The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-02-26

der Tor half-paSt three.
The bill providing for the publication
of the general acts of the Legislature
in the newspapers was indefinitely
postponed.
4 message from the Senate returned
the bill TO amend the charter of the
West Virginia Central Railway Com
pany, with substitute, which was
agreed to by the House.
a number of Senate bills were read
the first time. When the bill to regu-
late taxation on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company was read, Mr..
Armstrong moved that the bill be in
definitely postponed.
Mr.. Borgess. demanded the previous
question. The demand was sustained
and the previous question ordered.
Upon the motion to indefinitely post
pone, Mr.. Gibson demanded the yeas
and nays and they were ordered. With
out discussion the roll was called with
the following result.
YEAS-Messrs. Armstrong, Bee, Bee
son, Borgess., Foreman, Bowyer, Brown
of Monongalia, Carroll, Cracraft, Cum
Harris, Heermans, Hibbets. Hoffman,
johnson, Kincaid, Lamb, Lightburn,
Marshman, McWhorter, Neel, Smith
of Brooke, Vaughan and Welton-27.
NAYS Messrs. Bickel, Billmyer,
Brown of Ohio, Burke, Caldwell, Coop
er, Ferguson, Fleming, Got, Harmon,
Hiser, Eellar, Koonce, Little, Mann,
McCarty, McQuilkin, Payne, Smith of
Berkeley, Snider, Spencer, Taylor,
Wheat, Workman and Williamson-25.
ABsENT-Messrs. Ballard, Lockhart,
Lane and Pinnell.
Mr.. Golf, in explaining his vote, said
that while he should vote against an
indefinite postponement, he did not
mean to say by that vote that he would
support the present bill; but he thought
they should give the subject an eXami-
nation and see what could be done to
reach n solution of the question in
YoIved.
ton, saying that while he was not IN
favor of this bill, he would not vote to
dispose of it in this way.
The bill to establish branch of the
State Normal School at West Liberty
was rejected, the vote reconsidered and
the bill laid on the table.
The remainder of the morning hour
was taken up with bills on second
reading, and at half past, twelve the
House took the usual recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House re-assembled at 8 O'Clock,
P. NJ.
The House bill constituting Clarks-
burg one school district was passed.
Mr.. Harris called up the bill to amend
igation Company, and it was passed to
engrossment.
The House bill legalizing the acts of
the Board of Education of Guyandotte
town, Caben county, was passed.
The following Senate bills were
passed
The bill fixing the time of holding
the courts in the Eleventh Judicial
District.
The bill consolidating the library of
the Court of Appeals with the State Ii
brary, and placing it in the hands 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 in the name of the Inter
nal Improvement Fund, in the several
banks of the State, to the School Fund.
The bill authorizing the NJ. E. Church
of Beverly to sell their church and par
sonage.
The bill relating to accounts payable
on the order of the Supreme Court of
MISUNDERSTANDING the president of the
court to audit accounts during yaca-
toni
The House bill for the protection of
fish was passed.
The special order was taken up, it
being the bill to amend the general
road law.
Mr.. Lambs amendment, offered dur
ing the morning session, was adopted,
and the bill was ordered to be engross-
ed.
Mr.. Cracraft called up the House bill
to provide for the improvement of the
Great Kanawha river. The substitute
was adopted and ordered to engross-
ment.
Mr.. Bee called up the bill in relation
to the solemniZation of marriages. The
bill requires ministers to take the test
oath before solemniztng marriages.
MIR. Lamb moved to strike out the
second section, which makes the valid
ity of marriages depend on the taking
OF the oath. Agreed to.
The bill was indefinitely postponed
by a vote of 50 to 10.
Mr.. Foreman called up the House
bill prescribing the apportionment of
the school fund for PendIeton county
for the year 1867.
Mr.. Gibson offered an amendment.
providing that the money shall not be
paid till the taxes TO. 1865 due from
that county have been paid into the
treasury.
The amendment was agreed to, and
the bill ordered to engrossment.
Mr. Bee called up House bill No. IO4,
to amend the law In relation to the sale
OF lands returned delinquent for the
non-payment of taxes, and pending its
consideration, the House adjourned.