The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-01-17

Committee on Education so much of
the Governors message as relates to
free schools, and instructing them to
report what changes, if any, are neces-
sary, in the free school law.
By Mr.. Caldwell: Requiring the Ju-
dietary Committee to consider the ex-
pediency of Incorporating the town of
Iewtsburg in Greenbrier county.
By Mr.. Carroll: Instructing the Com
mittee on Taxes, &c, to consider the
e4pediency of appropriating 500 to aid
in building.asbridgea across Twelve Pole,
near Ceredo, in Wayne county.
BY Mr.. Hoffman: Instructing Com
mittee on Judiciary to inquire into the
expediency of abolishing the Office of
County Treasurer. 20
By Mr.. Lightburn: Referring so
much OF Governors message as relates
to the West Virginia Hospital for the
Insane, to the Committee on Humane
and Criminal Institutions, with instruc-
lions to report what appropriation is
necessary. .-- r .a-.-.--.a
By Mr.. Heermans: -Instructing the
Committee on Taxation, &c, to inquire
whether the necessary steps have been
taken on the part of the State, to en-
force the payment of taxes due from
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany to the State. and to report bill
authorizing the employment of the ne
eessary counsel.
By the same: Instructing the Com
rmittee on Private Corporations, &c, to
inquire into the expediency of report
ing bill to regulate the tariff on way
freights and passengers, on the Bultt-
more and Ohio Railroad. s .a
By Mr.. Borgess.: Instructing the Com
mtttee on Counties, DC, to inquire into
the expediency of Incorporating the
town of Spencer, in Roane county. --
BY Mr.. Gibson: Instructing the Com
mittee on Roads, &C., to consider the
.propriety of reporting bill appropri-
ating So, 600 for rebuilding the wire sus-
pension bridge across Cheat river, in
Preston county. rt .H.-
By Mr.. Bowyer: Instructing the Ju-
dietary Committee to consider the pro-
priety ofso amending the law, in cases
of petit larceny, as to require the pris
oners to perform reasonable labor on
some public work within the county.
BY Mr.. Armstrong Referring so
much of the message as relates TO the
Penitentiary to the Committee on HUI
name and Criminal Institutions.
Mr.. Lightburn moved that the Speak
er be authorized to appoint an addi-
tional page. explaining that the rule of
the House allowed but two, who were
not sufficient for the accommodation OF
the members. The motion was agreed
A resolution, offered by Gen. Harris,
to refer SO much of the message as re-
lates to a geological survey of the State
| to special committee of five, was
agreed to, and the chair appointed, as
the COMMITTEES, Messrs. Harris, Nc
Whorter, Billmyer, Hoffman and
Bickel. zll lsta. ull ..l a.u.a
Another resolution was offered by
Gen. Harris, and adopted by the House,
referring the subject of the establish
| ment of the Agricultural College TO a
a special committee OF five, with in
structions to report by bill or other
wise. The committee was not an
nounced. SO. -.
Mr.. Flemming offered resolution
authorizing the clerk to employ an as
sistant, which was agreed to.
| Mr.. McWhorter presented petition
of r. S. Smithers, of Kanawha county,
| praying relief from excessive taxation.
| Referred. ----r... -
Mr.. Beeson presented a petition of
citizens of Marion county, asking re-
lief for the sureties of George G. Kerr,
former Sheriff of that county. Re
| ferred.
Mr. Hoffman, by leave, introduced a
bill H. No. ~ to amend the act incor-
poraIing the Marion and Monongalia
Navigation Company. Read first and
| second time, and ordered printed.
On motion of Mr.. Lamb-who re-
marked that about two weeks work
was laid out for the committees-the
| House adjourned.