The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-02-19

anu DINERS, praying special legislation
for the education of William Edwards,
a blind boy, of Mason county.
BY Mr.. Largent: Petition of Joseph
8. Kline and Is others, citizens of
Hampshire county, praying for remo-
val of COunty.seat.
by Mr.. Billmyer: Remonstrance of
OF. Hieronimus and 81 others citi-
zensof Hampshire county, against the
removal of the County-seat.
BY Mr.. BOughner: Remembrance of
franklin Ewees and 81 other citizens of
hampshire county, against removal of
the County-seat.
By Mr.. Gregory; Petition of John Z.
Eakle and 70 other citizens of Upshur
county, praying grant and appropri-
alton for turnpike from DR.. Brooks,
in Upshur county, to Lewisburg.
BY Mr.. Huntington: Petition of
VIM. Bennett and six other citizens of
Randolph county, sureties of Jesse F.
Phares, late sheriff of that county, sup
ported by petition of 20S citizens of
randolph county, asking relief for
those sureties.
By Mr.. Cole: Petition of John d. D.
Rosset, OF Preston county, asking to
~ assessed against him and paid.
BY MIR. Mann: RemonstranCe OF E.
Prince and l6l other citizens of Raleigh
county, against the formation of a new
county out of parts of Raleigh, Monroe,
GreenbrIer, Fayette and Mercer.
By Mr.. Newlin: Remembrance of
Russell D. French and Is other citizens
of Mercer county, against the repeal of
the law prescribing the suitors' test
oath.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions Of inquiry
were offered and adopted:
BY Mr.. Billmyer: Directing the Ju-
dietary Committee to consider the ex-
pediency of incorporating Caledonia
Lode No. 4, 1. o. o. F., at Shepherds
town.
By Mr.. Evans: Directing the Judi
ciary Committee to consider the expe-
diency of authorizing the Supervisors
of Mercer county to issue bonds to
amount of $4,000. payable in five an
nunl instruments, to enable them to
erect suitable public buildings in said
By Mr.. Evans: Directing the Judi
ciary Committee to inquire into the ex-
pediency of appointing five persons in
Mercer county Zone for each township
who shall be a Committee on Public
Buildings, who shall select, and pur-
chase. II necessary, the eqnisite ground
| for the erection of public buildings for
the county and who shall contract for
and superIntend generally the erection
OF such buildings and receive the same
| from the contractors when completed
according TO contract.
By Mr.. GOn: Directing the judiciary
Committee to consider the expediency
of allowing attorneys at law the option
of taking certain oaths before prac-
Using.
BY Mr.. Heermans: Directing the
Committee on Education to inquire as
to the expectancy of SO amending the
law that the taxfOr school and building
SNN, oil, Es,, L. Al. m
GERS who collect the State and county
taxes.
By Mr.. Steere: Directing the Com
mittee on Roads, &C., TO inquire into
the expediency of declaring a certain
part of the bank of the Ohio river in
Peasants county lawful fence.
By Mr.. NewIin: Directing the Ju-
dietary Committee to inquire into the
expediency of legaliZing the acknowl-
edgment and recordation of certain
deeds in PocahOntas county.
By Mr.. Tomlinson: Directing the
Judiciary Committee to inquire into
the expediency of amending the law SO
us to give recorders original jurIsdic-
ton in the admissions OF wills to pro-
bate, the appointment OF administra-
tors, curators, guardians, &C., and the
settling with them, with the right of
appeal in all cases.
By Mr.. Hervey: Directing the Com
OA L AALAhSS CACtI 10 inquire mo
the expediency of letting the public
printing to the lowest and best bidder,
By Mr.. Pinnell: Directing the Com
mittee on Military Affairs to inquire
into the eXpediency of providing by
law for the payment OF Capt. Daniel
Gould and Lieut.. Harvey Guyer OF the
1880 regiment of West Virginia militia,
officers pay during their confinement
in rebel prisons.
BY Mr.. Hervey: Directing the Com
mittee on Education to inquire into the
expectancy OF authorizing the trustees
of Brooke Academy to transfer the
property of said Academy to the free
schools of Brooke county.
Mr.. Chase offered resolution to
raise Committee of five, to ascertain
and report the amount of money paid
for rent of the Executive mansion and
dwelling houses for the Auditor, Sec.
rotary of State, Treasurer, and Adm
tant General, and to whom paid, and
whether all the aforesaid officers have
actually expended for rents the several
amounts appropriated, and If said APP
proprlations are not prohibited by sec
ton of Article V, OF the Constitution;
and also, what legislation, If any, can
be had to protect the public interests in
regard to such unwarrantable appro-
priations.
On motion of Mr.. Ferguson the reso-
luton was laid on the table.
Mr.. Gregory offered resolution to
pay the pages of the House three dol
lars per diem.
The resolution was not agreed TO.
The Speaker laid before the House
the following communication from the
Governor:
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
Henry @. Nc Whorter, Esq, Speaker of
The House Of delegates
SIR: AS L was about leaving for
Washington, D. c., the other dav, on
business OF the State, I received copy
of resolution of the House of Dele.
gates, requesting the Governor to fur
nish the House with a full. accurate
and detailed statement of the expendi-
lures of the Civil Contingent Fund for
The fiscal year ending September 80,
1867" and 1t affords me pleasure to
avail myself of the earliest practical BILE
moment after my return to respond to
the resolution, and to submit, as 1 do
herewith, such statement as under.
stand to be contemplated by II. There
is on file, at the proper office, voucher
and receipt for every item OF expendi-
tuIe set forth in this statement. from
which any further information NAV be
had, if desired. At every previous ses-
sion of the Legislature the expenCi-
lures of the Civil Contingent Fund
have been examined into and, as sup
pose, reported upon by the appropriate
committee, and 1 had taken it for
granted that the same course