The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-01-31

sihle in time to he submitted to an ad-
JouTned, or "A called session OF the Legislature
in September next. for dual action.
{. That the said committee shall, from time
to time, cause three hundred OF their ePort
to be printed In sheets by the public printer,
whose duty IL shall be to send by mall or 9TH
erwise, three copies thereof to each member
s. That each member OF the said committee
shall receive the sum Of dollars per day
in the discharge OF his duties after the nd-
JouTnmenu OF the present session; and they
may, II necessary, employ q CLERK whose
Mr.. Spencer, from the Committee on
Education, reported adversely on the
/ following propositions: LIST, so chang
Tag the school law as that the terms of
| all school officers shall commence with
| the beginning of the scholastic year; I'd,
/ of providing compensation for the
/ Boards OF Education and school trus-
tees; Sd, of making separate school
| district of Ripley, Jackson county.
! Mr.. Smith, from the Committee on
! Counties, &C., reported adversely on the
[ proposition to form a new county out
of parts of Marion, Monongalia and
Wetzel.
/ Mr.. Caldwell, from the Committee on
Roads, &C., reported a bill appropria-
ting $4,000 to rebuild bridge across
Gauley river on the Kanawha turnpike
Mr.. Beeson, from the Committee on
Claims and Grievances, reported n bill
Scott, late Sheriff of Jackson county.
| He also reported bill to release the
counties of Boone and Wyoming from
the payment of about 81 900, loaned by
the State in 1868 to repair military
road.
A message from the Senate returned
the joint resolution respectfully" de-
clining to consider the proposition of
old Virginia for a reunion of the States,
with an amendment inserting after "re-
specially" the words "but most en-
phatically." The message also transmit
ted a joint resolution asking Congress
to appropriate 100000 to reIair roads
ann bridges in West Virginia, destroy
, ed by the United States armies during
the rebellion. Concurred in.
Mr.. Payne presented petition of
James Scott and others, citizens of
Raleigh county, asking the release of
James Scott as surely of Christopher
! Roles, of that county. Referred to the
. Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Bowyer presented a petition of
J Andrew w. Carry, of Putnam county,
| asking remuneration for tobacco de-
stroyed by Federal troops. Referred to
i the Committee on Claims, &c.
Mr.. Fleming presented the proceed
! ings of n meeting OF the citizens of
Clarksburg, and the proceedings of a
: meeting of the trustees of the corpora
ton of ClarkSburg, both inviting the
r Governor and other State officers, and
the members of the two Houses of the
Legislature, to visit that place to in
spect the sites for the Capital, which
that place proposed to donate to the
State, in case the permanent seat of
, Government should be there located.
The papers were read, and Mr.. Flem-
+ ing moved that the invitation be ac-
copied. The motion was not agreed to.
Mr. Kellar presented petition of s.
GlassCock and others, citizens of Bar
bour county, asking the passage of n
law providing that lists of jurors be
drawn thirty days before each term of
Court Referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
Hiram johnson, late Assessor of Fay
cite county, asking relief. Referred to
Committee on Claims, &c.
On motion of MIR. Eoonce, the invita-
tion extended by the town of Grafton to
the Legislature TO visit that point and
inspect sites for the capitol, was take II
from the table; but his motion to accep pit
IL WAS rejected.
Mr.. Goa presented petition of
Luther Raymond, and other citizens of
Harrison county, asking the passage of
Z Il law making n separate school dis
( trict out of portion of that county.
l Referred 10 Committee on Education.
Mr.. Lightburn asked and obtain ed
/ leave to withdraw the petition of John
/ FELTON,.
The following resolutions of inquiry
/ were adopted:
EBy Mr.. Little: Instructing the Com
mittee on Roads, &c, to inquire into
| the expectancy of chartering a railroad
| from some point on the Covington and
Ohio Railroad, through the county of
Mercer, and through the counties of
| Tazewell, Russell and Scott in Virginia,
to some point on the Virginia and Ken
lucky Railroad.
By Mr.. Hiser: Instructing the Com
mittee on Finance to inquire into the
expectancy of relieving the citizens of
PendIeton county from the payment of
taxes due the State tor the year 1865.
MIR. Hartman offered a resolution in
structing the Finance Committee to in
qulre into the eXpediency of relieving
the citizens of Hardy and Grant coun-
ties frem the payment of taxes for the
year 1865; but it was rejected.
The unfinished business was taken
up, 1t being the bill to locate the Agri-
cultural College.
On motion of Mr.. Cracraft the House
went into Committee of the Whole.
and proceeded to vote to fill the blank
in the bill with the name of some site
for the College.
Mr.. Bowyer nominated Frankfort,
Greenbrier county.
Mr.. Hoffman nominated Morgantown.
Monongalia county.
Mr.. Bee nominated Greenwood, Dod-
bridge county.
Mr.. Harris nominated Huntsville,
Richie county.
Mr. Smith, of Brooke, nominated
Bethany in that county.
Messrs. Hoffman, Heermans and
Gibson advocated the claims of Nor
gantown.
Mr.. Caldwell spoke in behalf of
Frankfort and Mr.. Bee in behalf OF
Greenwood.
Mr.. Harris addressed the House at
considerable length on the subject of
the College and OF Agricultural science
generally, as showing the importance
OF the proposed institution, and adver-
ted to the advantages offered by Har-
risviIIe.
Mr.. Wheat favored postponement
of the proposition before the House
with view of having the question set
tied by Commissioners. The House
proceeded to vote with the following
result.
FIRST BALLOT
neutrality-suspicious.. PinneI CSpeaker)
Armstrong. Beeson, Billmyer, Carroll, Cum
bingham, Fleming, Gibson, Hartman, Herr
mans Hiser; Hoffman, Koonce, Lightburn,
MarShrnan, Mctluilkeu and welton-H.
I FTuHIJOTt-AIeSSrs Bowyer Caldwell Coon
er. Grose. kellar, Kinc1lid, Little Mann Nc
Sarty, Neel; Payne, Taylor, Wheat and
I GreenIcood-Sfessrs. Ballard. Rec Rovyass
Foreman, Cracran, Gof, johnson, Snider and
Bcthdny-NTessrs. Bickel. Brown of Ohio.
Burke, Dawson, Ferguson, Hibbets, Iamb'
! New horter and Smith of Brooke-9
observation-disclosures. Harris, Iockbart Smith
OF Berkeley. Spencer and Williamson-S
Whole vote 81. Necessary to choice a.
I SECOND BALLoT.
/ Fran6J0rt-MeSsrs- PinneII Speaker, Row
! Nfct,arty Lane McW1,ortas' ~ 111..stIcs