The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-02-22
House or delegates.

Prayer by heV. Il. ID. ITalners uele-
gate from Marshall.
Mr.. McWhorter, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported bill making It
the duty of prosecuting attorneys to aid
and advise grand juries in the TRANSACT
ton of their business when required.
Mr., GofT, from the Finance Commit
tee, reported a bill allowing the trus-
tees of the Methodist Church in Clarks-
burg, to sell certain property.
House Bill No. 81, supplemental to
the act establishing the county of Min
eral, coming up, Mr.. Davis moved 70
amend so as to include Mill Creek VAL
ley, in the new county, and cited the
petition of the inhabitants of that To-
cality, asking such annexation. Mr..
Davis advocated the amendment, show
ing the change of boundaries would be
requisite at some future time, and there
fore it would be advisable to make 1t
now.
MIR. Cooper opposed the proposition.
contending that Mineral county had
enough of the territory OF Hampshire,
and stating that the Inhabitants OF this
valley did not geographically belong
with Mineral county, being separated
| from 1t by a mountain range. The
amendment was rejected by % to TO-.
Some discussion occurred on the bill
releasing the securities of alate sheriff
ofsJaGlssone county from certain liabil-
ties.
Mr.. Higgins referred to the petitions
/ in favor of the measure, signed by
nearly. every voter of the county, and
TO the Justice of thetbill. The State lost
nothing by passing it, while, without
the relief of such law, many of the
most valuable citizens of tho county
would be ruined.
Messrs. Bee and Trainer also advoca-
ted tho bill, while Messrs. Boil and Golf
opposed II in its present form, regard
| ing Il as founded on II wrong principle,
and settings bad precedent. They pre-
II optional with the Auditor to enforce
such claims as the present. The bill
| passed. SE
The House Bills passed were:
No. 10, In relation to evidence in ac-
tions involving the title to lands.
No. 73. To relieve the securities of
Joshua III. Staats, late Sheriff of jack
son county.
No. 92. Supplemental to the act estab-
fishing the county of Mineral.
No. ZIG. Transferring roads and
bridges to the counties in which they
are situated. Eaag{
No. III, Fixing the standard weight
Of hltn%i99qs coal at eighty pounds TO
No. lis, Legalizipg marriages be-
tween colored persons.
No. l2l, For the relief of John b.
Banmgardner.
No. la. Authorizing the Board of
Trustees ofthe Presbyterian Church at
BuckhannOn to sell a certain lot.
No. l24,' To repeal tho law prohibit
ing officers of one bank from becoming
officers of another.
The bill for the protection OF fish the
bill TO repeal the act providing for the
forfeiture of the property ofthe enemies
of the State and the bflfrequiring adj
al
| executed out ofithe State of lands with
in Il, were all indefinitely postpOned.t
Senate bill, No. 5S, "a Bill TO relin-
quish TO the Maryland and Virginia
Bridge Company the stock in said COM
pany belonging to the State" was
passed. ~ ISL Isl
The House agreed to the amendments
made blythe. Senate TO the bill prOvid-
| ing for re-assessment of the real es-
tate in the State, which has therefore
become allRw. an bEE
On motion of Mr.. Carroll adjonrned.