The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-01-24
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

The Judiciary committee, through It's
Chairman, Mr.. FERGUSON, of Cabell,
reported it inexpedient to increase the
per diem of Jurors.
Also, against reduction of ths number
of Jurors.
Same gentleman reported back Sen
ate resolution which instructs our Sen
ators in Congress to vote for the bill
which provides that one-third of the
Supreme Court may decide an act OF
Congress constitutional but it shall take
two-thirds to declare one unconstitu-
tional, and recommended its passage,
with verbal amendment.
Mr.. FERGUSON stated that the COM
mittee were agreed as TO the constitu-
tionality of the proposed act, but differ
ed as to its expediency.
On the passage of the resolution, the
yeas and nays having been demanded,
the was as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Allison, Armstrong,
Bender, Blair, Boggess, Boughner, Crane,
Huntington, Evans, Fleming of Harri-
son, Ferguson Of Cabell and Lincoln,
Ferguson of Marshall, Goff, Gold, Greg
ory, Hagar, Harrow, Heermans, Hinch-
man, Howes, Mahon, Mann, Martin,
Nee Caskey, McWhorter, NewliH, Pinnell,
Pope, Powell, Richmond, Riddle, Smith,
Spaulding, Steere, Tabler, Waggy.
TOtal-36.
NAYs-Messrs. Chambers, Chase, Cole,
Davisson, Fleming of Marion, Hervey,
Huffman, Jacob, james, Largent, Miller,
Morgan, Stewart, Tomlinson, Welch,
Woodford. Total-16.
The Senate joint resolution for tho
appointment OF q committee to examine
into the condition of, and report all the
facts in relation to the general manage
ment of the Weston Insane Asylum,
was so amended as to give the commit
tee power to send for persons and pa
pers, and adopted. The Speaker aP-
pointed upon the part of the House,
Messrs. BOGGESS and ARMSTRONG,
(Republicans,) and DAVlSSON, Demo
crat, on said committee.
A similar resolution with reference to
the PeniteRtiary frauds, &C., was passed;
but the Speaker did not announce the
committee.
On motion of Mr.. WEIGH, tho sum
of $40 was voted to each member as
sort of "Civil Contingent Fund"
Four Committee Clerks, at 81 per day,
were authorized.
Mr.. WEIGH, on leave, introduced q
bill to prevent the collection of interest
or cost of suit, on debts contracted prior
to some day about the beginning of the
war, by those who were within the
Confederate lines for a period of three
months, OF in Military prison, or who
attempted in any way to deprecate the
existence of the war,-where tender
was made in legal currency; which bill
was read the first time.
Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions, through its Chairman, Mr.. PIN
NELL, made a report in the Mercer
county case, where tie vote was cast
for, Delegate, giving the seat to GEORGE
EVANS, the Radical candidate, on the
ground that two illegal votes had been
cast for his opponent, Mr.. PINE.
Same committee reported in favor OF
the retention of his seat from the coun:
ties of Hardy and Grant, by HENRY
w. POPE, he having received majori-
ty of tae votes of the District.
| Mr.. FERGUSON, of Marshall, intro
duced resolution of inquiring as to the
proprietary of compelling the Bslti-
more and Ohio Railroad to fence its
track.
Mr.. FLEMING, of Harrison, withdrew
from the files of the House, petitions
and papers, presented last winter, ask
ing the formation ofa new county out
of territory belonging to the counties of
Harrison, Wetzel and Marshal.