The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-02-12
for the hospital for the insane. at Wes

ton, was passed: yeas 43: nays2.
The House Bill to amend and re-
enact the charter of the town of Spen-
Ger, Roane county, was passed.
The House Bill to amend and re-
enact the charter of the town OF Eliza
beth, Writ County, was passed.
The House Bill releasing the counties
of Boone and Wyoming from refnnding
q sum of money loaned to them by the
State for repairs Oh the walnut zap
On motion of Mr.. WORKMAN, the
vote by which the bill was iost was
reconsidered, and it was laid on the Ia
BILE.
The House Bill refunding to {. Is.
Hedges. of Ohio county, SIG "a, the
amount of taxes enormously assessed,
was passed.
The House Bill refunding to b. $.
Smithers, of Kanawha county, STA ~,
amount of taxes enormously assessed,
was passed: yeas Al; nays 4.
The House Bill refunding to the hei irs
of Edward MGuire Sal 7S, State tax
assessed OH land in Barbour and Taylor
counties for 1sGO-13-4, was passed:
yeas b; nays q.
The House Bill refunding to Reuben
Davisson, late Sheriff of Taylor county,
$50. amount enormously returned by
Assessor, was passed.
The House Bill amending the law au-
thorizing the Board of Public Works to
audit claims against the State OF Nlr-
ginia, was passed.
The House Bill authorizing the Trus-
tees of the NJ. Z. Church at Maiden,
Kanawha county, to convey the same,
was passed.
The House Bill in relation to suits
for libel, was taken up, (on its passagel, },
and, Oh motion of Mr.. FURGCSON,
laid on the table.
The House Bill attaching the county
of Randolph to the Third Judicial Cir
cult, was passed.
The House Bill attaching the county
of Clay to the Fifth Judicial Circuit,
was passed. -,
The House Bill to change and fix the
times of holding the Courts in the
third, fifth and eighth Judicial Circuit
was passed.
The House Bill legalizing the assess
ment of taxes made in Monroe county
for the years 1866, was passed.
The House Bill allowing the author
tiles of Barbour county to Use the Jails
of other counties for the confinement OF
prisoners, was passed.
The House Bill repeating the law au-
thorizing suits to be brought III Preston
county in cases heretofore cognizable IN
certain other counties, was passed.
The House Bill releasing the admins
. nl hairc af 1ny nf -Incnh Har-
per, deceased, from the payment of any
and all judgments in favor of Virginia,
or the literary fund, rendered III the
Circuit Court, at Richmond, against
Wilson Abbot, late Sheriff of Raleigh
county, was passed: yeas, 81; nays, 10;
The House Bill releasing John 1. Saratt,
of Raleigh County, from like liabilities,
was lost: yeas, 81; nays, %.
| The House Bill allowing parties in
terested in the results of civil suits to
testify when all parties to the suit are
willing, was passed: yeas, Al; nays, D..
The House Bill transferring to the
county of Cabell that portion OF the
James River and Kanawaha turnpike
Ilaying within said county, was passed.
The House Bill repeating the Act in
cooperating the Charleston and Win
chester Railroad Company, was passed.
The House Bill authorizing l.. ID.
Pifer, OF Upshur county, to raise his
mill dam across BuckhannOn river, two
feet higher than it is now. was passed.
The bill providing for the construction
of a road in Boone and Cabell conn
! ties. was passed.
The SPEAKER announced the follow
ing named gentlemen As the special conf
mittee OH Normal School, viz: Messrs.
Harris, Beeson, Smith (Of Berkeley,
TaylOr and Mann.
Mr.. BOGGESS moved to reconsider
the vote by which the Senate Bill re-
lating to divorce was ordered to its
third reading,
When Mr.. MANN offered an amend
ment providing that where man went
into the rebel army such act shall be
good reason for the wife to apply for Il
divorce, and that no man who has been
in said army shall, under any circum-
stances, ever be granted divorce in
this State.
Pending the consideration of this mo-
mentors question, the House adjourned.