The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-02-07
wupp1 INC VA THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY T. 1867.

State Law Library, autnorlnuS INV
Court of Appeals to employ librarian,
and making provision for the payment
of said Librarians salary, furnishing
room, etc.
Mr.. WHEAT presented letter from
T. A. Keller, of Romney, asking that
citizens of the State who did service for
the Government during the war, but
who were not in the army, be presented
with medal, the same as soldiers.
Dir. KINCAID presented petition OF
citizens Of lFayette county, asking RELIEF
for Philo n. and Albert Platte, Of said
county. p" 3
Mr.. HEERMANS presented the petit
tion of citizens of Preston county, ask
ing an appropriation to pay Jacob Stem
pie for constructing road IN SAID coun-
ty, in 1855. 80.
Mr.. GROSE presented the petition OF
citizens of Nicholas county, asking that
further time be allowed the people OF
said county to pay the taxes for 1866:
Mr.. FLEMING presented petition OF
citizens of Clarksburg, asking that the
charter of said town be amended.
Mr.. KOONCE3 presented HPetition q
citike ems Of Jefferson county, asldng the
passage Of alaw. to prevents the running
at LARGO of stock. atA@4 ~ Aes@AC "A
y Mr. MWHORTER presented petition
of citizens of Coalsmouth, kanawha
county, asking relief for Mrs. K. A.
Bayes, who was injured by stray shot shSotI
from the rifle of member of the 23d
Ohio regiment, during the war.
The bill locating the State capital
was taken up, and, on motion, the House
resolved itself into the committee OF the
Whole. ,
After the first vote, Mr.. Caldwell
said he thought such action was chiid's
play, and would move that, from time
to time, the point receiving the Lowest
number of votes be dropped. The mo-
ton was lost.
Mr.. BEE said the House was squan'
dering the peoples money and time
and he would therefore move that night
sessions be held to consider this ques'
ton. Tho motion was lost. III p
Mr.. FURGUSON said that, judging
from the votes already taken, he thought
the people were not ready to decide
this question, and he would therefore
give notice that if the matter was not
decided during the present sitting ol
the committee, he would, in the House,
move to indefinitely postpone the bill.
Messrs. FOREMAN, PINNELL
WHEAT, KELLAR, HARRIS and 9th,
ers defined their positions" and showed
"cause why" they voted for the points
they desired.
A second ballot was taken without
definite results, when Mr.. BEE with
drew Oil Greek, and said he would vote
for Clarksburg. -. } D.
The first vote stood: Charleston 10;
Buckhannon Is; Grafton 10; Clarks
burg 8; Oil City 5. The second, Char
lesion Is; Buckhannon -; Grafton TO-
Oil City 8; Clarksburg 6. The third,
Buckhannon, 10; Charleston 10; Clarks'
burg IL; Grafton Q. The fourth, Buck
hannon 15; Charleston 16; Grafton TO-
Clarksburg 10. The fifth, Buckhannon
20; Charleston 16; Grafton IL; Clarks'
burg7. The sixth, and last (making a
total of thirty-six votes) vote, stood az
follows:
Buckhannon-l9: Messrs. Armstrong
Beeson, Billmyer, Cunningham, Gibson
Hartman, Harris, Hibbets, Hiser, Koonce
Mann, Marshman, MCarty, MQnilkin
Pinnell, Smith (of Brooke), Taylor
Welton and Wheat.
Charleston-l5: Messrs. Ballard, Bow
yer, Caldwell. Carroll, Cracraft, Furgu,
son, Grose, Hoffman. Johnson, Kincaid,
Lightburn, Little, Lockhart, MWhor,
ter, Neel, Payne, Vaughan and Work,
man.
Grafton-10: Messrs. Bickel, Brown
(of Ohio), Burke, Cooper, Davisson,
Heermans, Kellar, Lamb, Lane, and
Smith (of Berkeley.
Clarksburg-6: Messrs. Bee, Boreman,
Fleming, Gotf, Spencer and Williamson
Glenville-1: Mr.. Snider.
Whole vote, 81; necessary to choice
%; no selection
The committee rose, reported progress,
and asked leave to sit again.
House adjourned. .tt