The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-02-06
, WHEELING W.. MORNING. FEBRUARY g. ls6
proving and keeping in repair of roads

proving and keeping in repair of roads
and bridges in this State.
Mr., CARROLL by leave, introduced
q bill tepreEent persons from ranging
on the lands of another without permis-
sion, .,..,,,
oThe committee on Education reported
that it was inexpedient to grant the Pc
tition of Adam Harpold and others, OF
Ripley, Jackson county, asking that said
town be made q separate school district.
The Senate Bill. repeating the act to
relfhqaisf to THE Maryland. and Virginia
Bridge company, the stock in said COM
pany belonging to tho State, was pass
ed: yeas 40; nays 9.
The, House Bill establishing State
agricultural college at Morgantown,
was passed yeas 43; nays 8.
The House Bin releasing Braxton
county from 81 900 taxes collected upon
the assessment of 1861, was passed: yeas
As; nays 4. -..,-,.I :. ,..sE., III
The House Bill amending the act pro-
viding for reassessment Of the value
of real estate, was passed: yeas AZ; nays
2. 1t provides that persons feeling'ag
gtieved by 6rroneous assessments may
at any time before Feb. !, 1863, apply to
the assessors of his county to have the
lassessment S@rected. 4 III
| The House Bill to alter the division
j lines between Mason and Jackson conn
4 ties, was passed. The change makesthe
division lines as follows: Beginning Mt
tho northeast yend of Rohert, Barrett's
farm, thence o straight line to the divi-
ding ridge between Mud Lick and !hlr.
teen Mile Greeks, near the lands OF
Joseph Casio; thence q. stright hne with
the dividing ridge or near 1t, to the
Putnam county line, near whatlsknoWh
as Hills Low Gap.
rAmessage from the Sisters Of Vista,
ton, rendering to the Speaker and
members of the House an invitation to
attend an entertainment to be gwen at
Mt. de Chantal, on Wednesday eve
ming, was read, and, on motion, ac-
cepted.is< ,si GS- T.fNs2lS
Mr.. HOFFMAN presented the petit
ltionof one thousand nine hundred and
4 ninety-three citizens, of Wheeling, ask
ing the passage Of prohibitory liquor
law. ..
Mr.. CARROLL presented the petit
ton of citizens of Wayne county ask
ling an appropriation to improve the
navigation of Twelve Pole river. B..
Mr.. MCARHY presented the petition
of citizens of Pocahontas county, ask
ing that George P. Moore be permitted
to enter upon the discharge OF his du-
ties and hold Office, without taking the
test oath.
The following resolutions Of. enquiry
were offered and adopted
BY Mr.. SMITH (of Berkeley As to
the expediency of changing the law i'll
relation to the collection of taxes.
By Mr.. M'QUILK1N,. AS to the expe-
tliency of amending the law so as to
require Boards of Supervisors at the
end of each year to make reports and
publish them in a newspaper in their
county, said report to show the amount
of money received and expended by
them. =. ~rln--. ! .a .r...
By Mr.. VAUGHAN, As to the expe-
diency of amending the election lay so
as to require Supervisors to return poll
books, ballots, etc.
by Mr.. WORKMAN, As TO the expe-
ipediency Of passing a. law making the
children of all persons living together
as man and wife (yet not married. to
each other), lawful heirs to the estate
of such parents.
Bill l4S, of last session (being the gen.
eral road law) be withdrawn from the
files of the House and referred to the
committee on Roads, &c. -.,..4. -.
The hour having arrived, the special
order of the day, being the considera-
ton of the bill permanently locating
the State Capital, was taken up.
The House resolved itself into the
committee of the Whole to consider
the question. ,..., = :,
1 On the eleventh vote, (being in all
the twenty-secOnd vote taken on the
question: the following was recorded ::
Charleston - Is: Messrs. Ballard,
Bowyer, Caldwell, Carroll, Cracraft,
Furgnson, Grosc, johnson, Kincaid, Lit
tie, MWhorter, Neel, Payne, Vaughan
and Workman.
Buckhannon-13: Messrs. Armstrong,
Billmyer, Cunningham, Gibson, Har-
man, Harris, Hiser, Mann, Marshman,
MCarty, MQuilkin, Pinnell and Wei
| ton.
! Grafton-1O: Mcssrs. Beeson, Bicxel
Brown (of Ohio Burke, Davisson,' Heer-
mans, Kellar, Lamb. Smith, (Of Brooke
and. Smith (of Berkeley - ~
~ Bulltown-9: Messrs. Bee, Cooper,
Hoffman, Lane. Lightbnrn, Lockhart,
Snider,, Spencer aid Taylor.
Clarksburg-4: Messrs. Boreman,
Fleming, Golf and Hibbets. sd
Whole number of votes 81; necessary
|to,a choice 26. No choice being made,
OH motion, the committee arose, re-
ported progress, and asked leave to
sit again at two o'clock.
Mr.. MWHORTER, by leave, intro
duced q bill in relation to the cOllec-
ton oftaxes for 1s6l-2.3-4. n
House took recess. ~
AFTERNOON SESSION. ...n -
House met at two o'clock, and ini.
mediately went into Committee OF
the Whole to consider the bill per-
manently locating the Capital of the
State. .. ..... ...... -
The eighth vote (Which was the thir-
tieth taken on the question) resulted
as follows:
I Charleston-15: Messrs. Ballard,
Bowyer, Caldwell, Carroll, Cracraft,
Furguson, Grose, johnson, Kincaid, Lit
tie, MWhorter, Necl, Payne, Vaughan
and Workman. ,r.
Buckhannon-14: Messrs. Armstrong,
Billmyer, Cunningham, Gibson, Harris,
Hoffman, Harman, Hiser, Mann, Marsh
man, M'Curty, 'MQuilkin, Pinnell and
Welton.
Gfafton-lo: ,Messrs. Bickel, Brown
t(of, Ohio) Burke, Cooper. Dayisson,
Heermans, .Kellar, Lamb, Lane and
Smith (of Berkeley.
Clarksburg-6: Beeson, Boreman,
Fleming, Goff, Hibbets and Smith (of
Oil Greeks: Bee, Lightburn, Lock
hart, snider Spencer and Taylor.
I The committee rose, reported pro-
gress, and asked leave to sit again.
House adjourned.
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