The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-02-28
House of Delegates.

l iOI1opAi, fop Sds
Prayer By Rev John Bennett, membe
of the House from Calhoun
The consideration of the general roaS
law was resumed The second readinI
of the bill and the work of amendini
it, occupied nearly the whole of thu
morning session The bill was ordered
to sngrossment
Mr.. MWhorter, of Kanawha, from tht
Judiciary Committee, reported bill re
quiring the first registration of voters
| to be completed by the tenth day o.
May, instead of the fourteenth day o.
April, as required by the original bill
reported favorably to the passage OF
the bill chartering the Wheeling Skating
Park aud adversely to the petition Of
citizens of Hampshire county, asking
that eight hours be made a legal days
work.
House took a recess
AFTERNOON SESSION
The Bill appropri ating the public rev
enue for the fiscal year, 1866, was taken
up.
MI Bee of Doddridge, was opposed TO
that portion of the Bill appropriating
money for house rent for State officers,
as the salaries Of these officers were
fixed by law, He moved to strike out
that portion of the Bill The motion
was lost yeas 81 nays &c.
The Bill was amended 50 as to sliow
$500 for clerk hire for D. Lamb, Esq, in
codifying the laws of the State.
The question being on the motion to
oil he 1or&ar conn
for house rent, Mr.. Finnell (Speaker)
vacated the Chair, and spoke against it,
He said it was clearly Unconstitutional,
and if we wished to set aside all consti-
tutional bounds, let the House 80 de-
clare The motion was lost: yeas .; nays
SO.
The question recurring upon the ap-
preparation for the Insane Asylum at
Weston, warm discussion ensued. The
sum of So 700 was appropriated.
Mr.. Davis, Of Mineral, alluded to the
condition of the finances of the State,
representing them to be in healthy and
prosperous condition.
The bill was read second time and
ordered to emgrossment.
Senate Bill No 40, granting Adam
shaft near Wellsburg, was reported back
to the House with the announcement
that that body had disagreed to the
amendment proposed by the House
Mr. Hornbrook, of Ohio, was opposed
to the bill, and said he was opposed to
relinquishing the States interest in said
coal lands, at sucl tritiing price. On
motion of that gentleman the bill was
indefinitely postponed
Senate Bill No22, locating the State
Agricultural College, was reported back
from the Senate That body had stricken
out "Charlestown aud inserted Nor,
gantown." The question being on con-
curing with the Senate, somewhat
animated discussion ensued
Mr. Trainer, Of Marshall. spoke in ia
vor Of MorgantoTn,
M Kellar, of Barbour said IS the
gentleman from Marshall had secured
the penItentiary for his county by log
rolling, he presumed be would like to
log roll on this question
Mr. Trainer-The gentleman from Bar
bour says was engaged in log rolling
Let uIm pIvT9 II
Mr. KeIlar-You did: aud you attempt
ed it with me
The House refused to concur, aud ad'
hered to Charleston, Kanawha county,
By vote of Is yeas TO "a nays. A com
mittee of conference was appointed,
The Bill authorizing the printing OF
the Acts Of Conventions, Legislatures
etc was indefinitely postponed,
The Senate joint resolution providing
for the appointment Of a committee of
three from each Congressional District to
select a site for the State Capital was
taken up
Mr. MARS, Of KanAwha. offered sub
stitute for the resolution providing for
the appointment OF the whole OF the
members elected to the next Legislature
as 4 committee t. select 4 site for the
Capital
The substitute was lost anI the "iIG
inal resolution disagreed to.
House adjourned