The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-24

certain citizens of Jackson eounty-ma,
king the banks of the Ohio river law.
ful fence. Also petition for the ihcor
Poration of an odd Fellows Lodge a
RsvensWo0d. Also memorial for thl
RELIEF of VIM. aarpold.
z Mr.. Bonghner offered petition. O
sundFy citizens of donOngallA county
praying the relief of A. F. HAymon6
from the disabilities Of the iRWyer'l
test oath. Mr.. Martin, of Marion, pre-
sented petition TO the same effect.
Mr. Bender offered q resolution in re
gard to suits In Lewis and BrRxtor
counties.
Mr.. Tomlinson, a resolution decreas
ing the number of courts in each cir.
Mr.. Riddle, in regard to land liable
to be sold for educational purposes.
Mr.. Weleh asked and obtained leave
to introduce a bill, which was read the
parties who had been beyond the lines
during the war, In the matter of int
rest and costs attaching TO such debts
| Nj. Mann offered a petition on behalf
of Henry w. Miller.
Nj. Gregory offered resolution pro
Ytdtng for the amendment OF the Regis
tration laws in certain cases.
Mr.. Ferguson, of Cabell, said thai
the necessity for said resolution would
| probably be superseded by the changes
that would be made by the COMMITTEES
revising the Code, and should, there.
fore, move to lay it on the table.
Mr.tPinnell, from the COMMITTEES on
Elections, reported in favor OF admit.
ting George Evans as the delegate from
Mercer. Also in favor of Henry W.
Pope as the delegate from Grant and
Hardy.
Mr.. Ferguson, of Marshall, offered a
resolution compelling the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad to fence their track,
and to pay for all stock killed where
the company neglected TO do SO.
Mr.. Fleming, of Harrison, asked
leave to withdraw from the files of the
House petition presented last session
praying for the formation of new
county out Of certain parts of Wet2elS
MonongaliR and Marion.
Mr.. GOT presented the petition of
John d. Pickens, praying for the estab-
lishment ola Deaf and Dumb Asylum.
Mr.. Allison offered a resolution pro-
viding that the school fund accruing to
any county should be distributed
equally to the schools of said county.
ME-. Boughner obtained leave to pre-
Bent0nd have read for the first time,
bill to change the time of holding
courts in the Second Judicial district.
MI, WEIGH obtained similar leave In
regard to bill providing for bridge
across the Potomac river at the mouth
of New Creek.
Mr.. Newlin moved to take up, the re-
port of the Judiciary Committee in
regard to the Senate joint resolution
No. l, referring to the instructions to
our Senators in Congress TO vote for the
law requiring twO.thirds of the Su-
preme Court OF the United States to
concur, in deciding law of Congress
The following is the vote by ayes and
noes on the passage OF the resolutions:
YEAs-Messrs. Allison, Armstrong.
Crane, Huntington, Flem-
ming, OF Harrison, Ferguson, of Ca
bell. Ferguson, of Marshall, Golf,
Gold, Gregory, Hagar, Harrow, Herr
mans, HtnChman, HoWes, Mahon,
Mann, Martin, McClaskey, McWhortef
Newlin, Pinnell, Pope, Powell, Rich
mond' RIudle, Smith, SpRulding,
Massachusetts,. Chambers. Chase.
Cole, DaYissons Fleming, Hervey, HUFF
man, Jacob, James, Largent, Morgan,
stewart, Tomlinsen, WEIGH, and Wood.
Mr.. Chase offered a resolution that
g. B. Pine, who had contested the seat
from Mercer county, be allowed mile
nge and per diem. Mr.. Blair inquired
what had been the practice In such
cases. Mr.. Fleming, Of Harrison, said
1t had been to make the allowance
where the contestants had reasonable
grounds for contest. So the resolution
passed. "A resolution was also passed
allowing mileage to Henry w, FRY,
who had contested the seat from Grant
and Hardy.
Mr.. Hervey offered a resolution in
structing the Committee on Taxation to
inquire into the expediency OF abolish-
Ing the State tax of 10 cents on the 500.
Tor State purposes, and leaving the
matter of educational levies with the
counties.
Mr.. II. further asked and obtained
leave to Introduce bill, which was
read the hrst time, In regard to allow.
ing cemeteries situated one mile or
more from any corporate village, town
or city to have lands adjoining an.
praised and appropriated tor burial
purposes.
Mr.. Ferguson, of cabell, moved that
the work of the reyisors of the Code, SO
"a IA. as II had been completed, be referred
10 tue committee on the Judiciary,
Mr.. Blair inquired II that Committee
was engaged In revising the Code,
Mr.. Ferguson said that in order to IA.
ctltate the hnal preparation of the
Code Tor submission to the Legislature
1t WAS being revised with a view to
suggestions and amendments by said
committee. He made a motion. which
was adopted, that Messrs. Tomiinson
and WEIGH be added to that commit
Mr.. WEIGH obtained leave to intro.
duce bill, which was read the first
time, providing that the law exemptinR
certain amounts of property fronitexes
oution shall not apply to debts for rents
OF real or personal property.
AIR. Fleming, of Harrison, took occa-
sion to make some remarks in regard
10 the too common practice of granting
leave to Introduce bills, without firsl
knowing somewhat of their SCOPE and
character. These bills, when read
were printed, and at times the expense
was useless, as the bills were NOT passad
Mr.. Gregory offered bill for the re-
lief OF John a, Hutton,
Mr.. Heermans Obtained leave To In.
troduce bill providing for the incor.
portion OF villages, towns, DO, by the
Mr.. Borgess. offered bill for the re-
lief OF Capt. VIM. Gandee, OF Roane
The Speaker announced as, the Com.
mtttee on the part of the House to in.
vesttgate the affairs of the Insane Asy.
i1m, Messrs. Boggess, Armstrong and
On motion of Mr.. Mahon, the House
adjourned.
RELIGIoUs.NEWs.