The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-02-20
which was lost, inquiring into the expe,

uleDCy OI increasing hecoTueT lccS.
Mr.. FLEMING presented petition o
citizens Of Harrison county, asking tha
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad bill b'
rejected. Mr.. LANE presented petition
of citizens of Wetzel county, Mr.. DA
VISSON that of citizens of Taylor
county, and Mr.. HEERMANS that o.
citizens of Preston county, on the samt
subject.
Mr.. LAMB, by leave, introduced bill
authorizing the City Councils of Wheel
ing to appoint one or more assessors, ol
one for each ward, if deemed expedient
for the purpose of ascertaining the value
of the real and personal property taxa
Bile in said city for municipal purposes
The bill relating to the School Dis
trict of Wheeling was passed.
The House Bill transferring the
James River and Kanawha turnpike
road to the Counties through which it
passes, was passed.
The House Bill refunding county
bounty taxes to widows and minor heirs
of State troops, whose husbands died in
rebel prisons, or of diseases contracted
therein, was passed.
The House Bill providing for the di'
vision of Upshur county into two As,
SCISSORS Districts, was passed.
The House Bill saying the lcvying
and collection of taxes for the years
of 1861 -2-3-4, until January l, 1868, In
counties which were interrupted by the
war, was passed.
The bill to amend and re-enact the
charter of the town of Charleston,
ho nacaaI
The House Bill increasing the al
lowance Of clothing to State convicts
and making an appropriation of slo, ,OoO
to defray the expenses of the prison
proper, was passed.
The House Bill providing for re-
division of the county of Wayne into
townships, was passed.
The House Bill incorporating the
Marshall and Ohio Turnpike company,
was passed.
The House Bill allowing the author
ities of Gilmer and Calhoun counties
to use the jails of other counties for
the confinement of prisoners, was
passed.
The House Bill No. 80, for the relief
of VIM. Thompson, late Sheriff OF Boone
county, and his sureties, was passed.
The House Bill permanently locating
the county seat of Mercer, was passed.
Mr.. SNIDER called up the House Bill
Incorporating the town of Glenville,
Gilmer county. He said that in his alb
sence Mr.. HARRIS had had the names
of two men who were Objectionable to
the people of said county, placed in
said bill. He claimed to represent his
county, and wished to have those names
stricken out, and the names OF two ac-
ceptable persons inserted.
Mr.. HARRIS said the "lOyaP men OF
Gilmer had requested him to have the
change made that he proposed. The
gentlemen proposed by Mr.. SNlDER
had voted the Conservative ticket, and
the idea now was to throw the town in
to the hands of the opposition.
Mr.. BURKE said the bill was local
measure, and he hoped the delegate
from Gilmer would be allowed to man
age the interests of his county on the
floor of the House.
Mr.. R-(addressing Mr.. Har-
ris.) Do YOU think Conservative man
ought to hold Officer
This appeared to be hard nut to
crack, and Mr.. Harris did not seem in
clined to answer it.
After further debate, the motion OF
MIR. Snider prevailed. The names he
proposed, viz: Messrs. John and James
Holt, were inserted, and the bill was
ordered to cngrossment.
Mr.. GIBSON presented petition OF
citizens of Preston county, asking re-
peal of SO much of the militia law rs
requires mastering.
On motion of Mr.. BOWER, the COM
mittee on Taxation, &C., was instructed
to INQUIRE into the expediency OF au.
thorizing the Auditor to investigate all
charges assessed on lands and correct
errors appearing by proper proof, and
refund any money improperly or erro,
neously charged, to the person entitled
thereto.
Mr.. BURKE presented petition OF cit
liens of Randolph county, asking an
extension of the time allowed by law
for summoning jurors. :.
Mr.. PAYNE presented petition of cit
izens of Raleigh county, asking the pas
sage of n stay law.
Mr.. PINNELL (Mr. Fleming in the
chair) presented petition of~citizens OF
Pocahontas county, asking relief OF ID.
A. StOfer. ,
The hour having arrived, the special
order of the day, being the considera-
ton of the House Bill establishing n
State Normal School, was taken up.
The House went into committee OF
the Whole to consider the bill, and Mr..
M'Whortcr took the chair.
The first vote stood: Marshall Col
lege, Cabell county, &; Wheeling, 5;
Harrisville, Richie county, 5; Middle
bourne, Tyler county, 3; Point Pleasant,
q; Fairmont, a; Martinsburg, e; Holli-
DAYS Cove, 9; Pennington, |; Lewisburg,
); Buckhannon, 5; Berkeley Springs, L;
Ravenswood, L; Beverly, 4.
On the eighteenth vote Marshall Col
lege was selected AZ the place for the
School.
The vote stood Us follows;
For Marshall COllege-30: Messrs,
Ballard, Bee, Bowyer, Brown, of Ohio,
Burke, Caldwell, Carroll, Cracraft, Da-
yisson, Ferguson, Gibson, Grose, Heer-
mans, Hibbets, johnson, Kellar, Kin
caid, Lamb, Lane, Lfghtburn, Little,
Mann, McCarty, McWhorter, Neel,
Payne, snider, Taylor, Vaughan and
Workman. =.
For Martinsburg-2l: Messrs. Arm
strong, Bceson, Bickel, Billmyer, Bore
man, Cooper, Cunningham, Fleming
Harman, Harris, Hoffman, Kooncee,
Marshman. MQuilkin, Pinnell, Smith
(of Brooke), Smith (of Berkeley, Spen-
Ger, Welton, Wheat, and Williamson.
The committee rose and reported the
blank filed with Marshall College. The
report was adopted. ,
Mr.. CRACRAFT, by leave, introduced
bill providing for the publication OF
the general acts of the Legislature in
one paper in every county.
House adjourned.
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