The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-11-24
! HOUSE OF DELEGATES

Prayer py heV. d. L. MCSIuEet VI lue
U. p. Church.
Mr.. Ferguson, OF Cabell, from the
Committee on Revision, reported chap
ters 1I9 TO l24 OF the Code.
The Clerk reported a message from
the Senate announcing the passage OF
chapter so, relating TO the duties &e.,
of justices and constablesI with certSin
amendments.
Mr.. Ferguson, OF Cabell, moved that
| the chapter ana amendments beI Ieferred
to the House Committee on Revision. :.
Mr, Armstrong offered a resolution
providing that W. II. Steere be added 10
the Committee on Enrolled Bills.
Mr.. Ferguson moved 10 amend by
adding Mr.. Heermans olso to the com
mittee. Agreed to.
Asamended the resolution was adopt
Mr.. Evans offered resolution en-
| bCdVinR q scheme for the colonization
of the African race In the United States
on the public lands "lying between the
| 3Oth and 37th degrees of north LATITUDE
and the 9Sth and ll4th degrees OF loDgt-
tude west from Greenwich"
Mr., Armstrong objected TO the con
sideration of the resolution, bat AFTER
ward withdrew his objection.
Mr.. Evans then moved to lay the res
olution on the table and make it the
6DeGlAl AOA
O'Clock P. N. Agreed to.
The calendar WAS then taken up and
the following chapters of the Code read
a third time by title and passed:
Chapter los, of the sale ofland for the
benefit of the school fund; lo7, of con-
ficting claims for property levied uponb
90; los, of awards 100, of the writ
of InAndamus ITO, of The writ OF pro-
Chapter 113, OF the Supreme Court OF
Appeals: ia, general provisions Eelat:
Ing to the courts: lis, OF seals; ll6, OF
iurIes in general; 1lS, OF recordsrsi llS,
Of attorneys at law; 120, oithe attorney
general, and other attorneys; l2lt no.
tees and motions: 122 OF changing the
names of persons; 125, ofthe comfy in
which proceedings are commenced;
l24, of process, &C., were read first time
and ordered TO a second reading.
Under suspension OF the rule,
chapters 1l3, 1l4, 1l6, 1l6, III. lis and
ll9 were read second time and ordered
to epgrossment.
Chapter II6, ofjuries generally, being
under consideration, Mr.. Welch moved
to amend by making the pay of jurors
| 81 per day instead of 81 80, as reported
| by the Committee on Revision. After
| debate, the motion was lost.
Chapter 1lg, ofattorneys,at-law. being
under consideration, Mr.. Hervey
1 ~ FuuFbA
words "three judges" In the h.st sec
tion, and Inserting ttwo judges" Alter
some discussion The amendment was
| adopted. The effect is that attorneys
can be admitted to practice Law in the
courts of this State on the certificate oi
"tWo judges"
Mr.. Tomlinson also moved to amend
9he same chapter by striking out oi II
what is known as "the lawyers test
OATH"
The motion was supported at length
bv Mr. Tomlfnson himself, and Messrs
| Ferguson, of Cabell, HBgar and Her
yey. Messrs. Riddle, Steere, and Pin
nell opposed.
The yeas and nays having been de-
manded on the adoption of the amend
ment, the vote resulted as follows:
YRAs-Billmyer, Cole. Fleming, Of
Marion, Ferguson, of Cabell, daEarl
Hervey, Hoffman, jacob. James, Lar
gent Miller, Morgan, Parker. Stewart
/ Tomlinson and Woodford-l6.
| NAYs-Adamson,A Allison, Armstrong
Barnes, Bogges, Dlls, Dunntngton
| Evans, Fleming, of HARRISON Ferg
nson, of Marshall, Gold, Gregory
| Heermans, Hinchman, Mann, McClas
| kew. Pinnell, Powell, Richmond, Bid
Idle, Smith, SpauIding, SteereI Taoler,
| Waggy, and Welch-26.
+ So the House refused to strike oui.
Adjourned until 10 O'Clock this morn
ing. z-