The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-02-08

county seat of Mercer county; bill au-
thorizing H. II. Beall to build plli-
dam across Elk river, Braxton county;
bill incorporating the Oxford ana
Greenwood Turnpike company, In Dod-
bridge county; q bill to amend an act
entitled an act to provide for the sale OF
real estate returned delinquent for the
non-payment of taxes, passed FeD. -,
1865; o bill to declare the law Ieiatlye 10
lands returned delinquent for the non
payment of taxes for years since ioSl
and before 1865, whether sold or not on
account of such taxes; bill prescribing
how the general school fund shall be ap-
portioned to certain counties in the year
1861; o bill to amend the lawrespecting
the sale of real estate; a bill to amend
the Code SO as to make it misdemean-
or to draw water from the locks or
dams Oh Coal river; Kanawha county;
bill to provide for the registration OF
practicing Physicians. ..
Mr.. MARSHMAN presented petitions
from Brooke and Marshall counties ask.
inc the establishment of House OF
Refuge in the State.
Mr.. ARMSTRONG presented petition
of near one hundred citizens OF the State
asking the passage OF prohib.tory
liquor law.
Mr.. M'WHORTER presented the petit
ton of citizens of Kanawha county, ask
ing that the town of Elizaville be lncor-
porated.
Mr.. WILLIAMSON presented a petit
tion asking an appropriation for ). Z.
w. Rider, ex;jailor of Wood county.
Mr.. Harris presented petition of cit
izens of Richie county, asking for the
passage of a law to prevent maraudlng
bands coming into that county from
Ohio and elsewhere, to kill deer.
Mr.. HEERMANS presented petition
of citizens of Preston county, asking for
the enactment of prohibitOry liquor
law. Also a petition of the "loyal"
people of Tucker county, asking that
no person be allowed to hold office or
practice law in said county unless they
take the "iron clad" test OATH"
The following resolutions Of enquiry
were adopted:
BY Mr.. HARRIS, AS to the expediency
of passing law for the relief OF Sher,
ifs and their Deputies who have served
processes for Boards of Registrstion,
and for whose compensation no pro-
vision has been made.
BY Mr.. PINNELL, AS to the expedi-
ency of paying j. B. Myer s4l5.o3, bal,
ance due on settlement with Board OF
Public Works.
BY Mr.. M'WHORTER, AS to the ex-
pediency of amending the law in reia-
ton to mechanics liens, SO that the
same shall apply in like manner to
sinking oil wells, the same as improve
ments on land. :.
By Mr.. HARMAN, As to the eXpedi-
ency of amending the school law so as
ia suspend the operations of section IL
(relating to the enumeration OF youth
Uncertain counties, until the first day OF
April, 1869.
The House Bill locating the State
Capital was taken up, when the House
resolved itself into the committee Of
the Whole.
Five successive votes were taken,
with the following results:
First vote, Charleston l6; Buckhan-
non IL; Grafton 10; Clarksburg 9; Hut
tonville &. Second, Buckhannon IL;
Charleston IA; Clarksburg 10; Grafton
9; Huttonville 4. Third, Buckhannon
19; Charleston Is; Clarksburg 9; Grafton
4; Ravenswood 4; Huttonville 1; Par
kersburg l. Fourth, Buckhannon %;
Charleston 13, Grafton 8; Clarksburg !;
Ravenswood =; Parkershurg l. Fifth,
Buckhannon 81; Charleston II; Grafton
8: Clarksburg 6: Glenville |.
At this point Mr.. SPENCER placed
Parkersburg before the committee. He
said he had endeavored to cOnciliate,
and settle the matter, but he now
thought it impossible to locate, and as Il
fair compromise. he offered Parkcrs-
burg.
A running debate of an hour ensued,
when voting was resumed.
The sixth vote resulted rs follows:
Buckhannon Il; Parkersburg Is (;
Charleston II; Clarksburg 4; Grafton 3;
Bealington 2.
While the seventh vote was being ia.
ken, Mr.. GROSE asked to be excused
from voting, as he saw no use i'll both
ering further about the matter. He
was not excused.
The seventh vote (making in all forty
three) stood as follows:
Buckhannon-l6: Messrs. Armstrong,
Billmyer, Cooper, Cunningham, Glib
son, Harman, Harris, Heermans Mann,
Marshman, M'Carty, MQuillkin,, PIN
nell, Smith, (of Berkely), Welton and
Wheat.
Charleston-12: Messrs. Ballard,
Bower, Caldwell, Carroll, Cracraft,
Kincaid, Lane, MWhorter, Neel, Payne,
Vaughan and Workman.
Weston-9: Messrs. Bee, Beeson, Hi
ser, Hoffman, Lightbnrn, Little, Lock
hart, Snider and Taylor.
Parkersburg-s: Messrs. Boreman,
Ferguson, Hibbets, Johnson, Lamb,
Smith (of Brooke) Spencer and Will
hanson.
Clarksburg-5: Messrs. Bickel, Brown
(Of Ohio), Fleming, Golf and Crosse.
BealingtOn-2: Messrs. Burke and
Kellar.
Grafton-l: Mr.. Davisson.
The committee rose, and reported to
the House that they could come to no
resolution.
Mr.. LIGHTBURN said it was now ap-
parent that we could not locate the Cap
ital, and he therefore moved the bill be
indefinitely postponed.
Upon that motion the yeas and nays
were demanded, and the following vote
was recorded:
Yeas-3l: Messrs. Ballard, Bee. Bee
son, Bickel, Billmyer, Bowyer, Brown
(of Ohio), Burke, Caldwell, Carroll,
Cooper, Cracraft, Davisson, Furguson,
Fleming, Golf, Hibbets, Hoffman, Kin
caid, Lamb, Lightburn, Little, MWhor-
ter, Neel, Payne, Smith (of Brooke),
Smith (of Berkeley, Spencer, Vaughan,
Williamson and Workman.
NAYs-22: Armstrong, Boreman, Cum
ningham, Gibson, Grose, Harman, Har-
ris, Heermans, Hiser, johnson, Kellar,
Lane, Lockhart, Mann, Marshman,
MCarty, MQuilkin. Snider, Taylor,
Welton, Wheat and Pinnell (Spcaker.)
So the bill was indefinitely postponed.
House adjourned.