The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-01-30
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

DC engrOSStu.
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Several private bills were reported
from Standing Committees, among
which were one from the Judiciary
Committee for the relief of A. +. Hay
nond, of Fairmont, authorizing him to
practice law without taking the "Test
Oath"
Another from the committee on Cor
porations, &C., operating an Odd
Fellows Lodge in the town of Ravens
wood, Jackson county.
The Chairman of the committee on
Roads, &c, reported it inexpedient to
require all roads to be made and kept
up by taxation.
Mr.. TOMLlNSON presented petition
of numerous citizens of Greenbrier,
Raleigh, and other adjoining cOuaties,
asking the formation of new county.
Nr. BOCGHNER presented petition
of ~ citizens Of Morgantown asking
certain additional powers for the au-
thOrties of that borough. Also, reso-
luton, inqniring into the eXpediency of
making the borough of Morgantown 4
separate school district.
Mr.. JACOB offered q resolution in
quiring into the expediency of rcqrir-
ing Township Clerks To report annually
complete list of all the receipts and
expenditures for school purposes, and
to publish the same i'll some newspaper.
Mr.. CRANE offered resolution in
quiring into the eXpediency of distrb-
uting the school fund in accordance
with the suggestion of the State Super
inteudent of Free Schools, viz: That
three-fifths Of the State School Fund be
distributed on territorial hasiS--the
remainder on population.
Mr.. SMlTH-lnquire into the expC-
diemcy of changing the road laws, as
applied to Morgan county.
Mr.. PACKER-To incorporate Il Turn
pike Road Company for the building of
a road fir sm the east end of John street,
in the city of Wheeling, to point on
the NatioEa. road east of Fulton.
BY the same gestleman,-luquiring
into the eXpediency Of establishing in
the city of Wheeling, a House of
Refuge.
BY Mr. EVANS-AS to the expedieucy
of making the County Superintendent
of Froe Schools, the Supervisors, and the
three Commissioners of each township,
to constitute u County Board OF Free
Schools.
By Mr.. STEWART--As to the expedi-
encg ofrepealing the Sritor's Test Oath
act.
Mr.. TOMLINSON introduced rSso-
tion asking the State Auditor to furnish
the House with the amount of taxes col
lected and paid into the State Treasury,
together with the amount of commits
sioas paid to the sheriffs thereon.
Adopted.
BY Mr.. GOFF-As to the expediency
of repeating the law authorizing the
taxing of dogs.
Mr.. HEERMANS presented petition
from citizens of Preston county, asking
that the office of County Treasurer be
abolished.
The bill to authorize John G. Cock
rill to put locks in the Shenandoah
river at certain points and to collect
tolls, was passed.
The bill for the relief Of landlords
and physicians from the operation of
the exemption law, was passed by the
following vote:
YEAS-AdamSon Allison, Armstrong
Billmyer, Blair, Chase, Cole, Davisson,
Huntington, Fleming, of Harrison,
Ferguson, of Cabell and Lincoln, Coil,
Gold. Hagar, Hinchman, 1lowes, Hntf-
man, Jacob, Largent, Miller, Morgan,
Smith, Spaulding, Steere, Stewart, Tab
Ter, Waggy, Welch, Weodford-29.
NAYs-Bender, Boggess, BOughner,
Chambers, Crane, Evans, Fleming, of
Marion, Ferguson, of Marshall, Greg
DRY, Harrow, Heermans, Hervey, James,
Mahsn, Mann, Martin, McClaskey, New
lin, Parker, Pinnell, Pope, Powell, Rich
nond, Riddle, Tomlinson, McWhorter,
(Speaker)-26.
The Speaker appointed the following
gentlemen as the Special Committee on
Temperance, ordered by the House a
few days ago: Messrs. Fleming, of
Harrison, Armstrong, Howes, Hagar
and Chase.
Special Committee on Immigration
Messrs. Blair, Allison, Gold, Crane and
Stewart.
The Order of the Day, being the dis
cussion of the resolutions offered by Mr..
JACOB, last week, on the subject of the
national finances, Mr. Armstrong offer
ed substitute that all questions in
volving fthe currency and public debt
are snancial and not political in their
nature. belonging to Congress alone,
and should receive the careful consider
alton Of that body, and on this, the pre-
vious question was demanded.
A motion was made to lay the whole
subject or the table, whereupon the
yeas aud NAYS were demanded. The
vote stood as follows:
YEAS Adamson, Allison, Blair,
Bougoner, Chambers, Cole, Evans, Flem-
ing of Marion, Fleming of Harrison,
Gregory, Hagar, Harrow, Hervey,
Howes, Largent, Mahen. Martin, Nc
Claskey, NewliH, Richmond, Smith,
Waggy-22. ~
NAYS-Armstrong, Bender, Billmyer,
Boggess. Chase, Crane, Dav isson, Fer
guson of Cabell and Lincoln, Ferguson
of Marshall, Gof, Gold, Heermans,
Hinchman, Huffman, Jacob, James,
Mann, Miller, Morgan, Parker, PInnell,
Pope, Powell, Riddle, Spaulding, Steere,
Stewart, Tabler, Tomlinson, Welch,
WOodford, McWhorter (Speaker)-32.
So the motion to lay on the table was
not agreed to. The substitute was
then adopted, and the House adjourned.
CAIRO, w. Va, Jan. "a, 1895.
Editor of the Register.
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