The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-12-23
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Hnnsa met at 10 A M.


Mr. HINCHMAN, from the committee
on Criminal and Humane Institutions,
Oh "a resolution to enact some relief for
the deaf and dumb children of Clay
born Pearson, of Clay county. The
committee could net report bill fer
want of time.
Leave OF absence was granted to
Messrs. Bender and Hinchman.
Senate Bill No. 50, to authorize the
trustees of the NJ. E. Church of Shep
herdstown, in Jefferson county, to sell
their church property, was passed.
Senate Bill No. S3, to authorize the
consolidation of two townships into
one, in Jefferson county. Read the
third time and rejected, but the an-
nouncement of The vote postponed till
tomorrow.
House Bill No. 81, to change the name
of the county seat of Webster county
from "Adison" to "Fork Lick" Passed.
House Bill No. 95, regulating meetings
of the Boards of Supervisors. Passed.
House Bill No. 102, to repeal Chapter
70 of the Acts of 1868, ameHding the act
chartering the town of Fairmont. Laid
on the table.
The following Chapters were returned
from the Senate with amendments:
Chapter 80, of the action of eject
ment. House disagreed and appointed
Messrs. Furguson, of Cabell, Parker and
Mahan a 0mmittee of Conference to
confer with like committee appointed
by the Senate.
Chapter 1876, of general provisions af-
fecting civil cases. House appointed
Messrs. Welch, Parker and Fleming, of
Harrison, a committee of Conference.
Chapter 1OS, of awards. House APP
pointed Messrs. Heermans, Stewart and
Wclch.
Chapter 1872, of forthcoming bonds.
House appointed Messrs. Beggess, Dun
nington and Furguson.
Chapter 144, of offences against per-
sons. House appointed Messrs. Dis,
Howes and Waggy.
Chapter 145, of offences against prop
ertv. House appointed Messrs. Bilmyer,
Furguson and Hervey.
Chapter 149, of offences against NOR
ality. House appointed MessrS. Mahan'
Pinnell and Davidson.
Chapter Isl, of offences against public
policy. House appointed Messrs. Steere'
Stewart and Riddle. ,
Chapter 163, of the penitentiary. The
House appointed Messrs. Heermans,
Furguson and Armstrong.
The Senate bad appointed conference
committees on these chapters.
Mr.. BURLEY communicated from the
Senate the passage of Senate Bill
No. 100. =
The House went into committee OF
the Whole on Chapter 45, the order OF
the day for half-past ten o'clock.
The former action of the Hsuse hay-
inc been reconsidered, the question re-
cuTred on the motion of Mr.. FLEMING,
of Harrison. to recommit the Chapter,
with instruction to report it, dispensing
with the county and State Superlntehu-
ents. The motion was lost.
Mr.. BOGGESS moved to amend that
part of section 50 which required the
teacher to take only the oath to sup,
mort the Constitution of the Unlteu
States and the Constitution OF this
State, by inserting the common test
oath. The motion was lost.
Mr.. FJRGUSON moved to insert at
the end of the 41st section provision
that where any school district has built
or shall build a school house acceptable
to the County Superintendent such dis-
tr;ct shall not be taxed to pay for build
inc the other school houses III the
township. which provision was carried
Mr.. MANN moved to strike out that.
mart of section II, which required
School houses to be used exclusively for
school purposes, and allow them 10 oe
used for township elections ana rehg
ious meetings. The amendment was
modified so as to allow them 10 DO useu
for other than school purposes py con-
sent of the Township Board OF Euuca
tion. and so modified, was passed.
Mr.. BOGGESS moved to insert at tne
and of the 59th section provision
Hthat any such county or countles not
bav;ng sufficient number OF youth
80 entitle such county or counties 10 oU
Tsr cont of the whole amount paid INTO
the General school fund by such coahty
or Counties il shall be the duty OF the
General Snnerintendent to set apart oL
credit to such counties 335 per cent. OF
the fund SO paid by such county, anu
the remaining part of such fund Shait 7
90 into the general school fund, ol
which such county shall receive pro
rata share" -.
Mr.. CHAMBERS favored this motion
and Mr., FURGUSON, of Cabel, RIDDLE
and HERvEY opposed it. After con-
siderable argument the amendment was
lost.
Mr. FJTRGUSON moved that the COM
mittee arise, which carried, and the
Chapter with the foregoing and other