The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-02-17

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town of ST. Marys"
"a Bill for the relief of john b
shreeves," (appropriating Sl59 for money
paid by Shreeves, as Superintendent OF
| the Staunton and Parkersburg turnpike
"a Bill for the relief of John B. Bum
gardner" (releasing him from the pay
ment of s496, taken from him by rebels. }
A communication was received from
the Governor, reporting the result OF the
visit of the State Agent who was sent to
Virginia to examine the condition OF the
lunatics of West Virginia in asylums IN
that state The message reported what
amount was necessary to pay for the
maintenance of said lunatics, and recon-
mended that an appropriation be made
for the fitting up of the asylum of this
state for heir reception.
House Bill No. IS was passed. 1t pro-
vides that all parcels of land within the
townships of Richie, Triadelphia, Liber-
ty and Richland, in the county of Ohio,
which have heretofore been conveyed to
the school commissioners of Ohio county,
as sites for public schools and all real
and personal property held by said
school commissioners, for school pur-
poses, within said townships. shall be
deemed to be vested in the boards of edu-
cation for the respective townships
where such property is located.
House Bill No, Sc, appropriating Sl29,-
20 for the payment Of the expenses incur
red by F H Peirpont, Governor of the
restored government of Virginia, in de-
Tending the suit instituted against him
by Judge George W Thompson for false
imprisonment, was passed by a unani-
nous vote.
The vote by which House Bill No. s7
(to dispense with the assessment OF back
taxes in certain counties was ordered to
engrossment was reconsidered. 1t was
amended so as not to exempt the lands
of on-residents of the State, and again
ordered to its third reading.
On motion of Mr. Davis, of Hampshire.
the rules were suspended and the bill
placed upon its passage
Mr.. Davis spoke at some length in ia
voT of the bill; he said he found from the
Auditors report that the border cOun.
ties have decreased in personal property
about 100000, while the interior coun-
ties have Increased 100000, showing
that while the border counties grew
poor, the interior grew rich. Notwith-
standing all this, some OF the border
counties paid taxes to the old State. 1t
was we'll known that the border cOun-
der counties had suffered heavily during
the war; they had paid tax to the gem
eral government double that assessed by
the State; they were overTun by raiding
parties, and the lands laid waste; there
was no protection for their citizens, and
no civil laws in force The fences of far
mers lands and every other description
of property had been destroyed. He
was satisfied the merits of the bill would
commend it to the favorable considers
ton Of the House
Mr. Cooper, of Hampshire, also spoke
in favor of the bill. The border counties
had been laid desolate and waste by the
war, and their citizens were not able to
meet their payment of taxes If the bill
was passed it would finally settle the
question, and the people of those coun.
ties would not again trouble the Legis-
lature
The question being taken, the bill was
passed by d unanimous vote.
The substitute for Senate bill No %,
leaving blank the point at which the
State Agricultural College shall be es,
tablished was adopted and on motion
of Mr. MWhorter, Of Kanawha, the
House decided to ballot for the place at
which the College siIuuld DO looated.
Mr.. Mairs, of Kanawha, placed the
town of Charleston in nomination
Mr.. Curtis, of Ohio, placed the town
of West Liberty in nomination, and pre-
sented the petition of large number of
citizens of Ohio county, asking that the
College be located at West Liberty, aud
rendering to the State the College build
ing and boarding houses attached, and
lands worth the sum of $4,000
Mr.. Brown, of MonOngalia placed the
town of MorgantOwn in nomination,
and stated that the citizens of that toTn
would donate lands and buildings val
ued at S5l 600
Mr. Darnel, of Mason, placed the |
town Of Point Pleasant in nomination |
He said that his county was one of the |
finest agricultural counties in the State |
AS all evidence OF its pToductiveness and |
the industry ofits inhabitants he point |
ed to the fact that the Internal Revenue
tax upon the county amounted last year
to $4,000. 1t had paid $4,000 for local
bounties to soldiers during the war; S26,-
900 had been expended in Mason county
during the year 1855 for bridges alone,
and all her works of either pnblic or pri-
vate improvement displayed a similar
Gberality. Its resources were unsur-
passed by those of any other county in
the State, and during the past year its
citizens has shipped several millions of
bushels of coal and over half a million
bushels of salt; Such industry and en-.
terprise displayed by Mason county,
after having suffered severely from the
ravages Of the war, entitled that county
to the favorable consideration Of the leg
islature and deserved the encourage
ment which the location of the college at
that place would give. Besides this, he
was authorized to offer to the State do
nation of a suitable farm for the use of
the College, and the Academy buildings
in the town of Point Pleasant we're also
offered for temporary use
MI Darnel concluded his speech as
follows
Mason county can only tell you what
the Roman Virgin told her betrothed
husband, that if she had not brought
him land and money, she brought him
what was more valuable, a character
above suspicion, and heart free from
guile, This county on the fourth Thurs
day in May, 1861; recorded on its poll
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