The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-02-01

/ amending the law as 10 PROVIDE tnat
the 500 copies OF acts to be distributed
in sheets under the existing law, be
bound and delivered TO the Secretary OF
the State with the rest.
Mr.. Mcwhorter, from the Special
| Committee on Intemperance, reported
back the resolution proposing to make
protracted inebriation on the pau OF
the husband, a ground for divorce on
behalf of the wife, and asked its refer
ence to the Judiciary COMMITTEES.
Mr. Gibson presented petition OF
Daniel Tichenell, and other citizens of
ating the "Mount Union Cemetery"
Mr.. Hoffman presented a petition of
Geo. G. Westfall and seventy five other
citizens of Morgantown, praying the
enactment of prohibitory liquor law.
Mr.. Spencer presented a petition of
Col. w. T. Sweeney and others, militia
officers of Wood county, asking the re-
peal of that part of the militia law re-
quiring training of officers.
The following resolutions of inquiry
were adopted:
BY Mr.. Kellar: Directing the Judi
ciary Committee to inquire as TO the
expediency of allowing the authorities
of Barbour county to use the jails of
the surrounding counties.
/ By Mr.. DaVisson: Directing the
Finance Committee to inquire in
to the expediency of SO amending
make it the duty OF thesAssessor TO re-
quire and take from every taxpayer
list of his or her property, properly
scheduled, valued, signed and sworn
to, owned or possessed by such tax
payer, at the time for which the assess
ment is made, which list and affidavit
shall be returned by the Assessor TO
the clerkof the Board of Supervisors, at
the time OF returning the assessment
, books; and to make it the duty of the
Auditor to prepare and furnish to the
Assessor the necessary blanks for dis
tribution to the tax payers.
BY Mr.. Kellar: Directing the Com
mittee on Roads, &C., to look into the
eXpediency of appropriating $1,000. to
build bridge across Gnatty Creek,
near Peel Tree, on the Clarksburg and
! Buckhannon turnpike.
BY Mr.. Davisson: Directing the FL
nance Committee TO inquire into the
expectancy of so amending section 20.
, of chapter lis, Acts of 1868, as to require
the Assessor, when he completes the
assessment, to give notice to and ME
3 copy of his books with the clerk of the
: Board of Supervisors, and that he and
5 said clerk shall meet at the Recorders
office, and, in connection with the Re-
: corder, shall examine said books and
: lists SO returned; and if from.their own
knowledge, or from information de-
rived from others, they have cause to
, believethat any tax payer has not been
| assessed, or is not assessed with all his
| property, or that said property is val
; ued ut less rate than that of others, that
2 they notify such tax payer to attend
before them, and examine him and
, such evidence as may be produced be-
fore them, and correct the same, and
: after such examination, correction and
, verification of the said books, that the
said clerk and Recorder certify the said
books, and that they be disposed of as
l., . ~
BY Mr.. Kincaid: Directingan inquiry
r by the judiciary Committee into the
I expediency of lengthening the terms
| of Office of county and township officers.
By Mr.. Goff: Instructing the Finance
Committee to inquire into the expe-
dieucy of refunding to Reuben Davis
son, late Sheriff of Taylor county, $50
enormously charged on an ordinary Ii
cense to Thos. McGraw, in the year 1868
/, by the Assessor of that county, and paid
by Mr.. Davisson into the treasury.
By Mr.. DAWSON: Directing the FL
l nance Committee to inquire into the
expediency of SO amending the act fix
ing the compensation of Assessors as
to allow them a commission on the
State tax only.
Mr.. Pinnell, (Nr. Fleming in the
chafr,) presented petition of A. B.
Clark and twenty-five others, citizens
; OF Upshur county, asking the passage
of an act to incorporate the Peoples
Mutual Fire Insurance Company of
Buckhannon.
The same gentleman presented pc
tition of Noah b. Wamsley and forty
others, citizens of Upshur county, pray
ing to have that county divided into
two assessment districts.
The same gentleman also offered a
resolution, which was adopted, in
structing the sergeant-at-arms to pay
Mr.. McCarty, the delegate from POca-
I hNN mil HE hn n1F
route by which there is public con-
veyance.
Mr.. Williamson, by leave, under
suspension of the rule, introduced a
bill to change the time of holding the
courts in the Sixth Circuit,
Mr.. Bee, by leave, introduced bill
to amend the act of last winter by
which the Board of Public Works were
authorized to audit claims against the
State of Virginia.
The unfinished business, being the
bill to locate the Agricultural College,
was taken up; and the House went into
} Committee OF the Whole, Mr.. Fleming
in the chair.
The clerk reported the following
points as in nomination for the location
of the college: Frankfort, Greenbrier
county Morgantown, Monongalia
county, Greenwood, Doddridge county;
Harrisville, Richie county; Bethany,
Brooke county; Spencer, Roane county;
Buckhnnnon, UpShur comfy; Weston,
Lewis countyi and Phillippi, Barbour
county.
Mr.. Kellar withdrew Phillippi
: Mr.. Lightburn withdrew Buckhan-
non, and Mr.: Pinuell withdrew Yves
ton. Ut should be stated that the nomi-
nation of these two latter points had
been made in pleasantly by the gentle
men namely
The House proceeded to vote with the
following result:
FIRST BALLOT.
Experimentation. Pinneu (Speakerl
ningham, Gibson, Hartman, Heermans, HI
ser, Hoffman, Koonce, Marshman, McDuil-
ken, Spencer and welton-I6.
FrunkloTt-Messrs. Bowyer, Burke, Caldwell,
, Cooper, DAWSON, Grose, Kellar, Little Mann
McCarty, Payne, SnideF, Taylor, Wheat and
Workman--f5.
3ethdnsJ-MeSSrs Ballard Brown of Ohio
CTacTaft, Ferguson, Fleming, Hihhets, John
of Brooke, Smith, OF Berkly, and Vaughan
la.
Gresnteood-Messrs Bee, Coz, LIghtburn
and LOCkhRTt-I.
SpenssT-MeSsrs. Boggess and Spencer-2
Observation-Disclosures. Foreman and Harris-2
Whole vote IS. Necessary to choice q,
Mr.. Borgess. withdrew Spencer.
SECOND BALLOT.
AoTGaIatorrII-Ai essrs; Pinnen, (speaker)
roll, Cunningham. Gibson, Hartman, Heer-
mans, Hiser, Holman, Kooncs, LIghtburn
Lockhart, Marshman, McQuilken, welton
and Wheat-lg.
FTuak5OTf-MessrS Bowyer, Burke. Cald-
well, Cooper, DAWSON, Grose, KeIlar, Little
Mann, mccarthy, Neel, Payne, Snider and
BefHats.Messrs- Ballard. Brown. Of Ohio.
CTnCTaft Forenoon Elentpu Con- TybI1a,S'