The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-03-01
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


The Committee on Executive Offices
report, setting forth that
they had examined the offices of the
State and Adjutant General, and found
that the books, vouchers, papers and
everything pertaining 20 the same are
in good order, and the accounts of the
offices have been accurately kept and
give entire satisfaction to the commit
tee.
A message from the Senate transmit
ted a number of bills, and among 9TH
erS returned the appropriation bill,
insisting on the amendment giving the
Commissioner of Immigration 5000,
and asking Committee of Conference.
The House insisted on its disagree
ment, and agreed to a Conference Com
mittee, on which Messrs. Ferguson,
Boreman, and Billmyer were appointed
on the part of the House Mr.. Fergu-
son subsequently made a report from
the committee, that the committee
unanimously agreed to recommend
that the Senate recede from its amend
ment. The report was agreed to and
the appropriation stricken out.
Mr.. Armstrong offered II joint resolu-
ton directing the Secretary of the State
to furnishIthe volume of reprinted acts
to Sheriffs. Agreed to.
Mr.. Lamb offered a resolution, that
no question hereafter be put, or vote
taken on-the passage of any bill or
joint resolution, except the approprla-
ton bill, but Mr.. Carroll Directing, it
laid over.
Mr.. Lamb offered n resolution direct
ing the Committee on Enrolled Bills to
inquire into the eXpediency of adopt
ing the resolution just offered by him.
Mr.. Armstrong, from that committee,
reported a resolution having the same
object as that first offered by Mr.. Lamb:
but it was rejected.
Mr. Borgess. offered Joint resolu-
ton authorizing the Clerk of the House
to purchase suitable parchment to be
used for the enrolment of acts and
resolutions of the second session of the
present Legislature, and for the first
session of the next. Agreed to.
Mr.. Workman offered a joint resolu-
ton that the bills and joint resolutions
passed by the two Houses at the pres
ent session and not enrolled at the ex-
piratiou of the session, be enrolled and
signed after the adjournment.
Mr.. Cracratt Directing, the resolution
laid over.
Mr.. Lane, by unanimous consent,
was allowed to record his vote on the
passage of the registration bill, and
voted in the negative.
Mr.. Bee called up the Senate bill to
increase the number of days labor
that may be required on the public
roads, and after some discussion it was
passed. 1t authorizes the board of
supervisors of any county to require
six days labor on the roads in year.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House reassembled at 8 O'Clock.
The Committee on enrolled bills SUBJ
mitted report.
The report was adopted and the
Speaker signed the enrolment up to
time.
Mr.. Smith, of Brooke, called up the
Senate bill to prevent the destruction of
fish, and the amendment of the Senate
was agreed to and the bill finally
passed.
The bill to equalize the valuation of
lands was taken up, and the Senate
substitute (being the same as the bill
offered by Mr.. Harris in the Housel
was agreed to and the bill thus finally
passed.
Mr.. Ferguson called up the Senate
bill to provide for filling vacancies in
the Supreme Court of Appeals and
Circuit Courts, and it was passed.
The Senate bill to put the real estate
of two or more persons doing business
as firm, oil the footing OF personal
property. was rejected.
The House took recess till So
O'Clock, to await the completion of the
enrolment.
An informal session was held after
the recess was taken, in which the
members INDUCED in numerous funny
resolutions and speeches.
The House re-assembled at o'clock
P. NJ.
Mr.. Mann. offered lengthy resolu-
ton, humorously retaliating on Mr.
Lamb, for satirical bill introduced by
that gentleman during the post-recess
session.
Gen. Harris moved to take up the
Senate bill for the relief OF Fenelon
Howes, of Barbour county; but the
House refused.
Mr.. McCarty moved, but also unsuc-
cessfully, to tai Ike up the bill to remove
the county seat.
Mr.. Heermans moved that the House
resolve itself into Committee of the
Whole, and the House, while waiting
on the Enrolment Committee, spent
several hours in Committee of the
Whole in variety of humorous discuss
sions, calculated to make the time pass
agreeably.
The Committee on Enrolment hav-
ing at length made their final report.
and the enrolment having been signed
by the presiding officers of the two
Houses, and a resolution offered by
Mr.. Heermans adopted thanking the
officers of the House, the motion for
adjournment was made and carried.
when the Speaker addressed the House
as follows:
Gentlemen of the House of Delegates:
Having concluded your labors, the
hour has arrived when we are about TO
dissolve our connection in represent
alive capacity, and return to our con-
siituents. For the first time, gentle
men, in the history of our State, has
every county been represented upon
this floor. Since you have been in ses-
sion, gentlemen, your labors have been
constant and arduous. Many oues-
tionS involving the interests of our
Commonwealth have been submitted
to your consideration, and have receive
ed at your hands prompt attention.
and, 1 trust, judicious action. Your
deliberations, gentlemen, have been
marked with harmony and good feel
ing and acquaintance have been
made and attachments formed that will
only end with your being.
Permit me, gentlemen, to thank Won
Tor the cheerful and courteous coon
Grafton you have at all times afforded
me in the discharge of the duties i'm
posed upon the Chair. feel mysel Z also
much indebted for the assistance /
have received from our excellent. able
anu obNging Clerk, our Sergeant-at-
Arms and Door Keeper, as well as our
ready and accommodating Pages bv
which have been very greatly aided
in conducting the business of the
House and gentlemen, shall ALWAYS
cherish a grateful remembrance OF the
uniform courtesy and kindness Tins
extended to me as your presiding off
Ger; and while 1 feel conscious that T
may have erred in the discharge of nv
duties, yet beg to assure Won they
nave been errors of the head and not of
the heart. While we met, many of MS
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