The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-02-12

HOilOn Oh MI. Mann, VINO moved It's
INDEFINITE postponement. he said the
bill did not meet the approval of the
people of Greenbrier county. 1t ap-
| piled alike TO unencIosed and enclosed
lands. If it applied only to the latter,
he should not object to it.
Mr.. Caldwell said the Dill was design
/ ed TO protect the sheep growing interest
| in Greenbrier county, which suffered
from hunting parties and their dogs
Some of the largest sheep graziers rang
/ ed their sheep in tracts of land not en-
/ closed by fences, but which were adapt
ed to the purpose by being naturally
enclosed by mountain ranges and ra-
vines. The bill only applied where
parties had been forbidden.
The bill was indefinitely postponed.
The following bills were passed:
The Senate bill in relation TO the Of
fee. powers and duties Of the Adjutant
( General.
The House bill appropriating 100000
to the West Va. Hospital for the Insane.
! Communicated to the Senate by Mr..
/ Lightburn.)
The House bill to amend and re-en-
act the charter of Spencer, Roane coun-
The House bill to amend and re-en-
act the charter of Elizabeth, Writ
/ county.
The House bill to refund to C. B.
Hedges of Brooke county, oyer-paid
The House bill to refund over-paid
taxes to B. S. Smithers, of Kanawha
/ county.
The House bill to refund to the heirs
/ of Edward MCGUIRE taxes enormously
assessed on land in Barbour and Tay-
lor counties.
1 The House bill to refund to Reuben
I DAVIDSON, late sheriff of Taylor county,
$50, enormously returned by the asses
scr as license tax and paid by Davis
/ son.
The House bill to amend and re-en-
act the law to authorize the Board of
( Public Works to audit claims against
the State OF Virginia.
| The House bill authorizing the trus-
tees of the NJ. E. Church, in Maiden,
Kanawha county, to convey their
The House bill attaching the county
of Randolph TO the third Judicial Cir
\ cuff.
The House bill attaching the county
/ of Clay to the 9TH Judicial Circuit.
The House bill to change the times of
/ holdingthe courts in the Sd, 9Th and Sth
Judicial Circuits.
! The House bill legalizing the assess
ment of taxes in Monroe county for the
years 1865 and 1866.
/ The House bill authorizing the au-
thorities of Barbour county TO use the
jails of Harrison, Upshur and Ran
dolph counties.
The House bill to repeal the act of
1854 authorizing suits heretofore cog
nizable in certain other counties to be
| brought in Preston county.
The House bill for the relief of the
/ administrator or heirs of the late Jacob
Harper of Raleigh county. Mr.. Harper
/ was one of the sureties of Wilson
| Abbot, sheriff of Raleigh county, and
the object of the bill is to release the
estate from liability on such account.
\
| section p of chapter l22 of the acts of
1868. The section is so altered as to
read as follows:
''2I. If a justice be party to the suit,
or be interested in the result thereof,
otherwise than as a resident or tax
payer of the township or county, or be
related to either of the parties as father,
father-in-law, son-in-law, brother,
brother-in. law, nephew, uncle, or first
/ cousin, guardian or ward, or be a ma
terial witness for either party, he shall
not take cognizauces thereof unless all
the parties to the suit consent thereto.
But when the justice of the proper
township is under such disa bility. any
such justice in the same county may ex-
ercise Jurisdiction in the case, if there
is no other objection"
The House bill transferring to Cabell
county the States interest in the James
river and kanawha turnpike within
that county.
/ The House bill repeating the Charles
ton, w. Va, and Winchester Railroad,
passed by the General Assembly of
1.-THE restored government of Virginia
in 1862. (Mr. Ferguson explained in
relation to this charter, that it was for
constructing n road from Charleston,
| kanawha, TO Winchester, Va; that the
creation of the State of West Virginia
4 precluded the possibility of anything
ever being done under the charter, but
that Luciau Ayers and one or two 9TH
ers had got up some sort of bogus or
ganiZation under this charter; that they
had done nothing, and could do moth
ing, but only intend their organization
to be in the way OF any other railroad.)
The House bill to authorize L. D.
Pifer to raise his milldam across the
Buckhannou river, two feet higher.
The House bill providing for the con-
struction of a road from BarboursviIle,
in Cabell county, to some point on the
Logan and Kanawhai Road, in Boone.
/ THE bill provides no appropriation by
i the Stated
The Senate bill to increase the fees of
prosecuting attorneys, in certain cases,
reported back from the Judiciary Com
mittee with favorable recommendation.
was put upon its passage, and lost for
want of constitutional majority,
though receiving majority OF the votes
cast. On motion of Mr.. Ferguson, the
vote was reconsidered ard the bill laid
on the table.
The bill in relation to suits for libel
was considered and laid on the table, |
upon motion of the same gentleman.
The House bill to release Boone and |
Wyoming from the loan made those |
counties in 1854 to repair a road for |
military use was put upon its passage |
and lost for want of a constitutional |
majority, though receiving a majority |
of the votes cast but upon the motion |
of Mr.. Workman the vote was recon- |
sidered and the bill laid on the table.
A large number of bills OF both |
Houses read first and second time |
and the Calendar of the House, which |
was quite large one, thoroughly
cleared up.
At the request of Mr.. Harris, the
number of the special committee on |
the Normal School, moved for by that |
gentleman on Saturday, was increased |
from three so five. The Speaker an
/ nounced the committee, as follows:
| Messrs. Harris, BeesOn, Smith of Berke-
ley, Taylor and Mann.
The House adjourned (at about one
! o'clock, p. NJ