The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-02-14
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By Mr.. Cooper: A petition of citi
zens of Bloomery township, Hampshir.
county. asking that school taxes paiG
by.them for building purposes, be ap
piled to building a school house in ar
adjoining township.
By Mr.. Ferguson: A petition of citi
zens OF Cabell county asking relief O
David hamburger, as one of the sure.
ties OF Il. ID. Underwood, late sheriff o.
that county.
The following resolutions were
By Mr.. Borgess.: Directing the Com,
mlttee on Claims, &C., to inquire into
the expectancy OF refunding to Capt.
VIM. Gandee, his expenses in defend
ing certain suits brought against him
for acts done by him under military or.
ders.
BY. Mr.. Koonce.: Directing the Judi,
ciary Committee to inquire into the ex-
| pediency of so amending the law as to
allow mileage to constables.
By Mr.. Taylor: Directed the Com
mittee on Roads, &c, to inquire into
the expectancy of making an appro-
priatiOn Of $500 to repair the bridge
! over Little Kanawha river, at Bull.
town, Braxton county.
By Mr.. Williamson: Providing for q
| Special Committee to consider the ex-
| pediency of making an appropriation
for the Commissioner of Immigration.
The following resolutions were re-
| jected:
By Mr.. Beeson: Directing the Com.
mittee on Finance to inquire into the
expediency of so amending section l,
| chapter 1l3, and section II, of chapter
l23, acts of 1868, as to allow hawkers
| and peddlers to sell articles manufac-
tured in this State, without license.
By Mr.. Carroll Proposing that here
after the House meet at nine o'clock in
the morning.
The following. bills were introduced
By Mr.. Hiser: A bill allowing the
authorities of Pendleton county to use
the jails OF other counties.
| By Mr.. Payne: A bill allowing the
confinement OF Mcdowell county pris-
oners in Wyoming county.
BY Mr.. Heermans: A bill to incor-
porate the Orrel Lodge No. 20, /. o. o.
F., at Newburg, Preston county.
By Mr.. Williamson: A bill estab-
fishing an uniform grade and system
of drainage in the city of Parkersburg,
and bill authorizing the Mayor and
Council of Parkersburg to borrow
money for the purpose of erecting
Water Works for that city.
Mr.. Gibson obtained leave to with.
draw from the files of the House the
petition of citizens of Preston county,
asking to have cemetery incorpora!
ted.
Mr.. Spencer obtained leave to with.
draw from the files of the House the
advertisement of the sale of the n. w.
Va. Railroad, filed last winter, with a
resolution to inquire into the legality
of the sale.
On motion of Mr.. Smith, of Brooke,
the adverse report of the Committee on
Roads, DC, upon the proposition TO au-
thorize the Board of Supervisors OF
Brooke county to subscribe "on the
three-htths principle" for the purpose
OF macadamizing the Wellsburg and
Bethany Turnpike, was taken up. Mr..
Smith explained that by the ''three-
tifths principle" the resolution offered
by him meant that the people along the
road would subscribe two-fifths, and
they asked that the Board of Supervi-
sors might have authority to subscribe
the other three-fifths. The report on
his motion was recommitted.
The following bills were passed:
House bill TO incorporate the Big
hanawha and Shenandoah Railroad
Company communicated to the Senate
by Mr.. Pinnell, Mr.. Fleming in the
Chair.)
House bill releasing the counties of
Boone and Wyoming counties from the
payment of money loaned in 1864, to
repair road for military.purposes.
a message from the Senate by Mr.
Burdett, communicated a joint resolu-
ton to provide a medal for Samuel d,
karnes, for discovering oil. Not taken
up.
The registration bill was taken up
aud the amendments proposed by the
committee were adopted. The most
important was one striking out the
sixth OF the Undergraduates to be pro-
pounded by the board OF registration,
which Is the following: Have you nj
any time since that period (June 1,
1851 by your conduct and conversa-
tons, opposed the policy of, or the
means used by the Government of the
United States, in suppressing the re-
bellion." Another was to strike out
the provision that the board NAV re-
fuse to register person if he answer
the interrogations "evasively." Anoth-
er was the addition of u section proyid-
ing for the annual correction of the
registration, adding the names of those
who have become qualified voters, ana
striking off the names of those who
have died or removed.
The bill was laid on the table to be
printed as amended.
The Senate bill TO increase the fees
of Prosecuting Attorneys in certain
cases, was taken from the table on mo-
ton OF Mr.. Ferguson, and passed.
The House adjourned.