The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-02-26
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

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consideration of other bills.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Mr.. CARROLL presented petition OF
citizens of Wayne county, asking the
passage of q law authorizing lottery
for benevolent purposes.
Mr.. CUNNINGHAM presented remon-
STRANGE of citizens of Marion county IN
relation to Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
bill.
Mr.. HEERMANS presented similar
petition from Preston county.
A number of bills were read a first
and second time.
The House bill for the relief of Albert
and Philo Platte, was rejected. line
vote by which it was rejected was re
considered, and the bill laid on the ta'
BILE.
The House Bill providing that where
judgments for trespass have been OBJ
tained against persons engaged in re-
bellion, they are excepted from the ben
efits of the exemptions provided by the
acts of 1864, was passed.
The following House Bills were
passed: 49,, ,,c
The bill authorizing the Elk Hill Gas
Company to borrow money.
The bill to amend the law i'll regard
to the mode of collecting taxes.
The bill for the relief of the Board OF
Education of Grant Township, Harrison
county.
The bill to legalize the conveyance OF
n LOT of the NJ y. Cbyrch, in Elizabet tn,
Writ county, to Barret +. Ball.
The bill to amend the law in. relation
tn the publication and distribution OF
the acts.
The bill to amend and re-enact the
charter of Ripley, Jackson county.
The bill to release the State militia
from service in time of peace.
The bill extending the time for filing
SURVEYS of grants, to Dec. y, 1865. ..
The bill concerning insolyent militia
fines. :.
The bill declaring Spring Creek, in
the counties of Writ and ROane, pnb-
lie highway, from the mouth OF the
stream, in Writ county, to Spencer, In
Roane.
The bill fixing the time of holding
Courts in the Second Judicial Circuit.
The bill for the relief of certain SOL
diers in Brooke county.
The bill relating to the assessment OF
property in the city OF Wheeling for
municipal taxation. ~ ;,
On motion of Mr.. WILLIAMSON, the
bill incorporating the West Virginia
TRANSPORTATION Company was taken up.
1t was amended by striking cut Wood
county, so as to limit its operations to
Writ county, and so as to provide that
there shall be no consolidation OF the
company with Little Kanawha Naviga-
tion Company, nor transfer of the stock
of one company to the other, but that
each shall remain entirely separate and
distinct, and fixing as penalty the for
feiture of their charter and franchises:
Mr.. M'WHORTER called up the bill
providing for registration OF the vot-
ers of the State.
Mr.. KELLAR opposed the bill in q
somewhat extended speech.
The bill was passed by the following
vote:
Yeas.-41: Messrs. Armstrong, Bee,
Beeson. Bocgess, Boreman, Bowyer,
Brown, (of Monongalia,) Caldwell,
Carroll, Cracraft, Cunningham, Furg!u-
son, Flemming, Golf, Grose, Harris,
Heermans, Hibbetts, Hiser, Hoffman,
johnson, Kincaid, Koonce, Lightburn,
Little, Mann, Marshman, M'Carty,
MOuilkin, M'Whortcr, Neel, Payne,
Smith, (of Brooke, Smith (of Berkeley,
Spencer, Taylor, Vaughan, Welton.
Wheat, Williamson and Workman.
Nays-s: Messrs. Bickel, Brown (of
Ohio), Burke, Cooper, Davisson, kellar,
Lamb and Snider.
Absent or not voting-7: Messrs. Bal
lard, Billmyer, Gibson, Harman, Lane,
Lockhart and Pinnell.
The bill releasing sureties Of z. A.
Murphy, late Sheriff of Mcdowell coun-
ty, was rejected: yeas q nays 20.
The bill providing for the publication
of the general laws of the Legislature
in newspapers, was indefinitely post
poned.
The Senate Bill to regulate the pay
ment of taxes by the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad company was indefinitely
postponed by the following vote:
YEAs-27: Messrs. Armstrong, Bee,
Beeson, Boggess, Boreman, Bowyer,
Brown of (Monongalia,) Carroll, Cra-
craft, Cunningham, Davisson, Gibson,
Crosse, Harris, Heermans, Hibbets, Hotf-
man. johnson, Kincaid, Lamb, Light
burn, Marshman. MWhorter, Neel,
Smith, (ofBrooke) Vaughan and Wei
ton.
NAYs-25: Messrs. Bickel, Billmyer,
Brown (af Ohio}, Burke, Caldwell,
Cooper, Furguson, Fleming, Golf, Har,
man. Hiser, Kellar, Koonce, Little,
Mann, MCarty, MQuilkiu, Payne, Smith
(of Berkeley Snider, Spencer, Taylor,
Wheat. Williamson and Workman.
The bill providing for the sale of the
West Liberty Academy was rejected
The vote by which it was rejected was
reconsidered, and the bill was laid on
the table.
The Senate Bill amending the act
providing tor the formation OF corpo,
rations and regulating the same, was
passed.
House took a recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House Bill constituting Clarks,
burg one school district, was passed.
The House Bill legalizing the acts OF
the Board of Education of Guyandotte
township, Cabell county, was passed.
The following Senate Bills were pass
ed:
The bill fixing the time of holding the
Courts in the Eleventh Judicial Dis
trict.
The bill consolidating the library OF
the Court of Appeals with the State IL
brary and placing it in the care OF the
Governor.
The bill for winding up the affairs of
the Northwestern Bank of Virginia.
The bill transferring the stock held
by the State and in the name of the In
ternal Improvement Find in the several
banks of the State, to the school fund.
The bill authorizing the NJ. Z. Church
of Beverly to sell their church and par
sonage.
The bill relating to accounts payable
on the order of the Supreme Court OF
Appeals (allowing the President of the
Court to audit accounts during .vaca-
tion.)
The House Bill for the protection OF
fish was passed.
The bill requiring Ministers to take
the test oath before solemnizing the
right of matrimony was indefinitely
postponed.
House adjourned.