The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-02-18
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prayer by Rev. D. w. Fisher, OF IL
Presbyterian Church.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.

Presbyterian Church.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. u..
Mr.. Armstrong, from the Committee
on Taxation, Sc., reported a bill for
the collection OF back taxes in the
county of Webster.
Mr.. Fleming, from the Committee on
Counties, &C.. reported bill to amend
the charter Of the town of Erandonville,
and n bill TO amend and re.enRct sec.
ton 10, chap. So OF the code.
Mr.. MahOn, from the Committee on
Roads. &C., reported bill to authorize
John Fisher and II. G. Sisson's heirs
to retain and use mill dam across
PocataliCo river.
He also reported adversely ON the
petition of w. II. Curry and other citi-
ZPns of Upshur and Webster counties,
asking the incorporation OF and an APP
preparation for turnpike from DR..
Brooks, i'll Upshur county. to Lewis
burg.
lie also reported adversely on the
proposition to allow F. g. Boggs to con-
struct a mill dam across Elk river, in
BrRxtOn county.
. Mr.. Blair. from the Committee on
Forfeited and appropriated Lands,
upon the resolution instructing the
committee to inquire into the eX ppdien-
cy of providing for sales of delinquent
lands in Webster county, reported back
the same and asked its reference to the
Committee on Claims and Grievances.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Bougbner, from the Committee
on Chains aud Grievances, reported a
bill for the relief of John HRYmaker.
He also reported adversely on the
| petition OF James S. HensOrs and 9TH
ers asking an appropriation TO the heirs
| OF Allen Sebrell, deceased, for medical
eervices rendered the Eight West Vir-
! ginia Volunteer Infantry by him.
| Mr.. HnHHF ask eH and OhfaiVoH Iva
to withdraw from the files OF the House
petition of Capt. VIM. Turner, of
Raleigh county, praying for relief.
Mr.. Fleming, from the Committee on
Counties, &C., reported n bill TO make
Il change in the 53rd chapter of the code
on the subject OF Incorporating towns.
| a message from the Senate an
nounced the passage of House bill
| constituting certain part of the bank
OF the Ohio river lawful fence; House
bill to incorporate the PeninsulRr
Turnpike Company; House bill to
amend and re-enact the seventh sec.
| ton OF the act of 1858 concerning
licenses with slight amendment
(Which was cOncurred in); House bill
| to empower the board of trustees of the
MOrgantOwn Female College Institute
to convey real estate; and House bill
to amend the charter of Morgantown;
and that the Senate had adopted the
mittee to inquire what progress has
been made in the revision of the Code.
and appointed on the committee
| Messrs. HOke and BoreInan.
RESOLUTIONS AND PETITIONS.
The following resolutions OF enquiry
were offered and referred:
BY Mr.. Blair: 1nstructing the Com
mittee on Roads, etc., to inquire into
the expediency of granting Thomas
Chancellor and Edmund Chancellor the
privilege of erecting Il wharf fronting
| on the Little kanawhA river, opposite
the city of Parkersburg.
By Mr.. TOmlinson: InstructinC the
Committee on Education to consider
the expedienCy of amending cha
SO, section 20, acts OF 1867, so as to read
as follows:
THAT when there is not a sufficient
number of negro children in school
district or township to have a school
for any year therein, such money
now set apart for negro children shall
be distributed and paid out for the ed
ucntiOn OF white children for said wears
| in each district"
BY Mr.. Parker: Directing the Com.
mittee on Private Corporations &c, to
| Inquire as to the expediency of incor-
Porati3g Wheeling Lodge, No. 0, In
dependent Order of Odd Fellows"
By Mr.. GregOry:, Directing the Conn
mittee on the Judiciary to inquire into
the expectancy of requiring the super
Visors 10 give bond and security for
performance of their duties.
By Mr.. Howes: Directing the Com
mtttee on Roads, &c, to inquire into
the expedlency of making portion of
Beverly and Fairmont Turnpike a
State road.
BY MIR. Chase: Directing the Com
mittee on Taxation, &C., to inquire
into the:exediency OF providing for the
taxation of U. S. bonds according 10
section I, article VIII, of the Constitu-
ton.
BY Mr.. Powell: Directing the Com
mittee on Counties, DC, to inquire into
the expectancy changing the line be-
tween the counties of WeTZel and TYLER,
The following petitions were present.
ed and referred to the appropriate COM
mittees:
By Mr.. Blair: Petition ofWm. Green
and IS other citizens of Williamstown,
Wood county, asking the extension OF
the corporate limits of said town.;
By the same: Remonstrancc Of George
Washington and 40 other citizens or
Hampshire county against the removal
OF the county seat.
BY Mr.. WEIGH: Remonstra nee eff John
Mcbride and So other citizens of Hamp-
shire county against removal of county
seat.
By Mr.. Largent: Remembrance of
daniel thompson and p other citizens
OF hampshire county against the re-
moVal OF the county seat; also petit
ton of william French and so other
citizens of Hampshire county, praying
the passage OF an act providing for the
rem oval OF the county seat; also petit.
ton OF Robert Powell, jr., and 40 other
citizens of Hampshire county praying
the same.
BY Mr.. James: Petition of Silas
Langftt and II other citizens of bod. |
bridge county praying the construction
OF turnpike from The Sistersville and |
Salem turnpike at the mouth OF the |
right hand fork of Flint Run, and in-
tersecting the N. w. Turnpike at or
near the mouth :of Rock Run in said |
county.
By Mr.. Bender: Petition of George
D. Mollohon of BraxtOn county asking
that certain taxes enormously assessed
against him for the years of 1865, 1866
and 1857 be refuned.
By Mr.. Fleming: Petition of George
Koonce and 81 other citizens of Har-
per's Ferry, protesting against the in
corporation OF said town.
By Mr.. Cole: Petition OF Lewis Huff
man and 80 others, jas. Nichols and II
others, and A. G. Pettigrew and 23
others, of Nicholas county, asking that
Joseph A Anderson be allowed to prac.
tice law without taking the test oath.
By Mr.. Gregory: Petition of l.. D,
Currence and 40 other citizens OF Ran
1olph county, asking an appropriation
ot $4,000 for the completion OF the
Cabin and Summersyilleturn-