The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-01-30
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MONDAY Jan. ~, lSo6.

| Tray l ny tlO NV - $1,000
street NJ. E. Church.
Mr.. MWhorter, of Kanawha, from the
Judiciary committee, reported that it
was inexpedient to grant the petition OF
James H, Hyatt, for divorce; that 1t was
inexpedient to change the law IN reia-
ton to the collection of taxes so as 10
avoid the paying of two officers tor hand
linz said money; that it was inexpedient
to amend the law relating to jurors so as
to admit millers, surveyors Of roads and
ordinary keepers to serve on grand Ju-
ries; inexpedient to change the law rela-
ting to Sabbath breaking inexpedlent to
change the law relating to persons get
ting drunk. He also reported bill to
prevent buck sheep running at large, a
bill repeating the law requiring CLERKS
of Supreme and Circuit Courts to report
lists of suits to the Clerk OF the House OF
Delneates; and a bill to establish state
Agricultural College. The bills were
read first time.
| Mr.. linn, of Preston, from the commit
| tee on Claims and Grievances, reported
that it was inexpedient to pay James
| Stephenson. Commissioner Of Revenue
for Mason county, for horse stolen from
| him in 1863; that it was inexpedient TO
make an appropriation OF s2Oo tor James
MONTGOMERY and Jarrett Huddleson for
obtaining the records of Fayette county
Senate Bill No. 3, authorizing the Gov
ernor temporarily to ell vacancies
in the Office of Judge of the Su-
preme Court of Appeals, or of any Cir
| cult. or Secretary Of State. Auditor,
Treasurer or Attorney General was pass
ed
House Bill No. 10. to provide for the
sale of real estate returned delinquent
for no n-payment Of taxes" was passed.
House Bill No. 16, to amend the law
providing for issueing grants Tor lands
in certain cases was passed.
House Bill No. 20, Ito protect State
and local bounties for volunteers in the
service of the United States and of this
State. against att achment and levy for
debt" was passed.
House Bill No. q, amending the law
relating to Clerks and Recorders, so as
to prevent them from charging fees for
taking bond from, administering oaths
to, or copying orders as to the recommen,
dation, appointment or qualification OF
any Justice, Sheriff, Coroner, Assessor or
Surveyor, &c, was passed
House Bill No. %, providing that per
sons attending as witness under sum-
mons shall have fifty cents for each
DAYS attendance, and five cents per
mile for each mile necessarily travelled,
was passed
House Bill No %, providing that all
places where intoxicating liquors are
sold shall be closed on the day preceding
and on the day of election, under pen
atty of not less than $50 nor moro than
500; and imposing q fine of not less
than ten nor more than fifty dollars, or
Imprisonment of not less than five nor
more than twenty days, was passed.
House Bill No &c, amending the char
ter of the town Of Triadelphia, in Ohio
county, was passed.
House Bill No. q, amending the char
ter of the town OF Clarksburg, in the
ounty of Harrison, was passed.
House Bill No. %, to establish the
county of Mineral out of part Of the
county of Hampshire was taken up,
when
Mr. Cooper objected to the 9th section
of the bill, which read as follows.
The said new county and the said
county of Hampshire shall each elect one
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til new apportionment of Represents
ton therein shall be made as provided
in the constitution of this State
He founded his objection upon the
ground that the constitution guaran teed
to Hampshire county two Delegates,
which could not be changed until the
next apportionment
The Chairman decided that if the
county was divided, the new and the old
county would be entitled to one Dele
gate each.
Mr. Cooper the made motion to lay
the bill on the table to give time for
further consideration, receive petitions,
&c, and sustained his motion with APP
propriate remarks.
The motion to lay the bill on the ia
bic was lost by few votes
Mr.. Trainer, of Marshall, presented
the petition of citizens of Marshall coun-
~, asking the necessary legislation to
unite the towns of Elizabethtown and
Moundsville under one corporation al
so a petition from citizens of said coun-
ty asking the enactment of more strin-
gent liquor law.
Mr. Bristor, of Taylor presented
the pctltlOn OF toSdt citizens or Barbour
county, asking that change be made
in the school law so as to require the
employment of loyal teachers
Mr. Higgins, of jackson, presented
petition of citizens.of Mason coun ty
asking that their lands be attached to
Jackson county.
Mr. McWhorter, of Kanawha, present
edthe petition of Nicholas Kennedy,
late Tailor of Kanawha county, asking
relief.
Mr. Maxwell, of Tucker, presented
the petition of citizens of Randolph
county, asking that bridges on the
Staunton and Parkersburg turnpike be
rebuilt
The House, by a decided vote, refused
to take up the resolution endorsing the
action OF members OF Congress in voting
against the negro suffrage bill in the
District of Columbia = %
Mr.. Spencer, of Wood, by leave intro
duced bills To incorporate the Parkers-
burg street railway company: ITO au-
thorizei the city council of Parkersburg
to change one of its Streets and "To |