The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-02-11


prosecuted in Cabell county; a bill iu
regard to the construction OF a road ia
the county of Hardy, were all read
third time and passed with theirttles.
And on motion the Senate then al.
jonrne,t.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES MIR Gather.
from committee on Education. reported
adversely tn allowing the claims ol Sam
uel Dorsey, of Marion county.
Mr. Crooks, from committee on Roads
&c.. reported bill authorizing a sub
seription 10 the capital sleek of tho ElA
River Bridge Company.
Engrossed liouse bill No L., to amend
the general free school law, was passed
Engrossed House bill M. ~ WAS passed.
Ii provides
lst. Allmoneys which have been here
toforc appropriated for the purpose OF
CARRYING on schools within the townships
OF Ritchia, Triadolphia, Liberty and
Riohland, in Ohio county, by the School
Commissioners of said county, and which
are still held by the sheriff of said conn.
ty Oh by any former sheriff OF sherits ol
said county as treasurers of the School
Commissioners vf said county. shall be
paid to the Township Treasurers at tho
respective townships in which such
schools are located on the order of said
county, subject TO the same conditions ~
are provided for the payment TO said
treasurer of other school funds in the
forty-tist section of the act providing
for tue establishing of system of Froe
Schools, passed Dec. 10th, lo63
2d Ii shall be the duty of the lata
Clerk of School Commissioners,o Ohio
county on or before the ist day of April
| 1866, 10 examine the accounts of school
| funds Of the present and late Sherills ol
Ohio county, comparing them with the
| appropriations which have been madc by
said commissioners aud with the vouch.
ers which shall be exhibited 10y said
| Sheriffs To ascertain tho amounts which
| may be due TO any or oil of the schools ot
| such appropriations and to certify such
amounts in detail to the county Super
| intendent of Free schools in said county
Engrossed House bill No. "a. author
izing the Superintendent of the Western
end of the Wheeling and Fairmont
turnpike, 10 suspend the collection Of
tolls on said road when in his Judgment
the road is not in condition To justify
| the collection of tolls thereon, was
passed.
Mr. Crooks, from the committs ou
Roads, sc. reported bill To ronder
more available the coal ore and mineral
lands in this State
Mr.. Van Wrinkle presented a petition
of citizens of Wood county, asking the
Legislature To provide by law for u re
assessment of lands.
The followin ing resolutions Of inquiry and
instruction were offered and adopted
BY Mr. Kramer:
Wheeas, The State Of West Virginia
has expended large sums of money foI
military purposes which ale Justly
chargeable TO the Government of the
United States, no part of which has even
been paid by tho said United States Gov
ernment,
ResOlred, by the Legislature of Vest VU
giaia, That our Senators in Congress bg
instructed, and our Representatives re-
quested, To use their most earnest efforts
to secure the passage of an act reiunding
to the State the Sums thus expended
| Resoired, That the Governor be To.
quested to forward copy of the tOrego
| ing preamble aud resolutions to each oi
our Senator'S and Representatives at
Washington
BY Mr. Alexander As tO the eNped,
eucy of authorizing the Boards of Super
yisors TO contract loans for the payment
Of bounties TO volunteers al a higher rate
of interest than now allowed by law
By Nr Lamb: Al To the expedieDcy
of reiunding to the Savings Institution,
in Wheeling certain taxes alleged by
them to have been paid by mistake into
the treasury vi the State
The hour for the special order of tho
DAY having arrived, the report of The
committee GU Privileges and Election,
| in the case of Geo X Cox, of GilmeI
| county, was taken up
The committee reported the following
resolution for the consideration ol the
| House:
Re,oired, That the charges contained
in the petition and papers signed by j
+ W Holt aud Others against Geo X
Cox are not sufficiently ustaineh by os,
deuce to Justify fnrthrr action 10y ihi,
House.
After short discussion. the resolution
reported 10y the committee Was adopted
was adopted, fixing Tuesday next n, ihs
day for the election of Public PrIuisl
for the State.
House bill No. j.. providing for q d'
vision of part Of the boundary line be
tween Randolph aud Epshnr counties.
was taken up, and amended 80 a. 10 ,nb
init the question 10 a vote Of the people
interested; said election to come o1 90
the frst Monday IN May, when. IL two.
thirds of the yUt, cast are IN favor "I
the change, it shall take effect from aud
after August first ~ amended. tho blii
was ordered Ia eugTo,smeut.
A motion was made 10 recommit tho
resolution inquring a, 10 th" ehpedi
eucy of purchasing a State Library 10 the
Judiciary committee. bat il was r-is'ied
by tie vote.
AH attempt va, made t0gei the Ic,"la
ton looking TO a site for the permanent
Capital of the State before the iIouss
but il failed.
Hnu.. aIiudfupl