The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-01-26
uo,,.e of Delegates.

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The Senate then adjourned.
House of Delegates.
PRAYER by Rev. Eli Riddle, delegate
from Ritchie. .iaiFl.. .
Mr.. Fleming, from the Committee on
ELECTIONS. made report Recommending
tho Dassaee of a resolution declaring
Lewis Dyche entitled in the House as
delegate m-the-county of Morgan.
The export WAS not acted on. ~
Can't Cassidy, from the Committee
on Counties. reported bills amending
the charter of Triadelphia SO as to pre-
vent the sale of Intoxicating liquors
there; amending the charter Of Clarks,
burg; establishing new county called
Mineral county, out of part of lamp
shire; and
Mr.. uagans, from the Committee on
Roads, reported n bill permitting the
of mill dam ut Sutton,
Mr.. Koonce, from the Committee on
Arts, Sciences ind General Improve
mcnts, reported it ineXpedient TO EN-
ploy State Engineer or State Geolo-
Eist, md also reported back the bill 10
prevent the destruction of fish in the
Potomac river-recommending that 1t
do not pass.
The bill was laid on the table.
The following bills were passed.
senate BIZ So.6, "to amend and re-
enact sections 3 and of chapter lO2 OF
the code of Virginia, second edition.
House Bill No. 3, "legalizing the pay
ment of money by Superintendents of
Schools to trensurers. of counties for
the use, of Free Schools. -
House Bill No. 4, providing that
all persons between eighteen and nifty
must labor on public roads tour days
in II year If necessary, and exempting
from such labor persons disabled while
in the Union army.
House Bill No. &, "to extend tho time
allowed the civil officers of the coun-
ties Of Pendleton, Hardy and.-McDow-
ell in which to qualify and give bond,
and
charter OF the White sulphur and
House Bill No. 8, "to amend the law
in relation TO the competency of wit
nesses," coming up on its passage pro
yoked some discussion, in which MesSrs.
Bee, Kellar, Riddle, Maxwell and Davis
indicated their opposition to the bill, at
least in its present form; Captain Nc
whorter, its patron and Mr. Hagans
defended 1t, and Mr.. Golf cautioned the
House to be circumspect and delibera-
tive in their action.
Mr.. Davis moved to lay this bill on
| the table, to give time to prepare amend
.mentS, but that motion falling, the vote
| ordering the bill to engroSsnlent was re-
| considered and the bill recommitted to
| the Committee on the Judiciary.
Petitions were presented,
BY Mr., Pinnell, Mr.. Fleming inthe
chair)-
OF citizens of Upshur county, asking
an appropriation of $4,000 TO build a
turnpike from Pennington to MaHwelPs
mill.
Also, of citizens of the counties OF
| Barbour and Upshur, asking settle
mcnt of the line between those coun-
ties.
BY Mr.. Smith, of Hancock
or the Board of Supervisors of that
county, asking such change of the
law, that part OF u Board OF Supervi-
sors may hold over each year, thus pre-
venting tho possibility oftan entirely
mex perieuced board coming into office.
The petitions were appropriately re-
ferrcd. 5y0 ~
adopted 60
BY Mr.. Bennett
Directing enquiry by the Committee
on Forfeited and UnapproprintedL Lands
into tho expediency of providing for
the issue of grants in certain counties
where the land offices, books and papers
have been lost during the rebellion;
| Referring to the Judiciary Committee
the propriety of more fully protecting
| deer, by increasing the penalty for yio-
lation Of the present law. -
By Mr.. Pinnell, tMr. Fleming in the
submitting to the Judiciary Commit
tee the propriety of amending the law
| in relation to the Limitation of suits for
lands. si,r siif
Also-Referring to the Committee on
Military Affairs the propriety of max
/ Amos SAMPLES. of iUpshur county.
| nv Mr.. Bee
S;IhmittinT tn the Committee on
Roads the eSpediency OF appropriatitg
s.. 900 for repair of the West Union and
| CcntrevilIe TurnDike.
~, NJ RiSIII,,E tS-s'
i RsferrinC, 10 same Committee tho pro-
nristy IF ,.6nronrintinU "a 0sI for i re,air
j n bridge across me south Fork OF
HuShes rivcr -