The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-02-21

A Message IIOIl IAe L4OuSc Vi O6le-
,ates, by Mr.. Neil, announced the pas
age Of and asked concurrence in, the
House bill prescribing how the general
,chooI fund shall be apportioned to GER
ain counties inthe year 1867. Read the !
irst time.
Mr.. Carskadon submitted a report
rom the Committee on Enrolled bills,
which was adopted.
Mr.. Hoke, from the Committee on
.he Judiciary, reported back the fol-
lowing bills, recommending their pass
age: To prevent persons from hunt
ing, and stock from ranging on the |
lands of others; in relation to suits for
libel; and to regulate the charges Tor
orders of publication and other notices
in legal proceedings.
BE also reported adversely upon the
proposing to strike out sec
ton %, article 4, of the Constitution.
Report adopted.
Mr.. Hoke presented the petition of s.
n. Martin, Frank Patterson, James s.
Small and III others, citizens of Berke-
ley county, in favor of the passage of
the railroad bill. Tabled. Ut should
also be stated that Mr.. HOke yesterday
presented the petition Of Judge E. y.
Hall, ]. S. Haldeman, II. II. Black
burn, S. Gerard, and thirty others, citi-
zens OF said county, Temonstrating
against the passage of said bill. Tabled
A message from the House of Dele
gates, by Mr.. Burke, announced the
passage of the bill to amend the law re-
speeding the assessment of real estate.
Read the first time.
Mr.. Hoke moved to suspend the reg
uIar order of business, so as to recon-
slider the railroad bill which was in
definitely postponed yesterday. Dis
Mr.. linn, from the Committee on
Finance and Claims reported back, re-
commencing their passage, the bill to
amend ana re-enact section z of the act
passed February q, 1866, entitled An
act to provide for re-assessment of the
value of all the real estate within this
State; for the relief of @. B. Hedges; the
| bill to revive chapter s, of the acts of
! 1855; the bill to amend the act passed
March l, 1864, entitled AN act to ex-
empt n certain amount of property from
execution or other process; and the bill
to relieve Minor @. Hall and his securi-
ties. He also reported a bill for the re-
lief of Edith Martin, executrix OF Jas.
Martin. deceased. Read first time.
| At 1911 o'clock, the special order, the
bill locating the capital, was postponed
until tomorrow morning at II O'Clock.
MIR. Hoke introduced a bill in relation
\ to the recogniZance of witnesses in GER
tain cases, and a bill in relation to pre-
4 sentiment Embellishments for statutory
miSdemeanors, which were read the
first time, the rule suspended requi-
ring printing, and ordered to be en-
crossed.
A message from the House of Dele
| gates by Mr.. Mann, announced the
| passage of Il bill suspending the pay
ment of taxes in Greenbrier county.
Read the first time.
A message from the House, by Mr..
Cracraft, announced the passage of the
bill authorizing Henderson Fl. Beall To
/ htIil1 81 mill dam tlk- FiVaF fhE
bill incorporating the Oxford and
Greenwood Turnpike Company; and
the bill to amend chapter 81, of the
Code
The Senate bill to incorporate the
West Virginia Transportation Com
pany, and the bill to refund the money
paid by the counties of Berkeley and
Jefferson to the United States as direct
tax, were passed.
Mr.. Chapline was directed to commu.
nicate the passage of said bills to the
House.
> On motion of Mr.. Hagar, the vote by
which the bill locating the county sea
of Wayne county at Ceredo, and order
cd engrossed, was reconsideTed, anC
the bill referred to the Committee OIL
Townships, &c.
A message from the House, by Mr..
Pinuell, announced the passage OF the
bill tor the relief of William s. Robin.
son, and the bill for the relief of Jacob
Il. Roger. Read the first time.
The following bills were passed:
Authorizing the Council of the town
of Wellsburg 10 close certain alley in
said town; permanently locating the
county seat OF Boone county and pro.
viding for the erection of public build
ings; in relation to the assessment and
collection of taxes in the county oil
Monroe for the years 1865 and 1865
authorizing the trustees of the NJ. l.
Church in the town of Maiden to con.
vey the same; repeating the act to in
corporate the Charleston and WincheS-
ter Railroad Company; and authorizing
l.. ID. Pifer to raise his milldam.
The following, on third reading, were
tabled: For the relief of Braxton coun
ty; for the relief OF the heirs of Edward
Mcclure; and transferring to the coun
ty OF Cabell that portion of the James
! River and kanawha Turnpike lyinp
within said county.
The bill to incorporate the Kanawha
and Shenandoah Railroad Company
was ordered to its third reading.
The bin to release the counties o
Boone and Wyoming from re1undinl
IA sum of money loaned TO them by the
State was read the second time and re
ferred to the Committee on FinancI
and Clains.
The bill authorizing the people o
Hampshire county to use the Hardy
county jail, was read the second time
and referred to the Committee on HUI
name and Criminal Institutions.
, A number of bills were read the frs
time and ordered to their second read
ing.
The bill for the protection of mill,
was slightly amended and ordered to bt
engrossed.
The bill amending and re-enactiue
sec. IT, OF chap. lis, of the acts OF 1868
SO as to add u forfeiture of 20 per cent. o.
all solvent bonds failed to be returned &c
the Assessor, was ordered to be en-.
) crossed, as was also the bill authori.
Ling the trustees OF the NJ. L. Church al
Pine Grove to sell their property; the
bill providing in what counties actions
for libel published in newspapers may
be brought.
the collection of taxes in certain coun
ties, WAS read the second time and re.
ferred to the Committee on Finance and
Claims.
\ message from the House of Dele.
gates, by MIR. Ferguson, announced the
passage of the following bills: Author.
izing the Trustees of Brooke county
Academy to convey that property tc
the Board of Education of WellsburU
township, to incorporate the town OF
Elizaville, in the county of Eanawha:
to amend and re-enact the charter oil
the Elk River Turnpike Company;
prescribing how the general School
fund shall be apportion1d to Fayette
county for 1867; and establishing the
county of Lincoln out of parts OF the
counties of Cabell, Putnam, Kanawha
and Boone. No action was taken or
said bills.
The bill to protect birds and Other
game in this State, was laid on the table
Mr.. Rurdett moved that the regular
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