The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-02-04
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
uousE OF DELEGATEs-

uorSE OF DELEGATES
wHKKLISs, Feb. ., 1867.
p-,varbv Rev. John G. S. P. Carroll,
q 1,aT1bsr OF the House.
Mr.. Fleming, from the Finance Com
,,ittee, reported bill for the relief of
Reuben DAWSON, late sheriff of Taylor
county.
Humane and Criminal Institutions. re-
ported bill to establish House of
Refuge in the city of Wheeling.
A message from the Senate trans
mitted the Senate bills passed by that
body yesterday, and returned the
House bill to locate the county seat of
Mcdowell, with amendments, which
were agreed TO and the bill thus finally
passed.
Mr.. Golf presented petition of T. S.
Spates and others, citizens of Harrison
county, praying relief for William S.
Robinson.
geant-at-arms was directed to pay
Thomas Little, member from Mercer,
mileage for the distance between his
home and the city of Wheeling by the
nearest public conveyance.
Mr.. Spencer, from the Committee on
Education, presented a number of pro-
posed amendments to the school law,
prepared by the county superintendent
of Jackson county, which were referred
at his request, to the Committee on Ed
ucation.
Mr.. Ferguson called up the report of
the Judiciary Committee upon the reso-
luton proposing an inquiry into the
expediency of legislation for the pro-
lection of fish. The report asked that
| the Judiciary Committee be released
from further consideration of the sub
ject, and that it be referred to special
committee. Mr.. Ferguson asked that
| the report be adopted, at the same time
expressing wish not to be put upon
the Committee. The report was
| adopted
| The following resolutions of inquiry
were offered and adopted.
By Mr.. Ferguson: Directing the
Committee on Roads, &c, to inquire
into the expediency of transferring to
the county of Cabell that portion of the
James River and Kanawha Turnpike
within said county, or in,lieu thereof,
| of paying to the said county the sum
of $500, the amount expended in
building bridge over Mud River on
the line OF said road, in place of
bridge destroyed by the rebels.
By Mr.. Welton Directing the Com
mittee on Roads, &c, to inquire into
the expediency of appropriating 3, 600
to aid in constructing bridge across
the Potomac river at Piedmont, Miner
al county, provided the county of AL
| lHBdHya N1u.y dpPLOpEldLSS a Lac SUM
to aid in building said bridge.
By Mr.. Kellar: Directing the Com
mittee on Roads, &c, to inquire into the
expediency of appropriating S, 900 for
repair of the turnpike from Webster,
Taylor county, to Beverly, Randolph
county, the road having been greatly
damaged by use for military purposes.
By Mr.. Smith, of Brooke: Instruct
ing the Committee on Finance to in
quire into the expediency of author
izing the Board of Supervisors of
Brooke county to refund 10 citizens of
said county the amount of bounty tax
paid by them and enormously assessed
on either lands or stock.
By Mr.. Workman: Instructiug the
Committee on Roads, &C., to inquire
into the expediency of re-arranging,
increasing or diminishing the town
ships in Boone and Cabell counties.
BY Mr.. Ferguson: Directing the Ju-
dietary Committee to inquire as to the
expediency of amending the code OF
, Virginia, in relation to attachments
and in relation to process in criminal
cases.
By Mr.. Fleming: Directing the Judi
ciary Committee to inquire into the ex-
ting to the exemption of real and per-
sonal property from levy or distress,
that it shall not apply to debts contrac-
ted for funeral expenses.
By Mr.. Hoffman: Directing the Judi
ciary Committee to inquire into the
expediency of SO amending the law in
regard to SherifFs bonds, as to make
said bonds lien on the real and per-
sonal property of the principal and
sureties.
On motion of Mr.. Ferguson, it was
RESOLVED, That the Auditor be re-
quested to report to this House the
amount of taxes due by the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company appearing
on the books in his Office.
Mr.. Harris, by leave, introduced a
bill for the establishment of State
Normal School, the place of location
} being left blank.
Mr.. Cooper, by leave, introduced a
bill to authorize the authorities OF
Hampshire county to use the Jail OF
Hardy.
a number of bills of both Houses
were considered in their intermediate
stages, and the bill to incorporate the
Parkersburg Bridge Company was
passed.
The House adjourned.