The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-02-28

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By Mr.. Stewart: Directing the Com
\ ~ llt .i on Iaxatton, &c., to inquire in
70 me propriety of refundine certain
I Tiaes enormously assessed against
By Nj. Richmond: Directing the
committee on Counties, &C.. to be Cif.
sected 10 inquire into the propriety of
111teElng the division line between
wyoming and Raleigh counties.
PETITIONS.
me following petitions were received
anu appropriately referred:
~ by Mr.. Howes: A petition of Jacob
hayes and So others, citizens Of Bar
uour county, asking that a certain part
VI Lne beverly and Fairmont turnpike
YeIH nau9 a state road; also petition of
R aS hayes and 80 others, citizens of
a DabIoouf county, in relation to the same
BY Mr.. Miller: A communication
IelaLiVe 10 certain taxes enormously
assessed against Messrs. Brady j.
armstrong, of South Wheeling.
by Mr.; Chambers: A petition OF g.
"a: Decalin and So others, citizens of
Jefferson county, asking the incorpora-
tlon OF a company for the Improve
ment OF the Shenandoah river.
BY Mr.. Martin: Petitions of r, C..
gunnlngton and As others, and N. b.
Jones and 8 others, asking an amend
nent to the charter of Fairmont.
THE CAPITAL.
The Senate bill establishing perma-
nent sea. of government at Charleston.
was read the second time.
Mr.. Huntington offered substitute
4ocating the capital at Flatwoods,
Braxton county.
Mr.. Ferguson, of Cabell, demanded
the yeas and nays on the motion to
adopt, and the substitute was reieoted
by IS yeas and 40 nays.
Mr.. Blair offered substitute for the
bill, locating the capital at Parkers.
MI. Ferguson, of Cabell, demanded
yeas and nays on its adoption and the
nays. ~
Mr.: Howes offered substitute locs-
ting the Capital at Belington. 1t was
rejected by 10 yeas to SO nays.
Mr.: COT offered q substitute locating
the Capital at Clarksburg.
The vote was taken by yeas and
nays and the substitute rejected. Yeas
%: nays, 80.
Mr.. Woodford offered substitute
designating Weston as the seat of Gov
eminent. It was rejected by vote OF
l5 yeas to 40 nays.
Mr.. Heermnns offered a substitute to
was rejected by 20 yeas to % nays.
Mr.. Goh offered substitute, locating
the Capital at Bridgeport, Harrison
county, which was rejected by vote
of 25 yeas to so nays.
Mr.. Riddle offered u substitute estab-
fishing the seat of Government at Har-
risville, which was also rejected by a
vote 25 yeas to 80 nays.
Mr.. Howes offered substitute
locating the Capital at Buckhannon,
which was rejected by a vote of Is yeas
to IS nays.
On ordering the bill to it's third read
ing, Mr.. Ferguson demanded the pre-
tanned, ana the main question ordered.
MIR. Newlin demanded the yeas and
nays, and the bill was ordered to third
reading by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. McWhorter, Speak
err Allison Armstrong, Bender, Blair,
Borgess., Chase, Cole, Crane, Dunning.
ton, Evans, Fleming, of Harrison, Fer
Con, Gregory, aagar, Harrow, Herr
mans, Hervey, Hinchman, james, Jar
rett, Largent, Mahon, Mann, Martin,
McC1askey, NeWlin, Pinnell, Pope,
Richmond, Riddle, Smith, Spaulding,
Stewart, Tomlinson, Waggy and
NAYs-Messrs. Adamson, BilImyer,
Boughner, Chambers, DAVIDSON, Elem.
ing, OF Marion, Gold, Howes, Jacob,
Miller, Morgan, Parker, Powell, Steere,
Tabler and Woodford-l6.
Mr.. Newlin moved to suspend the
rules and put the bill on its final pass
age.
Mr.. Blair demanded the yeas and
nays. Not receiving a three-fourths
vote the motion was lost. Yeas, G.
nays, 90.
The House took recess until 81
o'clock p. m.
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