The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-01-25
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

Prayer by the Rev. J. II. Mcclure, of
the United Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. Ferguson from the Judiciary
Committee. reported bill in relation
to prosecuting attorneys, and defining
their powers and duties. The bill
makes it the duty of the attorney to as
siSt grand juries with COUNSEL and al
lows him an assistant appointed by
himself, mt n compensation to be provf-
ded by the board OF supervisors, not
exceeding $500 year.
A message from the Senate returned
the resolution asking Congress for an
additional donation 10 the Agricultural
College, and an extension of the time
allowed for organiZing-with an
amendment striking out that part re-
questinp an extension of time.
Gen. Harris explained that by an act
of Congress, passed at the last session,
the time within which it was required
the college should be provided by the
State was extended to five years from
the date of the act of acceptance, or to
October 3, lS6S. The provision of the
resolution asking an extension till J uly
l, 1865, WINS therefore unnecessary.
The amendment was concurred in.
The following House bills were
passed:
The bill to refund bounty taxes to
soldiers. The bill provides that all
taxes paid for bounties by soldiers shall
be refunded by the boards OF supervi-
sors, and no such tax shall hereafter be
collected oil such person.
The bill regulating the mode of paw
ing money into the State Treasury.
y number of House bills, heretofore
introduced, had their fipaI reading
Mr.. Borgess. offered resolution to
instruct the Committee on Education to
consider the eXpediency OF authorizing
and establishing a high School at each
county seat, and of making the neces-
Sary appropriations, but 1t was rejected,
The following petitions We're present.
ed. and appropriately referred:
by MIR. johnson! a petition of citi-
Gems of Ripley, Jackson county, asking
To have that town made into "A separate
school district
BY Mr.. Crosse: A petition of citizens
OF Nleholas county, praying relief for
the sureues of james f. Scott, former
Sheriil OF that county.
by Mr. Armstrong. a petition asking
the passage ota prohibItory liquor law
resolutions OF inquiry were offered
| and adopted as follows:
by Mr- Carroll: Directing the Judici-
airy Committee to inquire into the ex-
pedlehcS OF so amending the law in re-
lation to hbels published in newspa-
pers that action therefor NAV be bronyht
IN any county where the paper is cireu-
lated; and so that such action NAV he
brought separately against the editors
publishers and owners of such papers
BY Mr.. Mann: Directing the Financa
Committee'to take into consideration
the eNpediency of releasing the citizens
of Greenbrier county from the nav
ment of taxes for the year 1865.
By Mr.. Fleming: Directing the Conn
mites on Humane and Criminal Insti-
buttons to inquire into the expectancy
of providing by law tor the establish
ment OF a House of Refuge in the city
of Wheeling.
BY Mr.. Mann: InstructinS the Com.
ihlItee on humane and Criminal Insti-
tntlons to inquire into the expediency
OF so amending the test oath, that edi-
tors and publishers OF newspapers and
periodicals IN West Virginia. shall be
required to swear that they have never
been arrested or imprisoned FOR treason
or other misdemeanor against the
United States Government.
This resolution it is supposed. was
intended to have a local Implication,
and not as n serious matter of business.
EDs.l
BY Mr.. Smith of Brooke: Instructinc
the Finance Committee 10 INQUIRE into
the expediency of reporting a bill re-
funding to Charles b. Hedges the
amount of State taxes paid h. him for
ls6S' 10 on a acres of land erroneousiy
assessed.
BY Mr.. carroll: Iustructius the Judi