The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-01-25

ciary Committee to inquire into the ex-
pediency of so amending the law IN
reference to counties ana corporations,
as to authorize them 70 SUBSCRIBE any
of NAV see proper to the capital of in
ternal Improvement companies.
By Mr. Heermans: Instructing the
Finance Committee to inquire into the
expediency OF taxing the National
Banks on their earnings instead oftheir
capital stock.
By Mr. Caldwell: Iustructing the
Committee on the Judiciary to inquire
into the expediency of amending and
re-enacting the second section of chap
ter IOl, of the code, in relation to the
killing of game upon the lands OF 9TH
ers.
BY Mr.. Workman: Instructing the
Committee on Claims, &c, to inquire
/ into the expediency of relieving Boone
| and Wyoming counties from the obll-
| CATION TO refund the money expended
| under appropriation made in 1868. to
repair the Walnut Gap Road, SO that II
might be used for militaryEpurposes.
| mfr. Workman explained that the sum
/ of 3, 600 had been loaned to those coun-
/ ties under act of 1868, and that about
half had been expended
BY Mr.. Kincaid Instructing the
Committee on Roads, &c, to inquire
into the expediency of approPriating
. Iue PURPOSE VI
the bridge over Gauley river on the
Kanawha turnpike, the former bridge
having been destroyed during the war.
By Mr.. Taylor: Instructing the Spe-
cial Committee on Temperance to in
quire into the expediency of so chang
ing the law in relation to divorces, as to
make protracted inebriation and neg
lect of his family on the part of the
husband, sufficient and legal ground
for n divorce,
Mr.. Fleming, from the Committee or
Finance, reported back the resolution
referred to that committee yesterday
! directing an inquiry into the expediencS
OF so changing the school law as to al,
: low each county to retain and eXpenC
, within its limits the taxes raised therein
for school purposes. The resolution
which was offered by Mr.. koonce, haC
, been referred to the Finance Committed
by mistake. AT request of Mr.. koonce
, it was referred TO the Committee on Ed
! ucation.
Mr., Ferguson, from the judiciary
: Committee, reported II bill providing
for the registration of the qualified
: voters of the State, it being re-enact
meut of the registration law.
: Mr.. Ballard, by leave, introduced 1
bill appOrtloning the school fund 10
r Mr.. Bowyer, from the Committee OF
: Humane and Criminal Iustitutitutions
1 reported IA bill appropriating $1,000
: for further construction of the Peniten
: tiary.
:. Mr.. Spencer obtained leave to with
Q draw from the files of last session,
deed and other papers relating to tn
donation of land proposed by the citi
= Zens of Parkersburg as site for III
Q State Capitol.
d Mr.. Ferguson obtained leave to with
d draw from the files of the last session
petition of John Baumgardner, Sh eri
70 of Cabell County.
o On motion OF Mr.. McWhorter, the re
e port of the Committee on Elections, &c
u declaring Mr.. Lane entitled to his see
as a delegate from Wetzel, was taken u
r and adopted.
l, Mr.. Williamson, by leave, introduce
n bill to incorporate the ParkersbuT
lie Bridge Company, the object of which
n the constructing a bridge over the Litt
q Kanawha at Parkersburg.
re Adjourned.