The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-01-25
nonse OF Delegntes.

PRAYER by Rev. Alexander Martin.
Mr.. Fleming, from the Committee on
Elections and Privileges made a report
on the Wayne county contested elecLon
case stating that the co 1nI;I9e ia,,d
thrown out the vote OF CassVllle anu
Beach Fork Townships, the former pc
cause there was no legal certlncate Oh
the result of. the election and the latter
because the officers of were not quaLl-
fied--that they had also thrown out IN
dividual votes cast for each party ior
reasons given, and recommending the
passage of a resolution declaring Col.
Carroll entitled to the seat in place OF
Mr.. Brumfield who has hitherto held 1t.
The resolution was adopted as also
one offered by Mr.! Fleming allowing
Mr.. Brumfield mileage and per diem up
to this date.
tee, reported it inexpedient to legislate
for the further taxation of wild lands
they being now taxed uniformly with
Mr.. Mcwhorter, from the Judiciary
Committees reported it ineSpedient 10
compel sheriGs to pay over money un-
der penalty of forfeiting their othcei 10
allow voters to vote ont of their town
ship; or!to legislate further to legalize
marriages solemnized during the re-
bellion. - ii
He also made report denying the
power of the State to tax United States
securities, which was adopted on mo-
ton of Mr.. linn and ordered printed
for the use of the House.
The same committee reported bills to
prevent attachment or levy on boun.
ties to volunteers, to prevent recorders
or clerks from charging for certain du-
ties-and to regulate witness fees.
Mr.. Cassidy, from the Committee on
Counties, reported u bill prohibiting the
sale of liquor on election days anu the
day preceding. "a
Mr.. Hagans, from the Committee on
| Roads, reported bill apprOpriatingo one
Thousand dollars to aid in the construc-
ton of road in Pendleton county.
He reported it inexpedientt to PROVIDE
for re-fooring two bridges in Marion
county, to pay persons who have made
sections on the Harrisville and Salem
turnpike, or to provide for paying
claims for work done on State roads.
The House agreed to the Senate
amendment to the joint resolution pro
viding for the restoration to the State o
Virginia of the statue of George Wash
ington, brought here by Gen: Hunter
The bill amending the road law wa:
amended, on motion of Mr.. johnson
SO as to require all persons between
eighteen and fifty years of nge, to wori
on the public roads four days in tht
year, if necessary; and, on motion o
Mr. Hornbrook, by excepting from it:
provisions soldiers disabled in the ser
vice of this State as we'll as of the Uni
ted States, and ordered to final reading
The bill relatingto the maintenance
lofillegitimate children coming up, MIR
tKellar moved to. limit its provisions Il
whites only. but the House refused.
The bill appropriating one Thousand
dollars to rebnild q bridge in Upshul
county was amended, on motion of Mr.
Riddle, by striking out the appropria
ltion, and was then referred to the Com
mittee on Roads. ~.
4 "A number of other House bills were
ordered to engrossment after unimpor
tant amendments. ga! 'af. ARG 80
Mr.. Hornbrook introduced aresolu.
ton providing for the printing of the
documents accompanying the Cover
nor's message, which was adopted
At the appointed hour the House re-
solved itself into a Committee of the
Whole, Col. johnson in the Chair, on
the subject of the ntlocation Of
the State Capitol, but after a painful
pause of about ten minutes, everybody
appearing unusually backward, per
haps disliking TO have his proposition
set up to be bowled over first, the Com
mittee arose evidently very much re-
lieved at having again deferred the dan
gerous yet all absorbing topic. ala
Mr.. Spencer afterwards introduced
resolution appointing Friday, the 18th
inst, as the day for an. election of the
permanent Capitol by joint vote ofthe
two Houses, but Mr.. Nov horter object
ing to its immediate consideration, 1t
was laid on the table until tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. Trainer, adjourned.
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