN. having arrived, the
special order of the day as appointed by
Joint resolution, the counting of the votes
at the last State election for Governor, Au
ditor, Treasurer and Secretary of State,
was taken up. The members of the Senate
appeared in the hall of the House, aud the
Speaker, President ofthe Senate and Clerks
proceeded to count the vote in the pre-
ssnce of both bodies, as required by law.
Mr.. Lamb, by leave, introduced bill to
authorize the Holidays Cove Railroad
Company to borrow money, which was
read the first time.
The same gentleman presented a memo
rial of Comfort Harden, praying the legis-
laturo to set aside certain order OF the
court for the appointment of an admins
traitor, which was referred to the Commit-
tee on the Judiciary.
On motion of Mr.. Gorrell, the report of
the Committee on Privileges and elections
in reference to certain charges preferred
against George X. Cox, the member from
the district composed of the counties of
Calhoun and Gilmer, as affecting his right
to seat in the House, with!the memorial
and other papers relating to the case, were
taken up, and on motion of MIR. Ferguson
recommitted to the committee with instruc-
tians to take the testimony bearing on the
case aud report it to the House.
Adjourned.