The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-02-19
House or DeIegatcs !

Prayer by Rev. Eli Riddle, delegate
from Ritchie.
The House took up the Registry Bill,
and amended it by giving township
registrars the power OF deciding the
right of persons TO Unregistered, subject
to an appeal to the county board, and
also by striking cut the provision de-
priving those who left the State to avoid
military service ofthe elective franchise.
The bill was read the third time, and
thequestion being on its passage, Mr..
johnson, of Tyler, argued ut length In
opposition to the bill, considering il
improper in any respect in which 1t
It being understood that several gem
tIemen desired to address the House on
this bill, on motion OF Mr.. linn, it was
laid on the table and made the special
order for Monday ut eleven O'Clock,
A. NJ. ..ss
Mr.. Gof, from the Committee on FL
nance, reported II bill TO allow officers
of State Banks to be officers of National
Banks.
Mr.. Curtis, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported 1t nnneSessa-
ry TO grant the petition of N. Alltopt
and inexpedient to grant that OF David
ii. Smith and others.
Mr.. Bell, from the Committee on Pri-
waite Corporutionsand Joint Stock COM
panies, reported that the Legislature
has no power to incorporate ferry COM
panies us prayed by petitioners in Ca
| bell and Hampshire counties, and
reported back the bill to incorporate
the Benton Land Company, recon-
mending that it shall not pass, and the
bill to incorporate the Parkersburg
Bridge Company, recommending that
| II mass with amendments reducing the
rates of toll to be authorized. ~
Mr.. Hagans, from the Committee on
Roads and Internal Navigation, report
ed buck the bill to ratify the act of the
General Assembly of Virginia relative
TO the Virginia Canal Company, and it
was afterwards passed.
Mr.. Hngans also reported it inexpe-
| dent to make any of the appropriations
for roads and bridges asked by petitions
and resolutions introduced during the
session, except for small amounts in
special cases which will be hereafter
provided for by bill.
Tho House refused to order to en-
grossinent, thereby rejecting the bills to
require mortgages of personal property
to be deposited with township clerks,
and amending the law exempting n cor
tain amount of personal property from
execution.
/ Mr.. AIcWhorter introduced joint
resolution reciting the expenses incur
are Justly chargeable to the United
States, and requesting our
to endeavor to secure their payment.
1t was adopted and by Mr.. Mcwhorter
communicated TO the Senate.
Mr.. Golf introduced Joint resolu-
ton, which was adopted, providing for
| printing the Goyernor's message con-
'cerning lunatics from this State in Viz
ginia asylums.
A Joint resolution offered by Mr..
Mairs providing that the Senate, and
House neetin joint session ON the 22nd
1 Il
dress of Washington, was agreed to.
The bills passed were
House Bflf so "Co dissolve the Branch
of the Exchange Bank of Virginia ut
senate Bill No. 9, "To punish the for
chile or unlawful obstruction of public
senate Bill No. IS, t'To provide for
the better distribution of the acts.r
Senate Bnl No. IA, Making an ap-
Precipitation for the Antietam National
CemeteEy.n ..s-s..-f,--,..s .st.5
and an Agricultural College, and to
provide for the exhibition of the pro-
ducts of West Virginia at the Paris
Exposition In 1867, We're laid on the
table.
ON motion of Mr.. Mccoy, the Com
directed to enquire into the expediency
of paying b. s. Cook, of Roane county,
for services in State troops.
PETITIONS Presented.
BY Mr.. RiddIeAof John Miller and
others, of Richie county asking char
| ter for road in that county.
BY Mr.. Eleming-ofi w. oden and
others, OF Harrison county, asking the
\ passage of n prohibitory liquor law.
BY Mr. Bristor-Of j. III. Miller and
others, of Taylor county,. asking the
sumA -I,,ts - .4.fl@7r
BY Mr.. Bell-The claims of Ohio
county forthe use OF the Jail for State
Aiso-of John McFerran, asking COR
rection of erroneous taxation.
By Mr. Little-of George E. Evans
and others, of Mercer county, asking a
change in the'location OF their county
The petitions were appropriately re-
sRLLs NTRopUcED.
BY Mr.. Bell-To incorporate the Po-
tomac aud Piedmont Coal and Railroad
Company. s-2
BY Mr.. Hornbrook- incorporate
the West Virginia agricultural College.